Fans of the Resident Evil franchise can rejoice – the biohazard threat has not ended! And just when it seemed that the menace of Resident Evil had been destroyed, along comes a new terror to send shivers down player's spines.
We ahd an opportunity to play the latest in this blockbuster series and Resident Evil 5 doesn’t disappoint. In fact, from a purely visual perspective, it’s beyond what we’d dared imagine.

In this new game, you can play as either Chris Redfield, the returning Resident Evil hero, who has followed the path of the evil around the globe. After joining a new organization, Chris heads to Africa where the latest bio-terrorism threat is transforming the people and animals of the city into extremely aggressive zombies.
For this game he’s joined by a new partner, Sheva Alomar. This shapely accomplice lends her strength, intelligence and shooting skills to the mission and I don’t mind admitting she’s great eye-candy, even in digital form!
In order to survive, Chris and Sheva must work together to take on the challenges of discovering the truth behind this evil plot. And this is the game’s greatest asset since it allows players to utilize a revolutionary new co-op mode of gameplay, where players can assume control of either Chris or Sheva and experience Resident Evil in new ways.
With two screens linked together or playing online, we found the action addictive as you and a friend battle the hordes of mutants and the terrifying people with giant snakeheads. Discovering paths through the chaos becomes a cooperative effort, and your survival depends on the talents of your partner as much as your own. What’s more, your partner is able to come to your aid, either battling the hordes or administering life-saving drugs as needed.
The characters have a new arsenal of weapons, which can be bought as you amass coins through the games. These weapons are then selected in the games menu as more firepower is needed.

As we mentioned, the graphics are probably better than any game we’ve seen to date. Displayed in high-definition, the characters come to life in front of you. New lighting effects also bring a realistic depth that further absorbs you into the action.
Perhaps the only criticism is the slightly clumsy controls, that don’t really allow fluid movement of the character. Changing weapons requires drop-down menus, which also interrupts the progress of the game. While switching to a knife attack when your ammunition is depleted is particularly dissatisfying. With your perspective from over the shoulder of your character, the controls allow you to swing the machete but you have no real perception of the weapon’s reach. You must also keep a button pressed to select the knife while wielding it, rather than selecting the item and retaining it until another is chosen.
With familiarization, we started to get to grips with the character controls but it still lacks the fluidity of, say our current favorite, COD4.
Promising to revolutionize the series by delivering an unbelievable level of detail and realism, Resident Evil 5 is certain to bring new fans to the series. New technology developed specifically for the game, as well as incredible changes to both the gameplay and world of Resident Evil will make this a must-have game. It will add to the franchises growing value that’s seen 34 million games sold since the original was released in 1996, and has spawned a multi-million dollar trilogy of films from Sony Pictures.
Resident Evil 5 will be simultaneously released for both PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 globally on March 13, 2009.