Resident Evil-Online

Resident Evil is the franchise that started it all. Love it or hate it, the influence of the video games are everywhere and believe it or not, may be responsible for the entire zombie surge both here and oveseas.

According to the official Playstation magazine, the latest and most refreshing edition to the franchise, Resident Evil: Online will be hitting Japan next summer and will carry a fee of 5$ a month. No word on a U.S. release date or price plan but rest assured it'll hit our shores. The game even supports both broadband and narrowband connections so you don't have to worry about not being able to play if your stuck with dial-up.

The premise has the player choosing from 1 of 8 players, such as a police officer, a waitress, or a surgeon and the goal is to simply make it out of Raccoon City alive. The catch is, there can be up to a dozen zombies on screen at once and that means there's no way you're going to make it alone which brings us to the online aspect. You'll have to work with other players to survive and each character has its own traits and abilities. Four will be controlled by other players, four will be computer controlled. Interaction will be limited to simple pretext commands so you never know who's a real live person, and who's not!

Imagine the mayham with tons of characters onscreen, all firing at zombies. Certainly sounds like a good time! Until this sucker hits however, pick up a Gamecube and enjoy Resident Evil 0, which not only tells you how the whole thing began, but has some of the best graphics you'll ever see! To see more screenshots from Resident Evil: Online, head to Electronic Gaming Monthlys Official Site.

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