Where do I begin? Let's start with the graphics, they are great. The color schemes are fantastic and the malformed infected masses and the creatures that dwell with them are done quite well. The environments tend to get you in that certain mood for shooting hordes of infected folks and their dogs. The explosions are wicked, I even squinted a couple of times after shooting a barrel. By the way I have my PS3 hooked to a 36in HDTV, and I must say the graphics look absolutely awesome. there isn't truly anything wrong with the audio, the drop down list didn't contain the item I wanted to put their, so I listed the category that was least harmful.
Now let's talk about the game play. This is a true resident evil game based on the game play alone. You have to stop to shoot, so you must plan your every move, in time you should be able to so this intuitively, especially if you have played the previous of the game. The on-the-fly inventory scheme is pretty cool, even though at times you wish you had room for just one may be two more items, nonetheless I found it to actually add to the intensity of the game. The online coop mode is fantastic. Your partner may be invisible for about a second or two, that's the only thing I truly found that stood out to me,
The mercenary mode is very intense and I find it quite addicting – I just have to find more time bonuses. You can play as either Chris or Sheva; you get a substantial amount of ammo, with pick-ups along the way. The longer and the more combo kills you get, the higher the rank and you'll be able to move on to the next scenario.
Overall, this is a very good game, it is fantastic, if you are a fan of the series. I am very pleased with what CAPCOM has done with Resident Evil 5. They did not disappoint me in the least. I will be playing this game for awhile, there are a lot of goals that still have to be met and I will have a whole lot of fun trying to achieve them. If you are a fan of the series, this is a must have and if you are new to resident evil, then welcome, this is not your everyday FPS or TPS (tomb raider). The game play is based on intensity and conservation of ammunition, but it will be very enjoyable and rewarding experience. This game stays in my video game library, along with RE, RE2, RE3, and RE4.

This is an absolute must own game! My main complaint is that it doesn't seem like it should be titled RE5. Maybe a spinoff or something, but as a sequel in the RE lineage, the "partner system" was a downer for my experience. Having to share items and constantly pay attention to your partner is a real drag. As I remember, RE games has always been about surviving the horror ALONE. There were a couple of installments that had a partner incorporated but that was only in small doseage. That was fun, like a side game or something, but to have it in the entire game isn't really following the tradition of RE. The developers should've kept to the original formula and added the partner for online play. Other then that, an excellent game all around.

resident evil 5 is not out or i would already have it. is it relly out? WHEN IT COMES OUT I WILL BE HAPPY BECAUSE IT IS GOING TO BE AMAZING SO I CANT WAIT UNTIL ITS OUT.

This game is gonna be awesome. I mean come on all the other Resident Evils were awesome and the graphics look just beautiful and Umbrella's back! Damn Wesker!

the greatest sivivor horror game ever made just got a new sequeal ...umbrella is up to no good again...little is know about the charaters but let's just hope chris and jill returns with leon...and maybe even clair redfield...this horror was a ps3 exclusive but managed to make it's way cross platform...but loaded with ps3 style and action this part of the resident evil franchies should no dout be the best.