Resident Evil 5 the best in series
If you were a fan of the first four, or the games in between like Code: Veronica or Umbrella Chronicles, you’ll be a fan of the up and coming Resident Evil game. Resident Evil 5 will have features that weren’t in the fourth installment or the ones before it (I’ve played an extended demo of it). You will have to shoot while you stand still again, but you can switch out weapons during game play so as not to impede the progress of your game. The controls are slightly different than what Resident Evil fans are accustomed to, but you will not be forced to get a great handle on the controls in a quick time. The progression is designed beautifully. For those frustrated because of some of the puzzles, the puzzles in RE5 are rather simple and with the help of your partner, Sheva (you’ll be involved in interactive game play, but she won’t be an impediment on you like Ashley was in 4), they’re a piece of cake (some time consuming).
Old enemies will return for this one, but there is also an unexpected twist. You might be able to figure it out toward the middle of the game if you pay close enough attention. Old friends will also come back, just not in the way you would expect. Resident Evil 5 is by far the best in the series. The comments about whether Resident Evil 5 is racist or not is ignorant at best and need not be mentioned in much detail. Do Spaniards have a problem with Resident Evil 4? How about white people with Resident Evil 1-3. Give me a break. There’s enough action in the game to take the heat off of those wanting to cause derision amongst the gaming community and against the makers of the game.
However, Resident Evil fans, I do caution this. If you are a fan of the game, expect this one to be the last in the series. Unless they make offshoots of the game such as Code: Veronica or Umbrella Chronicles, RE 5 ends definitively, but the way it ends, is amazing, to say the least.
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans Review
Some questions from the first movie were answered in this movie, but as far as rounding out a trilogy, the movie didn’t do much. Underworld follows Sonja, the daughter to Viktor in the first movie. Sonja is found to have an affair with the Lucian and thus started the war between the Lycans and the vampires. As far as story arc is concerned the movie wasn’t done that badly. Inconsistencies (despite the scientific aspect) were kept to a minimum and the development of the Lycans revolt was done quite well and better than expected. With this prequel, it is likely the Underworld franchise has come to its end. Tying in the missing questions that were unanswered from the first movie has essentially rounded out the movie franchise. From a literary standpoint, there isn’t much. A movie of this caliber is complete with action and depends highly on intense action sequences to make its mark. With that, it does well. There’s no use in attempting to analyze the film on a deeper level. On a scale from 1-10, I give it an 8 based heavily on its development of the war between the two races.