Resident Evil 5

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7.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 722 Ratings

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  1. M1sfiT
    Sep 3, 2023
    5
    Gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaameeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees!!!!!!!!!
  2. Nathanlp2509
    Sep 1, 2023
    7
    Good game in terms of graphics, but in terms of history I didn't like it very much
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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.
  6. Riemanwalker
    Jan 9, 2023
    10
    What can i say ! Perfect literally perfect game
    What can i say ! Perfect literally perfect game What can i say ! Perfect literally perfect game
  7. Joe2539
    Jan 6, 2023
    10
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  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. Post_Cursed
    May 2, 2022
    8
    Historia: 8/10
    Sonido: 7/10
    Jugabilidad: 10/10
    Graficos: 10/10
    Duración: 8/10
    Total: 8.6
  11. Camlambelot
    Dec 25, 2021
    8
    Is Resident Evil 5 a good game in 2021? Depends on what you were expecting. Horror? Maybe a little, but it's mostly an action game with great co-op and an arcade-y feel to it.

    The story is OK, the graphics are OK and the Gameplay is fun. I can't tell you how many times I have beaten this game from the beginning and unlocked everything. Even on professional mode the game is a fun time    Is Resident Evil 5 a good game in 2021? Depends on what you were expecting. Horror? Maybe a little, but it's mostly an action game with great co-op and an arcade-y feel to it.

    The story is OK, the graphics are OK and the Gameplay is fun. I can't tell you how many times I have beaten this game from the beginning and unlocked everything. Even on professional mode the game is a fun time WITH A HUMAN PLAYER. The Ally A.I. is pretty darn awful on harder difficulties.

    Anyway, if you want a really FUN, somewhat short, addicting CO-OP game then I can't think of any better game other than Mario games of course. ;)    … Expand
  12. Steyraus
    Jul 11, 2014
    9
    Being the first RE games for the new consoles I was pretty excited for this game, RE4 had perfected the Survival horror style, so the developers should have had all they need to make the next sequel. Unfortunately they took a different path and tried to update the franchise, which took away a lot of the magic in the process. Luckily while there are a lot of annoying changes with adding coBeing the first RE games for the new consoles I was pretty excited for this game, RE4 had perfected the Survival horror style, so the developers should have had all they need to make the next sequel. Unfortunately they took a different path and tried to update the franchise, which took away a lot of the magic in the process. Luckily while there are a lot of annoying changes with adding co op and the inventory system changes, the game just scrapes through as a decent action game with some survival horror elements. They graphics look good but have some terrible tearing issues and the gunplay is solid until you need to use your inventory, which in awkward. The main AI in the game is your partner and its terrible this game would have been so much better without Sheva. All in all in was a decent ride but not really worth of the Resident evil franchise.… Expand
  13. 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.
  14. 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.
  15. 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
  16. ZeroMajor
    Jun 2, 2021
    9
    Cheesy dialogues, contradicting characters, awkward scenes, megalomaniac villain, all of these things should make anything work bad, but not Resident Evil 5. Anyone who knows the game will definitely notice these things right from the bat and laugh it off, but that's not the main issue. In fact, these issues are only minor.

    Resident Evil 5 manages to maintain the same intensity from RE    Cheesy dialogues, contradicting characters, awkward scenes, megalomaniac villain, all of these things should make anything work bad, but not Resident Evil 5. Anyone who knows the game will definitely notice these things right from the bat and laugh it off, but that's not the main issue. In fact, these issues are only minor.

    Resident Evil 5 manages to maintain the same intensity from RE 4 while trading some of its horror elements into action, of course, some who do love survival horror games may find this a betrayal, but it is still in fact a very thrilling game. With limited spaces, little time to act, enemies with one-shot moves, you still have what you call a Resident Evil game. It is worth playing and its graphics still hold up until now. With intriguing bosses, intricate level design, and special features to further bolster its replayability, Resident Evil 5 still gives you a hard and engaging challenge.    … Expand
  17. 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.
  18. 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
  19. Arya977
    Jan 10, 2021
    8
    Gameplay..............Amazing
    Graphics................Amazing
    Story.......................Great
    Score.....................Good
  20. 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...
  21. 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.
  22. 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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    Graphics
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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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    Story
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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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    Gameplay
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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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    Final Thoughts
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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
  23. Tharduz
    Jun 26, 2020
    8
    This is really fun to play.. with a frind, as I almost all the time I play alone not that much, that AI character is.. exasperating, I think that something is not going the right way, it can give you some fun anyway
  24. Jessicaw
    Jun 22, 2020
    8
    I actually thought this game was pretty fun. I always played with my boyfriend so I never had to deal with the AI co op, and made it a lot more fun. It was definitely goofy at times and the run and gun button mashing was done in a tolerable, but still annoying way. Still, the game was undeniably fun to play.
  25. iKen
    Apr 13, 2020
    9
    Played on XBOX 360.
    Gameplay: GREAT.
    Story: GREAT.
    Graphic: GREAT.
    Music/Sound: GREAT.
    Dialogue/Voice Acting: GREAT.
  26. SleepNot
    Apr 1, 2020
    9
    Resident Evil 5 is a part of resident evil series. I'm a big fan of that games! Very recommended! Great!
  27. 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.
  28. Justfullmetal
    Jan 1, 2020
    10
    Hours of fun to be had here and a lot of replay ability. I don’t see many flaws with this game and it’s hella fun. Add to your collection.
  29. Vapor96
    Jun 17, 2019
    9
    While it is absolutely true that Resident Evil 5 puts way too much emphasis on action and largely abandons the survival horror, it is still a highly entertaining action game. It is massive co-op fun with a friend and the African setting is a breath of fresh air (excluding the dull indoors factory sequences). The graphics are also incredibly good. However, comparing it to the masterpieceWhile it is absolutely true that Resident Evil 5 puts way too much emphasis on action and largely abandons the survival horror, it is still a highly entertaining action game. It is massive co-op fun with a friend and the African setting is a breath of fresh air (excluding the dull indoors factory sequences). The graphics are also incredibly good. However, comparing it to the masterpiece that is Resident Evil 4 does it no favors. In summary, a high quality action zombie shooter but a poor Resident Evil game.… Expand
  30. calanga
    Nov 6, 2018
    8
    An action game, do not expect a survival horror but even that mechanics, graphics, sound are good
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#32 Best 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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