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Resident Evil 4 vs. Resident Evil 5

• By McKinley Noble
• March 19, 2009 11:56 AM PST
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Round Five: Single-Player

Resident Evil 4

RE4 is the type of game that illustrates just how good a single-player experience gets. Leon's very alone in much of the game, and it's never more apparent than in shootouts with huge crowds of Ganados. With plenty of set pieces to break up the action, including one particularly awesome standoff inside an empty house, the tight pacing in RE4 makes the hours fly by.

Resident Evil 5

RE5 really steps up the action, constantly pushing the player to get through fights as quickly as possible. Sometimes, the Majini can be so overwhelming that discretion is the only way to survive, often making running as good an option than fighting. Even with the occasional showdown in tight corridors, I played the game at such a tight pace that it was relatively easy to blow through chapter after chapter.

THE WINNER: Resident Evil 4

Not having someone to fire over your shoulder makes RE4 the better single-player experience, especially when playing through Mercenaries mode as Ada Wong, Hunk, or the shamefully overpowered Wesker. RE5's great to play alone, but the tension doesn't run as high when playing by yourself.

Round Six: Multiplayer

Resident Evil 5

"Quick! Get that ammo!" "S**t! They're climbing up the ladders!" "I need a first aid spray, hurry!" This is just some of the banter you're bound to have playing RE5 with a friend or two. The game is just built for multiplayer, and it's even more fun when you're both looking down gun barrels at swarms of Majini. Even better, you can play online with a buddy, which is great since you won't have to split up your screen to do so.

Resident Evil 4

With such a good single-player experience, the lack of multiplayer isn't a huge issue in RE4. Still, it could have been fun to have a buddy running around the map with you as helpless Ashley, picking up items and trying to stay alive without weapons. If there's one part that cooperative play would have been great in, Mercenaries Mode was definitely a good place for it.

THE WINNER: Resident Evil 5

Resident Evil 5's easy online multi-player system is great for friends to get in on the action, and playing offline with someone screaming next to you is just as much fun. More importantly, it proves that Capcom learns from its mistakes, since RE5's co-op is about a million times better than RE: Outbreak's multi-player mess.

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