Resident Evil 4

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9.4

Universal acclaim- based on 3124 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 101 out of 3124
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  1. ramssC
    Oct 9, 2022
    3
    Este demaster no merecía salir en PS2. Por algo Mikami lo dijo, los juegos deben estar en constante mejora y no dañarlos para complacer a nenes que no tenían Gamecube. El día que Capcom rompió la exclusividad con Nintendo(Gamecube), le dejé de tener fé a la franquicia, y vaya que no me equivoqué:

    Se fue Mikami, Kamiya, Katoh... se fueron los padres de RE y todo por la avaricia de Capcom    Este demaster no merecía salir en PS2. Por algo Mikami lo dijo, los juegos deben estar en constante mejora y no dañarlos para complacer a nenes que no tenían Gamecube. El día que Capcom rompió la exclusividad con Nintendo(Gamecube), le dejé de tener fé a la franquicia, y vaya que no me equivoqué:

    Se fue Mikami, Kamiya, Katoh... se fueron los padres de RE y todo por la avaricia de Capcom (de ahí que su quinto juego sea una porquería visual y jugable).

    No hay mucho que decir: Los tiempos de carga son horribles, se ve como el orto, detalles como romper antorchas ya no se puede hacer, la banda sonora suena pero horrible, tiene bajadas de frames inaceptables, la IA de los enemigos da risa (incluso en profesional)... [...¿ya dije que se ve como el orto?...]. Se hubieran saltado el port de PS2 y lo hubieran hecho de lleno en PS3 MEJORANDO LO QUE GAMECUBE NO PUDO DAR POR FALTA DE ESPACIO, NO PS2.    … Expand
  2. LucyPunk
    Sep 29, 2022
    4
    Fun to play, but this was the downhill of the horror in resident evil, the game is more action than horror, the story doesn't make sense, the yankee propaganda about the cop saving the president's daugther? just, wow.
    I really wish this game had a different name, it could be the start of something good.
  3. JJK
    Jan 1, 2009
    3
    This Kent C. dude is so wrong about everything! This game IS way too easy. It's just fucking tube where you shoot everything you see. And either this Kent C. misses 90% of the bullets, doesn't pick them up from the ground, because there is way too much bullets in the game. The Ganados (that's the enemies, they are not zombies, get your facts right) drop bullets, there is This Kent C. dude is so wrong about everything! This game IS way too easy. It's just fucking tube where you shoot everything you see. And either this Kent C. misses 90% of the bullets, doesn't pick them up from the ground, because there is way too much bullets in the game. The Ganados (that's the enemies, they are not zombies, get your facts right) drop bullets, there is bullets in barrels, and like that isn't enough, there is some mysterious dude selling weapons to you behind every corner. And those parasites pop out from their heads, even without shooting to the head. Another fact you've got wrong. And with the controls, it's (supposed to be) a fucking horror game, what did you expect? That your character is John fucking Rambo running up trees and blasting around with M60? Well, okay, he is. And that sucks, because the series is not about this... It used to be an survival horros game, but this new direction it has taken, it is trying to be a action game and a survival horror game... But it fails at both.… Expand
  4. JohnD.
    Dec 13, 2007
    3
    The plot starts promisingly and the game looks and sounds good but the control system is so painful that I very rapidly lost interest in the title. Almost as infuriating and tiresome as the frankly awful "The Getaway", with the same apparent underlying cause - the developer's cinematic pretensions create camera angles that will constantly have you craning your neck and gameplay that The plot starts promisingly and the game looks and sounds good but the control system is so painful that I very rapidly lost interest in the title. Almost as infuriating and tiresome as the frankly awful "The Getaway", with the same apparent underlying cause - the developer's cinematic pretensions create camera angles that will constantly have you craning your neck and gameplay that appears to have been designed for watching rather than for easy control of your avatar. Avoid.… Expand
  5. ChrisG.
    Jun 17, 2006
    3
    I picked up this game after hearing it being touted as the best game of the year. Everyone loved it. My video store staff all played it, and raved about how great it was. When I finally tried the game, I couldn't believe how much I disliked it. After seeing how many positive comments there are on this site, I'm still wondering what's wrong with me. Hey, I don't I picked up this game after hearing it being touted as the best game of the year. Everyone loved it. My video store staff all played it, and raved about how great it was. When I finally tried the game, I couldn't believe how much I disliked it. After seeing how many positive comments there are on this site, I'm still wondering what's wrong with me. Hey, I don't begrudge anyone for loving a game; we all have vastly different tastes. To be honest, most of the game was great. Creepy atmosphere, great visuals, compelling story. But the stumbling block for me was a big one: the control system. It was so awkward that I felt like I'd been put at a disadvantage right from the start. Using that laser sight instead of a crosshair just didn't work for me. Plus, when you draw your gun, you're frozen where you stand. For anyone who was completely at ease with the control, I can see why you loved the game so much. Personally, I guess I just love the pure shooter games like Halo 2 so much, that I find other types of control systems too jarring.… Expand
  6. Agilio333
    Sep 13, 2014
    4
    RE 1 and 2 were clearly major hits that propelled the series into almost countless novels, comic books, movies, merchandise and of course all the spin-off games. Once the series made it to RE2, Capcom of course released RE 3, which wasn't hated... but it was boring. Which is probably the worst insult you can give to a video game. At least if you hate something you are mad because youRE 1 and 2 were clearly major hits that propelled the series into almost countless novels, comic books, movies, merchandise and of course all the spin-off games. Once the series made it to RE2, Capcom of course released RE 3, which wasn't hated... but it was boring. Which is probably the worst insult you can give to a video game. At least if you hate something you are mad because you wanted something else or something more. It was clear to Capcom that just using the original formula of survival horror wasn't going to work for RE4. This is where everything changed for the series, and quite dramatically, not minor.

    It was the first time ammo conservation was too easy, especially for a seasoned RE player. The voice acting in this one was quite bad, considering how it was their first triple A release. The Spanish characters speak using some generic English accent and often say 'bloke', which is an Australian term. According to Americans, all people outside of America (Capcom's translation team) are a conglomerate of random things merely outside of America.I get that the voice acting in RE1 was horrible, but the funding was very low and it was a game from 1996, not 2005.

    The game was far from scary as it was trying too hard to entertain. Seeing "zombies" place traps and pick up chainsaws turned the initial (and anticipated) opening experience from bread and butter zombie fighting to just silly, over-the-top, juvenile attempts at horror. As the game progressed on, it shifted into an even worse, bad, pre-juvenille Halloween scare-show that your parents would take you to. Every monster was trying too hard to scare you, and that just defeated the purpose immediately. What made the originally RE games scary was the remote feeling of being left behind with zombies, not on some kind of freak show where monsters from every bad 80's movie keep calling you over to look at them like an attention starved drama queen.

    And the I think the worst insult I can give this game is that it was BORING. I couldn't bring myself to play it after 10 hours or so. Capcom just took a giant dookie on this game, and copied the same crap that Konami was doing for Resident Evil ("epic" boss fights against giants, cinema like cut scenes which make no sense in a survival horror game). It was Capcom's all out attempt to re-make a game that was amazing when it first came out and when challanged with making something new and good again they failed both times. First with RE:3, which was just a boring, hastily put together copy of RE:2, and then with RE:4 which was just a re-done franchise and almost near copy of every generic PS2 action game.    … Expand
  7. deekybill
    Oct 9, 2013
    2
    *Sigh* How the hell do i start...? Oh, yes! RE4 is the worst piece of survival horror crap ever! Seriously, critics! Were you high when playing this game? 96 point average?! What the hell?! The game is so flawed i could use it as toilet paper! Why is the game so terrible? Well, to start, the QTEs. They give you no time to react and brutally punishes you for wanting to enjoy a cutscene!*Sigh* How the hell do i start...? Oh, yes! RE4 is the worst piece of survival horror crap ever! Seriously, critics! Were you high when playing this game? 96 point average?! What the hell?! The game is so flawed i could use it as toilet paper! Why is the game so terrible? Well, to start, the QTEs. They give you no time to react and brutally punishes you for wanting to enjoy a cutscene! Seriously, Capcom! You could at least warn us! At least you had the sense to either make us start QTEs of our own accord (like in boss fights) or you have time to react in RE6. Plus, I thought RE6 was an amazing game! Oh, and let's not forget 'Leon. Leon! LEOOOOOOON!!!!' I hate Ashley's guts. SCREW THIS AWFUL GAME!… Expand
  8. SkeM
    Mar 12, 2014
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is very disappointing when compared to earlier Resident Evil games. First of all, it's not a survival horror; you have a bunch of ammo and health throughout the game, rather it is a shooter game. Second, there is no atmosphere; it has no or few horror elements. Details like merchant, items falling from enemies (not zombies), yellow herbs (superhuman health increasement) etc. ruin it all together. Third, plot is in my opinion stupid and has nothing to do with the prequels. Fourth - I really hate Hollywood details and cliches in this game.
    But still, if you like shooting and blowing up masses, you should play this "survival horror".    … Expand
  9. bitterroot1995
    Mar 14, 2012
    2
    Overrated, boring game that fully discrases the name of resident evil. Capcom took there fans and took a complete dookie on there face and smeared it around! This is a terrible game. Its not even an RE GAME! WOW! Its got Leon And Ada... Woopty doo, its still not worthy of bearing the name Resident Evil 4. Resident Evil 4 should of been something completely different. This is stupid. BuyOverrated, boring game that fully discrases the name of resident evil. Capcom took there fans and took a complete dookie on there face and smeared it around! This is a terrible game. Its not even an RE GAME! WOW! Its got Leon And Ada... Woopty doo, its still not worthy of bearing the name Resident Evil 4. Resident Evil 4 should of been something completely different. This is stupid. Buy Resident Evil Outbreak, Resident Evil Code veronica, or Resident evil Operation Raccoon City INstead!… Expand
  10. abdurhmanzain
    Mar 1, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It developed ideas that we have not seen in any other game and won several awards and took the game of the year and one of the best games in history, but it lost the most important element, which is the horror that was not focused on and this indicates that it lost its basic identity, but it is… Expand
  11. ryanbhandari
    Feb 3, 2005
    1
    This game looks like a piece of crap on ps2. because the gamecube version was so good. ps2 is going to ruin it like it did with all the resident evils. I have it on gamecube so i am not going to wait for a version with crappy graphics on ps2. This is one of teh best games ever made, but on gamecube, not on ps2. ps2 sucks
  12. SportsareCrap
    Dec 10, 2013
    3
    When Resident Evil 4 first released back 2005, Gameplay turn from Good to Worst since became Noobish, Story was ok part just thanks to Ada Scenes along with Wesker Scenes,
    Gameplay: 3/10
    Story: 6/10
    Total: 7/10
    I was once Die Hard Fan but stop caring Since Series become crap once Resident Evil 4 Released.
  13. MikeR.
    Dec 2, 2006
    4
    Was I playing the same game!?! The graphics, story, and action are horribly bland. The dialoge is incredibly awful, especially the radio conversations with the baddies. Most importantly, the controls are the worst ive seen for a third person shooter, ever. I sure as hell hope the US Army doesnt teach our guys to stop and stand still while they shoot (or maybe they do...) and ive noticed Was I playing the same game!?! The graphics, story, and action are horribly bland. The dialoge is incredibly awful, especially the radio conversations with the baddies. Most importantly, the controls are the worst ive seen for a third person shooter, ever. I sure as hell hope the US Army doesnt teach our guys to stop and stand still while they shoot (or maybe they do...) and ive noticed the developers made Leon alot like Snake off Metal Gear Solid to make him seem badass. All and all, overrated garbage.… Expand
  14. AnonymousMC
    Aug 20, 2008
    0
    How does a game with such miserable controls rank so high? Like others I'm asking myself if I played the same game as the people giving this a 10. Have you guys ever played a game with GOOD controls to compare it with? All the difficulty in this game stems from the retarded controls, NOT the enemies. It's like playing a piano wearing boxing gloves. I don't get it.
  15. RobJ.
    Jan 17, 2006
    0
    This game sucks, plain and simple. As an "action" game it is hopelessly dull, as a survival horror game, it is, amazingly, not scary at all. The only challenge in defeating the endless and tedious hordes of opponents is trying to actually competently fire a gun using the game's horrendous controls. As someone on this site already said, you're not supposed to base a game's This game sucks, plain and simple. As an "action" game it is hopelessly dull, as a survival horror game, it is, amazingly, not scary at all. The only challenge in defeating the endless and tedious hordes of opponents is trying to actually competently fire a gun using the game's horrendous controls. As someone on this site already said, you're not supposed to base a game's challenge on poor controls. The game dips further into ridiculousness with the "Tap X to run away from a rolling boulder" segments which reek like something out of a PSX game that was produced for 10 cents and sold about 28 copies worldwide. And can anyone tell me what's surprising, haunting, scary or unpredictable about a game where at any time you only have to press the Triangle button to access a fully fleshed-out map which details your current destination, the next save point, which doors are locked and unlocked, which keys you have, and more? And what of the so-called story? If you run into any non-enemy characters, you'll see 3 minutes of nothing notable, occasionally interrupted by very poor "one-liners" from our "hero" Leon Kennedy. Or maybe after twenty morbidly dull minutes of farcical combat, you'll be interrupted by a radio segment where you talk to the most unconvincing operations commander you've ever seen. It… Expand
  16. 2ksnipefest
    May 14, 2014
    1
    I played RE 5 at my friends house it is amazingly fun. Coop goes a long way in making a game great. Resident Evil does not have Coop! The controls have you shoot with X!!! Every shooting game uses R1 or R2. I hate using x it is clunky as a shooter. Plus Ashley scenarios are the worst. Really Capcom you could not give us the option to Give Ashley a gun to defend herself! She is helpless inI played RE 5 at my friends house it is amazingly fun. Coop goes a long way in making a game great. Resident Evil does not have Coop! The controls have you shoot with X!!! Every shooting game uses R1 or R2. I hate using x it is clunky as a shooter. Plus Ashley scenarios are the worst. Really Capcom you could not give us the option to Give Ashley a gun to defend herself! She is helpless in the game and the game is only fun when she is away or when you are trying to find her again. The Ada Wong missions are a Joke.. The one boss that use FEATHERS to deflect a RPG is dumb. He is a real pain to beat but i did kill him. I beat the game and may never play it again. RE 5 is just too great to want to go back at all!… Expand
  17. Lyserg1260
    Aug 23, 2015
    4
    Probably the most boring RE game ever. Original RE atmosphere is gone. Plot is not bad, but not interesting either. Character design is good, Leon and Ada looks much better than in RE2. It's a bit too long, it gets really boring at the end.
  18. damianradical
    Apr 12, 2016
    4
    para la epoca intentando hacer cosas nuevas que se cagaron la saga por completo.... el origen de la mierda en resident evil. una verguenza, jugabilidad horrible un casi shooter totalmente capado, unos zombies pesimos.
  19. VirgoNight
    Jan 9, 2017
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game started out amazing, but alas, it fell to nonsense material, too much ammo shortage, and an over kill of cut scene actions. Bottom line is this: Graphically speaking it rocks, the story is wonderful. But on the PS2 the game sucks so badly. There are too many occasions the NPC's litterally "CHEAT" causing you to use too many health items, and too many munitions. How do you get hit from an NPC if its back is too you and in front of your eyes? Why is ammo so scarce? Ashley calls you a perv when you dont even try to look up her skirt. Did i get the broken copy? Rifle ammo...well simply not enough, at least not on the Playstation 2. I've seen playthroughs on other platforms and its nothing like the PS2. I've played this game for way too long, and as good as a gamer i am, i still cant seem to beat it. I think i do have a broken copy of the game, its just way too hard. And why, god help us, do you have to beat the game to get an "Easy" mode? Tell me that!!! The game as a whole does not make sense in most areas. At best i give it a 4 rating, simply because the graphics are really amazing, and the weapons you get to choose from are wonderful. Other than that, this game was a dud and a disapointment.… Expand
  20. elGatovillano
    Apr 1, 2017
    1
    I can't believe they created such a big game and didn't bother to check if the settings worked right. If you invert the Y, it will work for moving the camera but their is no way to invert the Y for aiming. So you get all confused with what is up and down. Its unmanageble. This is amateur work...
  21. Raknner44
    Jan 14, 2021
    0
    Mierda desbalanceada la pelea Final de Krauser.............................................................
  22. hocineDZ
    Jan 26, 2022
    3
    The gameplay is as follows run aim while standing up shoot turn around run from enemies turn around aim and shoot again if they're still alive repeat turn around run away to reload aim shoot... repeat previous steps and keep running, the only good thing is that once enemies are defeated they will never respawn, collected ammo and herbs all goes together to the attache case it gets fullThe gameplay is as follows run aim while standing up shoot turn around run from enemies turn around aim and shoot again if they're still alive repeat turn around run away to reload aim shoot... repeat previous steps and keep running, the only good thing is that once enemies are defeated they will never respawn, collected ammo and herbs all goes together to the attache case it gets full quickly, press start use herbs press start combine items press start organize your wepaons and items press start change weapon press start again change weapon press start use grenade press start back to your main weapon press triangle show map over and over again through the whole time it's a real pain then comes the worst part the president's daughter that ruins everything it felt so childish i rather play alone and focus on my enemies while dealing with that start button she's supposed to be rescued at the very end not to follow me throughout the entire time asking her to wait and follow, the merchant sells attache cases at a very high price, upgrades are highly expensive too and weapons take a lot of space even a handgun, puzzles are easy to solve some are just there to waste time like switching swords, dialogs are just a boring nonsense just follow the red marker on the map and forget about them… Expand
  23. ferwgfergfera
    Jul 3, 2020
    0
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  24. GabrielMIFCDM
    Nov 7, 2020
    4
    The game definitely doesn't meet expectations, the controls are confusing and the levels require gameplay techniques and a lot of attention that turn the game into something exhausting. Moreover, the character Ashley gets in the way of the story, since she always gets caught by zombies. The plot could be much more developed. Anyway, the game is very frustrating.
  25. JakubTyszko
    Feb 14, 2021
    3
    So many sequels and all are alike. Zombies are boring. Only resident evil 1 was any good.
  26. Nozim19
    Dec 27, 2020
    0
    As a game, product is a piece of **** but there is one thing for what developers must bear responsibility. Islamophobia.
  27. samrattrehan
    Sep 1, 2021
    0
    This is the best game of all time period! This game had the best controls, visuals and story back in its time. The only thing that today's games can have a upper hand on are graphics and controls, but any 90s child who has played this master piece will agree with me that this game had the best game-play. And people who have recently played this game after 15 years of its initial releaseThis is the best game of all time period! This game had the best controls, visuals and story back in its time. The only thing that today's games can have a upper hand on are graphics and controls, but any 90s child who has played this master piece will agree with me that this game had the best game-play. And people who have recently played this game after 15 years of its initial release can never judge this game's worth.… Expand
  28. Rafa_Vyr
    Feb 2, 2023
    0
    Simply the best Resident Evil in the series and RE1 remake, super cool you must play!!!
  29. Senad
    May 17, 2023
    0
    Easily the most overrated game of all time. Almost everything that came before and after it in the franchise was better.
  30. neomoonsevin
    Apr 10, 2023
    3
    Sucked I hated the direction they went in for this I played this all the way unlocked everything did everything after all of that I threw this rubbish in the bin never went back to this rubbish game
  31. polopandy
    Jun 12, 2023
    0
    Jaja benjamín tonto wasa
    Isn't a good Game It's almost un-playable and the Quality is a ****
  32. Stnr
    Jun 25, 2023
    0
    This game is a timeless masterpiece that is highly recommended for future generations. It's a true gem of its genre and one of the best games of its generation. However, I would not recommend the other RE games because they did not live up to the quality and impact of this game.

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#1 Best PS2 Game of 2005
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Metascore
96

Universal acclaim - based on 38 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 38 out of 38
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 38
  3. Negative: 0 out of 38
  1. PSM Magazine
    100
    Not playing through it from beginning to end would be missing out on a major milestone in gaming history, not to mention a hell of a lot of fun. [Dec 2005, p.70]
  2. Game Informer
    100
    Simply put, Resident Evil 4 is a landmark video game, no matter what system you play it on... Truly brilliant. [Nov 2005, p.158]
  3. Play Magazine
    90
    Capcom turned the venerable but stagnant series around with Evil 4 [Nov p.72]
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