I know, shocking, isn't it? An actual post that doesn't have to do with this week's releases!(though it looks like I'm a bit late getting that post up on the site yet again)
Capcom has announced that a demo of Resident Evil 5 will be coming to the Xbox 360 (via the Live Marketplace) on January 26th.
"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 installment 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, Jan. 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.”" - Capcom press release
There seems to be a bit of confusion regarding if Capcom means the demo will only be available for a week or if it will only be exclusive to the Xbox 360 for one week, but either way, this is great news for 360 owners who have been foaming at the mouth in anticipation of this latest chapter in Capcom's long running survival horror series.
Wow. I am so out of practice in typing these sort of things.
