Mankind left Earth 80 years ago in order to build a life on the planet E.D.N. III. As the colony grew, humanity encountered The Akrids, a bug-like alien race that declared war on the humans for intruding on their territory. The humans didn't have any effective means to defend themselves and had to retreat from the planet. During the course of the retreat, a young man named Adam had his father killed by an Akrid named "Green Eye". Scientists soon discovered that the Akrids were a source of precious thermal energy, stored inside their bodies. This needed resource gave humanity an economical reason to fight back. On Earth, the Vital Suit was developed, a heavy weapon mech-like vehicle, Returning to E.D.N. III, Adam is among the many Vital Suit pilots, and seeks to avenge his father's death.
Lost Planet: Extreme Condition , a third-person shooter for the Playstation 3, puts players in control of Adam as he makes war on the Akrid armies. The main objective is to destroy Akrid hives and ultimately defeat "Green Eye", but there are several goals along the way. Adam can hold two weapons and one type of grenade at the same time, and find upgrades to give himself new abilities. Since it's very cold on the planet, thermal energy is needed to survive and restores health energy. It can be obtained by activating Data Posts or destroying items that contain it.
Lost Planet: Extreme Condition also features a multiplayer mode where players can go online and play in four different game modes against up to 16 other players. The game modes include Deathmatch, Team-deathmatch, Station Control, and Fugitive, where one player flees from the others while waiting for the timer to count down.