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Yes, Resident Evil 5 was released for Xbox 360 in March! It is finally available and you can either buy it, rent it or just check out game info at multiple locations on the web.

Resident Evil 5 Xbox 360 is a super addition to the continuing game series. It picks up about 10 years after the events of the original game and centers the game on getting Umbrella Corp’s biological weapons out of the hands of enemy terrorists.

The decade story gap is filled by reviewing Chris Redfield’s life along the way, where he’s now part of the Bioterrorism Security Assessment Alliance. As you play along, he’s sent to investigate the threat of a biological organic weapon in the deserts of Africa. He teams up with Sheva Alomar, Chris’s hot new partner there, and because of a need in this release for teamwork, their relationship certainly changes how you play the game.

Chris and Sheva set out to stop Irving from selling Umbrella Corp’s bio-organic weapon on the black market, but find that most of the locals have been turned into creatures called Majini. That’s a horrific zombie state caused by ingesting a sick looking parasite. Although tragic, after that happens they are no longer human, but ferocious beasts.

Combat is promised as Chris and Sheva have to fight their way through these flesh-eating creatures at just about every turn. Wait … was that something moving, or just my imagination? You’ll be relieved to have a partner – and the new graphics and lighting effects are superb!

They find Alpha team demolished, with Captain DeChant severely injured and barely alive. He provides crucial information about Irving just before he dies, and that sends them on a new journey filled with brutal, bone-chilling Majini ambushes in broad daylight as well as the dead of night.

You’ll find Irving, discover a secret weapons testing facility and battle a huge beast that turns out to be Irving after he injected himself with a virus. Find an underground world, discover where the Progenitor virus lab is, along with hundreds of encapsulated human test subjects used to perfect it … and it just keeps getting better.

But be warned. If you’re an avid Resident Evil 1, 2 or 3 fan … and you didn’t care too much for Resident Evil 4, I strongly recommend you try renting before buying. I also recommend checking out the game guides, screen shots, video clips and even “how to” information on controller ops as well. It’s certainly available now.

To save you some time, it’s pretty safe to say that the creepiness of RE 1,2 and 3 is no longer present (and some are downright upset about it), but the action almost never stops.

The creepy feeling of being all alone, pitch black and only 2 bullets left has now been replaced with super co-op play, near HD quality graphics, a hard to beat sound track and scores of enemies at just about every turn. And that’s in multiple light settings, bright daylight, early dawn or pitch black. But it is definitely a different theme than the original RE1, 2 or 3 game series.

The co-op focus of the game makes online play, or with a partner in Xbox 360 split screen mode the best, but hogging the screen all to yourself and allowing AI to control Sheva is still great fun.

You’ll also want to replay the game several times. Why? Well … you get to keep your treasures and BSAA emblems from one game to the next – and – you get to keep your weapons upgrades too! That’s a great game change in my book. It’s even worth a reply as Chris with unlimited Ammo – or for a more traditional Resident Evil experience … try the mercenary mode the second or third time through.

At the end of the day, I have to agree with a large majority of the reviews … fun is fun, and this game has plenty of it. Resident Evil 5 Xbox 360 is a must play. Do video game rentals first if you’re not completely sure, or buy if you are, but either way do try the game – then let me know what you think!