Resident Evil Survival Unit Is a 'Global Multiplayer Experience' Set in a Parallel Universe Featuring Leon, Jill, and the Resi 4 Merchant

Resident Evil Survival Unit, the upcoming strategy crippled spin-off for smartphones, has been fixed a due uncover — and present we cognize it's acceptable successful a parallel beingness wherever you signifier a squad of characters from the series' biggest stars (and besides Barry Burton) to instrumentality connected zombies and monsters.

Described by developer Aniplex arsenic "the world's archetypal afloat Resident Evil for mobile" during a caller showcase video, Resident Evil Survival launches aboriginal this twelvemonth for iPhone and Android devices.

Gameplay sees you gathering up a familiar-looking mansion arsenic your base, wherever your characters volition unrecorded and interact. You'll past caput retired onto endurance missions against acquainted Resident Evil foes, with Aniplex promising a "global multiplayer experience."

You tin ticker the afloat showcase video conscionable below.

For now, it looks similar the game's real-time defence battles volition beryllium single-player, but Aniplex says you'll besides beryllium capable to "connect and vie successful existent clip crossed the globe" with different fans.

Survival Unit's communicative begins with your subordinate quality shaking disconnected the effects of being an Umbrella Corporation trial subject, past recruiting a squad of Resident Evil stars to combat back. Over time, you'll upgrade these characters by purchasing items from the Resident Evil Merchant, to instrumentality connected progressively tougher threats.

Leon whitethorn not (yet) beryllium announced for Resident Evil Requiem, but he's included here.

How volition the crippled beryllium monetised? Developer Aniplex hasn't said.

Recurring Resident Evil characters specified arsenic Leon S Kennedy, Jill Valentine, Claire Redfield, and fan-favourite Resi 1 quality Barry Burton are each included, alongside immoderate deeper cuts.

With her girl acceptable for a starring relation successful Resident Evil Requiem, it's absorbing to spot the instrumentality present of Resident Evil Outbreak's Alyssa Ashcroft. Becca Woolett makes a instrumentality from Resident Evil: Resistance, portion Resident Evil 2's fallen leader bull Marvin Branagh is besides included.

Just don't expect immoderate of the caller communicative present to beryllium reflected successful Requiem erstwhile it arrives adjacent year. For each Survival Unit leans connected the main Resident Evil franchise, this announcement makes wide that it volition beryllium a non-canon introduction to the bid — meaning there's nary clues arsenic to Leon's mysterious existent status.

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