A Solution to Boredom

Ever since my childhood when I first saw the game Resident Evil on the Sony PlayStation I have been intrigued with the series.  What started off as more of an interest in watching my younger brother play the game turned into me playing the game.  It took awhile, six games to be exact, before I really got into playing the games myself.

With the release of Resident Evil 4 I quickly became a fan of the new play style incorporated into the Nintento GameCube release.  Moving from an ammo conserving puzzle game it morphed into a less ammo conserving more quick reactions type of game.  In reality, it turned into more of a shooter which is one of my favorite game types.  While plenty of ammo is found in both 4 and 5 it still is possible to be tight on it if you do not have good aim or never use physical attacks.  Another huge change was the ability to change your view instead of being locked into one camera angle set for each area.

Continuing with that great new recipe Capcom has released Resident Evil 5.  In this game they have taken it a step further with the addition co-op play.  I played the first couple stages by myself and the game was still quite fun.  When playing solo you still have the second character there, they are just controlled by AI instead.  The best experience however is definitely playing co-op.  While playing together one player gets to control Chris Redfield, that’s right the guy from the original Resident Evil, and another controls the new character  Sheva Alomar.  My friend Pat and I have been playing online together and it has been a blast.  With the co-op play you can complete combos together.  To do this you must first shoot an enemy in any one of the various spots that causes them to be stunned and then get close and use a physical attack.  These physical attacks can then be chained by alternating attacks between each player.  This is a great way to deal large amounts of damage and conserve your ammunition.  Watch the video below from YouTube that shows how awesome these combos can be.

The in game graphics are also just about as good as the wonderful cut scenes.  Yet again, do not think that cut scenes are times to relax as they often will require some quick button pressing to ensure that you make it through the scene.  From watching a scene where “Majini”, the infected, attack on motorcycles to dodging giant tentacles during game play, you must always be ready to press a button as soon as it flashes on the screen.

I highly recommend that you play this game if you enjoy shooting games or have enjoyed previous Resident Evil titles.  As usual, please leave comments with your thoughts on the game whether you agree or disagree with my opinions of the game.

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