(Preview game X360) Resident Evil 5

Capcom has decided to unveil more about Resident Evil 5. the more info into chapters and checkpoints game. The result, alongside the new control scheme, feels more like game Gears of War than game Resident Evil. Which shouldn't come as much of a surprise; Resident Evil ditched the survival horror genre long ago.


The more info will be Downed choppers, leech monsters, tribal warriors, killer spiders, lake monsters and plenty of new information can be spotted if you care to look at the trailers. The merchant's identity is still a mystery but Chris and Sheva's lust for pocketing gold confirms there will be some sort of black market to dabble with.

Capcom has opted to include two control methods on Xbox360 gamepad. There are the standard input is exactly as you remember, firing and knife stances rest on the triggers with X button doubling up as both the generic action button and fire, and a acting as reload and sprint. LB button will be helps you locate your partner who can be called with b button, while Y button allows you to hot-swap items on the fly. Action controls, on the other hand, are closer to Dead Space's set-up. Strafing appears for the first time, and it's the right trigger that fires your weapon, not a face button.

Instead of just moving the camera the right stick turns Chris or Sheva, although the decision to keep sprint mapped to a feels like a missed opportunity, especially given the need to operate the right stick as you run from an enemy as well.

the focus OF Resident Evil 5 should be on surviving and does the inventory micro-management and play such a large role in co-op play Swapping item between the two players to optimise each player's inventory space is a truly laborious process. the huge fans of the Resident Evil series, will be get the game in next year. (source : IGN.com)

Resident Evil 5
Developer : Capcom
Publisher : Capcom
Genre : Survival Horror
Platform : Xbox360
Release Date : 2009
Worth to wait : 90/100