Resident Evil 5 : Alternate Edition

[Karooo]

Resident Evil : Alternate Edition

 

Platform : PS3, 360 ( hinted. Probably as additional content )

Genre : Survival horror

Release Date : TBA

Publisher : Capcom

Developer : Capcom Japan

 

 

 

It looks like the Patricia Ja Lee might have been on to something yesterday, after all. Though not titled as a "Director's Cut," Capcom revealed during Sony's Tokyo Game Show press conference that they would be releasing a new version of Resident Evil 5 for the console, distinguished by its subtitle "Alternative Edition."

 

Jun Takeuchi took the stage to show that the distinctions go beyond the title, however, and that the game will make use of Sony's new Motion Wand controller, both of which are scheduled to ship in Japan in the Spring of 2010.

 

As graphics go, it looks about the same as the original Resident Evil 5, save for on-screen cursors in place to help aid the motion controls. Players control it by wielding the wand in one hand, while the DualShock 3 is held by the other.

 

Takeuchi also revealed that in addition to the motion controls, the game will have extra content that had been requested by fans.

 

So far, there has been no word if this edition will be exclusive to Sony's platform, though even if it isn't, they may have a head start on Microsoft if Project Natal doesn't make it out until later in the year, as some are predicting.

 

A teaser trailer is expected to come "later," and we'll bring that to you once it becomes available.

 

 

 

Capcom hinted that an Xbox 360 edition of the game is also planned. "In regards to the Xbox 360, a lot of fans have enjoyed the game on the console. So we are working to release the additional content in another format, as a product." Project lead Miho Suzuki did not mention if the title was one of the Project Natal games that Capcom is currently developing.

 

The biggest change from the original Resident Evil 5 is that Alternative Edition will feature game controls that make use of Sony's recently announced motion controller. For series fans, another big change is the addition of a new episode featuring Chris and Jill. The episode will be based on the flashback scene from the original RE5, where the two characters infiltrate the Spencer estate in Europe.

 

"It was a key incident in Resident Evil 5, but it was only there as a flashback scene," Miho said. "In Alternative Edition, you'll actually be able to play through it. We had a lot of requests from fans about it."

[AtheK]

does not need a new thread, you can talk in the RE5 thread itself.