E.X. Troopers Announced As Lost Planet Spin-Off for PS3 & 3DS

Japanese gaming magazine Famitsu has announced Capcom’s newest game! E.X. Troopers is a spin-off title of the Lost Planet series. It will be released sometime in 2012, although the game is currently 60% complete.

The game sports cel-shaded graphics to give it a distinct anime visual style, opposed to Lost Planet 1 to 3’s more realistic look. The game even uses a “manga demo” event system similar to that of Sony’s upcoming Gravity Rush.

E.X. Trooper’s producer is Shintaro Kojima (of Monster Hunter series fame). He hopes to make it a beginners’ action shooter, something that’s reinforced with the game’s school-themed story. So while E.X. Troopers takes place in the same universe as Lost Planet, he hopes players will play it lightly as a new title. May’n has been selected by Capcom to make the game’s theme song.

Watch the EX Troopers debut trailer here:

A translation of the article reveals more info:

“EX Troopers tells of the fight between the snow pirates and Akrid aliens on EDN-3rd. You play as Bren Turner, a young man who’s come to the academy (the game has a school theme) from EDN-2nd. Famitsu also introduces such characters as TeeKee, a female snow pirate who has the ability to communicate with the Akrid, and Gingira, a Vital Suit that’s loaded with next generation AI and can communicate with its pilot. Gingira calls Bren “Master.”

The EDN-3rd planet has three bases, each with unique traits. You select one of these to serve as your base of operations. The three bases figure into the story, as while Bren comes from one base, other members of the academy come from different bases. The story will be told through “manga demo” cut scenes (similar to Gravity Rush).”

Famitsu magazine translation by Andriasang, video via AGB.

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