Users on video game forum NeoGAF caught wind of the microtransactions following a round of preview events held by publisher Capcom.
Here's how they work: the microtransactions are for an item called Life Crystals, which, Capcom told Eurogamer, are only for Raid Mode.
Raid Mode is Resident Evil's action-focused points-based side mode in which you select from a raft of famous characters from the series and kill enemies in various missions.
Life Crystals let players continue if you die during a Raid mission rather than starting that mission from the beginning, Capcom explained. So, essentially, Revelations 2 lets players pay to continue, as if Raid Mode were a traditional arcade game.
However, Capcom pointed out that you can earn Life Crystals for free in Daily Missions.
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