Friday the 13th saw not only the Knights Templar’s keeping a low profile, but the release of Resident Evil 5!

Saturday morning (This being first available chance since I was busy Friday evening.), I shot to my nearest town and hunted down a copy of the game. I settled for the limited edition Steelbook version, since it was only a couple of pound dearer than the basic version.

Then I raced home (At legal speeds) to boot it up for a quick game!

The game starts as most of these games do, with you weaponless just walking about to get the hang of the controls. (So far so good!).  The next stage is normally where you get a weapon and learn how to use it in a small simple attack. So I find a bloke who gives me a pistol, and some ammunition and sends me out the back door of his house. (So far as expected from the game, I should get attacked by a zombie or something now). There is a cut scene, ok I see someone becoming infected, so I now should kill him and start the game. (NO!)  I’m in a alley with several dozen armed zombies coming from all directions, there’s just more and more, My pistol ammunition ran out within first five minutes, I’m down to trying to hold them off with a machete, And they just keep coming……….

(This is the tutorial bit of the Game? I’m Hooked!)

Several hours later, I’m better armed with a shotgun and sniper rifle, fighting off the type of mutated creatures you’d expect from a resident evil game, all while trying to solve puzzles in a tomb raider style… This is all set to a dark backdrop, blood stained walls, deep claw marks in the floor, shadows moving, glimpses of people moving in background.

And the zombies are armed, and driving vehicles…

Add to this you have to be careful with equipment, You have 9 equipment slots, and they only hold so much ammunition. And if you are not careful you run out of space for health packs, or worse you can not pick up ammunition.  I’m seriously restricted at the minute as I’m running about with pistol, shotgun, sniper rifle, armour, stun stick, and 3 lots of ammunition.  (one free slot, handy for mines or grenades…)

So basically, Don’t expect to hear from me for a while…