Lost Planet spin-off EX Troopers coming to PS3, 3DS

If you're not keen on the upcoming Lost Planet 3 (and there are many reasons not to be), EX Troopers might be more what you're looking for. Developed by the Monster Hunter series' Shintaro Kojima, it's also a TPS about fighting Akrid, but with anime-inspired visuals, and intended more for beginners.

Characters sound interesting: Bren Turner (you), is an academy grad from EDN-2nd; TeeKee is a lady snow pirate who can talk to Akrid, and Gingira is a next-gen AI who never leaves his Vital Suit.

EX Troopers will be out in Japan this year on PS3 and 3DS (not often you hear that); a stateside release is yet to be announced.