Resident Evil 5 : RE + FPS = Blech!

Platform : PS3*

U.N.Owen’s Rating :  3.0/5

As I mentioned in the “About me” section, I love Horror & everything associated with it (no im not some deranged psycho!). So decided to review the closest thing nearest to horror, a video game. “Resident Evil 5” the latest installment from the Resi-series from Capcom was expected to be a grand hit in the series. After watching the E3 trailers I thought so too. Boo Capcom! RE5 is not like the others, hell its not even close to RE4 which was a mega success.

RE5 stars Chris Redfield (from RE1 days) & newbie Sheva Alomar (sounds like some soap!)  assigned to the task of looking into strange happenings in Africa. Mostly BSAA & BOW stuff again. Las plagas from RE4 are replaced by some black goo called Uroboros. Albert Wesker, the resident villain (pardon the pun), is back to wreak havoc again (snore!). The sad & annoying part of the game is the fact that RE5 feels more like a shooter & co-op than a survival horror game. Even the chainsaw majini’s don’t instill fear in me.

The Gold Edition is worth the buy though, with loads of extras & playable stages/side stories. The voicing, graphics & controls are good though. However, nothing beats RE4 & its controls. The puzzles are dumb mostly non-existent.

Verdict :  If you like Mercenaries & multi-player co-op with friends blowing zombie brains, then this is the game for you. Else chuck it or rent it.

*The game version I played. I know the game is available on XBOX 360 as well.