Resident Evil 4

 GameCube
User Score
9.2

Universal acclaim- based on 2017 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1,861 out of 2017
  2. Mixed: 57 out of 2017
  3. Negative: 99 out of 2017
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  1. WilliamG.
    Feb 6, 2007
    1
    I can't for the life of me understand what everybody felt was so hypnotic and atmospheric about this supposed "Resident Evil" game. It's about as generic as a shooter comes, spruced up with some nice graphics. After thirty minutes of shooting everything that moved, picking up bullets, kicking open a door and repeating, I realized this game would get really old, really fast. I I can't for the life of me understand what everybody felt was so hypnotic and atmospheric about this supposed "Resident Evil" game. It's about as generic as a shooter comes, spruced up with some nice graphics. After thirty minutes of shooting everything that moved, picking up bullets, kicking open a door and repeating, I realized this game would get really old, really fast. I wasn't wrong. By half way through the second disc, I couldn't wait to see the credits roll so that I could get back to the Resident Evil remake, which actually has tense and scary bits. I didn't jump or cringe once throughout the entire Resident Evil 4 experience. I'd like to know how Resident Evil: Dead Aim and Devil May Cry could receive such average opinions from gamers, whot at the same time, praise this title as a gift from God, Himself. It's exactly the same premise as the aforementioned two, complete with ridiculous plot, pathetic puzzles (Which sword goes where!?) and weapons upgrades, using money instead of orbs. I'm glad so many people loved this game so much, but personally, I feel that it's a shame to see that Resident Evil has spiraled from a completely unique, atmospheric and thought-provoking experience, to just another brainless shooter amongst a myriad of other brainless shooters. Give me Half-Life 2 over this anyday, at least it's fun and even remotely scary.… Expand
  2. PippinB.
    Jun 5, 2007
    3
    Why can a highly-trained government agent do all sorts of martial arts and crazy flips when fighting one guy in a cut scene, yet only be able to stand still and shoot when a group is chasing him down during the actual game? Even if taking out all the puzzles and turning Resident Evil into a pure action game was a good idea (it wasn't), why keep the sluggish tank controls? He Why can a highly-trained government agent do all sorts of martial arts and crazy flips when fighting one guy in a cut scene, yet only be able to stand still and shoot when a group is chasing him down during the actual game? Even if taking out all the puzzles and turning Resident Evil into a pure action game was a good idea (it wasn't), why keep the sluggish tank controls? He can't even RELOAD while moving! Fortunately for Leon, this game is so mind-numbingly linear that his limited moveset is all you need. This game is basically a shooting gallery, but with Spanish townsfolk instead of ducks.… Expand
  3. Brett
    Jan 22, 2006
    4
    I think that this game was horrible no offense butjust look the camera angles are horrible,dont know y its over the shoulder,u hardly get any ammo adn there are no other game modes other then story mode, horrible game movie was alright but the game sucked.
  4. MinatoNamikaze
    Dec 9, 2014
    0
    I don't know where to start. RE4 disappointed me. I don't know know why many idiots out there says it's the best survival horror game. Re4 was NEVER in a million years a survival horror game. RE 4 is the reason why the series is in a bad shape nowadays. The game was so action oriented. It introduced many things shouldn't have been introduced like:
    _it turned into a third person shooter    I don't know where to start. RE4 disappointed me. I don't know know why many idiots out there says it's the best survival horror game. Re4 was NEVER in a million years a survival horror game. RE 4 is the reason why the series is in a bad shape nowadays. The game was so action oriented. It introduced many things shouldn't have been introduced like:
    _it turned into a third person shooter game (doesn't have a dynamic camera angles like RE 0- CV).
    _There are no puzzles, and the game relied only on shooting, killing enemies, and the weapons have so many ammos (like COD).
    _It introduced Quick Time Events (no need for it).
    _enemies dropping items like ammos and money (why the hell is that?) this is one of the main reasons why it's not a survival horror game.

    Besides, It has a crappy story that didn't feel it belongs to re universe and because of that I think it was better be off a spin off or perhaps it should have another name.

    Shinji Mikami went to the wrong direction with this game. He blamed the poor sales of Re remake on it, and thats why he made it an action game. Well, if he was smart enough, he would have made ps2, and xbox version of re remake, and this way the sales would had been improved, and he would have to turn re4 into an action game, and the series wouldn't have turned into a disaster.

    Utterly disappointed. If you have a deep love for the survival horror genre. I recommend you not to pick this game up and praised it the wrong way like most critics did.    … Expand
  5. pomf
    Feb 13, 2022
    1
    Poorly designed game praised by people who didn't know any better still wearing rose-tinted glasses.
  6. sulaco426
    Feb 17, 2022
    2
    This was the point of the franchises downfall. resident evil 4 is the second worst game of the franchise, followed by 8.
  7. JakubTyszko
    Feb 14, 2021
    4
    Zombies and zombies... And zombies again. This is not interesting at least for me.
  8. Waansin
    May 10, 2021
    0
    C'est bien pour faire plaisir à Tino, qu'est-ce qu'on ferait pas pour son meilleur ami quand même !
  9. Pizarrator
    Nov 4, 2022
    3
    El peor resident de la historia. Por culpa de este juego los resident dejaron de ser resident. Las cámaras fijas míticas pasaron a un segundo plano. Después llegaron los 5 y 6 a cada cual peor, y hoy día ya no tienen ninguna esencia que tenían los 3 primeros. El mejor de todos fue el remake del 1 para nintendo Game Cube, los remakes del 2 y 3 fueron horribles, y el remake del 4 será igualEl peor resident de la historia. Por culpa de este juego los resident dejaron de ser resident. Las cámaras fijas míticas pasaron a un segundo plano. Después llegaron los 5 y 6 a cada cual peor, y hoy día ya no tienen ninguna esencia que tenían los 3 primeros. El mejor de todos fue el remake del 1 para nintendo Game Cube, los remakes del 2 y 3 fueron horribles, y el remake del 4 será igual o peor.… Expand
  10. VCaiusV
    Mar 17, 2023
    2
    Really a great game for it's time, but not really a great Resident Evil game

Awards & Rankings

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#1 Best GameCube Game of 2005
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#1 Most Discussed GameCube Game of 2005
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#1 Most Shared GameCube Game of 2005

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Metascore
96

Universal acclaim - based on 82 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 82 out of 82
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 82
  3. Negative: 0 out of 82
  1. Weekly Famitsu
    95
    10 / 9 / 9 / 10 - 38 platinum [Jan 2005]
  2. Games Radar
    100
    Simply put, Resident Evil 4 is the tightest, most accessible game in the series and one of the best games out there.
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  3. GMR Magazine
    100
    Magnificent. It's a terrific, if tardy, showcase for the GameCube, and it's every bit as worthy as the Halos, the GTAs, and the MGSes of this generation. This is a stunning return to form. (Happy Trails, GMR staff!) [Feb 2005]
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