Q: How do you unlock the special weapons in Resident Evil 5, like the Gatling Gun, or the Longbow?
A: Most weapons in Resident Evil 5 are unlocked gradually as you progress through the game, but a few of them are only unlocked by fully upgrading specific weapons.
All of the special weapons are unlocked by fully upgrading the very first weapon in that particular group.è½For instance, the Longbow (in the rifle group) is only unlocked by fully upgrading the S75 Rifle (the first rifle available in the game).
I have noticed that most of these can not simply be fully upgraded automatically, some of the upgrades unlock as you progress through the story, so donât expect to unlock Chrisâ Gatling Gun in the first few stages of the game, itâs just simply not happening.
Here is a list of which weapons you get, and which weapons you have to upgrade to get them:
If youâre trying to getè½unlimited ammo for all of your weapons, I would suggest starting with the S&W M29 Magnum, since the firepower when it is fully upgraded will kill about any regular mob with one hit. This combined with its unlimited ammo cheat and you have one hell of a weapon. Not only that but youâll unlock the S&W M500 at the same time, so itâs a win-win.
verdugo136:
I just bought res 5 gold edition on psn which comes with all the dlc and i went to use the dlc costumes. but i could only select chris bandit costume and shiva business costume I can't use the armor or red riding hood costumes. can anyone help me? do i need to complete the game or something?
Judging by what I read here:
Those costumes might only be useable in the Mercenaries Reunion mode.
There will be two new costumes in the Mercenaries Reunion for both Chris and Sheva if you download the respective costume packs.
For Chris there are the new 'Warrior' and 'Heavy Metal' costumes, while Sheva Alomar has the 'Fairytale' costume which is based off the character B.B. Hood (Bulleta in Japan) from CAPCOM's Darkstalkers and a 'Business' costume which resembles the appearance of Ingrid Hannigan.
That's the best I've got, considering I actually know nothing about the subject since I only played vanilla RE5 back when it was originally released. Someone else could likely explain more/better than I can. :P
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This page contains a list of cheats, codes, Easter eggs, tips, and other secrets for Resident Evil 5 for PlayStation 3. If you've discovered a cheat you'd like to add to the page, or have a correction, please click EDIT and add it.
Fast Money[edit]
In Chapter 5-1, climb to the stairs that are positioned directly ahead of you as you start the stage. Now turn around. On the wall above the tunnel that you should be facing, you'll see a ruby. Shoot it to make it drop, then head back down the stairs to collect it. From the bottom of the stairs, take a right and go to the water tanks. On the ground, you should see a beetle (either brown or regular). Pick it up, then pause the game and Save and Quit. You can repeat the process as desired and earn 3000 gold each time.
Submitted by: xxsniper9590xx
Play as Josh Stone[edit]
Beat the game on any difficulty to unlock Josh Stone as a playable character in single-player mode.
(Desperate Escape) Unlockable: Figures[edit]
Beat the game to unlock figurines you can view in the bonus galleries.
(Lost in Nightmares) Unlockable: Play As Jill[edit]
Beat the chapter and you'll be able to select Jill in a new single-player game. Jill has slightly different opportunities than Chris. Note: you will be forced to play piano.
(Lost in Nightmares) Unlockable: Old-School Resident Evil Mode[edit]
At the very beginning of the game, turn around and activate the prompt at the front door. Do this three times and on the third time a ? will appear. Activate this and the game will switch to tank controlled, fixed-camera 'classic mode!'
Heart Stopper Trophy[edit]
Its pretty easy in a way. 1st you go to 5-1 and just run to the part where you face two lickers. Kill one of them and and shoot the surviving one with a shotgun until he's on his back then run up to him and press square. This is really easy on veteran with a handcannon and a shotgun with unlimited ammo. It is easiest on professional.
Hidden Treasure - Topaz (Marquise)[edit]
Note: This is significantly easier with unlimited ammo. After encountering your first Majini and jumping out the window in Chapter 1-1, a long wave of Majini will stream out of an alleyway. Instead of running for safety, take them on. After 20 or so, a final one will leave behind the Topaz (Marquise).
Hidden Majini[edit]
In the third part of Chapter 2-2, look for a green portable toilet just past the truck with a gatling gun. Politely knock on it for a surprise. Oh, and have a weapon ready.
Update by Jonathan Campo: Our previous reference to a hidden 'zombie' was incorrect. It is not a 'zombie,' but a 'regular Majini.' Quite regular.
The Heart of Africa[edit]
There is a special treasure to be had in the boss fight with Jill and Wesker. If you beat up Wesker enough in the seven minutes he has to spare, the Heart of Africa treasure will appear between the two stairs on the bottom level -- behind where Jill spawns during the second half of the fight (and you can pick it up in the second half too). One Rocket in Wesker's well-groomed face will do the trick (you have to shoot the rocket with another rocket or a gun while he holds it). Hide at the end of a long passage after he kicks you through the wall. Soon you'll see on your map that he's spinning around, looking for you. Shoot him with a rocket then. Pastor appreciation day skits.
Hidden Cutscene[edit]
At the very start of Chapter 1-1, take your first right just past the building and you'll see a quick cutscene of a fellow in an unfortunate predicament.
The Chair[edit]
In this immensely stupid Easter Egg, Chris and Sheva can take a short rest in a chair. There are chairs in Chapter 5-3 (at the beginning of the chapter, far end of the lab) and Chapter 6-2 (the captain's seat). That is all.
Crucial additions by LethalSniper
Submitted by Everyone and Their Partner
Evade Attacks[edit]
If you have ammo or other pickups at your feet, you can use them to evade enemy grabs and other attacks. Simply initiate the item pickup as the enemy begins its attack animation. Youâll be invincible as you bend down. Your AI partner will temporarily remain invincible as well. This can save your life in Mercenaries!
Bypass the Locked Gate in 2-1[edit]
At the very end of 2-1 you'll ascend a building before fighting the chainsaw-wielding maniac. At the top of the building, you are prompted to split up so Sheva can work her way to the other side of the locked door below. You can avoid this entire scene and stay together by unlocking this door in an alternate way.
You'll need a hand grenade, which you can find on the first balcony up the stairs in the building with the locked door. Actually, you'll probably need more than one since this is a tricky toss. On this very balcony (the first one, not the top one), position yourself directly across from the 'Animal Health' sign. Lob a grenade at this sign (aim a but lower than you think) and it will rebound off of it and land near the locked door below. This will blow off the lock. Go downstairs and exit via the door.
Alternately, if you have the Gatling Gun, you can push it through the door and it will shoot off the lock from the other side.
Great fool zen master ryokan pdf. Despite his religious and artistic sophistication (he excelled in scriptural studies, in calligraphy, and in poetry), Ryokan referred to himself as 'Great Fool,' refusing to place himself within any established religious institution. Instead of delivering sermons, he expressed himself through kanshi (poems composed in classical Chinese) and waka (poems in Japanese syllabary) and could typically be found playing with the village children in the course of his daily rounds of begging.Great Fool is the first study in a Western language to offer a comprehensive picture of the legendary poet-monk and his oeuvre. In contrast to Zen masters of his time who presided over large monasteries, trained students, or produced recondite treatises, Ryokan followed a life of mendicancy in the countryside. It includes not only an extensive collection of the master's kanshi, topically arranged to facilitate an appreciation of Ryokan's colorful world, but selections of his waka, essays, and letters.
Additions by mjgoldo
Versus Characters[edit]
Below is a list of the unlockable characters for Versus Mode (downloadable content) and their costs in the game's exchange points.
Unlimited Ammo for All![edit]
Once you unlock unlimited ammo for a gun, it will be unlocked for all copies of that gun you may have. Buy one for your partner so they can join in the fun! Note: You'll still have to fully upgrade any additional weapons to get their maximum power.
Avoid the Cage in 6-1[edit]
Upon starting this level you'll be able to climb to the top of the crow's nest to the left of your spawn point. From here you may snipe the enemy that operates the crane. Look for him under the arm of the crane by the controls to the upper left. This will allow you to skip the scene in which your partner gets trapped in the cage. You can also snipe the enemy half way up the ladder, and the one by the caged area. The latter is easier to shoot from the level's initial starting point.
Instant Reload in Mercenaries Mode[edit]
When the melee option appears, reload your weapon. Then, activate the melee sequence. The weapon will be reloaded instantly (and the enemy out of your face).
Hidden Dialog[edit]
If you wait around long enough at the very beginning of Chapter 1-1, before any checkpoints, you will trigger a conversation between Sheva and Chris in which Chris gives a scathing critique of the American Dream.
Alternate Way to Unlock Professional Difficulty[edit]
<P>If you get invited to play a level on Professional via PSN with someone who has unlocked Professional Difficulty in their game, it will then be unlocked in yours.
Unlocking the Infinite Rocket Launcher[edit]
To acquire the Infinite Rocket Launcher, you must achieve a total game time of under 5:00:00. You don't have to play the game all the way through in one run to get a low total time -- you can just go chapter by chapter, using the Chapter Select, lowering your time in each. Your final time is a total of your lowest runs through the chapters.
Majini Distraction[edit]
You can click both analog sticks to taunt or goad nearby Majini into coming at you instead of your partner. Have your shotgun ready. 'C'mon, c'mon!'
Costumes[edit]
These additional costumes for use in Campaign Mode can be unlocked by performing the following actions:
Items for PlayStation Home[edit]
You can unlock the following objects for your space in Home by performing the actions listed below:
Additions by optics
Weapon List[edit]
Below is a full list of weapons and how to find / unlock them. Most can be found in silver suitcases. The Dragunov is in a locker. Others are bought after fully upgrading a weapon.
Handguns
Shotguns
Machine Guns
Rifles
Magnums
Special Guns
Inventory Reload in Mercenaries Mode[edit]
In Mercenaries mode you can reload your weapon by pulling up your Inventory screen and combining the ammunition manually with the gun (using the 'Move' command button). Once you get used to this, you can use it to your advantage since it is a lot faster then reloading your shotgun, for instance, on the fly. More importantly, you can use this trick while climbing a ladder or when you are a jumping down to really save some time -- and possibly your neck.
Discarding Weapons in Mercenaries Mode[edit]
In Mercenaries mode, ammunition drops are based on the type of weapons you have. Use this to your advantage by discarding weapons you don't use. This causes more ammunition to be dropped for other weapons. Example: For Wesker (Stars), drop the Samurai Edge to find more Magnum and Shotgun ammo.
Inventory Duplication[edit]
This requires two very cooperative human players, and a Live connection (or two profiles and a split screen co-op game).
1 // In the Inventory Lobby, invite a friend.
2 // Start the level (use 1.2 to make it easy). Have the host hand items (Rotten Eggs, First Aid, Ammo) off to the guest for duplication.
3 // With a full inventory, have the guest leave the game (it should say 'All unsaved progress will be lost' -- select 'Yes').
5 // After selecting 'Yes,' another question for the guest will appear asking whether or not to save status and ammo. Choose 'Yes' to save and you will have all the passed-on inventory saved.
6 // Now, back to the host: Quit out of the game, but at the second question, choose 'No' and do not save ammo and status.
7 // Restart the game with the two characters and you'll both have the ammo and items. Duplication successful! (Note: You cannot do this with weapons as you cannot hand them off to your partner.)
Addendum: A popular money-making strategy involves duplicating Gold or Rotten Eggs. These are worth $2,000 a pop, and 5 can be crammed in each inventory slot. That means you can eventually be duplicating $90,000 each time. Finding Rotten Eggs can be tough; they drop randomly from enemies in later levels. Also, for two people to increase the amount of eggs quickly, you'll have to pass them back and forth, alternating who is saving and who isn't. Finally, you may request eggs from the computer once the guest has quit out to make this process faster.
Additions by MADRUCKIS, x_hopp_x, Ray and CabalNL
Wesker's Dash Attack[edit]
When using the unlockable character Wesker in Mercenaries, you can click the Right Analog Stick (sometimes called R3) to initiate a dash. Press R1 + R2 while dashing to do a knee attack. Warning: This move will drain your own life meter, so use it sparingly!
Additions by ViciousGray
Rocket Launcher with Infinite Ammo[edit]
To unlock the Rocket Launcher with unlimited ammo, beat the game in under 5 hours (on any difficulty). Note: this must be toggled on under 'Bonus Features.'
Filters[edit]
Unlock the following filters by performing the actions below:
The History of Resident Evil[edit]
Beat the game on any difficulty to unlock The History of Resident Evil.
Characters and Costumes for Mercenaries Mode[edit]
To unlock additional characters and costumes in Mercenaries mode, you'll have to do well on each level.
Uber Weapons[edit]
Fully upgrade the weapons listed below for thedesired uber weapon:
Resident Evil 5 Chris Warrior Costume
Mercenaries Mode[edit]
Beat the game once on any difficulty to unlock Mercenaries Mode.
Unlimited Ammo[edit]
To unlock unlimited ammunition for a weapon, fully upgrade all of its attributes, complete the game (all chapters) and buy the ability using Exchange Points from Bonus Features (for that weapon only).
Unlimited Money and Ammo[edit]
Unlike in Resident Evil 4, your ammo and money carry over every time you replay a level. Collect money and ammo in a chapter; then pause, save and quit. Restart the chapter and you can collect everything a second time. This works well in chapters 1-2, 3-1 (the hovercraft level) and 4-1 (caves). As a general rule, this 'farming' method works especially well in levels in which you can collect weapons worth money and ample hidden treasures like jewels and beetles. For instance, 3-1 has copious amounts of treasures, and a Rocket Launcher on the sunken boat that you can repeatedly collect.
Additions by RayRay
BSAA Emblems[edit]
<p>Below is a list of how many BSAA Emblems can be found on any given chapter in the game. There are thirty emblems total, and not each chapter has
one.
Sheva Alomar's Story[edit]
Clear the game once with Chris 'Six Pockets' Redfield to unlock Sheva Alomar's Story.
Professional Difficulty[edit]
Beat the game on Veteran difficulty to unlock Professional difficulty.
Comments
Resident Evil 5[a] is a third-person shooter video game developed and published by Capcom and released in 2009. It is the seventh major installment in the Resident Evil series, and was announced in 2005âthe same year its predecessor Resident Evil 4 was released. Resident Evil 5 was released for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 consoles in March 2009 and for Microsoft Windows in September that year. The plot involves an investigation of a terrorist threat by Bioterrorism Security Assessment Alliance (BSAA) agents Chris Redfield and Sheva Alomar in Kijuju, a fictional region of Africa. Chris soon learns that he must confront his past in the form of an old enemy, Albert Wesker, and his former partner, Jill Valentine.
The gameplay of Resident Evil 5 is similar to that of the previous installment, though it is the first in the series designed for two-player cooperative gameplay. It has also been considered to be the first game in the main series to depart from the survival horror genre, with critics saying it bore more resemblance to an action game. Motion capture was used for the cutscenes, and it was the first video game to use a virtual camera system. Several staff members from the original Resident Evil worked on Resident Evil 5.
Resident Evil 5 received a positive reception, despite some criticism for its control scheme. The game received some complaints of racism, though an investigation by the British Board of Film Classification found the complaints were unsubstantiated. Resident Evil 5 was re-released for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in June 2016. As of December 2018, the original release has sold over 7.4 million units. An additional 3.6 million units have been sold between a special edition of the game and releases on other platforms, bringing the total sales to 11 million. It is the best-selling game of the Resident Evil franchise, and the original version remained the best-selling individual Capcom release until March 2018, when it was outsold by Monster Hunter: World. A sequel, Resident Evil 6, was released in 2012.
Plot[edit]
Five years after the events of Resident Evil 4, Chris Redfield, now a member of the fictional Bioterrorism Security Assessment Alliance, is dispatched to Kijuju in Africa. He and his new partner Sheva Alomar are tasked with apprehending Ricardo Irving before he can sell a bio-organic weapon (BOW) on the black market. When they arrive, they discover that the locals have been infected by the parasites Las Plagas (those infected are called 'Majini') and the BSAA Alpha Team have been killed. Chris and Sheva are rescued by BSAA's Delta Team, which includes Sheva's mentor Josh Stone. In Stone's data Chris sees a photograph of Jill Valentine, his old partner, who has been presumed dead after a confrontation with Albert Wesker. Chris, Sheva and Delta Team close in on Irving, but he escapes with the aid of a hooded figure. Irving leaves documents that lead Chris and Sheva to marshy oilfields. This is where Irving's deal is to occur, but they discover that the documents are a diversion. When Chris and Sheva try to regroup with Delta Team, they find the team slaughtered by a BOW; Sheva cannot find Stone among the dead. Determined to learn if Valentine is still alive, Chris does not report to headquarters.[4]
Continuing through the marsh, they find Stone injured but safe and track down Irving's boat with his help. Irving injects himself with a variant of the Las Plagas parasite and mutates into a huge octopus-like beast. Chris and Sheva defeat him, and his dying words lead them to a nearby cave to learn more. The cave is the source of a flower used to create viruses previously used by the Umbrella Corporation, as well as a new strain named Uroboros. Chris and Sheva find evidence that Tricell, the company funding the BSAA, took over a former Umbrella underground laboratory and continued Umbrella's research. In the facility, they discover thousands of capsules holding human test subjects. Although Chris finds that one of the capsules is Valentine's, it is empty. When they leave, they discover that Tricell CEO Excella Gionne has been plotting with Wesker to launch missiles with the Uroboros virus across the globe; it is eventually revealed that Wesker hopes to take a chosen few from the chaos of infection and rule them, creating a new breed of humanity. Chris and Sheva pursue Gionne but are stopped by Wesker and the hooded figure, who is revealed to be a mind-controlled Valentine. Gionne and Wesker escape to a Tricell oil tanker; Chris and Sheva fight Valentine, subduing her and removing the mind-control device before she orders Chris to follow Wesker.[4]
Chris and Sheva board the tanker and encounter Gionne, who escapes after dropping a case of syringes; Sheva keeps several. When Chris and Sheva reach the main deck, Wesker announces over the ship's intercom that he has betrayed Gionne and infected her with Uroboros. She mutates into a giant monster, which Chris and Sheva defeat. Valentine radios in, telling Chris and Sheva that Wesker must take precise, regular doses of a virus to maintain his strength and speed; a larger or smaller dose would poison him. Sheva realizes that Gionne's syringes are doses of the drug. Chris and Sheva follow Wesker to a bomber loaded with missiles containing the Uroboros virus, injecting him with the syringes Gionne dropped. Wesker tries to escape on the bomber; Chris and Sheva disable it, making him crash-land in a volcano. Furiousâ Wesker exposes himself to Uroboros and chases Chris and Sheva through the volcano. They fight him, and the weakened Wesker falls into the lava before Chris and Sheva are rescued by a helicopter, which is piloted by Valentine and Stone. As a dying Wesker attempts to drag the helicopter into the volcano, Chris and Sheva fire rocket-propelled grenades at Wesker, killing him.[5] In the game's final cutscene, Chris wonders if the world is worth fighting for. Looking at Sheva and Valentine, he decides to live in a world without fear.[4]
Gameplay[edit]
The first player controls Chris Redfield, while a second player can control Sheva Alomar. Players are controlled from an over-the-shoulder perspective.
Resident Evil 5 is a third-person shooter with an over-the-shoulder perspective.[6] Players can use several weapons including handguns, shotguns, automatic rifles, sniper rifles, and grenade launchers, as well as melee attacks. Players can make quick 180-degree turns to evade enemies.[7] The game involves boss battles, many of which contain quick time events.[8]
As in its predecessor Resident Evil 4, players can upgrade weapons with money and treasure collected in-game and heal themselves with herbs, but cannot run and shoot at the same time.[8] New features include infected enemies with guns and grenades,[7] the ability to upgrade weapons at any time from the inventory screen without having to find a merchant, and the equipping of weapons and items in real-time during gameplay.[8] Each player can store nine items. Unlike the previous games, the item size is irrelevant; a herb or a grenade launcher each occupy one space, and four items may be assigned to the D-pad.[6] The game also features fewer puzzles than previous titles.[9][10]
Resident Evil 5 is the first game in the Resident Evil series designed for two-player cooperative gameplay.[11] The first player controls Chris, a former member of the fictional Special Tactics and Rescue Service (STARS) and current member of the BSAA, and a second player can control Sheva, who is introduced in this game. If a person plays alone, Sheva is controlled by the game's artificial intelligence (AI). When the game has been completed once, there is an option to make Sheva the primary character.[8] Two-player mode is available online or split-screen with a second player using the same console. A second player joining a split-screen game in progress will make the game reload the last checkpoint (the point at which the game was last saved); the second player joining an online game will have to wait until the first player reaches the next checkpoint, or restarts the previous one, to play.[6] In split-screen mode, one player's viewpoint is presented in the top half of the screen, and the other in the bottom half, but each viewpoint is presented in widescreen format, rather than using the full width of the screen, resulting in unused space to the left and right of the two windows.[7] If one player has critical health, only their partner can resuscitate them, and they will die if their partner cannot reach them. At certain points, players are deliberately separated. Players can trade items during gameplay, although weapons cannot be traded with online players.[6] The game's story-line is linear, and interaction with other characters is mostly limited to cut-scenes.[9][10]
A version of the Mercenariesminigame which debuted in Resident Evil 3: Nemesis is included in Resident Evil 5.[12] This minigame places the player in an enclosed environment with a time limit. Customized weapons cannot be used and players must search for weapons, ammunition, and time bonuses while fighting a barrage of enemies,[8] to score as many points as possible within the time limit.[13] The minigame multiplayer mode was initially offline only; a release-day patch needed to be downloaded to access the online multiplayer modes.[14]Mercenaries is unlocked when the game's story mode has been completed.[13]
Development[edit]
Producer Jun Takeuchi (pictured in 2010) supervised the game's development
Resident Evil 5 was developed by Capcom and produced by Jun Takeuchi, who directed Onimusha: Warlords and produced Lost Planet: Extreme Condition. Keiji Inafune, promotional producer for Resident Evil 2 and executive producer of the PlayStation 2 version of Resident Evil 4, supervised the project. Production began in 2005 and at its peak, over 100 people were working on the project.[15] In February 2007, some members of Capcom's Clover Studio began working on Resident Evil 5 while others were working on Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles, which debuted for the Wii.[16][17] Yasuhiro Anpo, who worked as a programmer on the original Resident Evil, directed Resident Evil 5.[18] He was one of several staff members who worked on the original game to be involved in Resident Evil 5's development.[19] The game's scenario was written by Haruo Murata and Yoshiaki Hirabayashi, based on a story idea by concept director Kenichi Ueda.[20] Takeuchi announced that the game would retain the gameplay model introduced in Resident Evil 4, with 'thematic tastes' from both Resident Evil 4 and the original Resident Evil.[21]
While previous Resident Evil games are mainly set at night, the events of Resident Evil 5 occur almost entirely during the day. The decision for this was a combination of the game being set in Africa and advances in hardware improvements which allowed increasingly detailed graphics.[22] On the subject of changes to Valentine and Chris's appearance, production director Yasuhiro Anpo explained that designers tried 'to preserve their image and imagined how they would have changed over the passage of time'. Their new designs retained the character's signature colors; green for Chris and blue for Valentine. Sheva was redesigned several times during production, though all versions tried to emphasize a combination of 'feminine attraction and the strength of a fighting woman'.[23] The Majini were designed to be more violent than the 'Ganado' enemies in Resident Evil 4.[24]
The decision for cooperative gameplay was made part-way through development, for a new experience in a Resident Evil game.[11] Despite initial concern that a second player would dampen the game's tension and horror, it was later realized that this could actually increase such factors where one player had to be rescued.[25] The decision to retain wide-screen proportions in two-player mode was made to avoid having the first player's screen directly on top of the second, which might be distracting, and the restriction on simultaneously moving and shooting was retained to increase player tension by not allowing them to maneuver freely. Takeuchi cited the film Black Hawk Down as an influence on the setting of Resident Evil 5 and his experience working on Lost Planet: Extreme Condition as an influence on its development.[11] When questioned as to why the game was not being released on the Wii, which was the most popular gaming console at the time, Takeuchi responded that although that may have been a good decision 'from a business perspective', the Wii was not the best choice in terms of power and visual quality, concluding that he was happy with the console choices they had made.[26]
Resident Evil 5 Chris Redfield Costumes
Resident Evil 5 runs on version 1.4 of Capcom's MT Framework engine[27] and scenes were recorded by motion capture. It was the first video game to use a virtual camera system,[28] which allowed the developers to see character movements in real time as the motion-capture actors recorded.[29] Actors Reuben Langdon, Karen Dyer and Ken Lally portrayed Chris Redfield, Sheva Alomar and Albert Wesker respectively.[30][31][32] Dyer also voiced Sheva,[33] while Chris's voice was performed by Roger Craig Smith.[34] Dyer's background training in circus skills helped her win the role of Sheva, as Capcom were searching for someone who could handle the physical skills her motion capture required. She performed her own stunts, and worked in production on the game for over a year, sometimes working 14 hours a day.[33] All of the human character motions were based on motion capture, while the non-human characters in the game were animated by hand.[35]
Kota Suzuki was the game's principal composer and additional music was contributed by Hideki Okugawa, Akihiko Narita and Seiko Kobuchi.[20] The electronic score includes 15 minutes of orchestral music, recorded at the Newman Scoring Stage of 20th Century Fox Studios in Los Angeles with the 103-piece Hollywood Studio Symphony. Other orchestral music and arrangements were by Wataru Hokoyama, who conducted the orchestra.[36] Capcom recorded in Los Angeles because they wanted a Hollywood-style soundtrack to increase the game's cinematic value and global interest. Resident Evil 5's soundtrack features an original theme song, titled 'Pray',[37] which was composed by Suzuki and sung by Oulimata Niang.[38]
Resident Evil 5 All CostumesMarketing and release[edit]
Capcom announced Resident Evil 5 on July 20, 2005,[39] and the company showed a brief trailer for the game at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in July 2007.[40] The full E3 trailer became available on the Xbox Live Marketplace and the PlayStation Store that same month.[41][42] A new trailer debuted on Spike TV's Gametrailers TV in May 2008, and on the GameTrailers website.[43] A playable game demo was released in Japan on December 5, 2008, for the Xbox 360,[2] in North America and Europe for the Xbox 360 on January 26, 2009, and on February 2 for the PlayStation 3.[44] Worldwide downloads of the demo exceeded four million for the two consoles; over 1.8 million were downloaded between January 26 and January 29.[45]
In January 2009, D+PAD Magazine reported that Resident Evil 5 would be released with limited-edition Xbox 360 box art; pictures of the limited-edition box claimed that it would allow two to sixteen players to play offline via System Link.[46] Although Capcom said that their 'box art isn't lying', the company did not provide details.[47] Capcom soon issued another statement that the box-art information was incorrect, and System Link could support only two players.[46] Microsoft released a limited-edition, red Xbox 360 Elite console which was sold with the game. The package included an exclusive Resident Evil theme for the Xbox 360 Dashboard[48] and a voucher for Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix from Xbox Live.[49]
Resident Evil 5 was released for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in March 2009, alongside a dedicated Game Space on PlayStation Home. The space, Resident Evil 5 'Studio Lot' (Biohazard 5 'Film Studio' in Japan), had as its theme the in-game location of Kijuju. Its lounge offered Resident Evil 5-related items for sale, events and full game-launching support. Some areas of the space were available only to owners of Resident Evil 5.[50] A Microsoft Windows version was released in September 2009. This version, using Nvidia's 3D Vision technology through DirectX 10, includes more costumes and a new mode in the Mercenaries minigame.[51][52]Resident Evil 5 was re-released on Shield Android TV in May 2016,[53] and was re-released on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One the following month, with a physical disc copy following in America that July.[54] It is due to be released on the Nintendo Switch in late 2019.[55]
Additional content[edit]
Shortly before the release of Resident Evil 5, Capcom announced that a competitive multiplayer mode called Versus would be available for download in several weeks.[56] Versus became available for download in Europe and North America on April 7, 2009, through the Xbox Live Marketplace and the PlayStation Store.[57] Versus has two online game types: 'Slayers', a point-based game challenging players to kill Majini, and 'Survivors', where players hunt each other while dodging and attacking Majini. Both modes can be played by two-player teams.[57] The Microsoft Windows version of Resident Evil 5 originally did not support downloadable content (DLC).[58]
During Sony's press conference at the 2009 Tokyo Game Show Capcom announced that a special edition of the game, Biohazard 5: Alternative Edition, would be released in Japan for the PlayStation 3 in the spring of 2010.[59] This edition supports the PlayStation Move accessory and includes a new scenario, 'Lost in Nightmares', where Chris Redfield and Jill Valentine infiltrate one of Umbrella Corporation co-founder Oswell E. Spencer's estates in 2006.[60] Another special edition of the game, Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition, was released for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in North America and Europe. Gold Edition includes 'Lost in Nightmares' and another campaign-expansion episode, 'Desperate Escape', where players control Josh Stone and Jill Valentine as they assist Chris and Sheva.[61] The edition also includes the previously released Versus mode, four new costumes and an alternate Mercenaries mode with eight new playable characters, new items and maps. Like Alternative Edition, Gold Edition supports the PlayStation Move accessory with a patch released on September 14, 2010.[62] The Xbox 360 version of Gold Edition came in a DVD with a token allowing free download of all DLC, while the PlayStation 3 version had all of the new content on a single Blu-ray disc.[62] On November 5, 2012, Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition was placed on the PlayStation Network as a free download for PlayStation Plus users during that month.[63]
As part of the game's conversion to Steamworks, Gold Edition was released for Microsoft Windows on March 26, 2015. Owners of the game from Steam or as a boxed retail Games for Windows â Live can acquire a free Steamworks copy of the base game and purchase the new Gold Edition content.[64] The Steamworks version did not allow the use of Nvidia's 3D Vision technology or fan modifications, though Capcom later confirmed a way to work around these issues.[65]
Reception[edit]
Resident Evil 5 received generally favourable reviews, according to review aggregatorMetacritic.[66][67][68] Reviewers praised the game's visuals and content. Corey Cohen of Official Xbox Magazine complimented the game's fast pace, and called the graphics gorgeous.[74] It was praised by Joe Juba and Mark Miller of Game Informer, who said that it had the best graphics of any game to date and that the music and voice acting helped bring the characters to life,[72] and Brian Crecente of Kotaku said it was one of the most visually stunning games he had ever played.[75]Adam Sessler of X-Play said the game's graphics were exceptional,[7] and Edge praised the gameplay as exhilarating and frantic.[70] For IGN, Ryan Geddes wrote that the game had a surprisingly high replay value,[8] and GameZone's Louis Bedigian said the game was 'worth playing through twice in one weekend'.[76]
While still giving favorable reviews of the game, several reviewers considered it to be a departure from the survival horror genre, a decision they lamented. Chris Hudak of Game Revolution considered the game to be a 'full-on action blockbuster', and Brian Crecente said that about halfway through the game it 'dropp[ed] all pretense of being a survival horror title and unmask[ed] itself as an action shooter title'.[73][75] Kristan Reed of Eurogamer said the game 'morphs what was a survival horror adventure into a survival horror shooter', and believed that this attempt to appeal to action gamers would upset some of the series' fans.[71]
Aspects of the game's control scheme were viewed negatively by critics. James Mielke of 1UP.com criticized several inconsistencies in the game, such as only being able to take cover from enemy fire in very specific areas. Mielke also criticized its controls, saying that aiming was too slow and noting the inability to strafe away from (or quickly jump back from) enemies. Despite the problems he found it was 'still a very fun game'.[69] Kristan Reed also had criticism of some controls, such as the speed at which 180-degree turns were performed and difficulty accessing inventory.[71] Joe Juba said that the inability to move and shoot at the same time seemed more 'like a cheap and artificial way to increase difficulty than a technique to enhance tension.'[72] While praising some aspects of the AI control of Sheva, Ryan Geddes thought that it also had its annoyances, such as its tendency to recklessly expend ammunition and health supplies.[8]
Reception of the downloadable content was favorable. Steven Hopper of GameZone rated the 'Lost in Nightmares' DLC eight out of ten, saying that despite the episode's brevity it had high replay value and the addition of new multiplayer elements made it a 'worthy investment for fans of the original game.'[77] Samuel Claiborn of IGN rated the 'Desperate Escape' DLC seven out of ten: 'Despite Desperate Escape's well-crafted action sequences, I actually found myself missing the unique vibe of Lost in Nightmares. The dynamic between Jill and Josh isn't particularly thrilling, and the one-liners, banter and endearing kitsch are kept to a minimum.'[78]
Allegations of racism[edit]
Resident Evil 5's 2007 E3 trailer was criticized for depicting a white protagonist killing black enemies in a small African village. According to Newsweek editor N'Gai Croal, 'There was a lot of imagery in that trailer that dovetailed with classic racist imagery', although he acknowledged that only the preview had been released.[79][80] Takeuchi said the game's producers were completely surprised by the complaints.[81] The second trailer for the game, released on May 31, 2008, revealed a more racially diverse group of enemies and the African BSAA agent Sheva,[82] who assists the protagonist.[83] Critics felt that Sheva's character was added to address the issue of racism, though Karen Dyer said the character had been in development before the first trailer was released.[33] Takeuchi denied that complaints about racism had any effect in altering the design of Resident Evil 5.[84] He acknowledged that different cultures may have had differing opinions about the trailer,[81][85] though said he did not expect there to be further complaints once the game was released and people were 'able to play the game and see what it is for themselves'.[26] In a Computer and Video Games interview, producer Masachika Kawata also addressed the issue: 'We can't please everyone. We're in the entertainment businessâwe're not here to state our political opinion or anything like that. It's unfortunate that some people felt that way.'[86]
In Eurogamer's February 2009 preview of Resident Evil 5, Dan Whitehead expressed concern about controversy the game might generate: 'It plays so blatantly into the old clichés of the dangerous 'dark continent' and the primitive lust of its inhabitants that you'd swear the game was written in the 1920s'. Whitehead said that these issues became more 'outrageous and outdated' as the game progressed and that the addition of the 'light-skinned' Sheva just made the overall issue worse.[87] Hillary Golstein from IGN believed that the game was not deliberately racist, and though he did not personally find it offensive, he felt that others would due to the subjective nature of offensiveness.[88] Chris Hudak dismissed any allegations of racism as 'stupid'.[73] Karen Dyer, who is of Jamaican descent, also dismissed the claims. She said that in over a year of working on the game's development she never encountered anything racially insensitive, and would not have continued working there if she had.[33]
Wesley Yin-Poole of VideoGamer.com said that despite the controversy the game was attracting due to alleged racism, no expert opinion had been sought. He asked Glenn Bowman, senior lecturer in social anthropology at the University of Kent, whether he thought the game was racist. Bowman considered the racism accusations 'silly', saying that the game had an anti-colonial theme and those complaining about the game's racism might be expressing an 'inverted racism which says that you can't have scary people who are black'.[89] It was reported that one cutscene in the game scene showed 'black men' dragging off a screaming white woman;[87] according to Yin-Poole, the allegation was incorrect and the single man dragging the woman was 'not obviously black'.[89] The scene was submitted to the British Board of Film Classification for evaluation. BBFC head of communications Sue Clark said, 'There is only one man pulling the blonde woman in from the balcony [and he] is not black either. As the whole game is set in Africa it is hardly surprising that some of the characters are black .. we do take racism very seriously, but in this case, there is no issue around racism.'[90][91]
Academic journals and conferences, however, have continued to comment on the theme of race within the game. In 2011, André Brock from Games and Culture said that the game drew from well-established racial and gender stereotypes, saying that the African people were only ever depicted as savage, even before transitioning into zombies.[9] Writing for the Digital Games Research Association in 2011, Geyser and Tshabalala noted that racial stereotyping had never been intended by Capcom, though compared their depiction of Africa to that of the 1899 novel Heart of Darkness. Post-colonial Africa, they opined, was portrayed as being unable to take care of itself, and at the mercy of Western influences.[10]
Writing for The Philosophy of Computer Games Conference in 2015, Harrer and Pichlmair considered Resident Evil 5 to be 'yet another moment in the history of commodity racism, which from the late 19th century onwards allowed popular depictions of racial stereotypes to enter the most intimate spaces of European homes'. The authors state that Africa is presented from a Western gaze; 'what is presented as 'authentic' blackness conforms to the projected fantasy of predominantly white gaming audience'.[92] In 2016, Paul Martin from Games and Culture said that the theme of the game could be described as 'dark continent', stating that it drew on imagery of European colonialism and depictions of 'Blackness' reminiscent of 19th-century European theories on race.[93]
Sales[edit]
The PlayStation 3 version of Resident Evil 5 was the top-selling game in Japan in the two weeks following its release, with 319,590 copies sold.[94] In March 2009, it became the fastest-selling game of the franchise in the United Kingdom, and the biggest Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 game release in the country.[95] By March 2019, Resident Evil 5 had sold 7.5 million copies worldwide between PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and download, and the Gold Edition had sold an additional 2.3 million copies across those systems. The PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions sold another 1.4 million copies combined, bringing the total sales to 11.2 million units.[96]
The original release of Resident Evil 5 was Capcom's best-selling individual edition of a game until March 2018, when Monster Hunter: World's sales reached 7.5 million units, compared to 7.3 million for Resident Evil 5 at the time.[97] As of March 2019, when taking into consideration the sales of all versions and re-releases of titles, Resident Evil 5 was the third-best-selling Capcom game overall, behind and Monster Hunter: World (12.4 million) and Street Fighter II (14.05 million).[96][98][99] The game remains the best-selling title in the Resident Evil franchise, outselling its closest rivals Resident Evil 6 and Resident Evil 4 by more than 2 million and 3.5 million units, respectively, as of April 2018.[100]
Awards[edit]
Resident Evil 5 won the 'Award of Excellence' at the 2009 Japan Game Awards.[101] It was nominated for both Best Action/Adventure Game and Best Console Game at the 2008 Game Critics Awards,[102] Best Action Game at the 2009 IGN Game of the Year Awards,[103] and Best Sound Editing in Computer Entertainment at the 2010 Golden Reel Awards.[104] It received five nominations at the 2010 Game Audio Network Guild Awards: Audio of the Year, Best Cinematic/Cut-Scene Audio, Best Dialogue, Best Original Vocal Song â Pop (for the theme song 'Pray') and Best Use of Multi-Channel Surround in a Game.[37] Karen Dyer was nominated for Outstanding Achievement in Character Performance at the 2010 Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences Awards.[105]
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