GamerTM writes: "Presupposing that a game series has been successful then reviewing a sequel – especially the fifth instalment in a long-standing series – should be about as straightforward as game reviews can get. There are a very clear series of questions that gamers will be asking themselves in regard to the new addition, the responses to which will often polarize the franchise's core fanbase even before the game in question has hit the shelves (best exemplified, ironically, by the Xbox's Silent Hill: The Room). Does it stick to the fundamental framework that popularised the series in the first place? Does it innovate on what has come before, or does it retread similar ground? Does it manage to retain the heart and soul of the original title, or is it a hollow cash cow? And – most importantly of all – is it actually necessary – that is to say, does it extend the game universe in a productive way, or does it just exist for the sake of it?"
