As a shotgun is mainly damage, Shotgun 2 has only a 2 shot cartridge and uses plasma so it freezes VS and enemies in place allowing for tactical retreats, flanking or healing. Guns are not so much upgrades but rather other forms of a similar weapon or function. The credits are used in a slot machine and the chances of getting a gun is randomized with other customizations. Weapons - Unlocked using credits that can only be acquired by faction multiplayer, training, and the campaign.Color can also be changes, each part has 4 options. These are cosmetic changes only and include 4 options, Head, Upper Body, Lower Body, and Thermal Pack. Character Parts - Obtained through gaining career levels for the respective faction.The game contains a perk style system with different abilities such as higher defense for less damage or starting a level with more T-Energy.From using credits that are gained from boxes dropped by completed mission objectives and killing enemies and gaining career points which every few career levels unlocked new parts. Customizable items can be unlocked through various means.Data posts, on top of giving energy and radar information, can now be used as spawn points and give 500 points that add to the team battle gauge.Players can customize their characters in various ways and can be used in multiplayer as well as the main campaign after it has been completed.Environments now include deserts and jungles as well as snow areas that were seen in the first game.The game also includes two player split screen local co-op.The game will feature four player online co-op where you can team up with friends and finish mission objectives and the main campaign mode.The updated engine is called MT-Framework 2.0. The game engine that Capcom will be using is an updated version of Capcom's very own MT-Framework engine used in Lost Planet.The actions done in the game are set around similar time frames yet bounce back and forth so throughout the story characters will be acting out different sections of the story that are occurring at the same time as one of the other missions the player has done or will do. The story revolves around a giant akrid known as an over G. Not all of them are represented in the story or playable, some are just shown as enemies in passing but all of them can be used in multiplayer matches. The 5 factions include Rounders, Fight Junkies, Snow Pirate Elite, NEVEC Black Ops, and Femme Fatales. Instead of focusing on a single character like in Lost Planet: Extreme Condition, the story now follows different factions from ex-military and various other types of snow pirates. They saw how Halo could appeal to a hardcore audience, but seem inviting to a casual audience, and use that as a basis for a lot of ideas in the game. In an interview with the game's producers, they stated that one of the things they looked at when building the sequel was the Halo franchise.
Also some weapons are based on your character's current thermal energy, if you run out of energy the weapon may no longer fire. Your thermal energy is used to heal your character when injured and there are locations to replenish your energy. This is different from the first game, where you were losing energy constantly.
But say you are in a jungle or a warmer environment, you will lose little or no thermal energy in those places. If you are in a icy environment, then your thermal energy will begin to go down. For example, many users said they wished they could take on Akrid enemies (and bosses) in co-op mode, and Capcom have made this available in Lost Planet 2.Īlso, in some areas your thermal energy will not be effected as much. III has undergone massive climate changes that have revealed new jungles, awakened new creatures, and reveal the new "Snow Pirates."Ĭapcom says that they have taken many players' wishes into consideration and claim that users will be very pleased with the results. III was completely covered in snow and ice, and humans were struggling to colonize the frozen world. Ten years have passed since the events that took place in Lost Planet.