Resident Evil 5 (Xbox 360)

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Description

Chris Redfield returns to the series as the main character in Resident Evil 5, a game which takes place five years after Resident Evil 4. He is sent to Kijuju, Africa, where local agent Sheva Alomar joins him in the mission to apprehend Ricardo Irwing, who is trying to sell bio-weapons in the black market. Soon they are attacked by hordes of locals infected by an improved version of the "las plagas" parasite seen in Resident Evil 4, which they call "majini". As the story progresses, Chris discovers that some old fellows are behind the whole incident.

As well as including the concept of the "las plagas" parasite, this fifth part of the series also brings back the novel gameplay from the previous game. With an over the shoulder view, Chris confronts hordes of infected enemies that can throw objects and even shoot at you. They can be repelled with various guns, grenades, or using the knife and melee attacks if they get too close. This time though, Chris has a partner, Sheva, who accompanies him through all the game and can be controlled by a second player, with both characters having to keep an eye on each other to survive. The second player can enter and leave at any time playing locally through split screen or online through another console.

The mercenaries mode, which consists of closed levels where the player must survive a given time while defeating enemies to set up chains and earn points, also returns from Resident Evil 4.

Screenshots

There are no Xbox 360 screenshots for this game.

There are 52 other screenshots on file for other versions of this game.

Alternate Titles

• "RE5" -- Common abbreviation
• "Biohazard 5" -- Japanese title

Part of the Following Groups

• 3D Engine: MT Framework
• BioHazard / Resident Evil series
• Gameplay feature: Quick Time Events / QTEs
• Middleware: Nvidia 3D Vision
• Physics Engine: Havok
• PlayStation 3 Greatest Hits releases
• Premium Games label
• Setting: African
• Theme: Zombies

User Reviews

The Worst Monster in This Game... Is Your CPU Buddy...	ResidentHazard (3236)
Totally overrated crap. This is NOT a Resident Evil game.	Melvin Raeynes (26)

The Press Says

GamingTrend	Mar, 2009	90 out of 100	90
GameTrailers	Mar, 2009	9 out of 10	90
GameSpy	Mar 12, 2009		90
Impulse Gamer	Mar, 2009	9 out of 10	90
GameSpot	Mar 13, 2009	8.5 out of 10	85
XBox Evolved	May 07, 2009	8 out of 10	80
DarkZero	Mar 17, 2009	8 out of 10	80
Factornews	Mar 18, 2009	8 out of 10	80
Gaming Nexus	Apr 13, 2009	B	75
Eurogamer.net (UK)	Mar 09, 2009	7 out of 10	70

Forums

Topic	# Posts	Last Post
Painful	9	MichaelPalin (1195) Apr 13, 2010

Trivia

1001 Video Games

Resident Evil 5 appears in the book 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die by General Editor Tony Mott.

Jill Valentine

In what may be a subtle nod to Namco, Jill Valentine's appearance at a certain point in the game resembles Nina Williams from Namco's Tekken fighting game series, specifically Tekken 5.

Awards

• 4Players
  • 2009 – #4 Best Game of the Year (Readers' Vote)
  • 2009 – Best Action Game of the Year
  • 2009 – #3 Best Graphics of the Year
  • 2009 – #3 Best Viral Trailer of the Year
• Gamespot (Editor Choice Awards)
  • 2009 - Character Most Likely to Fail a Performance Enhancing Drug Test (for the character Chris Redfield)
• IGN
  • 2009 - PC Award for Visual Excellence (Game of the Year Editor's Awards)
Information also contributed by Big John WV
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Related Web Sites

• X360A achievement guide (X360A's achievement guide for Resident Evil 5.)
MichaelPalin (1195) added Resident Evil 5 (Xbox 360) on May 30, 2009
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