MobyRank MobyScore
PlayStation 3
87
3.2
Windows
...
4.5
Xbox 360
86
2.2

Description

Chris Redfield returns to the series as the main character in Resident Evil 5, a game which follows the main story of the series. He is sent to Kijuju, Africa, where local agent Sheva Alomar joins him in the mission to apprehend Ricardo Irwing, who is trying to sell bio-weapons in the black market. Soon they are attacked by hordes of locals infected by an improved version of "plaga" parasite seen in Resident Evil 4, which they call "majini". As the story progresses, Chris discovers that some old fellows are behind the whole infection.

Apart from extending on the concept of "plaga" parasite revealed in the previous game, this fifth part of the series also features the novel gameplay seen on it. With an over the shoulder view, Chris confronts hordes of infected enemies that can throw objects and even shoot at you. They can be repelled with various fire weapons, grenades or using the knife and melee attacks if they get too close. This time though, Chris have a partner, Sheva, who accompanies him through all the game and can be controlled by a second player, with both characters having to keep an eye on each other to survive. The second player can enter and leave at any time playing locally through split screen or online through another console.

The "mercenaries" mode, which consist of closed levels where the player must survive a given number of enemies, return to RE5.

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User Reviews

Totally overrated crap. This is NOT a Resident Evil game. Xbox 360 Batman 500 (26)

The Press Says

Kombo.com PlayStation 3 Mar 14, 2009 9 out of 10 90
GameSpy Xbox 360 Mar 12, 2009 4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars 90
TeamXbox Xbox 360 Mar 12, 2009 8.5 out of 10 85
Gamernode PlayStation 3 Mar 22, 2009 8.5 out of 10 85
GameSpot PlayStation 3 Mar 13, 2009 8.5 out of 10 85
Game industry News (GiN) Xbox 360 Apr, 2009 4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars 80
TotalVideoGames (TVG) Xbox 360 Mar 09, 2009 8 out of 10 80
Kikizo Games PlayStation 3 Mar 10, 2009 8 out of 10 80
TotalVideoGames (TVG) PlayStation 3 Mar 09, 2009 8 out of 10 80
Thunderbolt Games Xbox 360 Mar 16, 2009 6 out of 10 60

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Trivia

In what may be a subtle nod to Namco, Jill Valentine's appearance at a certain point in the game resembles Nina Williams from Namco's Tekken fighting game series, specifically Tekken 5.


This entry was contributed by MichaelPalin Bronze Star Contributing Member (840) and Sicarius Bronze Star Contributing Member (46008)
 

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