Resident Evil 5

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7.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 722 Ratings

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  1. PcaMutton
    Nov 12, 2020
    8
    Como survivor horror, não, como jogo de ação sim! É divertido em cooperativo e entendo porque a trama teve que seguir mais para o caminho da ação. As vezes a jogabilidade irrita um pouco mas nada que realmente incomode de fato.
  2. CloudStrife05
    Aug 20, 2021
    8
    Although it was awesome playing as Chris Redfield again, this is where the series began to change. Plus, coming off the heels of RE4, it was already going to be hard to live up to expectations. More action added in this game but it was still decent enough. The ending was pure Rambo/Commando which they could have left out.
  3. CausticMisery
    Jan 28, 2023
    8
    Fun game to play in co-op. Mercenaries adds a lot of replay value. I only wish the graphics weren't so dull and gray.
  4. Post_Cursed
    May 2, 2022
    8
    Historia: 8/10
    Sonido: 7/10
    Jugabilidad: 10/10
    Graficos: 10/10
    Duración: 8/10
    Total: 8.6
  5. criticorealist
    May 29, 2023
    8
    foi um jogo que eu joguei bastante e gostei, ele tem seus defeitos tudo mais, mais em si ele é um game bom
  6. JamesR.
    Mar 18, 2009
    7
    Re5 takes the series into a genre that is no longer survival horror and while it feels as though it's lost touch with the previous games scary atmostsphere, still It makes great action game. Good: Graphics look wonderful, the controls have improved from 4's scheme, weapon variety and upgrade system improved and the co-op is really good. Bad: Doesn't feel like an Re or Re5 takes the series into a genre that is no longer survival horror and while it feels as though it's lost touch with the previous games scary atmostsphere, still It makes great action game. Good: Graphics look wonderful, the controls have improved from 4's scheme, weapon variety and upgrade system improved and the co-op is really good. Bad: Doesn't feel like an Re or survival Horror game. Sheva's ai flickers from horrible when near chris to good during the moment's when your seperated from her. The item management can also get a little frustaing at times. So over all, great action game, Not so great if you were expecting a survival horror game.… Expand
  7. AnonymousMC
    Apr 27, 2009
    7
    It's Well polished and has good graphics but like most have been saying it's not nearly as good as four.
    It lost the shock and fear factor completely plus the time you spend playing campaign of the game is practically non existent. Not to mention how easy the game becomes with two players, you completely lose the difficulty with two players which furthers to shorten the game. I    It's Well polished and has good graphics but like most have been saying it's not nearly as good as four.
    It lost the shock and fear factor completely plus the time you spend playing campaign of the game is practically non existent. Not to mention how easy the game becomes with two players, you completely lose the difficulty with two players which furthers to shorten the game. I would personally like to see a run and gun mechanic added as it might help to keep you out of jams. And as someone said before the upgrade system is pretty much unimaginative I would have liked to make decisions as to weather or not my gun needed speed or power, accuracy or ammo, and such.
    The game play gets rather predictable after only a few playthroughs after playing Left4Dead you'll realize most if not all games have this problem. The environment gets really boring after you get to the marshlands and a tad strange as well. The only way to find out certain pieces of the story is by reading documents you find throughout the game. It's unfortunate that you can't read them in the database outside of gameplay because trying to read it in game will most likely frustrate your partner and cause them to leave. I say partner because the game is practically impossible to play with a cpu.
    It's a good game but only fans of resident evil and third person shooters should even think about picking this one up. It's sad to see this game so unfinished.....I hope they can do better on the next one they produce.
    Mercenaries mode has to be the only reason why this game kicks ass, and the only reason I still play it, but you'll have to beat the game once to get it. Getting the characters in this mode is pretty damned entertaining too. I'd tell you how versus was but you have to buy that mode SEPARATELY, a mode that should be included in all online games no matter how bad, was not included initially with resident evil.
    I'm not sure if they wanted to sell it separatly or simply put it as a free download but either way microsoft charges you 400 points to buy it.    … Expand
  8. Chris
    Jul 27, 2009
    7
    First of all, this is not the worst AI ever. That's totally ridiculous. The partner is great at healing you, so much so that I give her all the meds.....BECAUSE the inventory system BLOWS. Using it is a great way to die. Because an army ranger would stop to shoot to be accurate, doesn't make it fun to do in a video game. I simply could not get over that. Replaying an entire seenFirst of all, this is not the worst AI ever. That's totally ridiculous. The partner is great at healing you, so much so that I give her all the meds.....BECAUSE the inventory system BLOWS. Using it is a great way to die. Because an army ranger would stop to shoot to be accurate, doesn't make it fun to do in a video game. I simply could not get over that. Replaying an entire seen because you can't move when you shoot and a chainsaw MF kills you in one blow, yet it takes 10 machete slashes to kill a base enemy? This game is gorgeous graphically, gun sounds are weak (which I'm noticing more since playing Valve's games and the RSV/Ghost series).

    Racist?? How many of you morons happily shot white corporate soldiers executing orders from a white haired angry white CEO or power hungry general in 45 different games? It's in Africa.... and until one of you calls any of the WWII games racist (either for killing all germans or all japanese) you're all lacking in credibility.    … Expand
  9. StevenH
    Nov 23, 2009
    7
    A great game unfortunately and fatally flawed by the worst and most inappropriate controls ever. The gameplay progression also highly resembles Resident Evil 4, exposing Capcom's reluctance to change a (mostly) working formula. For those who doubt my depth of knowledge about the game - I have beaten it on professional mode in under 5 hours. This title could have been much more, had A great game unfortunately and fatally flawed by the worst and most inappropriate controls ever. The gameplay progression also highly resembles Resident Evil 4, exposing Capcom's reluctance to change a (mostly) working formula. For those who doubt my depth of knowledge about the game - I have beaten it on professional mode in under 5 hours. This title could have been much more, had the movement just been more agile and had the writing been a bit better.… Expand
  10. bioadam
    Apr 15, 2011
    7
    This time, you are the zombie. I am kidding. You are not a zombie; you just move like one. Never has moving about a virtual world felt so cumbersome. For starters, you have to stop to shoot. Even waving a baton requires stopping first. Then there is the interminable quest for items. Before after and sometimes during encounters with zombies you will scour each area for pots and crates toThis time, you are the zombie. I am kidding. You are not a zombie; you just move like one. Never has moving about a virtual world felt so cumbersome. For starters, you have to stop to shoot. Even waving a baton requires stopping first. Then there is the interminable quest for items. Before after and sometimes during encounters with zombies you will scour each area for pots and crates to bust open in hopes of finding more ammunition and healing herbs. Are the herbs a pot reference? All these and the "Tomb Raider" style puzzles make for some slow game play. As an example, I spent perhaps 10 minutes running back and forth one short hallway trying to kill one heavily armored mutated zombie. Replay value is minimal. You can keep all your weapons from the prior play through, which makes the second time around so much EASIER, but after an hour of that I came to my senses. Why would I want to go through all those repetitive puzzles one more time? I would not. For the record, being apple to move while shooting would make this game more fun.… Expand
  11. Flapjack
    Oct 22, 2010
    7
    Polished to hell. I found the story weak and the game simply isn't as fun to play as the others before it. Still, there's enough here to love (loads of weapons, Mercs mode, co-op, Jill's ass...) and I still play it a year on. Must mean something.
  12. Demonocracy
    Jan 20, 2011
    7
    Even though I am playing this game over a year after release, Had I played it on release i would have walked away with the same feelings I have today, RE5 just feels dated. It is fun on coop (clearly not developed with single player in mind), has very nice visuals, mediocre story, offers enough challenge to be satsifying and is not a bad game by any means, but it really doesn't stand outEven though I am playing this game over a year after release, Had I played it on release i would have walked away with the same feelings I have today, RE5 just feels dated. It is fun on coop (clearly not developed with single player in mind), has very nice visuals, mediocre story, offers enough challenge to be satsifying and is not a bad game by any means, but it really doesn't stand out from the pack. I am not even cmparing this game to RE4, I have never played RE4, but the formula from that game has been used many times over and expanded upon in much better games than RE5. Get it cheap, play it through with a friend, but don't expect to be blown away. Don't expect any horror either, this game is more like a Mad Max action flick than Zombie survival horror.… Expand
  13. Iron_Mal
    Dec 22, 2010
    7
    I've always been a big fan of the Resi series so it's goes without saying that I bought this game out of brand appeal...at first.

    The plot is the usual Resi affair in that you are a previously established character who finds themself in the middle of a zombie panic and must survive long enough to escape and discover the truth behind what happened and usually blowing up one or more labs    I've always been a big fan of the Resi series so it's goes without saying that I bought this game out of brand appeal...at first.

    The plot is the usual Resi affair in that you are a previously established character who finds themself in the middle of a zombie panic and must survive long enough to escape and discover the truth behind what happened and usually blowing up one or more labs along the way (that's not a spoiler, it's just what happens in EVERY RESIDENT EVIL GAME EVER MADE!). The main differences here are that you are part of an international anti-bioterrorism agency (rather than the local police's S.W.A.T team), Chris has apparantly become a religious fan of the film 'Pumping Iron' and is now accompanied by a token black chick...I mean 'partner from within the agency'.

    While on the topic of Sheva, her AI is...'compotent', not great but not 'Dead rising' either. It's that awkward middle space where she can act well enough on her own but there are times where she should just know better ('no Sheva, you do not need to use a first aid spray on me every time I get a splinter'). Most of the time I only found use for her as a pack mule and meat shield (the exception to this being if there is another player present, in which case she is as good as the person controlling her).

    She's not even characterised that well, I would have forgiven her next to pointlessness if she hadn't been as likeable as a bottle of gone off, sludgey milk. She feels like she's been shoehorned in, namely because she has little, if anything, to do with the plot of the game (besides an equally cheesey story about how her parents were killed...BY UMBRELLA! Dun dun dun!). Her only excuse for being there is seemingly a) so they could have co-op play (Outbreak had co-op but every character had a legitimate excuse for being in the game, even the token black guys and women) and b) so they didn't get accused of being racist (and Resi 5 isn't even racist anyway, are we seriously trying to suggest that the reason Chris goes to Africa and kills lots of zombies is simply because he just doesn't like black people?).

    The gameplay is almost directly copy-paste from Resi 4 (which was a good game) and while some may complain that the inventory system sucks, it does help speed the game up (especially when it comes to co-op) and gets rid of that annoying need to rearrange everything every time you want to buy a new gun. Most the new guns look and feel a little 'meh', granted, now every weapon (more or less) can be obtained for free but a lot of them have little that makes them special or they're just direct copies from Resi 4 (except slightly more 'military' looking) and now there are no exclusive upgrades (no more badass long range shotgun or pistol that pierces through five guys at once,this saddens me greatly).

    There are plenty of unlockables (but obtaining the money to buy them is a huge time sink) and the ability to choose levels does help add to replay value by allowing you to pick your favourite areas or help friends in areas where they are stuck (or get items and collectables that you missed).

    Overall, Resi 5 is good if you're a fan of the series and you have a friend to play with, non-fansmay find themselves in over their heads and without a co-op partner you'll find yourself occasionally cursing the AI for it's moments of sheer stupidity.    … Expand
  14. dottowiggle
    Mar 16, 2011
    7
    Resident Lost,thats how this game feels its not scary,jumpy,creepy in any way.Time for a rethink,although mercenaries is good though.I had high hopes for this installment and while there are some cool and fun moments its feels very bleh,shame really.
  15. MajorOwnzorx
    Jun 28, 2011
    7
    Graphics are pretty good, the story is cool but the gameplay is not enought fun, zombie with guns, not enought guns, the chekpoint take you out of your bubble and where is the market of resident evil 4, why they changed that?
  16. proplay
    Nov 10, 2011
    7
    When a sequel to a previous game comes around, one expects it to improve, expand, and be more fun. Resident Evil 5 refines some aspects from Resident Evil 4, but also takes a few steps backwards. The scale of the game is significantly bigger but less focused, the story is shorter and cliche. There is less freedom, which means the game is strictly more linear and for better or worse moreWhen a sequel to a previous game comes around, one expects it to improve, expand, and be more fun. Resident Evil 5 refines some aspects from Resident Evil 4, but also takes a few steps backwards. The scale of the game is significantly bigger but less focused, the story is shorter and cliche. There is less freedom, which means the game is strictly more linear and for better or worse more action oriented. The price for being more action oriented in resident evil 5 is a dramatic drop in the horror, pacing, and ambiental aspects found in resident evil 4. You still get some minigames like the mercenaries mode in which you shoot hordes of enemies, and some downloadable side stories, but in the end resident evil 5 fails to surpass resident evil 4. nicer graphics, better dialogue, and a bigger scale in resident evil 5 doesn't makes it a better game. to top it off, the acceptable control scheme used in the previous game, returns untouched and it feels far more dated than last time mostly because the pacing of the game is faster.… Expand
  17. DANDEIN
    Dec 31, 2011
    7
    This is a very good game if you haven`t played RE4. If you do have played RE4 then this is just an OK game. (I would score it 6.7 but there`s no decimal scores on metacritic)

    *The good: Great graphics/Smooth gameplay/ *The not so good: Very generic cliche characters/ Not very compelling story (find bad guy-bad guy escapes-find bad guy again-bad guy scapes again....)/ After a while things    This is a very good game if you haven`t played RE4. If you do have played RE4 then this is just an OK game. (I would score it 6.7 but there`s no decimal scores on metacritic)

    *The good: Great graphics/Smooth gameplay/ *The not so good: Very generic cliche characters/ Not very compelling story (find bad guy-bad guy escapes-find bad guy again-bad guy scapes again....)/ After a while things get very repetitive(boring)/ A bit too easy. /No blobby or real-zombie enemies.
    *The worst: It doesn`t feel like a RE game. (It feels more like a Tomb Raider one) This game is not scary at all /Nothing new since RE4.

    Overall, this is a good action-3rd person shooter, but that is it. RE5 doesn`t add anything fresh or interesting since RE4. if you want a real scary game get Dead Space    … Expand
  18. The-Watchers
    Sep 2, 2012
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. this game is such a great game fighting through all the wierd zombies and killing all the strange monsters, throwing eggs, shooting barrels, running from chainsaw guys and scream when your ammo is gone! playing in coop is also a great way to kill wesker especially when your going up against him when mutated… Expand
  19. Rox22
    Mar 26, 2013
    7
    By no means does this game deserve the criticism that it gets. It isn't the best by a long shot but that doesn't make it bad. What really breaks this game for most people is that it has almost completely moved away from it's survival horror roots. But, to be honest, I'm not surprised. I commend Capcom for taking such a bold move with one of its most recognizable franchises. There wasBy no means does this game deserve the criticism that it gets. It isn't the best by a long shot but that doesn't make it bad. What really breaks this game for most people is that it has almost completely moved away from it's survival horror roots. But, to be honest, I'm not surprised. I commend Capcom for taking such a bold move with one of its most recognizable franchises. There was never a law that RE was always supposed to be a survival horror franchise. This game is a third person action horror and does a very good job at being just that. The action is fun, the atmosphere is tense when needed to be and the story more or less what you would expect. My only real qualms with the game are big ones. 1) The AI partner, she is unnecessary and gets more in your way than anything else. They shouldn't of bothered including her for the single player campaign. 2) The chapter/section setup doesn't always feel natural when transitioning from one to another and it does break the overall atmosphere. They feel more like levels than section of one game. Overall: RE 5: Is flawed and made some unpopular choices regarding the direction of the series, but I though this game was a sold (but flawed) attempt to do something new. Get rid of the AI partner and I would score this slightly higher.… Expand
  20. noob_saibot
    May 4, 2013
    7
    Too much like re4 even the first part looks the same where the guy attacks Chris and he says freeze!
    The same lines as Leon says in re4 and most things here are a copy over from 4 just black people now.
    The Wesker boss was kind of silly where he can't see you in DARKNESS come on that was so silly I thought he was more powerful than what he was with the T-Virus he injected with but now    Too much like re4 even the first part looks the same where the guy attacks Chris and he says freeze!
    The same lines as Leon says in re4 and most things here are a copy over from 4 just black people now.

    The Wesker boss was kind of silly where he can't see you in DARKNESS come on that was so silly I thought he was more powerful than what he was with the T-Virus he injected with but now he is completly blind I wanted him to be the next Tyrant.

    If you played re4 then this game will not improve as it is the same feel as that just with a partner who can be helpful at times or not.

    What I like is the weapon slots and you can move them to the left or right or up or down slots so when you push down you have that weapon equip rather than going in the inventory screen and doing it that way the inventory is the worst they done to this game because you can't PAUSE THE GAME at all leaving you able to get attack from all the place by random mobs.

    Yes the aiming is like re4 you can't move when aiming can be bad, overall a very long game.    … Expand
  21. ERB
    Aug 2, 2013
    7
    One of the best game of its series.Game play is good and even story is good.Only problem is where is the merchant?Kinda miss that guy.But It is still a great game.
  22. MiguelNeto
    Dec 30, 2016
    7
    Resident Evil 5 foi um pouco decepcionante, nao por o jogo ser ruim, ja que ele é bom, e sim porque é muito inferior ao seu antecessor, e os personagens nao sao tao carismatico como o Leon, a historia é ate um pouco parecida com o do 4 em algumas partes, como por exemplo, o principal vai investigar tal pais, e se depara com coisas estranhas, que no caso sao zumbis, o jogo pecou em algumasResident Evil 5 foi um pouco decepcionante, nao por o jogo ser ruim, ja que ele é bom, e sim porque é muito inferior ao seu antecessor, e os personagens nao sao tao carismatico como o Leon, a historia é ate um pouco parecida com o do 4 em algumas partes, como por exemplo, o principal vai investigar tal pais, e se depara com coisas estranhas, que no caso sao zumbis, o jogo pecou em algumas coisas, os personagens nao sao tao bons, e tem fases do jogo bem chatas, mais é um bom jogo, eu gostei, me diverti bastante, mais deixou a desejar pelos personagens, mais pelo menos o vilao é bom. Nota 7.4… Expand
  23. ChunkDump
    Dec 25, 2020
    7
    i was kind of confused on how to feel about this game. it was mixed with action and horror which dont usually mix well. but it was a lot better than what 6 offered. you cannot play this **** by yourself, an actual partner is ideal for this. not going to lie iv been confused on the story even after finishing it...its a great time with a friend..no replay value...
  24. DarkSoulAxel
    Apr 10, 2021
    7
    The reason I picked this up was because I loved Resident Evil 4 and a friend recommended this to me. I played it solo, so the AI of my partner was something to rely on. That is also one of my major criticisms, the Ai is not very good. Although being very good with shooting (I would recommend giving her a sniper rifle and the machine gun), she sometimes just straight up walks into enemies,The reason I picked this up was because I loved Resident Evil 4 and a friend recommended this to me. I played it solo, so the AI of my partner was something to rely on. That is also one of my major criticisms, the Ai is not very good. Although being very good with shooting (I would recommend giving her a sniper rifle and the machine gun), she sometimes just straight up walks into enemies, gets killed by a chainsaw guy instead of following me (she was in cover mode, not attack), running into laser beams in the temple and getting stuck at areas and then charged by the boss. The bosses in this game were also kind of odd, sometimes cryptic and other times kind of boring. But thats as much bad as I can say about this game. One more thing I consider more neutral is a real time inventory, which tenses stuff up more but also takes away freedom, so it is both good and bad. Overall, this game had a very similar feel to it like RE4, which was very welcomed. Fighting is satisfying, close combat was even improved, weapons upgrades are great, areas are nice and the possibility of multiplayer coop makes it promising for playing with friends. I would definetly recommend this game, but would lean more towards multiplayer with a friend because the game is not too long, meaning you dont have to meet very often to beat it and that way you avoid the AI problems mentioned above.… Expand
  25. Yojimbo2015
    Jun 28, 2023
    7
    Expanding upon the third person format laid out in the previous game, the fifth instalment in the long running series has a less atmospheric setting and the story seems to be running out of ideas; it has moved away completely from the zombies that used to be the series' bread and butter and is now completely monster-orientated. It also teams you up with an computer-controlled partner forExpanding upon the third person format laid out in the previous game, the fifth instalment in the long running series has a less atmospheric setting and the story seems to be running out of ideas; it has moved away completely from the zombies that used to be the series' bread and butter and is now completely monster-orientated. It also teams you up with an computer-controlled partner for the duration who's as much a hindrance as help thanks to inconsistent AI. Still a solid action adventure, but Resident Evil 4 is much better.… Expand
  26. Nathanlp2509
    Sep 1, 2023
    7
    Good game in terms of graphics, but in terms of history I didn't like it very much
  27. JBell
    Dec 29, 2009
    6
    Resident Evil 5 feels uninspired and dull, when compared to earlier entries in this blockbuster series. The control scheme and gameplay vitae let this game down in a big way. The game is overly a clunky, slow-paced experience. There is no cover system, aiming is painfully difficult and you have to stand completely still while shooting. On top of that, you have the fact that the game Resident Evil 5 feels uninspired and dull, when compared to earlier entries in this blockbuster series. The control scheme and gameplay vitae let this game down in a big way. The game is overly a clunky, slow-paced experience. There is no cover system, aiming is painfully difficult and you have to stand completely still while shooting. On top of that, you have the fact that the game disgraces the "survival horror" genre. Vampire Rain scared me more than this game - probably because of VR was so terrible, that it's scary. The level design is entry-level and there are no real survival horror elements as a lot of the game takes place in brightly lit surroundings. Additionally, the artificial intelligence is very weak, detracting severely from the quality of this game. Praise must be given to the excellent presentation and the overall polish, but Resident Evil 5 emplores entry-level game mechanics, resulting in it being a dull, tired experience.… Expand
  28. JoshB
    Mar 13, 2009
    6
    This game does everything right except for the controls. I think the only reason it's getting good reviews is because it's a RE game. If the title was anything else it would be torn apart for having outdated and broken controls.
  29. DennisT
    Mar 14, 2009
    6
    As a loyal RE player I can't help but feel as if I am at the wrong end of a cruel joke. While the player can't walk and aim at the same time, the cinematics of the game are in no short supply of people running, gunning and doing all sorts of things Capcom was adamant about restricting from the player. The bad controls might be on purpose so the player feels more pressured, but As a loyal RE player I can't help but feel as if I am at the wrong end of a cruel joke. While the player can't walk and aim at the same time, the cinematics of the game are in no short supply of people running, gunning and doing all sorts of things Capcom was adamant about restricting from the player. The bad controls might be on purpose so the player feels more pressured, but in the end they will break the illusion of the game. One does not feel overwhelmed by zombies in Africa, one feels that the controls were simply stacked against the player. Sometimes the player has to think more about how he is going to wrestle the controls, than how he is going to tactically approach the situation itself. Choices in combat are often driven by what the controls can do and not by what would be the most prudent course of action. RE5 is great in almost every aspect, but that final piece of immersion is not only missing, it will make you rage. Not something I seek in console entertainment. Just read the description of easy mode and what it is supposed to be and one can only ask the question why Capcom did not want to give the player full control then. I have the sneaking suspicion, they did not want to touch the core engine of RE4, so they did not have to make more than a graphical update. For that, 6/10 is still too good.… Expand
  30. ScottM
    Mar 20, 2009
    6
    I just have one question for the developers of RE5
  31. TheTruth
    Mar 19, 2009
    6
    This game is a disappointment to the Resident Evil series. Survival horror, the genre that this game was built on; now is in the distant past. Capcom delivered a clunky action game that does not have the decency to even scare you anymore. Single-player is a drag but, co-op is down right fun. RE5 set high-expectations and in the end just put together a circus show with a few cheap thrillsThis game is a disappointment to the Resident Evil series. Survival horror, the genre that this game was built on; now is in the distant past. Capcom delivered a clunky action game that does not have the decency to even scare you anymore. Single-player is a drag but, co-op is down right fun. RE5 set high-expectations and in the end just put together a circus show with a few cheap thrills and gimmicks.… Expand
  32. Thomas
    Jun 19, 2009
    6
    I disliked this game, it was not terrible, but it did not at all live up to RE4. 4 was open world, had some puzzles and navigation involed. But this game, it felt so linear, like the game was pushing you along through the set course of the world. It didn't give you a choice, in 4 sevral times you hit a fork in the road but hear, i cant recall one time outsied of the water level i got I disliked this game, it was not terrible, but it did not at all live up to RE4. 4 was open world, had some puzzles and navigation involed. But this game, it felt so linear, like the game was pushing you along through the set course of the world. It didn't give you a choice, in 4 sevral times you hit a fork in the road but hear, i cant recall one time outsied of the water level i got a choice of where to go. The fact that this is more action based is not inhearietly bad, but it feels so without character compared to the open world of its predisesor.… Expand
  33. OriginalCreeper
    Nov 2, 2010
    6
    I am sad to say Resident Evil may be losing it's touch but in all honesty I must say it and state why.. Resident Evil is a big name in gaming. Capcoms biggest series has or may be soon losing it's touch and grace with gamers. Resident Evil 4 redefined the game and made it stay relevant. Then many other copied it and they way it was played was dull again. The game is uninspired with a storyI am sad to say Resident Evil may be losing it's touch but in all honesty I must say it and state why.. Resident Evil is a big name in gaming. Capcoms biggest series has or may be soon losing it's touch and grace with gamers. Resident Evil 4 redefined the game and made it stay relevant. Then many other copied it and they way it was played was dull again. The game is uninspired with a story that can make sense but refuses too in a way that makes you want earn that magnum infinite ammo just to get the game done faster. Chris Redfield has been taking steroids since Code Veronica and is showing it. The weapons are fairly decent. The game play is fun for quite a long time and the graphics are top notch quality. Good game for action fans, bad game for RE fan boys/girls.… Expand
  34. ImUnavailable
    Feb 17, 2012
    6
    The biggest problem that RE5 has is its general lack of imagination and blandness. These traits could also be applied to its story which doesn't really engage or involve the player. The AI is flawed so playing with another person is essential. The inventory system can be a pain and swapping items with your partner is harder than it should be. On the positive side, the game looks amazingThe biggest problem that RE5 has is its general lack of imagination and blandness. These traits could also be applied to its story which doesn't really engage or involve the player. The AI is flawed so playing with another person is essential. The inventory system can be a pain and swapping items with your partner is harder than it should be. On the positive side, the game looks amazing and mercenaries mode gives it plenty of replay value.… Expand
  35. DWlubu1998
    Jul 20, 2011
    6
    Zombies with guns, really? I meen i get they arnt really zombies anymore but guns? Really? Well to sart this off Its prob one of the worst RES games to date i never really like chris even in the earlier games and i still dont but how could they make a skinny guy into a bulking body builder idk. Sheva isnt a very likable eather. The levals can be fun and the boss fights are fun andZombies with guns, really? I meen i get they arnt really zombies anymore but guns? Really? Well to sart this off Its prob one of the worst RES games to date i never really like chris even in the earlier games and i still dont but how could they make a skinny guy into a bulking body builder idk. Sheva isnt a very likable eather. The levals can be fun and the boss fights are fun and challenging but theres just something about it and in my oppinion Resident evils 4 is a better game i meen Leon is much more likeable than chris and many people would agree with me. To close my review this was an average game.… Expand
  36. Carlitoxic
    Mar 14, 2012
    6
    It is the game with fewer personality of the saga. It copies to RE4 constant, your history is weak and absurd, there is no terror and the worst thing of everything, you cannot advance while you appear.
  37. houyi111
    May 10, 2013
    6
    I gave this game a 6 based on coop with my friend. RE 2 and 3 are my childhood favorite horror games, SO I always have special feelings for this franchise. I found this game is awkward, it was half-horror and half-action and failed at both aspects. I am a little bit of mad at how Ca(sh)com handled and ruined this gold title.
  38. FilemonBR
    Aug 23, 2016
    6
    Jogo legal, mas depois de um tempo achei chato, nao tem mais nada de terror, os graficos estao bonitos, mas...ne, o jogo é bom, mas nada de "o meu deus"
  39. Tevic
    Feb 28, 2020
    6
    I had no problem with the action oriented direction. However in solo the friendly AI is so stupid Sheva either shoots at me or is in the way when I shoot at enemies. I think 50% of Sheva's bullets went into my back. It's so bad it's laughable. Or she's in the way when I break crates and she gets injured. Completely unimmersive, a catastrophic fall when you consider the masterpiece that was RE4.
  40. khoitran101507
    May 2, 2021
    6
    too scary and it's a dumbest game i ever played
    i don't like this game it too hard.
  41. hollowspillz
    Aug 3, 2022
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Okayish game. Couple of things I can say is that the soundtrack is good. The Kijuju wetlands were scary as **** and Jill is hot as ****… Expand
  42. ChrisG
    Mar 13, 2009
    5
    If, like me, you believe that the control system is the single most important "make or break" element of a video game, then you'll understand why Resident Evil 5 is a failure. Capcom insists on sticking to the formula that has served them well in RE games over the years, despite the fact that evolutions in gaming make their formula seem even more outdated. There are plenty of If, like me, you believe that the control system is the single most important "make or break" element of a video game, then you'll understand why Resident Evil 5 is a failure. Capcom insists on sticking to the formula that has served them well in RE games over the years, despite the fact that evolutions in gaming make their formula seem even more outdated. There are plenty of positives about this game, but ultimately it becomes one huge exercise in frustration the longer you play it. If the controls sap the fun from the game, then to me, it isn't worth the money. Just rent it, blow through it with a friend, then forget about it. Ask yourself this, if a salesman offered you a Ferrari that had the steering of a Yaris, would you still be buy it? That's what RE5 is - an awesome looking game that handles like a junker. Pass.… Expand
  43. kevinstreetfighter
    Mar 14, 2009
    5
    The game is essentially the result of taking the resident evil theme and forcing it into the confines of an "over the shoulder" third-person, Gears-of-War-style shoot 'em up. Gone is the primary focus on puzzle-solving and the unnerving, patience-based gameplay the originals are known for. This is not resident evil. Let me give you an outline of the gameplay: 1) Enter arena 2) The game is essentially the result of taking the resident evil theme and forcing it into the confines of an "over the shoulder" third-person, Gears-of-War-style shoot 'em up. Gone is the primary focus on puzzle-solving and the unnerving, patience-based gameplay the originals are known for. This is not resident evil. Let me give you an outline of the gameplay: 1) Enter arena 2) Zombies appear and music kicks in 3) Kill zombies, music stops (just so you know they're all gone and there's nothing to fear any longer...is this really resident evil?) 4) loot the area 5) Repeat in next area. That's all there is to it, aside from infantile puzzles like "shoot this lock," and a boss here and there. The game is even worse if you're left to play it on your own. The AI of your teammate is retarded at best, and there's no depth to either of the characters--just your run-of-mill, impossibly attractive, impossibly brollick pretty-faces that just happen to be fighting zombies. You're literally in the game less than 5 minutes before you're stuck in an arena fighting zombies. Action first. Storyline second. It's extremely anticlimactic. The only thing I can give the game is that they've preserved some difficulties common to RE, such as the absolutely essential need to conserve ammo, and the graphics are also pretty. Other than that, it's just a Gears of War clone and it is sad.… Expand
  44. Aramis
    Mar 31, 2009
    5
    Remove the graphics from RE5 and what you get is considerably less than RE4 in every respect. Less interesting bosses, less headshots, less length, less inventiveness, less atmosphere, less creepiness, less humor, less enemy variation, less entertainment, and much less fun. A real disappointment after Capcom demoed RE5 back in 07.
  45. CarloT
    Apr 28, 2009
    5
    I'm not a huge RE series fan, but I've played my share of RE games too (1, 2, 3 and code veronica for the dreamcast). And when i finished the game I was terribly disappointed. One of the things that dragged me into playing RE, was the puzzles, the closest thing to a puzzle in RE5 is when you have to collect all the 4 parts of a plate scattered around villages to open a door, and I'm not a huge RE series fan, but I've played my share of RE games too (1, 2, 3 and code veronica for the dreamcast). And when i finished the game I was terribly disappointed. One of the things that dragged me into playing RE, was the puzzles, the closest thing to a puzzle in RE5 is when you have to collect all the 4 parts of a plate scattered around villages to open a door, and that's pretty much it. Having it be 2 players I though the puzzles would get more interesting, but instead, they decided to take them out. Another thing that dragged me into the series was the scare factor, again, completely obliterated from RE5, I mean, they didn't even try to scare you at all. One of the most scary / interesting characters is the executioner guy, and YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE TO FIGHT HIM!, needless to mention, he only appears once in the game (he kind of reminded me of Nemesis from RE3). The controls suck too, it so stupid that you're shooting a boss, you blow all your bullets, and while you reload your weapon, YOU CAN'T MOVE AT ALL! It happened to me a lot of time that, while reloading, the boss characters would either kill me or give me a major hit. Major disappointment, the characters don't look like themselves, boss battles are dull button smashers, enemies are repetitive, and Chris gets annoying talking about Jill so much. At some point I felt like I was playing Army of 2, when zombies started using turrets and machine guns, at this point it just got ridiculous.… Expand
  46. PuckW
    Apr 13, 2009
    5
    Dead Space did this formula about 5x better. Pick that one up instead. RE5 has great graphics but the gameplay is pretty poor. The AI co-op gets frustrating. The inability to run-and-gun is ridiculous. I know the other games in the series did it this way but the enemies are so mobile now you end up swarmed in a clusterf**k. The field of vision is incredibly narrow; it's often Dead Space did this formula about 5x better. Pick that one up instead. RE5 has great graphics but the gameplay is pretty poor. The AI co-op gets frustrating. The inability to run-and-gun is ridiculous. I know the other games in the series did it this way but the enemies are so mobile now you end up swarmed in a clusterf**k. The field of vision is incredibly narrow; it's often disorienting and not at all realistic. The fear factor is low. The weapons are boring and uninspired. The upgrade system is bland. Boss battles fail to involve much strategy. The quick-time scenes and finishes are bothersome for various reasons (poor controls for one). This game just never feels fluid in my hands and has failed in the fun factor department.… Expand
  47. shambo
    Jul 21, 2012
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Lavish graphics? No doubt! New characters and enemies? Yes. Good Game? Not really. It was the first Resident Evil I played and I have to say, while I had fun tearing through the zombies, I felt the game was too easy, especially having only played the series for the first time. The worst thing was the amount of ammo. Soon after discovering the other Resident' evils, I learned that conservation was the key. Re5 was like playing Call of Duty. What was particularly bizarre, was the fact that some of the Zombies had guns. The melee weapons not so as much, because zombies(sorry for being Politically incorrect) have could easily pick up weapons and swing. Now there are lickers, the only creatures that actually fit the bill of Resident Evil. We also have Jill Valentine, Wesker and Chris Redfield. Now the buddy system is alright, providing you are a new-gamer, with no sense of skill, and enjoys the overkill of COD. Makes for good multi -player, but since when was Re a multiplayer game. It was always about surviving on your own.… Expand
  48. drlowdon
    Jan 31, 2013
    5
    The first thing to say about Resident Evil 5 is that its not really a Resident Evil game. The series trademarks of dark, narrow environments and limited amounts of ammo are gone and this time around you even have a co-op partner in tow throughout the entire game further removing any sense of tension or fear. Played without another human controlling said partner it is very difficult toThe first thing to say about Resident Evil 5 is that its not really a Resident Evil game. The series trademarks of dark, narrow environments and limited amounts of ammo are gone and this time around you even have a co-op partner in tow throughout the entire game further removing any sense of tension or fear. Played without another human controlling said partner it is very difficult to recommend Resident Evil 5 to anyone thanks on large part to the complete incompetence of the AI to assist you at any point. With a human partner the game makes for a passable co-op experience despite the games clunky controls and poor pacing.… Expand
  49. andree1991
    Nov 10, 2015
    5
    Great co-op game but as a Resident evil game it is shameful. And the DLC does not work if you re not connected to the internet! i can't believe it! DRM for DLC now
  50. Al3xzandar
    Nov 16, 2012
    5
    I wish I had more to sat for why I gave this game a 5, but in short nothing this game did took me in. The controls felt clunky, the characters were shaped ridiculously, and the game just never made me care to continue.
  51. M1sfiT
    Sep 3, 2023
    5
    Gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaameeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees!!!!!!!!!
  52. ChrisE
    Apr 16, 2009
    4
    What should have been a truly awesome experience has turned into a serve disappointment. Resident Evil 5 tries so hard to to live up to and be like Resident evil 4, arguably a much better game. But so much went wrong with this game. I first noticed that this game was going down hill when i tried the demo, but thought to myself that they will fix it before release. Sadly, they did nothing What should have been a truly awesome experience has turned into a serve disappointment. Resident Evil 5 tries so hard to to live up to and be like Resident evil 4, arguably a much better game. But so much went wrong with this game. I first noticed that this game was going down hill when i tried the demo, but thought to myself that they will fix it before release. Sadly, they did nothing to remedy the problems that existed in the demo. For starters, controls are just pure train wreck, in that they are by far the worst controls of any resident evil game. The inventory system is absolutely retarded, with the developers opting for an Eternal Darkness/Phantasy Star Online type of inventory system, where you cannot pause to access the inventory or make effective use of it. This system would be effective if you only carried a few things at a time, but the dev's thought having to carry as much crap as Leon did in RE4 was a good idea. Another problem with the game is that this game features A.I. that is somehow worse than Dead Rising's, with Sheva being the stupidest of all the A.I. Environments are bland, the story is horrendous, and character development is non-existent. Very little story is given in regards to Sheva, and Chris is just painful to watch. Enemies happen to be retreads of other enemies from other RE games, and the combat system is infuriating. Upgrading weapons is near pointless as you never have enough money to do so, and distinctions between weapons are never made, unlike in RE4, where each gun had its own unique use. Bosses are, again, retreads or combination of old bosses from other RE games (the one boss is a mix of the bat, scorpion and centipede from RE0), and the main villian's motivations in this game are questionable at best, and his fate is asinine. Loose ends in the RE series are ignored in this game (i.e what happened to Ada after re4, and what of Sherry? What of the other STARS members?). These questions are never answered (with the exception of Mrs. "V"), and are instead substituted with bland game play. Overall this is a disappointing and frustrating addition to the RE franchise, and is no where near as good as RE1 (GC), much less RE4. If you are looking for a good RE experience, look elsewhere. This game is so bad, I quit the game at chapter 3, the oil refinery, because all the game flaws came to a head, and pissed me off to the point of giving up on this game. Only one ofther game has done this, and that game is Medal of Honor: airborne for the Wii.… Expand
  53. JohnnyK
    Apr 4, 2009
    4
    This is more like Resident Evil 4.5. The problems start from the controller and only get worse from there. Like the PS2 version of RE4 this gameplay style was not made for this controller. On Gamecube or Wii it would have been much better but, then Capcom wouldn't have been able to show off those pretty graphics everyone seems to like so much. Single player is terrible, if it This is more like Resident Evil 4.5. The problems start from the controller and only get worse from there. Like the PS2 version of RE4 this gameplay style was not made for this controller. On Gamecube or Wii it would have been much better but, then Capcom wouldn't have been able to show off those pretty graphics everyone seems to like so much. Single player is terrible, if it weren't for the online multiplayer I would've given this a 1 or 2. In terms of originality there is none. The characters and enemies are rehashed and most of the play-mechanics of those battles are directly ported from RE4. Chris and other characters from previous games look entirely different (my guess is to be more "western friendly") and the racism thing which I thought had been blown out of proportion turned out to be shockingly true (4 black guys drag a white woman into a hotel room and there are native-bush men zombies that communicate through whistles and clicks). A lot of people thought RE4 changed too much but there were at least some scares, in RE5 there are literally none. Almost the entire game is brightly lit or takes place during the day and enemies are more frustrating than challenging. I would say this is hands down the worst of the cannon RE games (yes I'm including Nemesis and Zero).… Expand
  54. HelpU
    Jul 19, 2009
    4
    Why, resident evil 5 why? Why did you have a story line contrary to all the other resident evils, rendering it having a story line relevant as code veronica? Why don't you have any good horror aspects? Why did you kill the main villain in the story and not tie up all the questions? Why make everything too unrealistic contrary to the originals where things like that are more possible Why, resident evil 5 why? Why did you have a story line contrary to all the other resident evils, rendering it having a story line relevant as code veronica? Why don't you have any good horror aspects? Why did you kill the main villain in the story and not tie up all the questions? Why make everything too unrealistic contrary to the originals where things like that are more possible in real reality? Why can't Chris show any emotion? Why is everything overly cliche? Why are the weapons so unbalanced? Why did you make the controls as effective as code veronica? Why is Chris on steroids? Why is the only reason I gave you any points is because of the name resident evil? Why am I asking so many questions? Because I love(d) resident evil.… Expand
  55. TheQuietGamer
    Jun 1, 2014
    4
    With a total lack of anything scary and an emphasis on action packed shoot-outs and set-pieces, it seems like the classic survival-horror series is moving away from the fear in this entry in favor of a more action-oriented approach. However the game still stubbornly clings to old survival-horror gameplay tropes (not moving while shooting and limited inventory space), which leads to theWith a total lack of anything scary and an emphasis on action packed shoot-outs and set-pieces, it seems like the classic survival-horror series is moving away from the fear in this entry in favor of a more action-oriented approach. However the game still stubbornly clings to old survival-horror gameplay tropes (not moving while shooting and limited inventory space), which leads to the game not only feeling like it is having an identity crisis, but also like it is incredibly dated.

    Admittedly it's a unique co-op experience. Sticking together with your buddy is a must if you want to survive the majority of the encounters, so when the game splits you up there's actually a feeling of apprehension. There are a number of cool things the game tries with co-op that makes me wish it was all tied to a better game. I found RE 5 to be an incredibly tedious experience thanks to it's dated gameplay mechanics. Not being able to move while shooting or reloading is a nightmare given just how many enemies the game will throw at you, and often from different directions. I assume this was done to create a sense of fear in players, but all it did for me was create anger. Honestly the gameplay mechanics just aren't suited for this type of action-oriented gameplay, and just make things much more complicated and awkward than they should be.

    The game was not fun for me at all. Thanks to Capcom's stubborn attempt to cling to the series past whilst also trying to movie it forward, they created an experience that I just couldn't enjoy. It fails to create any sort of fear and feels unbelievably dated for a game that came out back in 2009, despite how good looking it is. They tried to capture the essence of both action and survival-horror games, and only ended up capturing the worst things about both genres. While it is a unique co-op experience, it's also a painfully flawed one. It's probably best that you and your buddy pass on this one. My total score is a 4.3/10=Bad.    … Expand
  56. mrogers0130
    Apr 1, 2012
    4
    This game is not very good. It lacks a fluidity that has grown from other tps, and it feels slow and akward to move. You cannot move and shoot and lacks the feel of escaping from hordes of zombies. The story is a typical resident evil, completely over the top and unrealistic story. That doesnt make it bad. Its a story that satisfies the game, but the cut sceens are aggrivating as you putThis game is not very good. It lacks a fluidity that has grown from other tps, and it feels slow and akward to move. You cannot move and shoot and lacks the feel of escaping from hordes of zombies. The story is a typical resident evil, completely over the top and unrealistic story. That doesnt make it bad. Its a story that satisfies the game, but the cut sceens are aggrivating as you put down your controller to watch and then randomly the icon "X to dodge" comes up and then you almost immediately get crushed or shot by something and tie. A lack of innovation in the series makes this game inferior to other zombie games and capcom really needs to move either back to its old ways like in re4, or go for a more modern tps.. it can't lie in the middle like it does for this game... it doesn't work… Expand
  57. Subject98
    Jun 27, 2012
    4
    Want to play a completely watered down and uninspired version of Resident Evil 4? Then Resident Evil 5 is for you. This game is only about half the length of Resident Evil 4, but not for the sake of quality. It becomes boring after the first 2 main sections of the game, throwing cheap gimmicks at you to make the action sections harder, boss battles are a waste of energy and time andWant to play a completely watered down and uninspired version of Resident Evil 4? Then Resident Evil 5 is for you. This game is only about half the length of Resident Evil 4, but not for the sake of quality. It becomes boring after the first 2 main sections of the game, throwing cheap gimmicks at you to make the action sections harder, boss battles are a waste of energy and time and they're all just blobs of tentacles. The final boss was one of the most unfun, unfair fights I've ever played in a videogame. They somehow managed to make the story even MORE generic and predictable than previous games. The music is just a bunch of string stabs and I refuse to call that music. Everything about this game reaks of mediocrity, disappointing because RE4 was so good.… Expand
  58. Lec
    Jun 11, 2021
    4
    Es tan malo que cuando lo juegas cooperativo parece hasta divertido. En este punto la saga se transformó en un call of duty zombies
  59. R.Regal
    Apr 6, 2009
    3
    Graphics are amazing there is no question about that, but after you get past the gloss of the visual appearance, RE5 falls well short of anything that is ground breaking. First off, the aiming and combat system feel like I was stuck in 1995 playing the original. Now back then, this was awesome, but today it makes the game move soooooooooooo slllllooooooooooooooowwwwwww. It is way tooGraphics are amazing there is no question about that, but after you get past the gloss of the visual appearance, RE5 falls well short of anything that is ground breaking. First off, the aiming and combat system feel like I was stuck in 1995 playing the original. Now back then, this was awesome, but today it makes the game move soooooooooooo slllllooooooooooooooowwwwwww. It is way too clunky and it surprises me that capcom didn't realize this with some focus group tests. Definitely worth a rental, but don't waste $60 on this title.… Expand
  60. SteveL.
    Mar 15, 2010
    3
    I love this game.
  61. DeJuanB
    Mar 15, 2009
    3
    RE 5 is very esoterically racist and offensive. I ran around shooting black people for 10 hours and It was a very troubling episode in my life to say the least. I felt very uneasy as I was playing throughout the single player campaign mode in the game and pondered how anyone could be so bluntly apparent about racism in entertainment media. If you can get past this unpleasant impurity, you RE 5 is very esoterically racist and offensive. I ran around shooting black people for 10 hours and It was a very troubling episode in my life to say the least. I felt very uneasy as I was playing throughout the single player campaign mode in the game and pondered how anyone could be so bluntly apparent about racism in entertainment media. If you can get past this unpleasant impurity, you will quickly realize the game is far more accelerated than past Resident Evil titles, it is no longer in the horror-survival genre unless your a tween girl. This is can be a good or bad thing, for me however it is a bad thing. Resident Evil is all about the thrills, scares, etc. This is a mindless shooting game where you always have to retreat from the infected then turn around and start firing again. The process is mundane throughout the whole game and is a huge let down. Let me tell you something: The graphics in RE5 are stunning, impressive, and grand. The lighting is the best I have seen in any game and the bloom effects are simply unprecedented. Sheeva tones this grandeur down as she is complete nincompoop when it comes to AI talent or sagacity, you will often find her blowing through her ammo recklessly and ineffectively. You will seldom find a moment where you will appreciate her as a team-mate. I believe Sheeva is just a schmuck and a scapegoat to prove the deceitful and invalid ideal that this game is not racist.… Expand
  62. MmartianD
    Jul 10, 2009
    2
    I'm sure if you played the other RE games u will prolly like this one. But coming from someone that really dose not like RE this game is very very bad. The AI sucks and your partner is not a help at all. If you are looking to get frustrated and not have any fun. Then pick this game up. If not then save your money for something better. I mean chess master would be better then this. I'm sure if you played the other RE games u will prolly like this one. But coming from someone that really dose not like RE this game is very very bad. The AI sucks and your partner is not a help at all. If you are looking to get frustrated and not have any fun. Then pick this game up. If not then save your money for something better. I mean chess master would be better then this. This game is really that bad. Capcom just stop. It got a 2 because over all the game looked nice. just didn't play it. I mean, who can not move while shooting a gun or swinging a sword. BAD GAME!… Expand
  63. JohnDoe
    Dec 30, 2009
    2
    In a RE fan perspective, this game sucks incredibly, the story was incredibly sub par, it was a total mess, I don't know why they still use the stop-shoot system still, now it just pisses me off. Now, the game is level oriented instead of continuous, levels end right before I seem to get interested. RE5 isn't a horror at all anymore, its more like a steroid-driven action title. In a RE fan perspective, this game sucks incredibly, the story was incredibly sub par, it was a total mess, I don't know why they still use the stop-shoot system still, now it just pisses me off. Now, the game is level oriented instead of continuous, levels end right before I seem to get interested. RE5 isn't a horror at all anymore, its more like a steroid-driven action title. Chris is now a super hero and it seems like everyone has superpowers now, which is very anticlimactic. Puzzles seem to be put there to satisfy the stupidest of gamers and to keep the thought of RE in mind. I don't know what the games creators were thinking(couldn't have been capcom who made this) calling this game RE anyways, probably to attract the fans. All that aside, if you liked the RE movie, then you probably would like this game, since they both seem to be void of intelligence. If you are a fan of the series, this game is severely lacking… Expand
  64. AnonymousMC
    Apr 22, 2009
    2
    Have to agree with Johnny K on this one, poorly designed game that resembles a modded port of RE4. Controls are clunky, just like RE4 only worse, Chris apparently has been on large doses of HGH ever since RE1, which presumably makes it more appealing to the western audience, used to action heroes like the governator and stallone. The friendly AI is horrible with Sheva standing in the wayHave to agree with Johnny K on this one, poorly designed game that resembles a modded port of RE4. Controls are clunky, just like RE4 only worse, Chris apparently has been on large doses of HGH ever since RE1, which presumably makes it more appealing to the western audience, used to action heroes like the governator and stallone. The friendly AI is horrible with Sheva standing in the way of shots and rarely offering any useful help.
    Apparently the recent invasion of casuals into the gaming market is giving developers less and less reason to be innovative, when games will be purchased in large numbers regardless of quality as long as they have that shiny franchise name. However we can't really blame them, it's our fault for buying into the hype and eating up all of the repetitive content that video games have presented us over the past 5 years.    … Expand
  65. DesmondL
    Jun 21, 2009
    2
    If you say Resident Evil 5: Versus, is a worst game. I think Left 4 Dead is better than this Versus game.
  66. Broyax
    Apr 15, 2017
    2
    Les Resident Evil se suivent et se ressemblent : ils sont toujours aussi mauvais ! une constance remarquable... Pas de quoi avoir peur dans cette survie vue et revue. Si on devait avoir peur, ce serait plutôt du côté de l'interface ratée et de la maniabilité déficiente, le Chris étant aussi agile qu'un hippopotame dans une ruelle, et des ruelles il y en a dans ce jeu-couloir scripté !Les Resident Evil se suivent et se ressemblent : ils sont toujours aussi mauvais ! une constance remarquable... Pas de quoi avoir peur dans cette survie vue et revue. Si on devait avoir peur, ce serait plutôt du côté de l'interface ratée et de la maniabilité déficiente, le Chris étant aussi agile qu'un hippopotame dans une ruelle, et des ruelles il y en a dans ce jeu-couloir scripté !

    La coéquipière n'est pas une mauvaise idée en soi mais s'avère parfois davantage un handicap qu'un atout et ça ne règle pas le problème de RE5 qui demeure d'une lourdeur incroyable à jouer. Le pire TPS en la matière qui ferait passer n'importe quel GTA pour un modèle de prise en main ! Par contre techniquement, c'est très joli. Ah si seulement on avait enfin un bon jeu de zombies ! non, il ne faut pas compter sur Capcon, ça fait des lustres qu'ils essaient et c'est toujours pareil : de la meeeerde.    … Expand
  67. AnonymousMC
    Jun 2, 2009
    1
    I rented the game thinking that it would be a great game, but quickly got angry with myself for wasting time on this piece of crap. The controls are god-awful, crippling what could possibly be a decent game. Having to stand still while shooting, knifing, reloading (especially with forced reloads), only makes the game that much more annoying. Really sucks when a chainsaw is being swung atI rented the game thinking that it would be a great game, but quickly got angry with myself for wasting time on this piece of crap. The controls are god-awful, crippling what could possibly be a decent game. Having to stand still while shooting, knifing, reloading (especially with forced reloads), only makes the game that much more annoying. Really sucks when a chainsaw is being swung at your face and you can't even move because your idiot character decided now is the best time to reload a shotgun. This game has nothing of what made the original Resident Evil games great, like an interesting story/plot, a good horror environment, puzzles, weapons that don't blow... Shooting a baddy five times in the face results in a baddy that acts like he has a migraine? Ammo is scarce, your fists do more damage than your knife (what the hell?)... Seriously, the game plays like Dead Space meets Far Cry 2, except they took the redeeming qualities out of both when they mixed it together. I'm glad I didn't waste $60 on this. They must have given the critics a different game (or a bribe) for them to give this pile of crap those high ratings. What a joke.… Expand
  68. JoeGG
    Mar 27, 2009
    1
    This game was awful. The game gives you absolutely no freedom to do anything and you have to do the missions exactly the way the game wants you to or else you cannot move on. You also cannot move while using your knife which makes it very difficult to kill anyone when you are out of bullets. You also cannot shoot unless you aim which makes it difficult especially when all you have is This game was awful. The game gives you absolutely no freedom to do anything and you have to do the missions exactly the way the game wants you to or else you cannot move on. You also cannot move while using your knife which makes it very difficult to kill anyone when you are out of bullets. You also cannot shoot unless you aim which makes it difficult especially when all you have is sniper ammo and there are people right in front of you. Oh and there are also long cut scenes every 2mins which you cant skip through. The only good thing about this game are the amazing graphics.… Expand
  69. MauricioG
    Jun 24, 2009
    1
    I always love RE series and I consider myself a big fan. After play some Terror games on this Console generation I really thought the RE creators would make a good job. I mean: After play games like Dead Space i was expecting RE is going to be at lest the same good. I was worng. Te game have a nice graphic but the playability is terrible. Rent at maximum.
  70. Callmeballs
    Mar 26, 2011
    1
    Zombies with guns. This should be all I have to say to prove what a joke this game is. For more reasons, please, continue. Resident Evil 5 takes the brilliant design from Resident Evil 4, an amazing game, and completely f***s it up. The biggest offenders are the following. The story is incredibly short. The AI is some of the worst, ever. Sheva apparently can't use any weapon but herZombies with guns. This should be all I have to say to prove what a joke this game is. For more reasons, please, continue. Resident Evil 5 takes the brilliant design from Resident Evil 4, an amazing game, and completely f***s it up. The biggest offenders are the following. The story is incredibly short. The AI is some of the worst, ever. Sheva apparently can't use any weapon but her handgun, regardless of what gun you give her (this include grenades). She also can't aim for the head, so she'll chew through ammo blasting away at people's chests. And if you try to use her like a pack mule, she'll waste all of your healing items for the smallest of injuries. The inventory system is also a load of crap. Trading items with a partner is needlessly difficult and for some reason you can only quick switch to items in the cardinal directions. So if you picked up something useful, and it's in the top right slot, you need to stop, move to it, equip it, leave the menu, all while there are zombies coming at you. Forget it if you want to combine herbs. Capcom also pulls a little DLC trick. The online versus mode and Mercenaries Reunion characters were originally supposed to be in the game, but Capcom decided to put that and both DLC chapters in the later released Gold Edition in an attempt to weasel as much money as they can out of their loyal customers. Shame on you, Capcom, for soiling the legacy of Leon S. Kennedy.… Expand
  71. Kirase
    Nov 30, 2011
    1
    Just gave a second chance to this game after more than 2 years.
    Loaded my safegame from march 2009, restartet at first chapter, played for a while and well what did i expect, of course it didnt improve in the meantime. Its still just f*cking nothing.
    Gameplay wise everything that made past resident evil games enjoyable for me is simply missing in this one. You expect some kind of    Just gave a second chance to this game after more than 2 years.
    Loaded my safegame from march 2009, restartet at first chapter, played for a while and well what did i expect, of course it didnt improve in the meantime. Its still just f*cking nothing.

    Gameplay wise everything that made past resident evil games enjoyable for me is simply missing in this one. You expect some kind of atmosphere? Better play some different game, RE5 is one of the least atmospheric games i came across. There is no tension, no horror, boring story, no motivation, close to no puzzling and the complete game pretty much just a quick rushing through hordes of cannonfodder zombies. Finishing RE4 profi mode just took me close to 20 hours on xbox 360. (RE4 is an O.K. game)
    In comparison RE5... ...here is a hint ive picked up in some RE5 guide:
    "Try to finish the game in under 5 hours when you play it first time so you can get unlimited ammo for the rocket launcher"    … Expand
  72. SportsareCrap
    Dec 10, 2013
    1
    When Resident Evil 5 first released back 2009, Gameplay turn from Good to Worst since became Noobish, Story was BS there was no good part, Series is even more Dead thanks to making Wesker out of Character with this Release.
    Gameplay: 3/10
    Story: 0/10
    Total: 2/10
    I was once Die Hard Fan but stop caring Since Series become crap once Resident Evil 4 Released.
  73. NoLifeDGenerate
    Jul 21, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Well, Crapcom never fails to disappoint. I finished the main game over a week ago. I'm still thinking about how horrible it was, and all the praise for it makes me sick.

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    Ok, it looks good, but I don't need a cutscene interrupting me every 6 seconds to prove it!!! Did they include to option to play without cutscenes after finishing the game once? Of course not. Make a game or make a movie. Stop trying to do both together. Then to make it worse, you never know when it's going to turn into QTE hell.

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    I think I prefer the movies. The story just seemed to stray farther and farther from where RE began. I don't remember a lot about the first couple, but I know damn well the zombies didn't shoot back or turn into giant cockroaches.

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    Could the controls possible be any worse? The only 3rd person title Capcom has ever made with decent controls was the Devil May Cry series. How did they get that so right and everything else so wrong? I put up with Dead Rising and it's mind numbing load screens. I love the Onimusha series in spite of the less than stellar controls, but this game is ridiculous. News flash: laser sights suck in 3rd person. A reticule would be nice. If you're not going to let me move while aiming, at least make the aiming better.

    It's not just the aiming though. The movement is painfully slow even when "running." What the hell kind of run is that? You're not crossing the street. You're running from **** zombies! Move your ass! Then even when you're in a gun fight, you're constantly interrupted by QTEs. Yeah, I'm trying to shoot things with a mounted machine gun and it's just going to randomly ask me to press a button and give me only a split second to do it or take a stupid amount of damage. No thank you. I don't need a QTE for everything. I for one, remember a time when we actually finished our own battles, and ran away from things without the need for a QTE.

    When you play on Professional, everything kills you in 1 hit....in a game where you move and react like a goddamn turtle. Great work guys. How bout you just sharpen the discs and throw them at us. Might be more fun than playing this. It was totally awesome having the AI get herself killed 50+ times during an insane boss fight. One little burst from the boss **** SMG and somebody drops dead. It took me 100 tries to complete that fight, and only a 3rd of the deaths were my own. Cheapest, most retarded boss fight ever. I had one dude dead/dying 3 or 4 times and the AI just goes and gets shot by the other **** I've never been so close to breaking a 360 controller, and I've played some real gems on 360. I spent 10 hours failing a race in Ridge Racer 6 one time, and that didn't piss me off nearly as much as this.

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    Why is the grenade launcher the only thing with no Infinite Ammo option!? All those stupid figurines and junk, and they couldn't include the ammo option for one more gun. Amazing.    … Expand
  74. Sr_Weske
    Sep 14, 2021
    1
    Who turns Resident Evil into an action franchise?
    Thanks God it becomes a horror franchise again with Resident Evil 7.
  75. JayJ
    Aug 12, 2009
    0
    Okay let me start off by saying I have only played the RE5 demo and about the first 30 mins of the full game, but that was all that was required for me to determine how god awful this game is. Let me say that I have always held RE in a certain place in my heart. I used to be scared crap-less by the game when I was young so I never played the previous installments. To tell you the truth I Okay let me start off by saying I have only played the RE5 demo and about the first 30 mins of the full game, but that was all that was required for me to determine how god awful this game is. Let me say that I have always held RE in a certain place in my heart. I used to be scared crap-less by the game when I was young so I never played the previous installments. To tell you the truth I hated the RE games. Well that was until RE4. My friend let me borrow it for the Wii one summer and it was all I could play. Of all of the great games I have played in my life (COD4, GTAVC, HaloCE) none can compare to the adventure I had on my Wii with Leon Kennedy. This brings me to being very hyped about RE5. This of course was a mistake. RE5 takes all of the great qualities of RE4 and destroys them in a flaming ball of crap. The controls make the game UNPLAYABLE. They are the most blasphemous unholy union of non-sensable inputs and triggers man has ever created. I have been playing games for what...13 years, and I've never have encountered a more unaproachable control scheme. The game dosen't know if it wants to action or horror and as a result you the gamer suffer. And lastly the final thing that pisses me off about this game is the fact that Capcom apeased the idiot media by including whites and hispanics into the game. That was a creative low for this poorly designed game. God I hate this letdown.… Expand
  76. JoeGG
    Mar 30, 2009
    0
    This game was awful. The game gives you absolutely no freedom to do anything and you have to do the missions exactly the way the game wants you to or else you cannot move on. You also cannot move while using your knife which makes it very difficult to kill anyone when you are out of bullets. You also cannot shoot unless you aim which makes it difficult especially when all you have is This game was awful. The game gives you absolutely no freedom to do anything and you have to do the missions exactly the way the game wants you to or else you cannot move on. You also cannot move while using your knife which makes it very difficult to kill anyone when you are out of bullets. You also cannot shoot unless you aim which makes it difficult especially when all you have is sniper ammo and there are people right in front of you. Oh and there are also long cut scenes every 2mins which you cant skip through. The only good thing about this game are the amazing graphics.… Expand
  77. Rollie
    Jul 23, 2014
    0
    Resident Evil 5,

    Seriously Capcom, like, seriously? I don't even know where to begin.. I almost fell off my seat when I had read a review which contained the following, "Amazing game, the best Resident Evil ever" The best Resident Evil ever? Are you nuts? I mean... Amazing game too? Come on man this game sucked donkey balls! Resident Evil 5 is set in Africa (Which caused a lot    Resident Evil 5,

    Seriously Capcom, like, seriously?

    I don't even know where to begin.. I almost fell off my seat when I had read a review which contained the following, "Amazing game, the best Resident Evil ever"

    The best Resident Evil ever? Are you nuts? I mean... Amazing game too? Come on man this game sucked donkey balls!

    Resident Evil 5 is set in Africa (Which caused a lot of controversial for complete stupid reasons) where your 2 main protagonists are Chris Redfield and Sheva Alomar.

    I won't go in to much detail because it's just a complete pile of dog poo!

    The Resident Evil community had anticipated the arrival of this game which was released in March 13th, 2009. Ever since the amazement of Resident Evil 4, fans were in for which seemed to be a complete epic sequel to the Resident Evil series.

    However, it wasn't... The scare factor has been lost, completely! It was too easy, the game itself didn't feel like Resident Evil, it just felt like... Well... Rubbish!

    Zombies with guns... YES! Zombies... With... Guns. I just can't believe what Capcom were thinking, huge disappointment and in my opinion a complete insult to the Resident Evil fans/community.

    There is no horror in this game whatsoever, so to those saying "Mix between horror and action" it's just action, you most certainly do not get them feelings you did in the early series, with all the technology we have today, I was expecting to have the crap scared out of me... In fact, the crap this time round was the game itself.

    Resident Evil 1-4 was the best of the series. I don't think we will have anything like that again *Wipes away tear*.

    Very disappointing Capcom. very disappointing!    … Expand
  78. ramssC
    Sep 23, 2022
    0
    Resident Evil 5 es un insulto a la franquicia de RE y un intento descarado de llegar a las cifras de dinero que generaba Call of Duty. La historia es completamente lineal y presenta inconsistencias y conveniencias argumentales, hay demasiada acción, jodieron a Chris tanto en diseño como en desarrollo(y por eso, -9pts por cabrones); la música es olvidable, Sheva es olvidable, Wesker murióResident Evil 5 es un insulto a la franquicia de RE y un intento descarado de llegar a las cifras de dinero que generaba Call of Duty. La historia es completamente lineal y presenta inconsistencias y conveniencias argumentales, hay demasiada acción, jodieron a Chris tanto en diseño como en desarrollo(y por eso, -9pts por cabrones); la música es olvidable, Sheva es olvidable, Wesker murió de la peor forma posible...

    Si hacer un mal juego y tergiversar una franquicia fuese un delito, entonces, todo el personal que creó este juego estuviera preso hace 13 años ya.    … Expand
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#32 Best Xbox 360 Game of 2009
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#6 Most Discussed Xbox 360 Game of 2009
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#4 Most Shared Xbox 360 Game of 2009

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83

Generally favorable reviews - based on 91 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 75 out of 91
  2. Mixed: 15 out of 91
  3. Negative: 1 out of 91
  1. GameDaily
    80
    While the developers' decision to copy elements from Resident Evil 4 make it feel less original (despite better visuals and a new location), you'll have a blast (especially with a buddy) but after waiting four years for a sequel, we expected better.
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  2. GameSpy
    90
    It's hardly the dramatic revamp that RE4 was for the series, but it marks the first time that co-op play has been implemented. As a result, the overhaul makes it a good single-player game, but a great multiplayer one. Thanks to its persistent approach to weapon upgrades, it's well-suited to replay. It's a visually splendid game with gorgeous cinematics that evoke the same awe as previous games did in their time.
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  3. GameTrailers
    90
    You'll get a lot more out of it than you do from typical games with no competitive multiplayer and while played cooperatively it really sings. It's lost a lot of what has made the franchise a pins-and-needles experience, but that sense of dread has been replaced with pure action that's hard to match.
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