The first official review of Resident Evil 5 is in and guess what?

It looks ‘frickin awesome.

The US Official Playstation Magazine gave it a perfect 5 out of 5

Here are some quotes from the aforementioned magazine…

“The good news is that this game is that good, hours after playing through Resident Evil 5 once I’m already thinking about different strategies, load-outs and approaches to the game scenarios.”

“RE5 does a great job of mixing gameplay styles to create a sense of pacing that flows between high octane shootouts to more subdued, eerie exploratory sequences,” it says.

“One moment you’ll be blasting and hacking away at zombie mobs and face off against some seemingly invincible mini-boss in the midst of town, or you’ll be systematically exploring working your way through the dark, claustrophobic confines of a mine of the labyrinth corridors of a secret research complex, experience a brief but hair-raising quick-time event and be back to fighting zombies – but this time racing across the Savannah manning the chain gun on the back of a humvee.

“It’s exactly the type of event you have to share with a buddy, so you can discuss, dissect and deliberate over it for days to come,” says OPM.

“This is like playing an Indiana Jones movie. And not the crappy ones.”

So it’s quite good then?

I’ve already signed up my co-op buddie for this one and although I can’t speak for him, I am nearly pissing myself with excitement.

And for me that’s how it always is with Resident Evil.  First I piss myself with excitement and then I shit myself with fear…

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