Video Game Review: 'Resident Evil 5'

By Drew Anderson

Thursday, April 16, 2009

Nearly ten years after the release of the original Resident Evil, CAPCOM produces yet another installment, Resident Evil 5. This survival-horror video game involves more strategy on the part of the gamer and brings about the helpful co-op fighting throughout the game.

Resident Evil 5 picks up where the last one ended. The gamer is Chris Redfield, a member of the Bioterrorism Security Assessment Alliance. He travels to the African desert to investigate a terrorist threat of Umbrella’s weapons. Upon arrival Chris meets his new partner, Sheva Alomar and the fun starts there.

Chris and Sheva fight together throughout the game and Sheva proves to be somewhat helpful. She is not a useless player that the gamer has to babysit all through the game. She fights pretty well but if she becomes injured or has no ammunition it is the responsibility of the gamer to supply the needed items. Likewise, Sheva provides the same assistance to the gamer.

Resident Evil 5 demands a little more strategy on the part of the participant. The bosses at the end of each level are all different and require various forms of killing. Also, the game provides a rather simple inventory selection. With the use of the directional buttons, one click and the gamer switches weapons or receives extra ammunition.

The graphic and entertaining Resident Evil 5 has no flaws. The game play is perfect and beckons the question—Resident Evil 6?

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