April 7th 2009 8:00 am PT

RESIDENT EVIL 5 Versus Mode

Content: RESIDENT EVIL 5 Versus Mode
Price: 400 Microsoft Points
Availability: Not available in Germany or Japan
Dash Text: [ESRB: M (Mature) BLOOD AND GORE,INTENSE VIOLENCE,STRONG LANGUAGE] VERSUS is a new mode available for Resident Evil 5. Take control of Chris, Sheva and other RE5 favorites in online battles of up to 4 players! Compete for points by defeating Majini in SLAYERS or take down other players in SURVIVORS. Fight alone or in a team for a total of 4 exciting variations!※You must have an Xbox LIVE Gold Membership to go on-line and use this mode.

 

Add RESIDENT EVIL 5 Versus Mode to your Xbox 360 download queue

 

 

Game Add-on, Marketplace By Larry Hryb, Xbox LIVE's Major Nelson

permalink: http://majornelson.com/2009/04/07/resident-evil-5-versus-mode/

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  • Mcmax3000

    Isn’t the stuff that’s already on disc only like 108kb instead of almost 2MB? I’m pretty sure the other on disc content that I’ve seen on Marketplace was not 2MB which makes me think that it’s not in fact on disc.

    This isn’t me defending Capcom or RE5 because I actually thought the game was terrible.

    And if by chance it is on the disc, for the people comparing it to EA’s unlocks with NFS, Skate 2, Tiger Woods 09, Burnout etc, that’s not really an accurate comparison because that stuff is all attainable for free by playing through the single player portion of the game, unlike this versus mode IF it’s actually on the disc.

  • Tekkie neXt

    I mentioned what EA are doing because it’s a million times worse than what Capcom have jut done, EA are offering content not only on the DVD but already unlockable through gameplay, Capcom are are offering Content that is neither unlockable nor on the DVD.

    128KB downloads are for things already on the DVD, 2MB downloads actually contain some content, in this case the basic text based code for the new menus, new competitive scoring system and to allow 4 players instead of just 2.

  • Vinclive

    Nemesis: “Oh well! You can all complain while I shell out the LARGE AND VAST AMOUNT of AU$6.60 and enjoy the Versus mode.”

    –> Look… if you’re buying this, every game developer will start doing it too! You’ll end up paying MORE for EVERY game. That’s a ripoff. Capcom, you’re not getting away with this.

  • tj sumpthun

    Quit your whining! You will pay for more multiplayer maps so why would you not pay for multiplayer? Everyone needs to read the article in the back of this months OXM. It talks about how games rarely come with good multiplayer and good singleplayer. Capcom is making us pay so that it is actually good mutltiplayer. Would you rather of had free piece of crap multiplayer that you will never play? You people need to think before you speak instead of just getting angry cause you have to throw out $5.

  • Wonderclutch

    I think this is a good place as any to state that I haven’t bought a new game since they went up 10$ in Canada. We’re now paying 69.99$ for new games here. This industry is going head first into it’s second crash. Enjoy the ride while it lasts.

  • Doh Ray Egon

    @Tekkie neXt and others like him: It’s always funny to see people bitching about other people bitching.

  • votemarvel

    I would have preferred to see them adding something like Horde from Gears of War 2.

    Mercenaries is great fun but even if I get all the time bonuses, the game often finishes just as I’m getting into my stride. Being able to turn off the time limit and seeing how long you can last against ever increasing numbers of bad guys would have been great.

  • Exu

    BAD
    1. Can’t really see a versus mode “working” for Resi.
    2. Probably already on the disc, though the theories for it not being are plausible.
    3. Costs money.
    4. Further alienates user bases of Capcom and Microsoft, after other DLC shafts (see: SFIV).
    5. Could have been in the game on release.

    GOOD
    1.

  • Exu

    Almost forgot.
    —
    6. Japs pay 160

  • I Super Sambo I

    400 MSP is about £3

    Get a grip people…

  • Mcmax3000

    @wonderclutch We’re paying more because of the decrease in the Canadian dollar, not because of the Game Companies so boycotting them just means that you’re missing out on games you want to play because it’s not likely to change anytime soon.

    I don’t know about you but I was paying 69.99 for my games for quite a while before the Canadian Dollar increased last year so now that it’s back to where it was, so are the prices.

  • bknight2k

    What i have seen so far, the multiplayer DLC is pretty poor.
    You can tell it was not in the original plan, I do plan to get 1000 GS from RE5 but the DLC is terrible.

  • Karachi King

    Geez, there are so many whingers here.
    The content is only so small because it reuses most of the assets from Mercenaries mode. Adversarial multiplayer was NEVER an advertised feature of the retail package. This is purely an add-on for those who want it.

    Don’t like it, then don’t buy it. No need to act like you’re getting screwed over by something that’s completely optional.

  • uacostajr52

    good lord PAY FOR MP MODES COME ON WHAT THE HELLLL!!!! How rude!!!!!

  • TeakLocket

    So stupid should have put it on the disc =(

  • Andy888101

    i wish it was free

  • w00dm4n

    Vader had a bigger file size than the standard 108kb unlock key.
    But he showed up in online multiplayer without any downloading or updates.
    he was even there if you played the game unpatched and stayed offline.

  • DOOBYDAR

    No thanks capcom,Glad i did not buy the game yet.
    @J0NGIE,your beer is average at best.Its still beer lol.

  • Shonk

    wow 400 points to enable something thats no doubt already on the disk

    i have really had enough of this

  • Shonk

    RE5 was the next game i was going to order online
    after trying my friends the other day

    not going to bother now

    you people saying its fine need to get a grip

    they are stripping out features that would already be on the disk
    if dlc didnt exist

    its a blatant price gouge

  • Ai Kago

    People stop buying this stuff! What a joke, paying for things that are already on the disc, and should be for free anyway.

  • exprohound

    its not a lot of cash but i agree it should have been included on disc f.o.c

  • MeS FEAR

    Its not only Capcom. EA and other big companies are doing the same and ripping people off. They are doing that because of the political climate.

  • Mr Morpheus

    To JonnyDFandango: I could not said it better myself. Very well said!!!

  • DONER KEBAB MAN

    I love the game and I’ll be buying the ‘DLC’ though I can understand peoples gripes. I personally think the game should have come with the MP unlocked. In the last few weeks alone Ive forked out money for WaW maps, Gears 2 maps, Lips music (over priced) and movies in HD (overpriced).Im not moaning I just think in todays economical crisis Microsoft could be a bit more sensitive in their sales department. Arcade prices appear to be on the up. I reiterate that Res5 is a great game, though can you imagine having to have paid to play WaW online, on top of your internet bill, Xbox Live subscription. Its getting a bit out of hand.

  • XZEROEVIL

    its says ur not able to dl it in japan but i had no prob downloading it and playiny it today (i live in japan) what i do gots a prob with it the WAW map pack that wont dl to save my life

  • BMW530XD

    Shame on You, Capcom!

  • Warrengonline

    @UCB Disco
    Well said, well said. Not sure if it is fact, but well said. 400 Points is not much at all. It is a MODE that could have been included, but was possibly worked on AFTER RE5 was complete.

    RE5 multiplayer VS in 1996? NEVER EVER crossed our minds, but I did always want a 4 Player co-op with people in the ORIGINAL game in a HUGE map all over the house with ‘communicators’ that literally ‘went out’ and came bakc online (outside of Party Chat) for that realistic play.

    Now as for VERSUS, it is an awesome extra at 400 points. RE5 is not perfect, but with the right co-op partner the co-op part is awesome to play over and over and over again.

    @Shonk
    Hmm, that bites, you’re missing out on a great experience – not exactly like Crackdown or Halo 3 co-op, but a Resident Evil (a tad, quite a tad watered down from RE4) experience you really should rent or gamefly it and play it through AT LEAST once co-op with your friend. At least up to level 3-1. Most of my friends who rented it said exactly what you said until the played 3-1 and they all went and bought it. I have one friend who thinks IGN is the freaking bible of game reviews, he bought it and is scared to open it (wants max trade-in value and didn’t like the less than 9 reviews – all the while playing Wheelman). IF DLC was not in place, this blog would not exist. Give RE5 a fair chance – forget about the DLC for a moment as The Mercenaries Mode will keep you busy long after you’ve completed the game – well AFTER you unlock it.

  • wolfzero01

    Since it seems that the RE5 fanboys and people who say that its only $5 will by this without question, I’m sure this will end up selling really well. its obvious that Capcom and other developers don’t care about the complaints

    I have a feeling that this is probably going to be something that is done by more companies in the future. The next Gears or Call of Duty will require you to pay 400 to 800 points in order to unlock the multiplayer modes that are all ready on the disk.

  • darkjester74

    I’ve seen some videos of the slayers game type. I have to say it doesnt look very fun at all. Also, I hear the different characters are very unbalanced. Pass.

  • Ganon255

    I was gonna get it, but now that I am done with the game I think I will pass. The price is not a problem, just the timing.

  • Blitzkrieg047

    I hope this doesn’t sell well, not well at all. This sort of thing needs to be looked down upon. And don’t give me that crap about ’5 dollars isnt that much, get a job blah blah’. With that logic I could be like ‘Wanna buy this rock for a dollar? It’s only a dollar.”

    Don’t support capcom and their ridiculous DLC.

  • MustardMan z

    1.86MB Download… Paying for what you already paid… What a sad future for gaming. Let’s shell out our money for partially complete games!

  • Air23Maxx

    I was going to pick RE5 up this weekend but after finding out that the DLC is actually on the disk, and we are paying to unlock it, I think I will show my disapproval and not buy the game at all.

  • Vasilii Zaytsev

    Just read on Kotaku that this content was already on the goddamned disc. 400 Points for something already in the game? The file is 1.9 MB IN SIZE. Don’t BS me and say it’s not on the disc already.

  • MACPH1ST0

    @ Vasilii Zaytsev: That Kotaku article is just as much rumor as the IGN article. While we’ll never really know the definitive answer unless someone with Capcom comes out with it, it’s pretty safe to say that if the download was just an unlock key, the download would have been a LOT smaller.

  • TROGDOR 007

    I’ll wait until a official reply from Capcom (In which they will say it wasn’t on the disc), until I make a judgment, but this does look extremely sketchy.

    Well, I rented RE5 and beat it, then I returned it and don’t have any desire to play it again, so it doesn’t matter much to me.

    However, if this is in fact on the disc and that is determined as fact, I seriously doubt I will be playing any Capcom games anymore.

    =[

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