First off.. This was stated that it was a Horror game. Althoough it plays and feels like a shooter this can feel horror-ish due to enviroments and situation.

Resident Evil 5 takes place in Africa in a Area known as Kijuju (fictional Not Real I think its around Nigera and Camaroon areas).

Having said this you are Fighting in africa having said that Its just a game and Not a Racial thing about killing africas as its shows there are arabs and White people in the game being killed by you and your African Partner..

Resident evil 5 plays out great, The over the shoulder Gameplay implemented from/since Resident Evil 4 is still just as good and amazing to see from that point of view. the Cover system is weak in many ways as its only on certain spots of the game (when the Manji Have guns.) Although not as Fustrating as you might think.

The menu system has a new lift now.. as anyone is familar with Dead Space knows about its Menu system and it being in Real time giving you more tension over who is attackin you while you combine a Red and Green herb can be somewhat Fustrating but part of the fun... just hide somewhere and do it or give it to sheva and she will sort it out while you attack them.

Sheva Is your partner and Part of this story I believe is partners stick together till the very end.. which is exact case for this game. You and your partner wheather it being A.I or Human have to stick together work out a plan and work side by side.. Not doing your own thing Even with the A.I if you do your own thing she will try her best to stick with you if YOu dont have her commanded to attack she will provide you with Support. With a Human its just the question of sending commands so that the other person can hear or understand what YOu want him or her to do(if you dont have a Mic).

A.I - Please note that the A.I is not Human. Its built really well done in my Opinion although at some siutuations you tend to wander if its not perfect which it isnt But still not some bot that will do random things and get you killed the A.I really does what she/it/he can do. She funny enough will not use Grenade at enemies when she runs out of ammo... thats the only Flaw I can see about the Combat side of her.. If you command the A.I properly you will get the job done properly.

If you can have access to PSN/Live or even a System link or even Two controler (split Screen) to play with another Human sure try it but try and stick with them as im sure they want to beat the game with you as you want with him.

Weapons - Weapons on this game is a must to check which one is best for you. and which one is most effective for this and that foe. Although If you are a Weapon Junkie you just might like this. The ammount of Weapons on this game is not as Many as some would think. Although I Prefer quality instead of quantity and if you have too much weapons like in RE4 you end up buying and selling guns too many times causing you to waste your own time on weapons that really makes close to zero differnce.. They consist of:

Hand Guns
Magnums
Shotguns
Machine Guns / Assult Guns
Sniper Rifels
Grenade Launchers
Rocket Launchers / Gataling Gun (chris only).
Stunt Rod
Grenades/Stun Grenade/ Incinarating Grenade.

Etc ( Acid and flame rounds available for Grenade Launcher)

Shop System - The shop system replaced the Merchant from RE4 although Still a Brillaint way to have a place to upgrade your weapons. Fits well into the game as If you die you get to re organise your weapons and upgrade them or even buy and sell them Although Selling items can sometimes be worthless as a a Handgun ammo is 1 credit.. and some weapons can be sold for close to a Major loss on the cash you paid for it which is a downer about the selling of anything on this game except Treasures.

One added feature on this shop system is that you can organise your items for both Chris and sheva. and a Storage Space (so if you picked up too much stuff you can put it away for later such as F-Aid sprays).

There is a Glitch on this item system on the game where you can Pick up items quit your game and start that stage over with that Item you picked up and Pick that item again up...Whoring the crap out of items in that area.. So if your stuck have a go at that.

Graphics - brillaint Very well done espectially on the Textures on the Character (look at chris BSAA Uniform) backgrounds and lighting has been done exetionaly well in this game.

Cinematics has been done so well its like if its a action Movie (not a stupid one at that).

Sound/Music - Quiet fitting I must say the music Score done in Hollywood has Done a real Great Job at putting the score up. The feeling one gets with the Music is and can be intensifying. The Sound Effects though I will say isnt somethin remade. Its basicaly RE4 sound effects maybe re done but sounds the same... Although I have heard sound effects from Resident Evil 2 that brought back memories..(awsome).

Gameplay - Gameplay is good still with its RE4 elements into it altho While Playing on Veteran the Enemies didnt always leave a Load of Ammo at your disposal leaving you at times with close to no ammo which is good will give you tension and make you think "mmm should I stab him or just pass him" in order to continue..

Enemie system is and can be well done as there are times they do some strange thing but unlike the Demo they dont just stand there and wander.. they actually go for you.. Running at you and then slowly stop to anticipate your attack.

Dogs on the one hand can be a bit of a problem that and Mutants (would be a spoiler so I wont go into it) although NOT impossible to kill...just some work.

Controlers - Controler have been kept to the Old Resident Evil games with the exception of Strifing side to side (Type D is Defult for it). and that the Possition for the action and Run buttons have been swoped around (which still is okay)..

You cannot Run and Gun.. so if your that type of person I suggest Download the Demo and try it out before you go futher on.. its just Realistic..that you cannot run and shoot accuratly at the same time.. this has been prooven by the Producer who is a Good Marksman himself.

Difficulties - Note that This game isnt that hard. Although if you think you a good gamer I suggest Playing it on veteran if you not sure play it on Normal. Proffesional Mode is Unlocked once you beat the game on Veteran which isnt impossible nor easy but Can be Challenging..

This concludes:

Gameplay:  8.5/10
Story:         9.0/10
Graphics:    9.5/10
Sound:        9.0/10

Score:         9.0/10

PS. A Must to try out by Fans. If your not familiar with Resident Evil this game still would be enjoyable by you..

Review Writen by: Ouji-San

Played the Xbox 360 Version On veteran and Finished it.

First Playthrough on veteran 14Hours..