Resident Evil 5 Q&A

During a recent roundtable discussion in Tokyo, Japan, we posed some of your burning questions straight to the Resident Evil 5 development team. Here's what we learned.

In our other exclusive reports, we detail the shocking shifts in gameplay in a new Resident Evil 5 preview, dissect vile new Resident Evil 5 enemies, including giant bats and bloodthirsty crocodiles, and engage in desperate shoot-outs in an oil refinery and a desolate mountain pass. And check out our new Resident Evil 5 screens.

Resident Evil 5 Q&A

GamePro: Will there be drivable vehicles in Resident Evil 5, and if so will they be a big part of the game?

Capcom: As far as vehicles go that you can drive yourself, the boat is the only one that you can control at will and go where you want to. But there will be a number of situations where you will be in vehicles and controlling vehicles just for that particular segment of the game-so, yeah, there will be a number of those that you can look forward to.

Are there any plans for a playable demo of Resident Evil 5 on Xbox LIVE or PSN?

We get a lot of calls for that, but right now the development team is extremely busy finishing up the game, so once things settle down there we can certainly put a little bit more thought into that.

The Mercenaries mini-game was one of the best things about Resident Evil 4. Will Mercenaries return for Resident Evil 5?

It's very traditional to the Resident Evil series to have those kinds of bonus modes and mini-games after you've cleared the game one time, so we're planning on having a different number of bonuses for the player who does finish the game. But if we told you now we'd be spoiling your experience, [so] hang on until you actually get to finish the game once-then you'll find out.

Resident Evil 5 Q&A

Will all the different enemies work together, like the mobs of Las Plagas victims?

The enemies that we've revealed up until now have a group mentality-they work together as a mob. But there will be many other enemies in the game who work by themselves and who are very scary. Actually, we plan on announcing some of the details about them in the months to come.

Does Tricell have any ties to the infamous Umbrella Corporation?

Tricell does not have any relation to Umbrella-I can tell you that much. In the new age that Resident Evil 5 takes place in, there are many different viruses out there on the [black] market. There are some organizations who want to use them for good and some organizations who want to use them for bad, so it's not a simple story; it's quite complex.