Resident Evil: Revelations Includes Co-op Raid Mode
Today Capcom revealed a bonus mode in Resident Evil: Revelations called Raid Mode playable with one or two players via local wi-fi or over the Internet. Playing as either Jill Valentine or Chris Redfield, you’ll fight enemies to earn points that can be spent upgrading your weapons or character. For all intents and purposes this seems to be Revelations’ take on Mercenary Mode, giving you a more action-oriented experience to contrast with the survival-horror of the main game. Check out a video of the action below:
Capcom has also announced a fourth playable character in the main game, Keith Lumley. Keith works with his partner Quint Cetcham; the pair are described as “nerdy” and will act as the comic relief for the game. Revelations assistant producer Tsukasa Takenaka explains:
“Previous Resident Evil games have featured maybe not so many characters. In older Resident Evil games the story takes place from one or two characters’ perspectives and progresses with them from beginning to end. This game is different in that you see a lot of different viewpoints from a lot of different characters. The viewpoints shift around. That’s one of the things we’re talking about with the episodic structure of the story. You get to see things unfold from different characters in different times, and we found different kinds of characters makes that even more compelling. They do seem a bit comical, but when you see how they fit into the story and what they bring to the experience, they’re definitely Resident Evil characters.”
A few other details about the game have been revealed. First, Revelations features an “Enhanced 3D depth slider” which allows players to widen or narrow the 3D effect. The options range from normal, strong, to very strong. Second, Revelations does allow players to delete game data–likely a reaction to the outcry over the lack of such a feature in Mercenaries 3D. Finally, the game will feature the Circle Pad Pro–confirmed name of the upcoming 3DS add-on–as a fourth control scheme option.
Resident Evil: Revelations launches on January 27th, 2012 in Europe and February 7th, 2012 in North America.
