Resident Evil 4

In Resident Evil 4 you'll know a new type of horror, as the classic survival-horror action returns with all-new characters, controls and storylines. We last saw Leon S. Kennedy in Resident Evil 2 - a rookie cop in Raccoon City, fighting to stay alive. That was six years ago. Since then, government forces have managed to control the zombie threat and Leon has become a Federal agent. When the President's daughter is kidnapped, Leon tracks her to a remote, hidden fortress in Europe - where he'll relive the horror he faced six years before. Players will face never-before-seen enemies that make Nemesis seem like a kitten. You'll be wishing for the usual Resident Evil zombies!

User Ratings and Reviews

2 Stars Great Game, Poor Port
Resident Evil 4 is an incredible game, but this is by far the worst version of the game you can get. With RE4 being available on four platforms, there are better ways to experience this game. If you don't have a Gamecube, PS2 or Wii and the PC version is the only way you can possibly play it, then you'll have to deal. But if you can find a way to get around playing the PC version, do it.

By now most everyone knows the story of Resident Evil 4, but let's go over it just in case someone doesn't know. You play as Leon Kennedy, a member of the secret service on a mission to rescue the President's daughter. You'll be dropped off near a village where something has gone completely wrong the villagers. They're fierce, aggressive and will attack you on sight. Something is very wrong and rescuing the President's Daughter is not going to be as easy as it seems.

Resident Evil 4 may not sound like much but the adventure is action packed. Easily one of the best Resident Evil games in the series. As you go through the game you'll come across some mean bosses. You'll also come across points where you'll have to be quick. You'll have a pound a button to sprint or press two buttons at the same time to dodge certain attacks or perform certain actions. Failing to do so will usually result in certain death. The music is still top-notch and some of the visuals are still up to par. But as I said, the PC version is the worst of them, and it's almost entirely because of the controls.

The game remains tailored toward console gamers. The keyboard controls aren't friendly and there is no mouse support. Playing using the keyboard is almost impossible, particularly during the sequences where you'll have to press certain buttons to dodge things. Resident Evil 4 was a hard game to begin with, the PC version is harder because of the controls. You'll die many times when you really shouldn't because the controls don't work out. Luckily, the game supports a gamepad to emulate the experience you get on the console. It'll be much like playing the PS2 version all over again.

At the very least it's not too expensive, but at the same price you could easily find the Playstation 2 version or the Gamecube version. And for ten dollars more you can get the Wii version. If by any means you have any of those consoles and you haven't played RE4, one of those versions is the one to go with.

Finally, another small problem is simple: It's another release of Resident Evil 4… but the least worthwhile. The default keyboard controls are already bad enough, but even worse is that there are no PC Exclusive extras. By now, almost everyone who wants to play RE4 has. If you're even slightly curious to the PC version, there's nothing here that you didn't get on the PS2 version.

In short, if for some reason you haven't played RE4, the PC version is not the one to go for. If you're looking to play RE4 in a different way… the PC version is not the one to go with. It's easily the worst version of RE4 you can buy.

4 Stars Resident Evil 4 (PC)
Overall it was fun. But it lacked a little "Umf" that I was expecting from a Resident Evil. I do recommend you buy this game or at least rent it its worth the money but it might leave you with a bitter sweet experience.

1 Star Worst port EVER
This is the very last time I will ever purchase a Playstation port over to the PC. If software is developed for the Playstation, it is quite simply made to be played on the Playstation. Everything about this port over is just absurd garbage from the first intro frame. One, the screen is awkward. Two, the game will just randomly crash while on Windows. However, thirdly and worst of all THE GAME CONTROLS LIE TO YOU ON SCREEN. If you are familiar with any of the games in this series, there are moments when you will have to randomly press a sequence of buttons when prompted on screen. HOWEVER, in this weak and absurd port over, the on screen signals HAVE NO RELATION TO ANY ACTUAL KEYBOARD OR CONTROL FUNCTION. Instead of saying, for example, "ENTER KEY!" or something simple like that, the pc version will spam "3!!" or "1 + 2!!" and the numeric keys on your keyboard actually have nothing to do with the actual controls that you need to use. Turns out that "1" actually means the enter key… such lies at such critical moments are simply intolerable. Keep in mind that it will randomly generate a set of controls so you'll have to translate and/or figure out what the game actually means instead of simply PLAYING the game. DO NOT WASTE TIME OR MONEY ON THIS PC PORT. If I even hope to have fun with RE4 I will have to spend more money on the actual real Playstation version.

1 Star Stay Away
Doesn't work on Vista.

Doesn't use the mouse (have fun aiming with the keyboard)

What a joke, last time I buy anything from Capcom, if I can convince someone else not to waste their money I've done my good deed for the day

1 Star Worst Port I've Ever Played !!!!
I bought this game because the pc is the best way to play a fps. This was the most disappointed i have been playing a game. Not being able to use mouse to aim is the stupidest thing i have ever heard. Im not sure what they spent all their time on when they developed this game for the pc. They spent too much time smoking weed and not enough making a game worth playing. The graphics are darker and worse than on the gamecube or ps2. There is no option to improve the graphics. Its basically the same exact options on the gamecube and ps2. Bottom Line stay away from this like the plague. Its horrible and they should pay you to play it. However, if you own a ps2 or gamecube buy this game its awesome. Just somehow everything got lost in translation when they ported this to the pc.

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