Resident Evil 4 (Game Cube, 2005)

They'll be talking about this game long after all the Game Cubes are littering land fills:)

I was always a fan of Resident Evil Games from the original Play Station times. When I got to play this game, however, I could not go back to playing any other Resident Evil Game because It's next to impossible to give up the controls, look and feel of this game to play another (past) part in the series. This title is the best Survival Horror game I ever played.

Here's why:

1. The controls are great, easy to learn
2. Over all design if the game is Superb (from graphics to sound)
3. There is constant action going on (I'm a strategy gamer) and it's not just mindless blood sport--you really have to think how, who and when to shoot.
4. Incredible variety of weapons to use and modify.
5. Replay Value--You can play this game 10 times and still enjoy it because every time it can be done differently.
6. It's loooooooooong. When I first played the game, I kept thinking: "OK. It's almost over...Right;-) The game just went on and went on. A real treat.
7. Bonus features. Once you earn enough money (play the game a couple of times), you can buy a Tommy Gun from the Merchant and go on a total 1920's Chicago stile rampage, just blowing everything to bits. SOOOOO much fun.
8. Side Games, Arcade Shooter, Mercenaries game mode. etc.
9. Enemies are varied and very cool (scary).

I can just go on and on.......but, you can read more reviews as well.

What wasn't perfect:
1. While the new interface is great for game play, it took me a while to get used to looking at the screen over Leon's shoulder.
2. Ashley (the other character that Leon has to protect) is whiny.
3. If you earned a bunch of money in the Normal mode and bought cool guns, you can't take them with you when playing the Pro setting for the first time.
4. I didn't care so much for the Giant Bosses type thing. The game can be just as tough with more enemies (not that there isn't enough of them) and more complicated battles.

Thanks for reading.
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