Resident Evil 5: Steelbook Edition
Chris Redfield returns to the series as the main character in Resident Evil 5, a game which takes place five years after Resident Evil 4. He is sent to Kijuju, Africa, where local agent Sheva Alomar joins him…
Resident Evil 5: Steelbook Edition is an adventure developed by Capcom, released 13 March 2009 on PlayStation 3.
What Resident Evil 5: Steelbook Edition is
Resident Evil 5: Steelbook Edition is an adventure game developed by Capcom and released in 2009. It is available on PlayStation 3 only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Chris Redfield returns to the series as the main character in Resident Evil 5, a game which takes place five years after Resident Evil 4. He is sent to Kijuju, Africa, where local agent Sheva Alomar joins him in the mission to apprehend Ricardo Irwing, who is trying to sell bio-weapons in the black market. Soon they are attacked by hordes of locals infected by an improved version of the "las plagas" parasite seen in Resident Evil 4, which they call "majini". As the story progresses, Chris discovers that some old fellows are behind the whole incident.
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, horror and survival. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.
Where it sits in the Resident Evil series
Resident Evil 5: Steelbook Edition is the 55th of 190 entries we hold in the Resident Evil series. The next entry was Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes in 2009.
What it launched against
Resident Evil 5: Steelbook Edition launched on 13 March 2009, within three weeks of Resident Evil 5, Killzone 2, Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars and Empire: Total War.
Released around the same time: Resident Evil 5, Killzone 2, Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars, Empire: Total War.
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