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Resident Evil (that grows on you) 5

I must admit that RE5 didn't grip me immediately. I plowed through it in 2 sessions with my friend Josh and immediately afterward felt like the experience really wasn't worth the wait. Was RE5's focus on co-op a big enough improvement from RE4? I thought not, then I got into the Mercenaries mode.

Mercenaries mode is a great game mode. 8 maps, each with their own specific set of enemies and challenges, awaited me and Ludwig during my first dabble in the multiplayer mode. We ran through every stage and had a blast. The next day, I started up the single player again with Josh, on the highest difficulty, and I must say that improved things drastically. The game is much more rewarding when playing on a higher level of difficulty, at least I think so. Playing through on Normal never really provided much tension, as two semi-smart human players (see: us) managed to traverse its challenges with relative ease. In the end, however, RE5 has been fun and a worthwhile experience.

I still don't get trying to put versus in the game, though. I can't imagine anyone dying to play that.