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Resident Evil 5
Survival Horror
Systems
super greyscale 8-bit logo PC-1 PlayStation-1 Xbox-1
Top Critic Avg: 72 /100 Critics Rec: 62%
Released
March 5, 2009
ESRB
M for Mature: Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Strong Language
Developer(s)
Capcom
Publisher(s)
Capcom
Chris Redfield
5 Images
Chris Redfield
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A close-up of Albert Wesker's eyes glowing red through his sunglasses
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Resident Evil 5 - Chris aiming a shotgun while Sheva aims a pistol over a barrier

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The Umbrella Corporation and its crop of lethal viruses have been destroyed and contained. But a new, more dangerous threat has emerged. Years after surviving the events in Raccoon City, Chris Redfield has been fighting the scourge of bio-organic weapons all over the world. Now a member of the Bioterrorism Security Assessment Alliance (BSAA), Chris is sent to Africa to investigate a biological agent that is transforming the populace into aggressive and disturbing creatures. Joined by another local BSAA agent, Sheva Alomar, the two must work together to solve the truth behind the disturbing turn of events.

Genre(s)
Survival Horror

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