Resident Evil 5

Resident Evil 5 was the continuation of the series and was released worldwide throughout early March 2009. It built upon the template set by Resident Evil 4 (such as the general level size, control scheme and focus on action and set pieces) with other elements borrowed from Resident Evil 0 (character switching and inventory sharing).

The game was also the first game in the series to be represented on the seventh generation of home consoles (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360) but eventually made it to other platforms including Nintendo Switch and Windows PC's.

Resident Evil 5 heralds the return of strong main characters from the original game - Chris Redfield, Jill Valentine and Albert Wesker to name but a few. Some new supporting characters were introduced such as Sheva Alomar and Excella Gionne. It also retained the Plaga parasite introduced in Resident Evil 4 as the main adversary once again.

The game is set in the heart of Africa and a lot of the gameplay takes place outdoors, in the daytime. Instead of the Ganado, the player will face the Majini and additionally a new threat; the Uroboros virus.

Quite importantly, this game also ends in the death of Albert Wesker, one of the main villains of the series.

Critically, it was lauded for its graphics, storyline and gameplay and even today still feels technically strong. However some critics felt that the control scheme remained somewhat restrictive in the age of other third-person shooters (e.g. it was not possible to move around and shoot at the same time) - although some could argue this was intentional, in order to add tension. People were also divided on the forced co-operative nature of the levels; Chris was often paired with Sheva, and there were many obstacles throughout the levels which required both characters input in order to proceed.

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