As we know now, the sales of Lost Planet 2 did not perform even close to what Capcom had expected for the title. When this news was announced, some speculated that Capcom might kill Lost Planet 2 for Windows-based PCs, but instead they have not only confirmed its release, but have released a 955MB benchmarking demo for the title.

The PC version of the game will show up on retailer shelves on October 15th and it will be available as digital download soon after that. What perhaps is the bigger news beyond the release date is the news that the game will only be offering support for DirectX 9 and 11. No DirectX 10 support will be offered, so those with a DirectX 10 card will be forced to play the game in DirectX 9 mode.

The demo is actually two demos in one, the first of which is a benchmark demo for the game itself that will give you a clear indication if your PC is able to handle Lost Planet 2. The second is a benchmark breaker that attempts to push your PC to the limit to see how much performance you can really get out of the hardware that you have. The DirectX 11 mode of the title features a number of interesting effects that really show off what DirectX 11 can do, provided that you have a DirectX 11 capable video card.

The game will also support Nvidia’s 3D Vision and 3D Surround Vision technology which should provide for some interesting game play for those that wish to experiment with it. Of course, the 3D mode requires the right hardware and is optional.

PC Users who want to give it a try can download it here.