Get ready to play Resident Evil 5 along with your best buddy, as the good news is that the title will feature an online co-op mode. And if you want to read furthermore, we advice reader discretion, as it may end up being a spoiler for many of you’ll.
As per a now-removed feature on Games Radar, an unnamed female mercenary will be teaming up with lead Chris Redfield on his expeditions. When there’s a second player around, he/she will be able to drop-in and play as the lady mercenary at any time, while if you plan to go solo then the character will be AI-controlled.
Furthermore, get ready to re-welcome the Mercenaries mini-game from Resident Evil 4. What’s really exciting is that there’s a cover system included that allows players to press themselves against walls and shoot round corners. In addition, players can duck down and dodge bullets using the right analogue stick. But the bad news is that there’s still no ability to strafe.
Set in a small nameless African country, which is situated next to an array of active volcanoes that run through Eritrea, Ethiopia and Kenya, is the source of the virus. Sherry Birkin and Albert Wesker are frequently seen in the game. Playable flashbacks will unveil parts of the story. The Games Radar article further states that Resident Evil 5 could roll out sometime in 2009. The title will hit the Xbox 360 and PS3 platforms.
A lot was spoken and questioned as to what made the developers zero upon Africa as its setting. A few months back Jun Takeuchi, chief producer of Resident Evil 5 spoke to Famitsu about it.