Resident Evil 5 Getting Gears of War-like Controls

Everyone has had the Resident Evil experience: you start the game by hating the controls, but then realize that the control scheme is the way it is to keep the game suspenseful.  Well Capcom has just guaranteed you will not have that experience for Resident Evil 5, as they have announced they are creating a more Gears of War like control scheme for the shooter.

Resident Evil 4 had a control system where you could not move when you fired, which players think is much too outdated for todays’ games.  Expect the new system to have a lot more duck and cover and less stop and shoot. However, like I said, the stop and fire method built suspense beautifully.  Will Capcom be able to keep that level of immersion and make the game less annoying to play?  Resident Evil fans will find out when the game releases in March of 2009.

[via IGN]