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Resident Evil 5 (PC) |  | From: Capcom
Category: Video Games
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Rating:  21 reviews
Sales Rank: 6837
Format: Unknown format
Platforms: Windows Vista, Windows XP
Genre: horror-action-games
Media: Video Game
Edition: Standard Edition
Operating System: Windows XP
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.2 x 0.6
MPN: is97116-01eng
EAN: 5055060970843
ASIN: B001FSJ9N0
Release Date: September 18, 2009
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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Product Description
The sequel to one of the most critically acclaimed games of recent years is finally here and the world of survival horror will never be the same again. Chris Redfield and new partner Sheva Alomar must face a new menace in Africa, as they take on an even more bizarre range of monsters and mutants.
The first Resident Evil for the new generation of consoles doesn't just improve the quality of the graphics but also the abilities of the enemies. No longer do you face off against slow moving zombies, but instead mutated humans who will anticipate your actions and even set-up barricades to block your exits.
To combat this new menace you not only have a permanent onscreen partner but a wide range of more athletic moves, including dodges and the ability to take cover behind any piece of scenery. The biohazards are evolving yet again - and so is the game itself. - The next chapter: Continuing the story from Resident Evil 4 and movie Resident Evil: Degeneration, this has topped gamers' most wanted lists since it was announced.
- Evolving threat: Hugely varied gameplay as you battle motorbikes in the bush, race along deadly enemy-filled rivers and combat some of gaming's biggest bosses.
- Super model: Stunning graphics push the next generation consoles to their limits, with hordes of enemies onscreen at once and a larger, more interactive game world than before.
- Afraid of the dark: Realistic lighting system will blind you in bright sunlight or leave you dangerously vulnerable in the dark.
- Two's company: For the first time ever in Resident Evil you can play the entire game with a friend, either on or offline. Or have the computer back you up as new character Sheva.
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 More like a Resi 4 expansion pack in HD than a sequel April 13, 2010
M. Summerfield (UK)
After being a pretty die-hard Resi fan (I've played the REmake, Resi 3, Code Veronica and RE4), I was really looking forward to this. I know that Resi 4 moved away a lot from the survival horror genre and ditched the Hitcock camera angles and slow zombies for intelligent monsters (the Las Plagas), but I still enjoyed Resident Evil 4 immensely and looked forward to Resident Evil 5. Although the game is far from terrible, it just doesn't feel like a Resident Evil game. The co-op element can be quite fun, but esentially it takes all the great elements of survival horror (being alone and outnumbered by zombies)and turns it into little more than a reskinned war game. I don't want a buddy to be able to bail me out when the hordes of hell are threatening to come after me and all i've got left is 3 bullets and a knife. The co-op can't be turned off, so that feeling of isolation and terror at being left on your own to tackle inhuman horrors. Gone is the claustrophobic corridor crawling and forboding shadows and noises - replaced by big action set pieces like gunning down gigantes with gatling guns. The main problem with this game is, I play survival horror to be scared and to be challenged. Not once during this game did I truly feel either. I felt empowered, there was always enough ammo and Sheva would always save me if I was close to death. And why oh why do these parasitic monsters have guns now? Why even bother with the theme of monsters/zombies if they're basically humans with the same level of intelligence? You may as well be shooting gangsters in GTA. If you like action games, you'll probably dig this, but if you're after a horror game, don't buy it.
 Hard to install, crashes at the same point! March 24, 2010
pat633
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Had to install 3-4 times to work, crashes inevitably after the first boss fight. As far as i could play the gameplay is awfull, though the graphics are nice. All u have to fight against is the characters clumsiness and akwardness of movement, aiming, reload, inventory use e.t.c. Total waste of money, useless for every decent fps player! DONT BUY :-(
A 5 star horror and a 5 star shooter combined becomes less than the sum of its parts. February 15, 2010
Dan (UK)
This is not like the early Resident Evil games.
It shares a handful of similarities:
You cannot walk when you have your knife out. You do mix red and green herbs. You do aim to aim for the head when shooting zombies. The world is in danger from a now very familiar virus/zombie threat. You do open gates with re attached medallion pieces. Your inventory is never big enough for comfort.
However it also shares allot with the original Doom.
You wander down 3D corridors and rooms splattering hoards of monsters with handguns, shotguns, rifles and machine guns listening to constant growls and explosions.
Resident Evil balances those styles well to a point but it does compromise to accommodate. As a horror game the puzzles are practically non existent and it rarely builds up tension. As a 3D shooter you have the slightly awkward horror controls getting in the way of fluid movement.
At the end of the day though. Running around and shooting zombies on limited ammo whilst making sure your companion stays alive is fun. I wouldn't want to play it on hard unless I was playing with another human as both the ammo and companion could become a frustration rather than an amusement. Also after completing it and unlocking infinite ammo on a weapon I found I had no desire to replay or unlock any more of the many little extras.
The graphics are impressive if not mind blowing. Graphically it felt original and yet familiar. With the strong sunshine in the game, good use is made of corners and windows to create an unknown threat. An xbox style controller is put to good use.
There is plenty to disappoint some Resident Evil fans so I would exercise caution when purchasing RE5. However it is still a very good game in it's own right and manages to stand out from the many identikit shooters available (for one playthrough anyway).
 R4 January 16, 2010
G. brown
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Good graphics, fun as long as you don't want to go online multiplayer as i think you have to pay for it like x-box live. get a controller as well if you haven't all ready got one...gives you a choice of directX .9 or directX 10
Technically good, slightly iffy gameplay November 13, 2009
Christopher Burns (UK)
The last time I played a Resident Evil title was on the original Playstation, and things have moved along quite a lot in the interim. RE5 isn't bad so long as you're prepared to live in the moment. The action and set-pieces are often enjoyable, but as with most Japanese "dramatic"-type games, the plot is hilariously deficient and paper-thin anyway. RE5 is a very good looking game (and there is a free benchmarking download available from nVidia.com if you want to see how it will run on your PC before buying), but there's virtually no observable difference between the DX9 and DX10 versions of the game.
The gameplay starts off pretty strongly, and the difficulty is pronounced and ramps up quickly if you play on "veteran" or higher. Getting mobbed by, and fighting the zombies is great fun, and as ever, the keyboard and mouse prove hugely more intuitive than a console controller. The controls adhere to the classic Resident Evil "move or shoot but not both" mechanic, and can be awkward until you adjust your playing style. You also have to "use" everything, whether it's pulling a lever, opening a door, or making a jump, and this can get clunky in places. After about level 4 or 5, however, the gameplay starts nosediving into more and more cliched interactive cutscene / quicktime events which will frustrate until you figure out what you need to be doing, and this is repeated with the boss baddies later on. They'll have a obvious (and sometimes not so obvious) weak spots you need to exploit. This gets pretty tiresome and cliched as the game progresses, though - it's as if mid 1980s arcade games never died, and often, you'll spend all your ammo trying to find the technique you need to use to kill them. As I played through with a pal, the quicktime events and boss battles were, by far, really the only times we died.
Where RE5 shines, though, is the online co-op mode, during which a great many laughs can be had at the risible plot and story telling. The co-op mode is hugely fun compared to the solo play, and worth getting a pal to play through with you. You'll get a solid 12 hours or so of gameplay this way at least. In all, I don't regret buying RE5, and the co-op is great fun - but it starts off well then tails off pretty badly as you progress. At less than RRP prices, this is well worth a look.
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