Xbox 360

Resident Evil 5

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.

Part of the Following Groups

• BioHazard / Resident Evil series
• Physics Engine: Havok
• Zombie-themed games

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User Reviews

Totally overrated crap. This is NOT a Resident Evil game.

Batman 500 (26)

The Press Says

Giant Bomb	Mar 15, 2009		100
Console Monster	Mar 12, 2009	95 out of 100	95
Atomic Gamer	Mar 24, 2009	95 out of 100	95
Gamervision	Mar 18, 2009	9 out of 10	90
GamingTrend	Mar, 2009	90 out of 100	90
GameSpy	Mar 12, 2009		90
Gameplanet	Mar 10, 2009	8.5 out of 10	85
Game Positive	Apr 12, 2009		80
Worth Playing	Mar 13, 2009	8 out of 10	80
Console Obsession	Mar 24, 2009	8 out of 10	80

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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.