REVIEWS

Reviews for Resident Evil 5 have been generally positive. The Official Xbox Magazine complimented the game's fast pace of action and called the graphics gorgeous.[72] X-Play noted that while the game's graphics were exceptional, the single player AI was hard to play through.[73] Game Informer complimented Resident Evil 5 saying it had the best graphics of any game to date and that the music helped make enemies come alive.[67] Edge complimented Resident Evil 5's gameplay calling it exhilarating and frantic, but criticised the control system.[65] IGN stated in their review that split screen co-op was very confusing and that the game had a surprisingly high replay value.[71] 1UP! repeatedly compared Resident Evil 5 to Gears of War 2. But while they compared the games multiple times in their review, they complained about Resident Evil 5's new controls.[64] Eurogamer noted that Resident Evil 5 felt a lot like past games in the franchise and that it is just like any other third person action shooter.