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Resident Evil 5 for Xbox 360

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It has been 10 years since the Raccoon City incident and ever since then Unbrella (The one responsible for all the crazy mess in Resident Evil) was finally outed into the public, being hit hard with countless lawsuits that left Umbrella banktrupt and out of business for good. Among those who has been fighting Umbrella since the beginning is former S.T.A.R.S member, Chris Redfield. Now working for the BSAA (Bioterrorism Security Assessment Alliance) he is sent to South Africa to track down a (supposely) bioterrorist named,Ricardo Irving, who is selling B.O.W's (Bio-organic weapons) on the black market. To give him some extra backup the BSAA partnered him up with the sexy animated,Sheva Alomar, so he could easily get around the area. Soon as the carry on their mission they find out that the people are acting very strange. As they venture on their quest to find Irving, they soon come to the horrorifying truth that they are not welcome there.

Since I don't have a PS2 I didn't get a chance to play RE4. But I knew it was good from the graphics. But when I bought my XBox 360 my brother bought me the 5th installment to the Resident Evil franchise and I loved it. The graphics were awesome, the weapons were awesome, and the mini and big boss fights were awesome. Everything about this game was awesome.

To give you alittle heads up on what to expect. If you played RE4 then you get the general idea on what your in for, but with a twist. Throughout the history of Resident Evil it was only you controlling one character while the other antogonist goes off somewhere promising he/she to is fighting the good fight(so they say?). This time its a whole new ball game. Instead of going in it alone, you partner up with Sheva Alomar to help you on your way. Thats right RE fans, its 2 players. You can play with the computer or you can have a second mind to help you along the way. Another thing is that unlike zombies that pop up infront of you where you can see them coming, you are in a wide 3D environment where monsters can climb,jump,and pop out of anywhere and you won't know until its too late. Which makes the game even more gripping.

The weaponry is so fun that I play the game all over again just to try them out. Even though you don't find the weapon or you seem to miss by accident, once you beat the stage you can either play it over again or buy it in your inventory. Another thing is to power up the handgun, shotgun, and magnum all the way so you can buy more powerful weapons in the game.

You would be amazed by the graphics in the game. It looks like you are controlling and fighting against real people in a amazing environment. If they only did this with zombies I think it would be a hit.

There are some problems. If you play with the computer, it does act like it doesn't know what it is doing. It will collect ammunition and healing herbs to give to you, but when it comes to using the right weapon to kill it sometimes uses the weakest one or the weapon you choose to give it. Its best to have another mind to help you through it because common sense helps alot.

Overall this game is Awesome with a capital A and I suggest if fans out there who have been following along RE for years what to catch up to the franchise then this is the game for you. Have fun, me and my brother did!

I have all of the Resident evil games and this is by far the best. The only problem I had was the woman using all my ammo until I took all weapons except the knife away from her. Definitely 5 stars plus.

I'm 14 years old and I've played Capcom's Resident Evil 5, but have not played the previous Resident Evil titles. I hope you find this review to be helpful.

Resident Evil: Action, Zombies, Intense Gore, Two-players Optional.

Resident Evil 5 features a zombie epidemic.

This review contains no spoilers.

While I have not played the earlier Resident Evil titles, Res-Evil 5 does a good job on keeping you up to date if you haven't played them either. As stated above, Resident Evil features a zombie epidemic. With you as the hero, Chris Redfield (I call him Steroid-Man) and his partner Sheva, you work as an agent for the BSAA, (I forget what it stands for) an orginazation trying to maintain the balance of biotic weapons.

Pros:

Realistic Graphics - Res-Evil 5 combines realistic graphics and cutscene-looking movements of characters, making it look as if you're in a movie.

Varying Enemies - You don't just fight mindless zombies the whole time (I should add that they have decent health, unlike some other zombie-titles), you also fight enemies like flying octopus-bat things and dogs that split their heads open to clamp it down on you. Not to mention all the unique bosses.

Varying Bosses - Without giving anything away, I can promise that if you like Res-Evil 5, you'll love its bosses. Most of them are the size of buildings, taking heavy weapons to bring down.

Currency - I'm sure there are players who don't like using money earned in the game on weapons to use in-game, but I thought it was a cool feature. Selling treasures that you find in the story mode (such as gold beetles, pricless jewelry etc.) gives you - that's right - money to buy weapons such as proximity mines, stun-rods, even grenade launchers.

Keeping you Up-to-Date - Like me, if you haven't played the recent Res-Evil games, this game is pretty good at keeping you on track. Of course you would be better off playing the recent ones, but things such as flashbacks and game history on loading screens won't leave you too confused on the story.

Multiplayer - If you get bored or stuck in the game, you can have two-player mode (not online, I might add) where you and your friend work together to overcome the bosses and zombie hordes. You can also go online and jump into someone else's game at any time (to prevent someone from joining yours, you can switch on "Private" Feature).

Cons:

Maturity Rating - As you have probably noticed this game has earned itself an M for mature. This is solely because of the gore and some swearing. There are some skimpy-clothed females in the game, but never anything too notable. It's all the gore, heads exploding etc.

Frustrating Moments - I have encountered several instances in the game where an area is extremely hard. It might me the medium difficulty setting, but there are some bosses who will cause furstration.

Unique Style of Gore - Resident Evil 5 not only has limbs blowing up all the time, but it also has some newer (and frankly more gorey than blood) versions of gore. It has - excuse the depth of description - heads exploding and being replaced by dripping tentacles, or zombies having messy worms coming out of the mouths to infect their victims. I've played a ton of gore games, but Res-Evil 5 is unique in that way.


Overall I'd rate this game 3.75 stars, (but Amazon doesn't allow decimals), mainly because of (one-person's opinion) I prefer open-world and leveling games. Resident Evil 5 still makes a fun game throughout the journey, but after awhile going online and re-running the story can get kind of old.

I hope this review has been helpful.

I loved how quickly I received my order. I had just ordered this game two days ago, and already have it in my hands! I'm thoroughly impressed!