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Resident Evil 5 Remastered

The biohazard threat has not ended: Just when it seemed that the menace of Resident Evil had been destroyed, along comes a new terror to send shivers down players' spines. Chris Redfield, returning Resident…

80 28 June 2016

Resident Evil 5 Remastered is an adventure developed by Capcom, released 28 June 2016 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

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What Resident Evil 5 Remastered is

Resident Evil 5 Remastered is an adventure game developed by Capcom and released in 2016. It is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. It runs on MT Framework.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The Umbrella Corporation and its crop of lethal viruses have been destroyed and contained. But a new, more dangerous threat has emerged. Years after surviving the events in Raccoon City, Chris Redfield has been fighting the scourge of bio-organic weapons all over the world. Now a member of the Bioterrorism Security Assessment Alliance (BSAA), Chris is sent to Africa to investigate a biological agent that is transforming the populace into aggressive and disturbing creatures. Joined by another local BSAA agent, Sheva Alomar, the two must work together to solve the truth behind the disturbing turn of events.
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, horror and survival. It supports multiplayer for up to 4 players online. Local play supports 2 players. Available modes: Co-operative and Multiplayer.

Where it sits in the Resident Evil series

Resident Evil 5 Remastered is the 105th of 190 entries we hold in the Resident Evil series. The next entry was Resident Evil: Triple Pack in 2016. Its critic score of 80 is 6 points above the series average of 74. The highest-rated entry is Resident Evil 4 at 95.

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How it was received

Resident Evil 5 Remastered holds a critic score of 80 out of 100. That places it above 64% of the 7,530 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2016 averaged 68, so it scored 12 points above the year average.

What it launched against

Resident Evil 5 Remastered launched on 28 June 2016, within three weeks of Mirror's Edge Catalyst, Inside, VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action and Mirror's Edge Catalyst. It reviewed better than 2 of the 4. It arrived 3 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Mirror's Edge Catalyst, Inside, VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action, Mirror's Edge Catalyst.

Cheats and codes

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Resident Evil 5 Remastered — frequently asked questions

When did Resident Evil 5 Remastered come out?
Resident Evil 5 Remastered was released on 28 June 2016 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
Does Resident Evil 5 Remastered have multiplayer?
Yes. Resident Evil 5 Remastered supports multiplayer for up to 4 players online.

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