BJ5 was a very entertaining game, although it has some rough edges. The plot was a bit too straightforward for my taste. The restaurant was introduced too early and the hints the cook gave were a bit too clear. Also it was a bit tiresome to revisit all locations again on the following day (which was already a problem with GK1).

But don't let me trick you in believing this game is anything less than great, thats not the case.
Go play it. Now.

Pretty awesome, actually. The environments and puzzles are getting easier. ONE obscure puzzle and a somewhat annoying trivia part, but overall an excellent addition to the series.

Overall programming quality continues to rise. Graphics are very nice with some great outside shots. However, like other reviewers noted, some characters didn't look Japanese and the map could've been more artistic. I enjoyed the story and I like the way each ben jordan story builds upon the previous. Music was great and captured the Japanese flavor. Overall a great effort

Case 5 has a great title and swept me up quickly, though I wished it could've gone on for longer!
Pros: Awesome atmosphere and music, characters well done, ending and beginning were good.
Cons: Too much wandering back and forth between places, some plot points a little too obvious.

It's a ben jordan game, of course it was good!
my constructive criticism:
Some of the Asians didn't look Asian, and Ben Jordan could step on the sleeping mats with his shoes on, I kept thinking how dirty they were getting!

This is one of the best games in the BJ-series i have played so far. The story, while perhaps a little uninspired, is engaging and exciting and made you want to keep on playing. The puzzles are very easy but logical and well integrated in the game. There was never any doubt for me as what to do next. The graphics are also, as always, well drawn and the dialouge amusing and well thought-out.
This is an excellent game to play if you want something that,s not to long.
Short but sweet.;)

What let the game down was not immersion or storyline but the graphics. The map was one I felt looked scruffy. New portraits make it seem more professional though Ben’s himself looks a little odd.
On the plus side it has a good score of music not present in the immediate precursor game.
The humour had made up for it in my opinion.

After Horror at Number 50, the disappointing fourth installment of the Ben Jordan series, Land of the Rising Dead finds Francisco Gonzalez right back at the top of his game. This is the fantastic and utterly absorbing Ben Jordan I am used to.

Everything that ruined part 4 has been revised and improved. There's no more annoying phone, an expansive range of areas to explore, gorgeously presented in smooth, cartoony graphics. The incorporation of new characters that were introduced in the previous game enhances the story a great deal. Simon is a great character and some of his interactions with Ben are priceless. Alice reintroduces the romantic subplot elelment that was first introduced in the third installment of the series but she is far more than a simple object of desire for Ben. She is presented as a hip, intelligent girl who is a great match for our hero.

The plot of this fifth Ben Jordan episode is extremely intricate and clever and allows for all sorts of great mini-adventures. There's some great comic interludes and some excellent down to earth moments such as Ben's visit to a sushi restaurant in an attempt to relax.

Land of the Rising Dead is yet another brilliant addition to the sensationally good, award-winning series and it reinstalls my faith after the slight hiccup of Horror at Number 50.

After Horror at Number 50, the disappointing fourth installment of the Ben Jordan series, Land of the Rising Dead finds Francisco Gonzalez right back at the top of his game. This is the fantastic and utterly absorbing Ben Jordan I am used to.

Everything that ruined part 4 has been revised and improved. There's no more annoying phone, an expansive range of areas to explore, gorgeously presented in smooth, cartoony graphics. The incorporation of new characters that were introduced in the previous game enhances the story a great deal. Simon is a great character and some of his interactions with Ben are priceless. Alice reintroduces the romantic subplot elelment that was first introduced in the third installment of the series but she is far more than a simple object of desire for Ben. She is presented as a hip, intelligent girl who is a great match for our hero.

The plot of this fifth Ben Jordan episode is extremely intricate and clever and allows for all sorts of great mini-adventures. There's some great comic interludes and some excellent down to earth moments such as Ben's visit to a sushi restaurant in an attempt to relax.

Land of the Rising Dead is yet another brilliant addition to the sensationally good, award-winning series and it reinstalls my faith after the slight hiccup of Horror at Number 50.

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Slightly better than 4th. I like the plot and the ending. There are some nice jokes about Japan here :)