Resident Evil 5

Resident Evil 5 continues a year of already impressive ports on Nintendo, working in full motion controls and all released DLC to work as the definitive way to play.

It may not be the best game in the series, but Resident Evil 5 is certainly a good game, where action is the key. Along the way it has lost the essence of survival horror and has fewer puzzles than previous titles, but it is still a great shooter with thrilling scenes.

RE5 has lost none of its luster a decade later. On Switch, some of the graphical bells and whistles have been slightly diminished, but that’s offset by a bevy of control options and the ability to play the game anywhere. With plentiful modes and content to tackle, RE5 should keep fans busy for quite a while. What’s more, for series diehards there’s a ton of extra content (including an entire written history of Resident Evil) to parse through. Extra costumes, DLC, Mercenaries Mode— this is a very complete and generous package. It might be more action-focused than what came before it, but RE5 is still very much a game from the classic mold and deserves a play.

Resident Evil 5 returns on Nintendo Switch ten years after its first coming, bringing all its strength and flaws. In the meantime, we've accepted its evolution in a real third person shooter, but its clunkiness remains intact in many aspects.