“Resident Evil 5″ Demo Premiers Exclusively on Xbox 360 Starting January 26

by XboxOZ360:

A nice little bit of exclusivity for the Xbox 360. It seems we’re getting an exclusive demo only available from January 26th via XboxLIVE. Cool. Ideally OXCGN will have a review code soon, so we’ll be able to give you a “hands-on” experience of the full game. So keep your eyes peeled for our notice on it as soon as we get it.  In the meantime here is a preview we did on demo gameplay.

Plus we’ve been playing with an early release of some racing game code, from a title which we can’t really talk about, other than to say it’s definitely going to have the racing genre’ fraternity very happy.

I am a tease, aren’t I.

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – January 15, 2009 – Xbox 360 gamers worldwide won’t have to wait until March 13, 2009 to get their hands on the highly-anticipated “Resident Evil 5.” The next instalment of the landmark survival horror franchise from Capcom will take action to a new level with a two-level, playable demo available exclusively on Xbox 360 for one week beginning Monday, January 26.

In the demo, players will have a first glimpse of the fear they will never forget, as “Resident Evil 5″ makes daylight just as terrifying as darkness. Additionally, a new exclusive high-definition trailer of the game, shown only at the past Tokyo Game Show in October of 2008, will be made available for download on the Xbox LIVE service on Friday, January 16.

Fans will have the opportunity to experience “Resident Evil 5′s” revolutionary new features early, including two-player co-op with voice chat along with new characters, weapons and environments. The demo is set within two stages from the beginning of the game – Assembly Place and Shanty Town – featuring plenty of co-operative action, shooting, hordes of bloodthirsty infected Majini enemies and a few puzzles to round out the action. The demo has three levels of co-op play: single-player with AI support, two-player split-screen on a single Xbox 360 and two-player across Xbox LIVE.

Xbox 360 gamers will also be first to take on the new enemies in battle, including an army of weapon-wielding infected Majini, the gigantic hooded Majini Executioner and even the dreaded Chainsaw Majini. Players can also choose between the classic “Resident Evil”-style controls or switch to the newer “Action” controls inspired by games like “Gears of War 2″ and “Halo 3.”

In this hotly anticipated new title coming on March 13, Chris Redfield returns as the “Resident Evil” hero and heads to Africa where the latest bioterrorism threat is literally transforming the people and animals of the city into mindless, maddened creatures. Joining forces with a new partner, Sheva Alomar, the two must work together to discover the truth behind this evil plot. Utilising the new co-op mode, players will be able to assume control of either Chris or Sheva and experience “Resident Evil” in new ways.

For more details, please visit: http://www.xbox.com/residentevil5

Resident Evil 5 is rated M.

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