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Platform: GameCube
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Resident Evil 4
The
Gamecube has become the home of the Resident Evil series, with the
excellent remake of the original and Resident Evil Zero. Next we have
the long awaited follow up chapter in Resident Evil 4 and the game looks
like it will not disappoint. The developers are promising quite a few
changes, and from what has been made known, these changes will
potentially reestablish Resident Evil as the premier series in the
survival horror genre. Here’s
what the official announcement had included: Based
on the popular Resident Evil series, which has sold more than 24 million
units worldwide, Resident Evil 4 sees the return of a familiar hero on a
mission of the highest level.
Capcom plans to release Resident Evil 4 this winter throughout
North America.
In
Resident Evil 4 players are reacquainted with Leon S. Kennedy, Raccoon
City Police Department’s idealistic rookie cop from Resident Evil 2.
It has been six years since the destruction of Raccoon City and
in that time, the U.S. government has been able to destroy the nefarious
Umbrella Corporation.
Fast forward to 2004 and players rejoin Leon, who is now a U.S.
agent with a top-secret mission.
He has been tasked to look into the abduction of the
President’s daughter and his investigation has led him to a mysterious
location in Europe.
As Leon encounters unimaginable horrors, he must find out who or
what is behind everything.
“Capcom’s
Resident Evil series is synonymous with survival horror.
The games have a long standing reputation for introducing
innovation and raising the bar to create intensely terrifying
experiences for players,” said Todd Thorson, director of marketing,
Capcom USA.
“With a slew of new and redesigned concepts, Resident Evil 4
presents a fear more real than ever before.
The game is set to revolutionize both the world of Resident Evil
and survival horror.” Features: Unsurpassed
visuals – Resident Evil 4 utilizes the GameCube’s technological
powers to the fullest, creating breathtaking 3D graphics and effects Behind
the camera view – Camera follows the player from behind and allows for
intuitive movement New
never before seen enemies – Creatures that defy the laws of nature! Advanced
AI – Enemies are now smarter than ever and use their cunning abilities
to team up and attack the player en mass Enhanced,
deeper story elements – Conversations and monologues can be heard in
real time Action
button – Pressing the “A” button allows players to perform various
actions Aim
and shoot – Ability to zero in on enemies with weapons
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One
of the first things of note we see of what has been changed, is the
camera. This is probably the one aspect of the series that has garnished
the most criticism and many gamers will no doubt rejoice that it has
been reworked to the behind the player third person view. The game is
set to be a much more action oriented game with the actions sequences
much more intuitive with the new camera angle and the new aiming
mechanics. Also, the A button on the Gamecube controller is set to be
context sensitive, which will allow Leon to perform various actions with
the use of this single button.
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Graphically
the game looks absolutely fabulous. Bringing the series into the fully
3D world, this new chapter is definitely a departure from the aging
level designs that were prominent in some of the earlier chapters.
Moving away from the Umbrella corporation plot and Raccoon city is sure
to bring a much needed injection of originality back to the series.
Finally, this new chapter of Resident Evil is set to catapult the series
into a new era, and to leave behind low texture backgrounds, and
rehashed plots. - Mark Leung (July 3, 2004) |
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