Review: Resident Evil 4 (Gamecube*)

Graphics- 9.5/10
Sound-9.5/10
Gameplay-10/10
Replay Value- 9/10
Overall- 9.5/10

There are many who have left the Resident Evil series due to recent sub-par games. Not much faith was put in this game before it's release, yet people make mistakes. This game has not just surpassed people's expectations, but completely blown them away.

I remember not having much interest in this game. It seemed like nothing compared to what was out at the time, yet I reluctantly picked up the game. Before I start the actual review, I will tell you that this is one of the best games ever to come out.

The actual look of the game is great. Lots of deep color and great details surround you, emphasizing an edgy and exciting mood. The graphics, although not perfect, do a wonderful job of pleasing the gamers eyes. The sound, also adding to the edgy mood, is quite nice. Good, although not very memorable, music plays throughout the game. Also, creaky floors and ghostly sounds remind you that you're not alone. Now the gameplay comes in turn. And this is what the game truly perfects. A combination of adventure and over-the-shoulder shooting makes the gameplay addictive, fun, and very refreshing. Through the levels of villages, old castles, dungeons, and laboratories, you move around with your gun in hand, searching for items and clues and solving some interesting puzzles. Your character moves very smoothly and the camera moves with you and is very easy to use. The actual fighting, which there is plenty of, is amazingly intense. When you shoot, you hold the R trigger to aim, at this point the camera moves in close, over your shoulder, and you aim using the analog stick and shoot by pressing the A button. While aiming you can't move. This worried me at first, but it actually makes the game much more interesting, making you choose when to fight and when to retreat. Along with your knife, you'll get the chance to acquire a lot of interesting and very fun weapons. These include hand guns and revolvers to rifles and rocket launchers. You can purchase these weapons, ammo, items, and weapon attachments from dealers. The attachments are very fun to use and make the weapons much more fun and useful. You find things such as bigger ammo mags and scopes. After certain achievements and finishing the game you'll unlock certain items and weapons. These add ons and the game itself will keep you coming back for more. All in all, this is an amazing game. Buy it, play it, have fun.

Pros: Great gameplay, deep weapon customization. Very fun and a good length with a nice challenge.
Cons: Music could have been better.

Review: Vedran

*Also released for Playstation 2 - Review for Gamecube only.