Lost Planet 2 PC Edition Gets DirectX 11, Release Date, Benchmark Test

The PC edition of Lost Planet 2 will be released "beginning October 15," developer and publisher Capcom announced today. The news is celebrated with word of support for DirectX11 and other graphical whizzbangs, the system requirements and a benchmark test to rate how well your PC will run the sci-fi shooter sequel.

The PC edition of Lost Planet 2 will use DirectX 11 for smoke with "lifelike volume and depth," says Capcom, reactive water and level bosses "rendered with more detail than ever before." It also support for Nvidia's 3D Vision and 3D Vision Surround technologies.

DirectX 9 mode vs. DirectX 11--note the lovely licker's lumps.

The benchmark test is available from FileShack in a 955MB download and contains two tests. The first is intended to recreate typical gameplay performance while the second will "push the PC to its limits," complete with DirectX 11 doohickeys.

If you're not sure whether you can even run the Lost Planet 2 benchmark test, Capcom has shared the minimum and recommended system requirements too.

Lost Planet 2 Minimum Specification

• OS: Windows XP

• CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo Processor or over; AMD Athlon x2 Processor or over

• Memory: Windows XP - 1GB or over; Windows Vista - 2GB or over

• HDD: 13.0GB free space or over

• Resolution: 640x480 or over

• DVD-ROM Drive: DVD9 Support Drive

• Video Card: DirectX 9.0c / Shader 3.0 or over (No guarantee on running it on board or by sharing it with a main memory)

  NVIDIA GeForce 7800 Series or later

  ATI Radeon HD 2400 Pro or over

  VRAM - 256MB or over (No guarantee on running by sharing it with a main memory)

  VRAM - 512MB or over (No guarantee on running by sharing it with a main memory)

• Sound Card: DirectSound Support (DirectX 9.0c or over)

• Input Device: Mouse, Key board

• DVD Size: DVD9 x 2

Lost Planet 2 Recommended Specification

• OS: Windows Vista; Windows 7

• CPU: Intel Core2 Quad Processor or over; AMD Phenom x4 Processor or over

• Memory: Windows XP - 2GB or over; Windows Vista - 3GB or over

• HDD: 13.0GB free space or over

• Resolution: 1280x720 or over

• DVD-ROM Drive: DVD9 Support Drive

• Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce 9800 Series or later

  ATI Radeon HD4800 Series or later

  VRAM - 512MB or over (No guarantee on running by sharing it with a main memory)

• Sound Card: DirectSound Support (DirectX 9.0c or over)

• Input Device: Gaming Pad - Xbox 360 Controller for Windows

• DVD Size: DVD9 x 2

Lost Planet 2 - NVIDIA GeForce 3D Vision Minimum Specification

• OS: Windows Vista; Windows 7

• CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo Processor or over; AMD Athlon x2 Processor or over

• Memory: Windows Vista - 2GB or over

• HDD: 13.0GB free space or over

• Resolution: 640x480 or over

• DVD-ROM Drive: DVD9 Support Drive

• Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 Series or later

  VRAM - 512MB or over (No guarantee on running by sharing it with a main memory)

• Sound Card: DirectSound Support (DirectX 9.0c or over)

• Input Device: Mouse, Key board

• DVD Size: DVD9 x 2

Lost Planet 2 - NVIDIA GeForce 3D Vision Recommended Specification

• OS: Windows Vista; Windows 7

• CPU: Intel Core2 Quad Processor or over; AMD Phenom x4 Processor or over

• Memory: Windows XP - 2GB or over; Windows Vista - 3GB or over

• HDD: 13.0GB free space or over

• Resolution: 1280x720 or over

• DVD-ROM Drive: DVD9 Support Drive

• Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX260 Series or later

  VRAM - 512MB or over (No guarantee on running by sharing it with a main memory)

• Sound Card: DirectSound Support (DirectX 9.0c or over)

• Input Device: Gaming Pad - Xbox 360 Controller for Windows

• DVD Size: DVD9 x 2

Lost Planet 2 was released for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 on May 11, 2010. Capcom reported that the game "underperformed its projection substantially."