After reading a post on Goozex.com yesterday about a pseudo-illicit way of obtaining the Resident Evil 5 demo (currently only available in Japan) I decided to give it a shot.

I downloaded the necessary files, burned a DVR and dropped it into my 360. Thanks to my crappy DVD burner however, the disc just sputtered in the drive and the demo never magically appeared in my game library.

Attempt #2 involved a cheapo CDR I found lying around the house, and viola! there now on my TV was the RE5 demo in all it’s glory (or is it gory?).

Let me first say that I’ve been playing quite a bit of Gears of War and Left 4 Dead, so settling in on RE5’s controls wasn’t easy. The game has the grit of an Unreal Engine shooter, so I half expected it to control the same way. I’m no stranger to Resident Evil, but it has been while since I played RE4 so everything felt a bit stiff and clunky.

I’m sure it’s just a matter of time before everything sinks in, unfortunately that cheapo CDR I burned the demo onto just couldn’t keep up with the 360 and I kept getting dirty disc errors within the first few minutes of playing.

I tried a few times to push on further with the demo before eventually giving up and jumping back into Gears. I may try to burn a new copy tonight and give it another go as I’m extremely anxious to put the demo through it’s paces. I know a US version of the demo is imminent, but I don’t think it’s happening for a few weeks yet.

Resident Evil 5 is one of my MUST have games for 2009. Though I originally started with the series when Resident Evil 2 came out, I’ve been a huge fan ever since.

I have so many fond memories of RE including sitting in my old bedroom late at night with the lights out, headphones on and zombies around every corner. Even many years later when my wife and I first started dating, we tackled the Resident Evil remake and Resident Evil Zero on the Gamecube together. Sadly, she never quite got interested in Resident Evil 4 but I’m hoping co-op play in RE5 will bring her back into the fold.

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