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Resident Evil 4 is an action-oriented survival horror, developed and published by Capcom. The game was released first on Gamecube March 18, 2005, and then was adapted for Playstation 2 on November 4, 2005. This version contains a few additional modes compared to the Gamecube, that can be unlocked once the game done. The game has also been adapted in 2007 on Wii, taking advantage of the Wiimote gameplay, and on PC.

Now special agent in the government of the United States of America pay, Leon Scott Kennedy, one of the 2 playable characters from Resident Evil 2, made his comeback. This time, our hero is responsible for bringing the daughter of the President of the United States, Ashley Grahams, safe and sound. She was kidnapped and is held captive in a strange Spanish village. Leon will quickly realize that something is wrong with the villagers. They attack with ferocity and spite any foreigner. A mysterious organization seems to be behind all of this, but this time it apparently has nothing to do with Umbrella.

The player embodies Leon S. Kennedy who will have go through hordes of villagers in a fury, and other monstrous creatures, in order to get out of this hell and rescue Ashley. This last episode has a completely different gameplay from the previous Resident Evil games. There are no prerendered bitmap backgrounds, here we move in a full 3D environment, and the camera follows Leon over his right shoulder. The rigidity proper to the series is replaced by a greater flexibility and fluidity of movements. Leon is much more reactive than in Resident Evil 2 and the over-the-shoulder view allows greater accuracy.

With this new perspective, and a more flexible gameplay, Resident evil 4 allows a better immersion in a game based on action. From time to time QTE arise (as in shenmue) on which you have to press quickly on one or more buttons to get out of tricky situations. The loadings during each door opening have also disappeared, allowing a non-stop action.

More dynamic, more manageable, more violent, more spectacular, but less frightening than its predecessors, Resident Evil 4 managed to provide a new refreshing gameplay to the series.


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	PC Developper : Capcom | Editor : Ubisoft Genre : Action Rank : 78% (by 1 magazine) Review (1) | Cheat (1) |
	Ps2 Developper : Capcom | Editor : Capcom Genre : Action Rank : 96% (by 3 magazines) Review (3) | Preview (4) | Cheat (2) | Guide (1) |
	Gamecube Developper : Capcom Production Studio 4 | Editor : Capcom Genre : Action Rank : 98% (by 4 magazines) Review (4) | Preview (9) | Cheat (2) | Guide (1) |
	Wii Genre : Action Rank : 89% (by 14 magazines) Review (14) |

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