In a recent article IGN said:
"As with the campaign, Mercenaries supports cooperative play. Unfortunately, it's not online. Instead, you can play on the same machine in a split-screen mode."
However this now appears to be incorrect. Pictures of online co-op play have been posted. People on the live-stream also confirmed they had been playing Mercenaries online.
Resident Evil 5 launched 15 years ago today - and it continues to stand as a stepping stone from the good to the bad.
One of my favourites because of the co-op. Then Resi 6 arrived and the series nosedived further.
I enjoyed the game co-oping with a friend I know the game in solo the AI can be an idiot but RE5 is way better then RE6. I played RE6 with a friend if it wasn't cheap when I got I would have avoided RE6.
5 was excellent, still play Mercs with my brother.
I would love a fully remastered RE:5, with some added, reworked content. The DLC for 5 was also excellent.
6 was awful.
I never understood why the game was misunderstood. It was a fantastic game at launch and is still fun today to play. It’s as action packed as Resident Evil 4 was, yet that’s regarded a masterpiece 🤷♂️
it was "misunderstood" because they introduced co-op into the franchise at a time when people loved to have fake rage about co-op. like, you could play the game as a solo experience, but people chose to have their bandwagon rage because it was cool at the time lol
Try to cope with your friend through terror with this list featuring the best horror Co-Op games you can play today.
An exploration of whether RE5 is truly the most logical next step for a remake, or whether there are others in line who deserve their day in the sun.
Remake of Resident evil outbreak as well as file 2. Same gameplay as the recent remakes. Choose what ever character you want to play as. With online co op.
Nope.
Rather remake other past Capcom & non-mainline RE games ... IF they have to continue churning out Remakes.
I'd rather want a new 3rd person RE spin-off
Dino Crisis and Onimusha Reboot
New IPs after Pragmata ships
Wow... My heart really sank when I read the IGN article. After pumping you up with all the details, the spat in your face on the second last paragraph!
Good thing they're wrong.
replay value just jumped up! woot Jill FTW
IGN sucks so this no big surprise.
heres hoping we can play jill in her sexy RE3 costume!
Thank You GODDD!! For Letting Mercenaries be Online!!! I've been telling my friend about Mercenaries mode from RE4 and I was hoping it was going to make this edition and not only did it make it, It took it to another level!!!! Honestly. Call me crazy. I am more excited for the Mercenaries Mode then the actual Story Mode itself!!!