Name: Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition
Platform: Wii (also on PC, PS2, Gamecube)
Players: 1
Developer: Capcom
Ah, Capcom. These guys are my favorite 3rd party. They have brought Nintendo Resident Evil 4, and the great DS games series, Phoenix Wright. But this is about Resident Evil 4 at the moment. This was brought to Wii, most likely because of it's insane popularity on the Gamecube. Widely considered the greatest Gamecube game, getting fine reviews everywhere, it's only flaw was a lack of copies. Brought to PS2 afterwards, but not being nearly as awesome, but they did get some more Ada missions. Next gen, and it's on Wii and PC.
The Wii edition boxart. Spooky
Now, for those of you who don't know anything about Resident Evil, you need www.wikipedia.org. I have only a small clue about the series as a whole. But I do know a lot about Resident Evil 4. You play a cop named Leon Kenedy, a surviver of the T-virus breakout in Racoon city. He has been employed to find the presidents daughter, a hot teenager named Ashley, who has been kidnapped. You'll play through the game, playing from a third person perspective. You'll fight your way through Farmers, Monks, European soldiers and worse, to save this girl.
And this is the girl in question. Pretty, right?
Without ruining too much of the story, progressing through the game will have you running into some of the characters from previous games, and showing how they affect your progress.
Now, the controls. The Wii edition has been updated to include the ability to point the Wii-mote where you are shooting. Hold A and press B to shoot. Holding A and shaking the Wii-mote re-loads your gun. C, or shaking the Wii-mote uses your knife. 1 is your map. - is your inventory. And that's about it. The controls, admittedly, are fairly tacked-on. You can tell that the controls were just a way to change it from the original game. Still, that doesn't make it bad. The crosshair moves around perfectly, and doesn't jump or feel twitchy. Much better then Call of Duty 3 or Red Steel (I like both games, but the aim jumps around a bit).
You can be trigger happy and accurate. Problem is, ammo is hard to find.
Now, I have to take a moment to compare this to the gamecube game. As I've said, it's a port. a "Wii-make" if you will. The graphics have not been updated at all. Or if they have, it's not by a noticeable amount. It's unfortunate that the two best Wii games at the moment are Cube ports. We have to wait until the end of the year for new stuff. I can't find any good pictures to show the difference between Wii and Gamecube, but there is a movie on youtube if you're interested.
Basically, if you liked it on Gamecube or PS2, you'll like it on Wii. It's not worth paying full price for a story you've already done, but fortunately, it's not full price. $70 Australian will get you the game (got mine for $60). It's a great horror game, and definitely worth taking out again on Wii, which boasts the widescreen ability, all the extras that came with the PS2 edition, and a preview of Umbrella Chronicles (gotta play a lot for that).
Graphics: Were great on cube, a little sub-standard now-a-days, but still great. Like Twilight Princess. 8/10
Length: I'm still playing. Getting through the main mission took 14 hours, and there's a lot more to do afterwards. 9/10
Gameplay: Fantastic. Great story, and great control 10/10
Overall: 9/10
Stay tuned for more posts by me. Tyro, the voice of gaming
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