Capcom added a mercenary mode Remake of Resident Evil 4 as a piece of free DLC, along with some curious microtransactions for the base game. Just like the original Resi4, Mercenaries pits you against a stopwatch as you race to kick into enemy circles and chase high scores.
A staple mode in the series, Mercenaries is a free download for all owners of the Resident Evil 4 remake. Simply head to steam shop and grab it. However, there are some differences between this iteration of the survival arcade mode and the one introduced in the 2004 original. You will no longer need to complete the entire campaign to unlock the mode, but this version also has fewer playable characters.
You’ll start your wave-based scramble as Leon as you score points in the head, ward off bloodthirsty villagers and run towards the village-level time increase. From there, you can unlock new stages based on the campaign environment, adding three more playable characters and a nifty cannon. That’s good news. Bad news: This time Ada Wong and Albert Wesker were omitted, although both were available in the original and both were already dataed as playable characters in the remake.
Fans online have speculated that Capcom could add new characters – like Wong and Wesker – to the mode as DLC. The publisher has quietly added microtransactions to the game – in a Ubisoft-style sneak attack – so more DLC isn’t a problem. Microtransactions are now converted into weapon upgrade tickets that you can use at the base game’s Merchant shop. It’s a bit shady to include them in the game two weeks after release, but purchasing them is neither necessary nor advisable. In fact, their sale price in the Merchant store is 80k, so buying them can make the early stages of the game a breeze. Too permissive, if such a thing exists.
Vid bud Liam loves the remake, no upgrade tickets needed. in him reviewhe calls the game “an excellent, massive, beautiful, and brilliant action shooter”, as well as “a retelling of a classic crafted in its own right.”
