Experience the thrill and terror of the infamous resident evil franchise like never before with the resident evil 5 gold edition. Featuring chris redfield of the original resident evil and new partner sheva alomar a west african agent of the bioterrorism security assessment alliance (bsaa) this sci-fi action/survival game is packed with hordes of fast-moving quick-thinking enemies that represent a whole new breed of unimaginable undead evil. The gold edition features every exciting play option found in the initial releases of the game including two-player co-op powerful new weapons and real-time inventory management between players but also includes all re5 console version download content released to date. This includes new episodes and costumes an improved mercenaries mode and online versus mode. story from the ashes of old conflicts a new terror arises. The umbrella corporation and its crop of lethal viruses have been destroyed and contained but a new more dangerous threat has emerged. Years after surviving the events in raccoon city chris redfield has been fighting the scourge of bio-organic weapons all over the world. Now a member of the bio-terrorism security assessment alliance (b.S.A.A.) chris is sent to africa to investigate a biological agent that is transforming the populace into aggressive and disturbing creatures. Joined by local bssa agent sheva alomar the two must work together to solve the truth behind the disturbing turn of events. exciting two-player co-op mode the new cooperative gameplay element focuses on the realities of a dual-agent mission highlighting the ways in which redfield and alomar must work together to survive the unexpected while still allowing them to split up and work alone. To help you maximize the potential of this setup two-player online and offline co-op modes ensure that you have options when aligning yourself with a partner.