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The Resident Evil 5 Demo is available as a free download on either the Playstation Network or the Xbox Live Marketplace. It can be played alone or with a friend, either through split-screen or online mode. This page will guide you through the two levels.

Public Assembly

You'll begin on a small path that leads down to a village. Before proceeding, get a feel for the controls. Know that there are four variations of control types to choose from in the options menu. When you are ready, make your way down the trail and press the Action Button (indicated onscreen) to drop off the ledge to land next to the house. Enter this house to trigger a cutscene.

Once the scene concludes, you'll have a minute or so to prepare for the onslaught of zombie-like locals. Quickly push both bookcases in front of the window and door. Know that when playing solo, you can tell your computer controlled partner to push one while you do the other. With the shelves blocking two entrances, now search the room for supplies. Use your knife to break open crates and barrels to find ammo. Open the green dresser by the door you entered through to find more ammo. Also, use your knife to slice at the stack of green apples to reveal a Hand Grenade. Do all this as fast as possible as the deranged townsfolk will be knocking down your barricades any second now.

Put your back to a wall that allows you to see both the window and door. Let the "zombies" stagger in towards and begin to pick them off starting with the closest. Head shots work the best. Hold your position inside this house until the ceiling is caved in and the Executioner breaks through the front wall. At this point run past everyone and out into the town.

The basic objective here is to survive until the helicopter arrives. This is no easy task with an infinite number of crazed locals and a giant axe man hunting you down though. The best strategy is to keep moving and circling around the village. Know that in the back of the village, to the right of the large red doors, is a suitcase with a small submachine gun inside. Do your best to keep as much distance between you and the Executioner as possible. You'll be lucky to survive an attack from him.

Keep moving around the town. There's extra ammo and herb inside various structures. Most buildings have at least two entrances so you can leave through the different one than you entered with. Don't be afraid of going into buildings. They often have great supplies inside them. Just be sure not to linger for too long. You can get up onto the roof of the larger building in the middle. From here you can jump to the roof of a small shack and then to the burned out bus in the middle of town. This can help slow your enemies but will not stop them from reaching you.

Stay on the move and keep a watchful eye out for red barrels. Lure your enemies next to them and then shoot the barrel to wipe out entire hordes. The same method applies for an electric generator up on a post between the two-story building and a set of stairs. This is a great way to conserve ammo and help momentarily thin out their numbers. If you survive long enough, a cutscene will be triggered and level will conclude.

Shanty Town

Follow the alley down into the Shanty Town. Instead of going through the gate on the right, go straight and make your way along the back of the house. As you near the window a zombie-like locals will probably smash through it. Kill him quickly, then deal with the remaining two townsfolk who will be right behind him. Once they are dead and before you hop through the window, continue to the back of the alley and smash the crate to reveal some ammo. Now jump through the window into the house, pick up the ammo on the shelf and then leave through the door. This will reconnect with the alley the gate would have lead you to.

Make your way around the front of the house and up the path to trigger a small scene with a helicopter. Directly after the scene you will be attacked by a pair of winged-worm like creatures. Use your knife to conserve ammo and knock them from the air. Continue up the path and at the top stand below the half ladder and toss Sheva up onto the roof. Equip your rifle and quickly round the corner of the building and start pick enemies off. Follow the path around to a set of stairs leading to a building. Enemies will pour out of here so remain at the base of the stairs until you've cleared them out. Sheva should provide covering fire for you from above. Once all is clear. Sheva will need to drop off the roof and regroup with Chris at the base of the stairs.

Head up the stairs and into the multi-leveled building. One the ground floor there will be a crazed local hiding around to the left. Grab the Red Herb from the table and smash the barrel to collect the Incendiary Grenade. Make your way up to the second floor, killing the three Majini waiting for you. Near the balcony here and on the balcony itself you'll find 2 Hand Grenades. These will come in great use during the climax of this level.

Continue up to the third floor and grab the Green Herb on the sofa chair, the ammo from the shelf, break the barrels to find more ammo and some gold. (If you want to skip the sequence of covering Sheva, you can always toss a hand grenade by the locked door. If done correctly, it will blast the lock off, which allows you to enter the area, and thus skip the sequence.) Now step out onto the third floor balcony before assisting Sheva in crossing the gap to the other building, turn around and aim your pistol up to the BSAA emblem above the front door and shoot it to receive the item. Quickly equip the rifle as Chris and drop down to the second floor balcony. Once here, aim across the way into the other building that Sheva is in and help pick off attackers for her. Clear her way down to the ground and she'll be able to kick open the locked red doors on the ground level of the initial building. Head down to the ground and help clean up the rest of the town crazies as a team. Before you go marching up the narrow stairs to the back of this area, be sure to fully explore the area and collect all the supplies you can find. Know that there is a Hand Grenade on the dashboard of the bus. When you are stocked up and fully healed, head up the narrow staircase to trigger a scene.

"Chainsaw Majini?" Your task at hand is to kill the chainsaw wielding mad man and collect the Guard Key from him. This however will prove difficult as he has a ton of health. A solid strategy is to first shot him in the eye for this will stun him quickly, leaving him open for a fierce uppercut! After initiating one, then retreat back down stairs with a 360 turn and run, after you ran past a telephone pole look up while aiming to find an electric generator sparking and smoking, as soon as the chainsaw wielder gets close enough to be electrocuted, shoot it down. (Move back a good distance before shooting it or you will suffer damage as well). After exploit the explosive barrels by exploding them when he passes.

Remember the eye is the most vulnerable part of his body, which recuires steady aim and good timing (he will be swinging and running quite a bit). If the second gun you have isn't your style, you can also exchange weapons with your partner by first pressing Triangle and L2, then highlighting the desired weapon and pressing X or A. (Be sure to offer your weapon, especially if your partner has no ammo!) There should be two barrels left so shoot those when our bag-headed friend gets near them then rain hell on him with grenades and bullets until he is finished for good. Be sure to avoid getting close to the Chainsaw Majini, because one touch from his blade and it's Game Over, regardless of who died. Dont be ashamed to call for help from your friend by pressing Circle on PS3 or B on XBOX 360. Now that you have removed all obstacles in your path, pick up the key and go towards your destination up the stairs. Open the chest near the gate for a ton of jewelry and money, and then proceed to opening the gate with your partner. Congratulations, you've went through the nightmare that is the Resident Evil 5 demo!