Resident Evil Survival Unit gameplay showcased
Following on from the recent Resident Evil Requiem reveal, Capcom has now showcased Resident Evil Survival Unit, a new strategy game featuring a large roster of iconic characters.
Resident Evil Survival Unit presents a new take on the horror franchise. Survival Unit is a strategy game, developed by Joycity and Aniplex, in collaboration with Capcom and Kingdom Hearts co-creator, Shinji Hashimoto. In a livestream last night, the game was fully revealed, and it is already being described as a “dream come true” for Resident Evil fans:
Resident Evil Survival Unit will feature a large roster of iconic characters from across the main RE games and the spin-offs. Players will spawn on to an appropriately thematic map with iconic locations like The Mansion and the RPD station. You can level up your squad with new skills and your chosen Squad Leader will get an additional ability that will impact the whole party.
Like in traditional Resident Evil titles, in Survival Unit, you will pick up mysterious items and solve puzzles to unlock new areas. When it comes to combat, it is like a much smaller version of XCOM, perhaps more akin to the combat system in South Park: The Fractured But Whole.
It looks quite fun, but it is a mobile game, so expect microtransactions. The restrictions of a smaller mobile display also means that the maps are quite compact. If it does well though, then perhaps one day we’ll get a full-sized strategy game with bigger maps and more controllable characters.
KitGuru Says: There is no release date just yet but the game is up for ‘pre-registration’ on Google Play and the iOS App Store.
