Spotlight: Resident Evil 5
Chris Redfield, a badass Zombie-expert with tree trunks for biceps, is heading off to Kijuju to shoot as many infected Africans as humanly possible. He’s teamed up with Sheva Alomar, a feisty chick from the African branch of the BSAA, who thinks skimpy purple blouses are appropriate Zombie repellent.
Graduating from the Resident Evil 4 School of shooting, the game play consists of capping a zombie in the knee, running up, punching them in the face and then stomping on their skull while shouting “taste my boot”! Initial reviews warn of unreliable A.I. on Sheva’s part, so the recruitment process for a co-operative partner should start now.
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Microsoft and Capcom have announced a red Xbox 360 bundle to celebrate the launch of Resident Evil 5.
The package, which contains a copy of the game, a red Xbox 360 Elite and some other goodies, will be released in the UK on March 13th. GAME has preorders for the system at £229.99.
The bundle contains:
Xbox 360 Elite Console with Exclusive Red Finish
Matching red wireless controller
120GB hard drive
Resident Evil 5
Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix
Exclusive Resident Evil Premium Theme
Xbox 360 black wired headset
HDTV-ready component HD AV, HDMI and Ethernet cables
Resident Evil 5 will be released on March 13th on Xbox 360 and PS3. You can grab a demo of the game on both systems’ online stores, or read our preview here.
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Capcom has announced that the Resident Evil 5 demo will come to the Playstation Store in Europe on February 2nd, ahead of its March 13th Release Date.
The game features two levels, both including a boss zombie to test your skills, and allows you to play it single player and co-op; both splitscreen and online.
You can read our preview of the game, here.
Both levels gave you a group of infected Africans (and a boss, wielding a giant hammer in one level, and a chainsaw in another) and let you run wild, jumping in and out of shacks, climbing up ladders and leading enemies past numerous explosive barrels.
Capcom also announced that both Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of the game will receive a Limited Edition version of the game in Europe, packaged in a steel book case and featuring a bonus DVD with behind the scenes features.
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Resident Evil 4 absolutely engulfed the action game market, despite its survival horror legacy and Japanese background. Receiving ubiquitously high scores from critics and remarkable sales, elements of Leon’s Granados killing adventure were seen in everything from 2006’s Gears of War to last week’s Dead Space.
Now, in a twisted turn of fate, Resident Evil 5 is the one taking influence. Relegating the fire and aim buttons to the controller’s shoulders and letting Chris strafe in the all new “Action Configuration”, Five takes one more step to shake its clunky, cumbersome past. If Resident Evil 6 lets you move while aiming, it might have to drop the Resident Evil moniker entirely.
The two levels on show had a lot in common; both were dilapidated shanty towns in Africa, and both were bright and sunny levels; a stark contrast to Resident Evil 4’s eternal-dusk setting. Another strong connection between the levels was their size and free roaming nature. Like the town at the very beginning of Resident Evil 4, both levels gave you a group of infected Africans (and a boss, wielding a giant hammer in one level, and a chainsaw in another) and let you run wild, jumping in and out of shacks, climbing up ladders and leading enemies past numerous explosive barrels.
No doubt the final game will feature its fair share of linear and more claustrophobic levels, which were seen later in the demo. Like the E3 presentation from producer Jun Takeuchi, Chris and partner Sheva split up to take a Zombie hoard from two different locations; Sheva in the thick of it and Chris providing cover from afar. Before we provided a boost for Sheva to jump between buildings, we opened up both inventories (by tapping the Right Bumper or R2 button) and swapped weapons, giving her our assault rifle and taking Sheva’s sniper rifle and ammo.
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Capcom has released a batch of screenshots and a gameplay trailer for Resident Evil 5, at E3 this year.
The video is less a flashy, well cut trailer and more a pure gameplay walkthrough: guess what, it’s just as jaw dropping.
Chris shows off his arsenal with a pistol, grenades and a devilish uppercut that rivals Leon’s roundhouse kick. He goes up against a bunch of shuffling zombies carrying all manner of weapons from rusty wrenches to broken bottles.
Resident Evil 5 will come to Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 on March 13th 2009. Click here to see all our Resident Evil 5 coverage.
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Newswire returns for E3 specials brining you daily summaries of the big stories out of LA. This time, it’s Microsoft’s press conference – covering the stage demos of Gears 2 and Resi 5, an attempt to go casual with Singsta- sorry, Lips, personalisation with Mii- sorry, avatars, and the announcement to top all announcements.
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