Resident Evil done right

It only took Capcom what? About 15-20 installments of Resident Evil before they finally got the damn controls right? Yeah, that's about right. Resident Evil 4 is the story of Leon Kennedy trying to rescue the Presidents daughter from a group of deranged cultists known as Los Illuminados. The story however really isn't nearly as important as the gameplay aspect. Gameplay is smooth, fun, and the game is scary as heck. I know that sounds silly, so try imaginingn being out on a lake in the middle of nowhere then a giant sea monster roughly the size of Rhode Island pops out of the water and tries to devour you. You're just now arriving in the ballpark of how scary this game is. That's not to say the game doesn't have its cheesy moments. The dialogue can be silly. I mean it's Resident Evil! This is the same series that gave us famous lines such as "Jill, here's a lockpick, it should help you the master of unlocking," and "You were almost a Jill sandwich!". Did I also mention there's a few times in this game where you're threatened by maniacs that wield chainsaws that can quite obviously kill you in just one hit? This is a pretty gruesome scene btw. If you're not careful, you can literally lose your head. What is also good about Resident Evil 4 is the targeting system. It's always fun to blow the heads off of all the evil not-zombies. For the Wii version of the game you can choose either the classic controller or the Wiimote and Nunchuk setup. The Wii also has a lot of extra unlockable content that's not in the Gamecube version. Throughout the game as you get more money you can buy and upgrade weapons you purchase from the merchant who appears frequently. Resident Evil 4 isn't terribly hard but that doesn't mean you don't have to watch your back. Enemies will sneak up from behind you constantly, and you need to watch your life bar in this game. If you get enough of the right herbs and mix them you can increase your max health. There are many real-time events where you can die if you don't follow the on-screen button prompts. The one part of the game where you take control of Ashley can be frustrating, but at least you only have to worry about 2 enemies, and Ashley has a unique way of taking them down... in other words, throwing flaming oil lamps at them. Who says women can't take care of themselves? Resident Evil 4 is a fun experience. It's definitely not for children though. It does contain blood, gore, and some strong language here and there. It doesn't require the insane amount of ridiculous backtracking like in the original games, and the camera system is much better than it was in the previous games too.Read full review