Left 4 Dead takes the crown for Zombie Action games but RE5 revives the Zombie Thriller genre to the current consoles (my beloved Wii is sadly absent). With the exception of the inventory no longer breaking immersion, the gameplay seems like a carbon copy of RE4. Thus far, the addition of the beautiful female partner doesn’t make much of an impact on the feel of the game. I haven’t tried co-op yet but I imagine actually playing with a friend could really change the experience. Like Left4Dead you and your partner can take turns rescuing each other and can share ammo, health, etc. The graphics are lovely even if they are a little pedestrian. The only thing that is a bummer is the lack of attention to detail on the characters that Capcom added to prevent a inevitable PR backlash. Come on people, that Rodney King thing was a fluke.
