Once again, the zombie survival
genre has unleashed its
newest incarnation of evil
and it’s oh so good. Resident
Evil 5 is the newest version of
the long-running zombie survival
anthology.
You play as Chris Redfield,
one of the protagonists from
the previous games, who has
left the horrors of Raccoon
City behind and is now fighting
global bioterrorism as a
member of the Bioterrorism
Security Assessment
Alliance.
Chris is joined by his new
partner Sheva Alomar, as
they investigate a series of
events in a fictional African
country called Kijuju.
This whole game is vastly
similar to that of Resident
Evil 4, which was just as big
as was the first Resident Evil
in letting players control the
camera views and in offering
a different setting other than
that of Raccoon City.
The controls in RE5 are similar
to those of RE4. The one
thing about this game that is
still lacking is the fact that
you cannot run and shoot at
the same time. This can be
really frustrating at a certain
point because the number of
attackers makes you wish
you could move but also
defend yourself at the same
time.
The other problem with the
game is that your AI partner
will often waste precious
ammunition that you worked
so hard to procure. This can
make the later levels of the
game annoyingly difficult.
Other than that the game is
excellent; from the visuals to
the music the overall experience
is really fun, no matter
what difficulty level you’re
playing on. The thrill of completing
the chapter is only
equaled by the crushing blow
you’re dealt when defeated.
The music and the ambient
noises are set just right as you
creep around corners waiting
to hear the groan of the zombies.
The pop-pop of gun fire
is your only friend as you
delve deeper and deeper into
the conspiracy surrounding
the events in the game.
During your first time playing,
as you get deeper into the
story, you begin to figure out
what’s going on in that particular
chapter. This is usually
just in time to hear the roar
of a boss and turn in time to
see them rip apart a 6-inch
steel door and hurl it at your
head.
Since the game has been
released, it’s been decided
that there are ways to get
around the fact you can’t
move and shoot. The game is
really in depth with great
visuals and including the
ability to replay the levels
over and over on each difficulty
lends to a huge amount
of replayability.
Anyone who likes the series
will definitely pick this up so
they don’t need to be told.
The people who need to be
told are the ones who have
heard about it but aren’t
decided on whether or not it’s
worth the money.
The experience of having
hordes of undead come running
at you; plus the in-depth
and often intertwining storyline
coupled with a visual
and audio experience that can
only be compared to that of a
multimillion dollar movie,
makes for a great time.