Resident Evil 5

Release Date: March 2009
ESRB: Mature
Manufacturer: Capcom
GCRating: 6
Stats: 1 - 2 players (yeahhh coop!), Online Coop, Trophies, DLC, Horror Strategy Third Person Shooter
Story: The player characters and overall good guy over achievers are Chris Redfield and Sheva Alomar, and the game takes place in 2009 when Chris is a member of a group called BSAA - which is the bioterrorism security assessment alliance (don't be impressed I looked it up).  So the BSAA was sent into Africa to investigate a terrorist bio-organic weapon or a BOW - threat. So Albert Wesker is your 'resident' bad guy, joined  up with him is some chick - Excella Gionne - apparently she is the relative of a founder of the Tricell Pharm Co.  You find out fairly quick that Tricell and Umbrella have joined forces to create the ultimate "Dark Side" and you the uber hero have to stop their evil ways.
Review:  Yeah so the graphics for this game are awesome, they were cutting edge when this came out, the cut screens are beautifully done, and the vo is flawless.  The story is plausible and captivating, the Manjini are relentless and completely unzombie-like, as they will run up on your ass if you are not quick with the gun, tap tap, good night.  You have a wide variety of weapons to choose from, one for all types of styles, snipe to shotty, gotta love it.  Then there is the search and find treasures! OH this makes the game, there are all kinds of goodies hidden, very well, all over the world for you to find and get.  The boss-jini's are challenging and creative, just face the fact you are going to die, over and over.  good times.  Your helper, sheena :) or whatever, is only helpful really if you have two players otherwise she's always shooting you in the back of the head or something.
Likes: The cut screens and VO - brilliantly done during a time when VO was like watching a foreign dubbed film. and the Treasures!  I love searching for treasure!
Dislikes: The puzzles weren't so much puzzles as walk here, pull this, to open up this area now walk there to pull that to go somewhere else.  wasn't challenging at all.