Resident Evil 5: Desperate Escape Review
Capcom continues to prove that they know what they are doing when it comes to DLC with Resident Evil 5: Desperate Escape. Unlike certain other games whose DLC simply gives you more of the main gameplay experience, all of the Resident Evil 5 DLC chapters have had their own unique style of gameplay. Lost in Nightmares, the first DLC chapter, gave us a game reminiscent of early Resident Evils. Desperate Escape, however, does the exact opposite. If you are itching to mow down wave after wave of zombies with serious heavy artillery, then this is the DLC for you.
Desperate Escape takes place during the endgame of Resident Evil 5, while Chris and Sheva are doing their funky Wesker handling. The DLC centers around Jill Valentine and Josh Stone as they run for their lives through Uroboros infected Africa. Now, when I say “run for their lives” I really mean “shoot everyone in existence.” There are a lot of infected people left over in Africa, and they all want to kill you. Luckily, you have the perfect remedy for that … gunz!
Jill and Josh are decked out with all sorts of weaponry, and will find even more as they play through the game. Zombies are everywhere and they will come at you in full force and really, the only option is to mow them down. There are no puzzles to speak of and ammo is in decent enough supply, but as I said before, so are zombies (or infected or Majini or whatever you want to call them). You will have to use all your skill to get through this one.
Once again, partner based gameplay is back, and once again your partner is actually quite intelligent this time around, as opposed to the main game. Still, the DLC is much better with a friend at the wheel, even if you do have to handle split-screen. On the harder difficulties, this DLC will kick your ass plain and simple. You take a lot of damage, ammo runs out quicker than you would think, and quite frankly, there are just a lot of zombies.
Along with the new chapter, you get a whole bunch of other extras to fiddle around with too. Josh becomes playable in The Mercenaries mode, as does a newcomer Rebecca Chambers. Chris and Sheva both get new costumes, and Chris’s costume comes fully equipped with a gatling gun, along with infinite ammo. Maybe you didn’t hear me. Gatling Gun. Infinite Ammo! If you are the sort of sadistic mad man who just can’t get enough of mowing down horde after horde of the undead, then the original Resident Evil 5 will get a fresh new paint job for you.
Overall, there isn’t much to say about Desperate Escape, because, once again, it is short and doesn’t cost a whole lot of money. However, these are the same reasons you should pick it up. Its very affordable, fun to play, and it won’t eat up several hours of your life. It’s just another way to look at Resident Evil 5, so if you were a fan before, then you will also be a fan of Desperate Escape.
(25 votes, average: 2.80 out of 4)
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