9) Resident Evil 5

This is where things took a nosedive. With Resident Evil 4 in the rearview mirror, and Capcom sailing on good times, they finally hit on a formula that kept old fans happy and brought in a new crowd. They upped the ante on this one. They included a partner mechanic as you can now play as Chris Redfield or Sheva Alomar. There's tons of weapons now, and just about every enemy you defeat explodes with healing items and ammo.

Action became the main focus of the series after this. There are grotesque enemies, but that sense of dread hiding around every corner was replaced with about 100 green herbs and 30 boxes of shotgun shells. And Albert Wesker becoming a tornado.