Excellent graphics, improved story, and great weapons create an instant classic Residen Evil game.
I'm not a fan of boss fights at all but some of the ones in this game were pretty exciting. I was a bit disappointed by the final fight or two though. I've always hated ending a game with a boss battle because they are generally rubbish and I think it was this time as well.
I got infinity ammo for pretty much every weapon I could've wanted it for which made veteran difficulty a walk in the park really. To get the infinity ammo for the rocket launcher you have to complete the game in less than 5 hours and on veteran I completed it in just fewer than 4 so I was able to get that. I tell you it makes the game a hell of a lot easier! If you aren't worried about your accuracy percentage then you can just fire a rocket into a room and it'll clear it out pretty quickly. It also makes light work of the boss battles as even on professional I never came across a boss that took more than two rockets to bring down.
The two exclusive weapons couldn't be much more different. Whereas Sheva is lethal with the longbow (which is an awesome weapon and a one hit kill for most enemies), Chris' gatling gun is very disappointing. It's so inaccurate meaning it messes up the end of stage overall score and it is so big that you can't even see Chris because of the massive backpack that comes with it.
Overall, once Sheva is better equipped and I don't have to worry about her ammo she is a really handy partner to have. Plus the graphics are much improved and the weapons are for the most part better. You just can't beat how cool Chris looks when he's firing the Hydra shotgun! It's definitely a progressive game that improves once you get better weapons and despite it sticks quite close to the familiar Resi 4 format; it's still one of the best games in the series.