Resident Evil 5!!!!!

Resident Evil 5 has been 4 years in the making since Resident Evil 4 debuted in 2005. Rather than continuing Leon’s story your placed in the shoes of Chris Redfield, the hero from the first Resident Evil game. Which means that Albert Wesker is involved. Also RE5 innovates the series with cooperative play locally and over Xbox Live or PSN. Plus the game takes place in Africa very controversially. And it is the first Resident Evil game to appear on a Microsoft system.

Better Than Resident Evil 4?

No. Resident Evil 5 albeit visually stunning is not on par with the much better Resident Evil 4. A comparison can be with the two latest James Bond movies, Casino Royale and Quantum Of Solace. Casino Royale was the first James Bond movie to change the theme of the series from cheesy,over the top,and unrealistic, to intense,gritty,and real. Resident Evil 4 turned what was a horror game that was mainly a zombiefest into a horror game that was a moodyfest. Quantum of Solace was just nonstop action. Resident Evil 5 is just nonstop action.

C0-Op?

That’s right! In Resident Evil 5 you and a friend can team up and destroy the Las Plagas. Just like in Resident Evil 4 and Left 4 Dead you need to have your teammates’ back and make sure they don’t bite the dust. Rather than some games that have co-op as an element of the game RE5 is built on Co-Op. There are specific areas that need co-op like having your partner shoot a lock off a door and you cover them and  help them avoid death.

QTE’S!!!!!!!!!!!

Resident Evil 5 is full of quick time events and sometimes the game will look so good that it’ll make you forget about the qte’s and to quote Aerosmith “you’ll soon end up dead”. An example is if you forget to hit a button your partners head will get snapped.

Closing Comments

Resident Evil 5 is not as good as Resident Evil 4 and is a complete disappointment and I personally do not like where they went in this rendition of the RE franchise. Hopefully they go back to the old Resident Evil formula.

Hits

• Stunning Visuals
• Sometimes Fun
• Great Game To Play With Friends
• Fun Guns

Misses

• Horrible Story
• Horrible Enemies
• Huge Disappointment

I Give Resident Evil 5 A 7 out of 10