Resident Evil 4 Review

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(More customer reviews)In January of 2005, Resident Evil 4 hit the scene.Since it's release it has already gone on to be labeled as one of the greatest games of all time.It redefined not only Resident Evil, but the action genre as a whole.The game was originally meant to be a Gamecube exclusive, but found its way to the PS2 later in October 2005.It then had another release on the PC.Now it comes to the Wii.If you've got a Wii and you for some reason haven't played Resident Evil 4, then this is probably the best version yet.

In case you don't know the story, Resident Evil 4 follows Leon S. Kennedy, a former RPD police officer trying to forget the horrors of Raccoon City.He now works as an agent for the President.The President's daughter has been kidnapped, and it's up to Leon to rescue her.Yet when he arrives to the location there's something weird about the locals.Leon will quickly discover that there are indeed things much worse than being mauled by zombies.

Most gamers are aware of Resident Evil 4's greatness, but it never hurts to go through it again.Resident Evil 4 sports some of the best gameplay in the entire series.Instead of a fixed camera, it follows Leon around and you see things from over his shoulder.This means Resident Evil 4 was the first Resident Evil to go fully 3D and it works out just fine.The environments are fantastic looking, with even the tiniest things given details.Even two years later, the game still looks absolutely fantastic.There are even some XBOX360 games that don't give this kind of attention to detail.There are no frame rate issues and no horrific load times.Best of all, the game remains a good challenge.

When it comes to the Gameplay of Resident Evil 4, however, the Wii is a completely different experience.At first it was hard not to be a little nervous about the controls.Just about every game ported to the Wii has had control issues.Surprisingly, Resident Evil 4 does not.The Wii controls are excellent.Nearly flawless.You'll use the nunchuck to run around, and the Wii remote serves as your gun.In the interactive cutscenes, you'll use the wii remote and nunchuck to do things like dodge when the game says dodge.Or when the game tells you you'll need to cut the rope after the first boss for instance, you'll use the wii remote to cut the rope.At first you might think these Wii Controls are all tacked on, but in the end it makes Resident Evil 4 a completely different experience altogether, and once you get adjusted to them, you'll wonder how you ever did without them.Even if you've played through the Gamecube or Playstation 2 versions, you might want to give the Wii version a shot just because of the controls alone.

If I had any real criticism regarding the control scheme, it would be that Leon doesn't turn automatically when you aim the remote to the far left or far right of the screen (like how the main character turns in Red Steel).Instead you have to turn him using the nunchuck.There will be plenty of moments where you'll take damage unfairly.Even worse, you may get confused if games like Red Steel have you used to that sort of thing.This can also make some boss battles harder than they have to be.Clearly Capcom was aware that the controls would take a moment to get used to as bosses are not nearly as tough as they were in the other versions of the game.Anyone who mastered the Gamecube or PS2 version will find the Wii version to be fairly easy.In fact, it even feels as though the difficulty has been taken down a notch.

If the Wii Remote controls aren't working for you or you want to play the traditional way, the game supports the Classic Controller, and that's just cool if you want other options.

The Wii version has no additional extras, however.This may disappoint a few gamers.It includes all the extras of the PS2 version at least, but it's a little disappointing that aside from the Wii Controls, Capcom didn't put in any other extras exclusive to the Wii version at all.

The game sounds about the same as it did on the Gamecube.In terms of the technological aspects of the game, it's a direct port here.All the voice acting and dialog is the same, and it still sounds good.

The only really major problem with Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition is simple: It's another port.The controls here work well, though, but it's the fact that this is the fourth time the game has been released.In all honesty how any people haven't played the game yet that want to?Even with the fantastic Wii controls and affordable price it's going to be hard to tell those who own the Gamecube or PS2 versions to get this one.Even if the Wii Controls make the game a completely different experience, it's still the same game that was released in 2005.

Pros:

+Fantastic Gameplay
+Pretty good storyline overall
+Good voice acting' music and sound effects
+The game still looks incredible
+All the Playstation 2 extras are here
+A flawless port, no framerate issues or load time issues whatsoever
+The Wii Controls are almost flawless
+The classic controller is available for those who don't want to use the Wii Remote and Nunchuck

Cons:
-No Wii Exclusive extras
-The game is slightly easier
-It's the fourth version of Resident Evil 4.If you've already got the PS2 or Gamecube version of the game you'll have to ask yourself if the Wii controls really justify another buy.It's a completely different experience, but what it really boils down to is that it is STILL the same game you got back in 2005.

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