I've been avoiding this game like the plague mainly because I'm one of those few "elitists" that didn't like the "Action Adventure" route Resident Evil 4 took. Despite my reluctance, I had to jump off my high horse and buy it since it was dirt cheap. I went home, chucked the disc from the case, glanced at it, scoffed here and there, then popped it in my, ever so precious, Pee Es Tripple for the hizzle my nizzle.

The game immediately introduces us to the muscular hero as he drives through the terrains of what seems like a mix between a semi-arid/savannah landscape while narrating something about government conspiracies. He eventually makes his way to a little shanty town and meets an exotic looking African female with a South African accent.

The Kiswahili speaking "gate keeper" approaches her and states:

Wewe! Huyu mgeni ana fanya nini hapa?

Translation: "Hey You! What's this visitor doing here?"

This is where my interest in the game peaked. Apparently the devs took the time to integrate another language into the game. That alone speaks volumes about the amount of dedication that went into the game right? I was impressed.

I head further into the village of Kijuju (which by the way is a blatantly clear spoof of off Kijiji which simply means village...so we will hence forth call it the village of village.)

So anyways, as I walk around the Village of Village, I start appreciating the game even more. They've managed to capture the rural African town setting pretty well…with the exception of all the random violence, debauchery, and mysteriousness of course.

Anyways, I managed to find my way to a Middle Eastern man located in the village who handed me my weapons. It didn't make much sense to me so I decided to declare him Egyptian. I then headed deeper into the village where I was attacked by a group of villagers as they shouted:

Yuko Kule: There he/she is.

Ua: Kill

Amerikani Nguruwe wewe: American Pig you.

Panya: Rat

I laughed so hard at how the language was used.

And if you think that's funny, then let me tell you about the "executioner scene."

Those who've played the game know that there's a man giving a speech on top of a platform as an executioner waits to behead the Middle Eastern…errr the Egyptian.

The speech goes something like this…

Wanatuitia njia ya : They're calling us way of

Wanalipa uso wao : They're paying their faces

And then the Egyptian guy laments a few words that probably made the most sense in that scene:

"You don't know what you're talking about."

Truer words have never been spoken.

Then the guy with the megaphone spots Chris and points at him exclaiming:

Hapo ndani, waue wote: In there, kill them all.

Wacha wawe tolewe damu ya njia ya juu: let their blood be removed in the ways of upwards ( huh? lol)

I can only wonder how RE4 was in terms of language >.>

I'm only in chapter 2-3 and I'm laughing a lot.

Anyways, I'm tired of typing so I'll just conclude by stating that I'd recommend it to anyone who knows Kiswahili or has some unbiased knowledge of Africa for some good laughs.

Aside from that, if you enjoyed RE4, I doubt you'd hate this game. It is still the same action oriented game with the same mechanics and you should definitely pick it up.