<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
5	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2009	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Capcom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
major	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
2005	O
—	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
its	O
predecessor	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
4	I-Application
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
5	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
consoles	O
in	O
March	O
2009	O
and	O
for	O
Windows	O
in	O
September	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
plot	O
involves	O
an	O
investigation	O
of	O
a	O
terrorist	O
threat	O
by	O
Bioterrorism	O
Security	O
Assessment	O
Alliance	O
agents	O
Chris	O
Redfield	O
and	O
Sheva	O
Alomar	O
in	O
Kijuju	B-Application
,	O
a	O
fictional	O
region	O
of	O
West	O
Africa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
5	I-Application
is	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
installment	O
,	O
though	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
designed	O
for	O
two-player	O
cooperative	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
also	O
been	O
considered	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
main	O
series	O
to	O
depart	O
from	O
the	O
survival	O
horror	O
genre	O
,	O
with	O
critics	O
saying	O
it	O
bore	O
more	O
resemblance	O
to	O
an	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
was	O
used	O
for	O
the	O
cutscenes	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
video	O
game	O
to	O
use	O
a	O
virtual	O
camera	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
staff	O
members	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
worked	O
on	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
5	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
5	I-Application
received	O
a	O
positive	O
reception	O
,	O
despite	O
some	O
criticism	O
for	O
its	O
control	O
scheme	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
5	I-Application
was	O
re-released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
June	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
best-selling	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
franchise	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
original	O
version	O
remained	O
the	O
best-selling	O
individual	O
Capcom	O
release	O
until	O
March	O
2018	O
,	O
when	O
it	O
was	O
outsold	O
by	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
:	I-Application
World	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
6	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
,	O
five	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
Chris	O
Redfield	O
,	O
now	O
an	O
agent	O
of	O
the	O
Bioterrorism	O
Security	O
Assessment	O
Alliance	O
(	O
BSAA	O
)	O
,	O
is	O
dispatched	O
to	O
Kijuju	B-Application
in	O
West	O
Africa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
5	I-Application
is	O
a	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
with	O
an	O
over-the-shoulder	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
use	O
several	O
weapons	O
including	O
handguns	O
,	O
shotguns	O
,	O
automatic	O
rifles	O
,	O
sniper	O
rifles	O
,	O
and	O
grenade	O
launchers	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
melee	B-Application
attacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
in	O
its	O
predecessor	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
players	O
can	O
upgrade	O
weapons	O
with	O
money	O
and	O
treasure	O
collected	O
in-game	O
and	O
heal	O
themselves	O
with	O
herbs	O
,	O
but	O
cannot	O
run	O
and	O
shoot	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
previous	O
games	O
,	O
the	O
item	O
size	O
is	O
irrelevant	O
;	O
a	O
herb	O
or	O
a	O
grenade	O
launcher	O
each	O
occupy	O
one	O
space	O
,	O
and	O
four	O
items	O
may	O
be	O
assigned	O
to	O
the	O
D-pad	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
5	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
series	O
designed	O
for	O
two-player	O
cooperative	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
a	O
person	O
plays	O
alone	O
,	O
Sheva	O
is	O
controlled	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
(	O
AI	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Mercenaries	O
minigame	O
,	O
which	O
debuted	O
in	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Nemesis	I-Application
,	O
is	O
included	O
in	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
5	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
minigame	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
was	O
initially	O
offline	O
only	O
;	O
a	O
release-day	O
patch	O
needed	O
to	O
be	O
downloaded	B-Application
to	O
access	O
the	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
5	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Capcom	O
and	O
produced	O
by	O
Jun	O
Takeuchi	O
,	O
who	O
directed	O
Onimusha	B-Application
:	I-Application
Warlords	I-Application
and	O
produced	O
Lost	B-Application
Planet	I-Application
:	I-Application
Extreme	I-Application
Condition	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Keiji	O
Inafune	O
,	O
promotional	O
producer	O
for	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
executive	O
producer	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
supervised	O
the	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2007	O
,	O
some	O
members	O
of	O
Capcom	O
's	O
Clover	O
Studio	O
began	O
working	O
on	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
5	I-Application
while	O
others	O
were	O
working	O
on	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Umbrella	I-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
,	O
which	O
debuted	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yasuhiro	O
Anpo	O
,	O
who	O
worked	O
as	O
a	O
programmer	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
,	O
directed	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
5	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
several	O
staff	O
members	O
who	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
involved	O
in	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
5	I-Application
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Takeuchi	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
retain	O
the	O
gameplay	O
model	O
introduced	O
in	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
with	O
"	O
thematic	O
tastes	O
"	O
from	O
both	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
4	I-Application
and	O
the	O
original	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
previous	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
games	O
are	O
mainly	O
set	O
at	O
night	O
,	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
5	I-Application
occur	O
almost	O
entirely	O
during	O
the	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Majini	O
were	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
more	O
violent	O
than	O
the	O
"	O
Ganado	O
"	O
enemies	O
in	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
decision	O
for	O
cooperative	O
gameplay	O
was	O
made	O
part-way	O
through	O
development	O
,	O
for	O
a	O
new	O
experience	O
in	O
a	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Takeuchi	O
cited	O
the	O
film	O
Black	O
Hawk	O
Down	O
as	O
an	O
influence	O
on	O
the	O
setting	O
of	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
5	I-Application
and	O
his	O
experience	O
working	O
on	O
Lost	B-Application
Planet	I-Application
:	I-Application
Extreme	I-Application
Condition	I-Application
as	O
an	O
influence	O
on	O
its	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
questioned	O
as	O
to	O
why	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
not	O
being	O
released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
was	O
the	O
most	O
popular	O
gaming	O
console	O
at	O
that	O
time	O
,	O
Takeuchi	O
responded	O
that	O
although	O
that	O
may	O
have	O
been	O
a	O
good	O
decision	O
"	O
from	O
a	O
business	O
perspective	O
"	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
was	O
not	O
the	O
best	O
choice	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
power	O
and	O
visual	O
quality	O
,	O
concluding	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
happy	O
with	O
the	O
console	O
choices	O
they	O
had	O
made	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
5	I-Application
runs	O
on	O
version	O
1.4	O
of	O
Capcom	O
's	O
MT	O
Framework	O
engine	O
and	O
scenes	O
were	O
recorded	O
by	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
video	O
game	O
to	O
use	O
a	O
virtual	O
camera	O
system	O
,	O
which	O
allowed	O
the	O
developers	O
to	O
see	O
character	O
movements	O
in	O
real	O
time	O
as	O
the	O
motion-capture	B-Application
actors	O
recorded	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dyer	O
's	O
background	O
training	O
in	O
circus	O
skills	O
helped	O
her	O
win	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Sheva	O
,	O
as	O
Capcom	O
were	O
searching	O
for	O
someone	O
who	O
could	O
handle	O
the	O
physical	O
skills	O
her	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
required	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
of	O
the	O
human	O
character	O
motions	O
were	O
based	O
on	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
,	O
while	O
the	O
non-human	O
characters	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
animated	O
by	O
hand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
5	I-Application
soundtrack	O
features	O
an	O
original	O
theme	B-Application
song	O
,	O
titled	O
"	O
Pray	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Suzuki	O
and	O
sung	O
by	O
Oulimata	O
Niang	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Capcom	O
announced	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
5	I-Application
on	O
July	O
20	O
,	O
2005	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
company	O
showed	O
a	O
brief	O
trailer	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
at	O
the	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
(	O
E3	O
)	O
in	O
July	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
full	O
E3	O
trailer	O
became	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	O
Marketplace	O
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
Store	O
that	O
same	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
playable	O
game	O
demo	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
December	O
5	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
on	O
January	O
26	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
February	O
2	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Worldwide	O
downloads	B-Application
of	O
the	O
demo	O
exceeded	O
four	O
million	O
for	O
the	O
two	O
consoles	O
;	O
over	O
1.8million	O
were	O
downloaded	B-Application
between	O
January	O
26	O
and	O
January	O
29	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2009	O
,	O
D+PAD	O
Magazine	O
reported	O
that	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
5	I-Application
would	O
be	O
released	O
with	O
limited-edition	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
box	O
art	O
;	O
pictures	O
of	O
the	O
limited-edition	O
box	O
claimed	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
allow	O
two	O
to	O
sixteen	O
players	O
to	O
play	O
offline	O
via	O
System	B-Device
Link	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Capcom	O
soon	O
issued	O
another	O
statement	O
that	O
the	O
box-art	O
information	O
was	O
incorrect	O
,	O
and	O
System	B-Device
Link	I-Device
could	O
support	O
only	O
two	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
released	O
a	O
limited-edition	O
,	O
red	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
Elite	O
console	O
which	O
was	O
sold	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
package	O
included	O
an	O
exclusive	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
theme	B-Application
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
Dashboard	O
and	O
a	O
download	B-Application
voucher	O
for	O
Super	B-Application
Street	I-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
Turbo	I-Application
HD	I-Application
Remix	I-Application
from	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
5	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
in	O
March	O
2009	O
,	O
alongside	O
a	O
dedicated	O
Game	B-Application
Space	I-Application
on	O
PlayStation	B-Protocol
Home	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
space	O
,	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
5	I-Application
"	O
Studio	O
Lot	O
"	O
(	O
Biohazard	B-Application
5	I-Application
"	O
Film	O
Studio	O
"	O
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
,	O
had	O
as	O
its	O
theme	B-Application
the	O
in-game	O
location	O
of	O
Kijuju	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
areas	O
of	O
the	O
space	O
were	O
available	O
only	O
to	O
owners	O
of	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
5	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
,	O
using	O
Nvidia	O
's	O
3D	B-Algorithm
Vision	I-Algorithm
technology	O
through	O
DirectX	O
10	O
,	O
includes	O
more	O
costumes	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
mode	O
in	O
the	O
Mercenaries	O
minigame	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
5	I-Application
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
Shield	B-Application
Android	I-Application
TV	I-Application
in	O
May	O
2016	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
the	O
following	O
month	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
physical	O
disc	O
copy	O
following	O
in	O
America	O
that	O
July	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
October	O
29	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
before	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
5	I-Application
,	O
Capcom	O
announced	O
that	O
a	O
competitive	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
called	O
Versus	O
would	O
be	O
available	O
for	O
download	B-Application
in	O
several	O
weeks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Versus	O
became	O
available	O
for	O
download	B-Application
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
April	O
7	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
through	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	O
Marketplace	O
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
Store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Windows	O
version	O
of	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
5	I-Application
originally	O
did	O
not	O
support	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
Sony	O
's	O
press	O
conference	O
at	O
the	O
2009	O
Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	O
Capcom	O
announced	O
that	O
a	O
special	O
edition	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Biohazard	B-Application
5	I-Application
:	I-Application
Alternative	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
,	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
in	O
the	O
spring	O
of	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
edition	O
supports	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Move	I-Device
accessory	O
and	O
includes	O
a	O
new	O
scenario	O
,	O
"	O
Lost	O
in	O
Nightmares	O
"	O
,	O
where	O
Chris	O
Redfield	O
and	O
Jill	O
Valentine	O
infiltrate	O
one	O
of	O
Umbrella	O
Corporation	O
co-founder	O
Oswell	O
E	O
.	O
Spencer	O
's	O
estates	O
in	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
special	O
edition	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
5	I-Application
:	O
Gold	O
Edition	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
Alternative	O
Edition	O
,	O
Gold	O
Edition	O
supports	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Move	I-Device
accessory	O
with	O
a	O
patch	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
14	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Gold	O
Edition	O
came	O
in	O
a	O
DVD	O
with	O
a	O
token	O
allowing	O
free	O
download	B-Application
of	O
all	O
DLC	B-Protocol
,	O
while	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
had	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
content	O
on	O
a	O
single	O
Blu-ray	O
disc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
5	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
5	I-Application
:	O
Gold	O
Edition	O
was	O
placed	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
Network	O
as	O
a	O
free	O
download	B-Application
for	O
PlayStation	O
Plus	O
users	O
during	O
that	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
conversion	O
to	O
Steamworks	B-Application
,	O
Gold	O
Edition	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	O
Windows	O
on	O
March	O
26	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Owners	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
from	O
Steam	O
or	O
as	O
a	O
boxed	O
retail	O
Games	B-Application
for	I-Application
Windows	I-Application
–	I-Application
Live	I-Application
can	O
acquire	O
a	O
free	O
Steamworks	B-Application
copy	O
of	O
the	O
base	O
game	O
and	O
purchase	O
the	O
new	O
Gold	O
Edition	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Steamworks	B-Application
version	O
did	O
not	O
allow	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
Nvidia	O
's	O
3D	B-Algorithm
Vision	I-Algorithm
technology	O
or	O
fan	O
modifications	O
,	O
though	O
Capcom	O
later	O
confirmed	O
a	O
way	O
to	O
work	O
around	O
these	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2023	O
,	O
an	O
update	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Windows	O
version	O
that	O
removed	O
Games	B-Application
for	I-Application
Windows	I-Application
–	I-Application
Live	I-Application
,	O
thus	O
restoring	O
the	O
split	O
screen	O
co-op	O
feature	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
5	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
favourable	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Corey	O
Cohen	O
of	O
Official	O
Xbox	B-Device
Magazine	O
complimented	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
fast	O
pace	O
,	O
and	O
called	O
the	O
graphics	O
gorgeous	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reception	O
of	O
the	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
was	O
favorable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Steven	O
Hopper	O
of	O
GameZone	O
rated	O
the	O
"	O
Lost	O
in	O
Nightmares	O
"	O
DLC	B-Protocol
eight	O
out	O
of	O
ten	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
despite	O
the	O
episode	O
's	O
brevity	O
it	O
had	O
high	O
replay	O
value	O
and	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
new	O
multiplayer	O
elements	O
made	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
worthy	O
investment	O
for	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Samuel	O
Claiborn	O
of	O
IGN	O
rated	O
the	O
"	O
Desperate	O
Escape	O
"	O
DLC	B-Protocol
seven	O
out	O
of	O
ten	O
:	O
"	O
Despite	O
Desperate	O
Escape	O
's	O
well-crafted	O
action	O
sequences	O
,	O
I	O
actually	O
found	O
myself	O
missing	O
the	O
unique	O
vibe	O
of	O
Lost	O
in	O
Nightmares	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
5s	I-Application
2007	O
E3	O
trailer	O
was	O
criticized	O
for	O
depicting	O
a	O
white	O
protagonist	O
killing	O
black	O
enemies	O
in	O
a	O
small	O
African	O
village	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Takeuchi	O
denied	O
that	O
complaints	O
about	O
racism	O
had	O
any	O
effect	O
in	O
altering	O
the	O
design	O
of	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
5	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Eurogamer	O
February	O
2009	O
preview	O
of	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
5	I-Application
,	O
Dan	O
Whitehead	O
expressed	O
concern	O
about	O
controversy	O
the	O
game	O
might	O
generate	O
:	O
"	O
It	O
plays	O
so	O
blatantly	O
into	O
the	O
old	O
clichés	O
of	O
the	O
dangerous	O
'	O
dark	O
continent	O
 '	O
and	O
the	O
primitive	O
lust	O
of	O
its	O
inhabitants	O
that	O
you	O
'd	O
swear	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
written	O
in	O
the	O
1920s	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bowman	O
considered	O
the	O
racism	O
accusations	O
"	O
silly	O
"	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
an	O
anti-colonial	O
theme	B-Application
and	O
those	O
complaining	O
about	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
racism	O
might	O
be	O
expressing	O
an	O
"	O
inverted	O
racism	O
which	O
says	O
that	O
you	O
ca	O
n't	O
have	O
scary	O
people	O
who	O
are	O
black	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Academic	O
journals	O
and	O
conferences	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
have	O
continued	O
to	O
comment	O
on	O
the	O
theme	B-Application
of	O
race	O
within	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
André	O
Brock	O
from	O
Games	O
and	O
Culture	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
drew	O
from	O
well-established	O
racial	O
and	O
gender	O
stereotypes	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
the	O
African	O
people	O
were	O
only	O
depicted	O
as	O
savage	O
,	O
even	O
before	O
transitioning	O
into	O
zombies	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Writing	O
for	O
the	O
Digital	O
Games	O
Research	O
Association	O
in	O
2011	O
,	O
Geyser	O
and	O
Tshabalala	O
noted	O
that	O
racial	O
stereotyping	O
had	O
never	O
been	O
intended	O
by	O
Capcom	O
,	O
though	O
compared	O
their	O
depiction	O
of	O
Africa	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
1899	O
novel	O
Heart	B-Application
of	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Writing	O
for	O
The	O
Philosophy	O
of	O
Computer	O
Games	O
Conference	O
in	O
2015	O
,	O
Harrer	O
and	O
Pichlmair	O
considered	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
5	I-Application
to	O
be	O
"	O
yet	O
another	O
moment	O
in	O
the	O
history	O
of	O
commodity	O
racism	O
,	O
which	O
from	O
the	O
late	O
19th	O
century	O
onwards	O
allowed	O
popular	O
depictions	O
of	O
racial	O
stereotypes	O
to	O
enter	O
the	O
most	O
intimate	O
spaces	O
of	O
European	O
homes	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2016	O
,	O
Paul	O
Martin	O
from	O
Games	O
and	O
Culture	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
theme	B-Application
of	O
the	O
game	O
could	O
be	O
described	O
as	O
"	O
dark	O
continent	O
"	O
,	O
stating	O
it	O
drew	O
on	O
imagery	O
of	O
European	O
colonialism	O
and	O
depictions	O
of	O
"	O
Blackness	O
"	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
19th-century	O
European	O
theories	O
on	O
race	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
5	I-Application
was	O
the	O
top-selling	O
game	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
the	O
two	O
weeks	O
following	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
with	O
319,590	O
copies	O
sold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2009	O
,	O
it	O
became	O
the	O
fastest-selling	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
franchise	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
biggest	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
game	O
release	O
in	O
the	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
September	O
2022	O
,	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
5	I-Application
had	O
sold	O
8.5million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
between	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
download	B-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
Gold	O
Edition	O
had	O
sold	O
an	O
additional	O
2.3	O
million	O
copies	O
across	O
those	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
versions	O
sold	O
another	O
2.6	O
million	O
copies	O
combined	O
,	O
bringing	O
the	O
total	O
sales	O
to	O
13.4	O
million	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
release	O
of	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
5	I-Application
was	O
Capcom	O
's	O
best-selling	O
individual	O
edition	O
of	O
a	O
game	O
until	O
March	O
2018	O
,	O
when	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
:	I-Application
Worlds	I-Application
sales	O
reached	O
7.5	O
million	O
units	O
,	O
compared	O
to	O
7.3	O
million	O
for	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
5	I-Application
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
June	O
2020	O
,	O
when	O
taking	O
into	O
consideration	O
the	O
sales	O
of	O
all	O
versions	O
and	O
re-releases	O
of	O
titles	O
,	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
5	I-Application
was	O
the	O
third-best-selling	O
Capcom	O
game	O
overall	O
,	O
behind	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
:	I-Application
World	I-Application
(	O
16.1	O
million	O
)	O
and	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
(	O
14.05	O
million	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
remains	O
the	O
best-selling	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
franchise	O
,	O
outselling	O
its	O
closest	O
rivals	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
4	I-Application
and	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
6	I-Application
by	O
1.6	O
million	O
and	O
2	O
million	O
units	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
5	I-Application
won	O
the	O
"	O
Award	O
of	O
Excellence	O
"	O
at	O
the	O
2009	O
Japan	O
Game	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
both	O
Best	O
Action/Adventure	O
Game	O
and	O
Best	O
Console	O
Game	O
at	O
the	O
2008	O
Game	O
Critics	O
Awards	O
,	O
Best	O
Action	B-Application
Game	I-Application
at	O
the	O
2009	O
IGN	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
Awards	O
,	O
and	O
Best	O
Sound	O
Editing	O
in	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
at	O
the	O
2010	O
Golden	O
Reel	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
received	O
five	O
nominations	O
at	O
the	O
2010	O
Game	O
Audio	O
Network	O
Guild	O
Awards	O
:	O
Audio	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
,	O
Best	O
Cinematic/Cut	O
-Scene	O
Audio	O
,	O
Best	O
Dialogue	O
,	O
Best	O
Original	O
Vocal	O
Song	O
–	O
Pop	O
(	O
for	O
the	O
theme	B-Application
song	O
"	O
Pray	O
"	O
)	O
and	O
Best	O
Use	O
of	O
Multi-Channel	O
Surround	O
in	O
a	O
Game	O
.	O
</s>
