Capcom sends word that new RE5 multiplayer mode “Versus” will hit both PSN and Xbox Live Tomorrow.
“We are happy to announce that the wait for new Resident Evil 5 content is almost over! The new online multiplayer Versus mode will be available to download on Xbox LIVE and PlayStation Network beginning tomorrow, Tuesday, April 7, 2009. For 400 Microsoft Points on Xbox LIVE, or $4.99 on the PlayStation Network, Resident Evil fans will be able to go up against each other for the most terrifying Versus mode to date.”
Get some more info on the new mode after the jump.
Versus allows up to four players to match wits in online battles across two very different game types. Slayer’s Rule is a point-based game that challenges players to kill Majinis. In Survivor’s Rule, players hunt the most dangerous game, each other! Players can begin the hunt as Chris, Sheva or other secret characters, and choose from either one-on-one or two-versus-two team matches for either of the two gameplay styles.
Source: Capcom
Sign me up! I wonder how this versus mode will fare with the stop and shoot gameplay.
I’ve never been much for multiplayer, myself, but even I have to admit that ‘Versus’ sounds like fun.
Although Tim’s right – RE’s idiosyncratic control scheme does seem like kind of a wild card.
My stance is versus will suck with stop and shoot. 4 player Slayer’s Rule (aka 4 player Mercs)? Worth $5.
versus is gonna be really fun, but really funny to watch.
i mean, wesker is just going to be sprinting back and forth all over the place, and its going to look like four guys standing in the middle of a village, just aiming for awhile. Also, i think that there are going to be alot of matches where everybody is playing sniper, which is going to suck, because then its just going to be more like a 4 player shooting gallery. Slayers rule just sounds like 4 player mercs, which is a good idea, but should have been shipped with the game to begin with.