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Known in Japan as Biohazard 5, Resident Evil 5 is the first of the Resident Evil series to allow cooperative play for the full storyline, including both online and offline. This is a fantastic feature for households with one console and more than one game enthusiast. The cooperative play is designed so that the second player and enter or leave at any time during the game. The gameplay itself is similiar to Resident Evil 4 with the main character being controlled in a similar manner. The Mercenaries minigame returns, as does the over the shoulder view. There are quite a few new types of enemies including groups with melee weapons and human-like intelligence. Weapon variety has also increased from the previous games.
MSRP $59.99
Release date March, 2009
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Features
- Similiar gameplay to Resident Evil 4
- Over the shoulder view
- Online and Offline Co-op story line play
- Merceneries Minigame
- New badguys
- More weapon variety
- Assisting female character
- Survival Horror
- Third-person shooter
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MSRP $29.99
Released October, 2008
Pros
- available for the major 3 platforms - PS3, Xbox 360 and PC
- good story - actually makes sense, comes to a solid conclusion
- good graphics
Cons
- third person
- game play is not varied enough
- camera control is slow and can be cumbersome
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February 9, 2009
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.
Pros
- Online co-op is a major new addition to the RE franchise
- Co-op partners helping each other out works well
- Fantastic graphics
- More streamlined action approach to the franchise
- Melee moves are powerful and feel great
- Partner AI is intelligent and is an actual help instead of burden
Cons
- No pausing while managing inventory can be too stressful
- Archaic controls feel pretty bad (can't aim and move at the same time)
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April 2, 2009
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.
Pros
- Online co-op is a major new addition to the RE franchise
- Co-op partners helping each other out works well
Cons
- No pausing while managing inventory can be too stressful
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August 18, 2009
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Pros
- Online co-op is a major new addition to the RE franchise
- Co-op partners helping each other out works well
- Fantastic graphics
- More streamlined action approach to the franchise
- Melee moves are powerful and feel great
- Partner AI is intelligent and is an actual help instead of burden
Cons
- No pausing while managing inventory can be too stressful
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Pros
- Online co-op is a major new addition to the RE franchise
- Co-op partners helping each other out works well
- Fantastic graphics
- More streamlined action approach to the franchise
- Melee moves are powerful and feel great
- Partner AI is intelligent and is an actual help instead of burden
Cons
- No pausing while managing inventory can be too stressful
- Archaic controls feel pretty bad (can't aim and move at the same time)
- Although irrelevant for many, the use of a laser only makes it quite difficult aiming if you're colour-blind
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