Despite its faults, Resident Evil 5 is one of my favorite games in recent history. It’s essentially Resident Evil 4 with better graphics and co-op, and a lot of people were bothered by that. However, that’s exactly what I was looking for, so Resident Evil 5 ended up being the catalyst in my purchasing an Xbox 360.

I’ll be the first to admit that it wasn’t a perfect game, but between replaying the campaign with my roommate and grinding it out in Mercenaries mode, it’s definitely among the most played of my games. Because of this, the announcement of new missions and costume packs was very exciting.

With Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition coming out tomorrow, the question is this: If you haven’t already purchased Resident Evil 5, should you bother getting the Gold Edition. The answer of course is, “Yes.” Resident Evil 5 was already pretty damn good, and the Gold Edition is the same game, $10 cheaper, and has all the bonus content included.

But what is all this bonus content about anyway? Read the rest of this entry →

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