Unless you take out the most dangerous enemies ASAP, you’ll constantly be reviving him or watching the dreaded “Your partner died” screen.Įach of these stages takes around an hour to complete, and a variety of achievements and trophies provide some nice replay incentive (see sidebar).
Keeping your AI partner alive on the last rooftop can be a complete pain in the ass. A brief rocket turret set piece provides something new, but most of the stage is about surviving waves of enemies while sticking around in one location.
Since this is set in the same world as the core game, a full set of standard Majini, chainsaw guys, and chain gunners are available for the shooting. The final two sections involve a clever environmental kill puzzle room and a challenging battle with Wesker (as seen in the flashback cutscenes in RE 5).ĭesperate Escape, the second new stage, follows Jill and Josh Stone during the main RE 5 timeline as they make their way to the endgame helicopter. If you’re playing alone, however, your AI partner can annoyingly block your only escape route in these halls, resulting in a cheap death at the hands of these creatures. A new non-Majini enemy type provides a nice challenge, especially in tight corridors. Once you get underground, however, combat ramps up. Camera swoops through doorways as you transition to a new room cleverly evoke those classic load screens without making you wait around. You start out creeping around a dark and seemingly empty mansion, finding crank handles and passwords to unlock new areas. Lost in Nightmares, a flashback to Chris Redfield and Jill Valentine’s raid of the Spencer manor, is the better of the two. Untold Stories Bundle - 960 points ($12) Trophies/Achievements Most importantly, downloading means you can play everything before Gold Edition hits retail on March 9.
The 360 version comes with a download token for the Gold features, since it won’t all fit on a DVD. If you want all of the content on one disc, the PS3 edition is your only option. The Mercenaries Reunion characters come included with the four DLC packs so you won’t have to pay extra for that mode. The bundle comes to approximately $12 instead of $50 for the packaged Gold Edition. If you already own Resident Evil 5, it’s smart to download the content separately or get it all in the Untold Stories DLC bundle. While some add-ons are better than others, the overall value here impresses. Now Capcom has bundled the original game in with a long list of extra content similar to “Game of the Year” editions seen with other hit titles.
Resident Evil 5’s fantastic co-op gameplay, great bosses, intriguing environments, and addicting upgrade system made it one of the best games of 2009.