The fear wears a swimsuit and goes to Africa!
The husbandry of your items was always the heart in ''resident evil'' games. Have you got enough ammo to chalenge the crowd of the monsters?Can you find quickly enough the first aid kit in your iventory?Those were always questions that you were suffering from.
The story begins when Chris Redfield (star of Code Veronica) reaches Africa. The town that he visits is full of genetic transformed people called Manjini and within a few minutes the player is surrounded by many of them.Fortunately he isn't alone.With you is a netive agent that helps you.This is the first game of the serie that imports the co-op mode.It is a wonderfull attempt because some fatal battles are made to be played perfect with a partner.Moreover you can give each other items when there is a necisity.
The relation with your partner in the game is considered to be very important. You should keep up with each other or you will get lost.The levels are designed in a limited way to keep you concentrated to your objectives.Of course the co op game has got some dissadvantages.While you are playing alone Sheva gives you clues about how you will keep going.This guidance does not exist when you play with a friend so sometimes you are going to wonder about what are you going to do.Besides when you split up things are getting extremely hard because you can find monsters that can kill you with only one hit.
But the game has also got good news for ''antisocial''.The Sheva's AI is perfect.SHe never get lost and always helps you by killing a lot of enemies and by offering you items.
In the previous games the actions were paused when you opened the inventory and had as much time as you wanted to find something usefull.However in resi 5 that doesn' t happen and that can lead you to desparate.Every attempt to open the inventory while in battle and searching for an item is now fatal.Most times you will be killed before saying"this isn't right".If you want to survive you will follow a different strategy.You will run back and so you will gain some time to do your work.But sometimes when the room is limited this tactic can't be followed.
As for the plot, it is good and not at all confusing.The african enviroment is a complete change.The backgrounds are wonderfull especially in the sunny places.The new resi game left behind the lonely guy in a fricky house.Now it prefers the big explosions and the amazing battles.The title is a game that escape from the classic survival horror games and that makes it even better.
Nevertheless the drawbacks are a lot!The game in the first levels is extremely good and always offers you something new.But while you go on you will realize that the concepts are reapeted.For examples some levels have the same objective.There is a button to push so you kill everyone to reach there.Everything is similar.The last 1/4 of the game needs the use of the cover system.This system is horrible.You can hide only behind specific objects.Another bad thing is that you can't aim and move together so it isn't as shooter game as it seems.Furthermore the difficulty sometimes (bosses) is extremely hard.
All in all the resi 5 is in a very good way.The graphics are very good and the suspense vast.Probably the best next-gen horror.
Graphics:9
Gameplay:8
Sound:9
Lasting appeal:8