Retro(ish) Review: Resident Evil 4 (PC, GC, Wii, PS2)

A month ago we were given the highly anticipated Resident Evil 5, which at the time was my most anticipated game next to God of War III.  Unfortunately the game failed to wow and astound gamers, myself included. So after Resident Evil 5's somewhat disappointing release, I thought it would be nice to remember a better time.  A time when Silent Hill was still a terrifying and respectable horror franchise and Resident Evil actually had zombies and a few scares (albeit few).  What better way to do that than to review Capcom's legendary action horror game, and possibly the pinnacle of the Resident Evil series, Resident Evil 4.  Before Resident Evil 4 came out the series was already considered the premier survival horror series, but Capcom decided to take something good and make it even better.  The cheesy dialogue, tank-like controls, zombies, and terrible inventory were removed to make room for intense action sequences, interactive cut-scenes, a third-person perspective, weapon upgrading, and? non-zombies.  Read on for my nostalgic look back at Resident Evil 4, one of the greatest games of all time? at least in my opinion.

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