Seeing as Resident Evil 4 was originally a GameCube exclusive, fans can only wonder why Resident Evil 5 still hasn’t been released for Nintendo’s successor console. Graphical limitations aside, the gameplay formula would still work great, pointing to Resident Evil 4 Wii Edition as proof. Speaking to games™ magazine, Capcom Chief Producer Masachika Kawata was asked whether the popular survival horror game would be released for the Wii.
“Hypothetically speaking, the Resident Evil 4 engine would work perfectly for replicating the gameplay but we would never be able to recreate the graphical quality” Kawata explained. “A gun shooting game like Darkside Chronicles makes much more sense for Wii so, in short, Resident Evil 5 Wii Edition isn’t likely to happen.”
With that said, Kawata also mentioned that he was impressed by Cavia’s work on Darkside Chronicles, and said that Resident Evil 5 could be a possibility after all. Even though the game might not look as pretty as it does on the 360 or PS3, it would be interesting to see how the game would play out on the Wii.
Capcom has showcased a new trailer for the upcoming survival horror title Dead Rising 2. If you’re preparing for a bunch of new media for the game, don’t expect it at E3 due to the swine flu scare, so you better enjoy the video for what it’s worth.
Dead Rising 2 will be out for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC sometime next year.
If you don’t already own Left 4 Dead, Steam is offering players a chance to play the game for free starting 12:01AM GMT this Friday. The game clocks in at around 4GB, so you should pre-load the title now so you have time to play tomorrow. The survival horror FPS retails for $39.99 on Steam.
Retailers have been listing the upcoming Resident Evil Archives for a June 2009 release. The game will be a compilation of the remade Resident Evil and Resident Evil: Zero.
There’s no real information other than that. It’ll cost you $29.99, but if you already have the Gamecube version of the games, then there’s no real justification to buy it. There may be Progressive Scan support included in the Wii version, but outside of that, it’s just a re-packaging.
The Office of Film and Literature Classification has reversed its banning of Konami’s survival horror Silent Hill: Homecoming in Australia. The game’s rating has been revised to fit the standards for an MA15+ rating. The board mainly had objections with the game’s content involving “high-impact violence, copious blood spray, decapitations, partial corpse dismemberment, and depictions of torture”.
It really won’t be the same without a few of these elements, namely head decapitations, but it’s much better than having the title behind bars. It is unknown what date the game will be reaching Australian shores, which is for the Xbox 360, PS3, and PC.
