Japan is home to many games development teams in the industry, and there is no shortage of iconic franchises from there that includes but not limited to Resident Evil and Street Fighter among others. In addition to these well-known classics, the Japanese development studios have also actively dabbled in the middle market space with experimental IPs built on a relatively conservative budget. Some of these IPs would go on to become really big with subsequent entries, while others would fizzle out after lukewarm critical or commercial failure.

Falling into the latter category is a little franchise by the name of Lost Planet, which sought to combine third-person shooter action and Mecha brawls against the backdrop of a sci-fi dystopia. Over the course of less than a handful of entries and a handheld spin-off, the franchise faded into obscurity. This begs the question - what the hell actually happened to Lost Planet?

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