Resident Evil 5

Resident Evil 5, the last from this long series is extending through action, being built from the beginning in order to support the cooperation game. Although this can not be called a survival horror anymore, Resident Evil 5 manages to keep in an efficient way the most important aspect, the tension, which is exactly what will keep you always strained, the fun being at maximum.

After 10 years from destroying Racoon City, the ex member of the S.T.A.R.S. team, Chris Redfield is a B.S.A.A. agent. This anti biological weapons paramilitary organization travels around the world to destroy the Umbrella creations, which have ended up in the hands of the terrorists after the crash of the multinational pharmaceutical company. Chris receives information that a well known weapons dealer will make a great business in the far nation from Africa, Kijuju. Once there, he tries to learn what he can from the Doomsday Project, also known as Uroboros. Along with Sheva Alomar, a local B.S.A.A. agent, fights with the infected villagers and horrible mutant monsters.

The fighting mechanics has changed because in Resident Evil 4 the action takes place from the shoulder’s level. Resident Evil 5 is a little slow in movements and the shooting taking some time, and the combination “run and shoot” being a little slower and not on everybody’s taste. Fortunately these small problems from the game will be forgotten because the enemies with their attacks will not let the weapon to cool down.

Adding the second character makes Resident Evil 5 to be different from its predecessor. The teamwork is necessary in order to take down powerful opponents and their boss; also you will have to take care of yourself in order to keep yourself alive along the game. More in the browsing system has not been changed. An ably company, Sheva is extremely good for example when she uses a gun but tends to lose the battle when she is equipped with a pistol. She said that she feels like an extra baggage which needs some taking care of. Sheva truly shines when someone controls her. Resident Evil 5 supports also split screen and co play op online, through Xbox Live and PlayStation Network, and exploring Kijuju with a very good friend, enhances the experience and the game’s fun.

Resident Evil 5is not a survival horror, but this does not mean that it didn’t use some things from this genre. The tension is the main element of this game’s genre and it is transmitted through the grim settings, feelings of isolation like angles of the camera and controls.

When having a partner, there are new types of tension, because you become forced to rely on mutual support, to find ways to browse the stock while in battle, to cover wide areas and enemies can appear from almost anywhere. Enemy waves which will come with a very good chosen frequency but in a more lightly environment which will make it a little less scary, but probably you will have some problems facing them because they come in high numbers, are more intelligent, faster and more powerful than their counterparts from the previous versions. The fights with the boss must be made in an excellent rhythm because you will never know what to expect when going round the corner, so you must be alert also.