Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #200 in Computer & Video Games
• Brand: Nintendo
• Released on: 2007-06-28
• Platform: Nintendo Wii

Amazon.co.uk Review

The original GameCube version of Resident Evil 4 was universally considered to be the best game of 2005. It completely reinvented what had begun to be a fairly stale series, in the process becoming one of the most accomplished third person action games ever seen and certainly the most cinematic. The subsequent PlayStation 2 port did a very good job of almost matching the graphical quality of the GameCube version, while also adding in a number of extra features, including an extra five bonus chapters as the mysterious Ada Wong.

This new Wii version is essentially a combination of the two previous games, with new motion controls added in. The means you get the superior graphics of the GameCube version (now in 16:9 widescreen for the first time) and all the extras from the PlayStation 2 games, including the Separate Ways bonus sections with Ada.

Although no one’s going to complain about all of the above (especially as the GameCube version is now very difficult to get a hold of new) the big question is how the controls work on the Wii remote. The answer is surprisingly well, with the remote used to aim directly on screen like a light gun and the nunchuk employed for moving around. It’s not too dissimilar to The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess and proves again that the Wii can handle games with more complex controls perfectly well if called upon. All of which means this is the definitive version of what is unquestionably one of the very best action games ever made.
Harrison Dent

Manufacturer's Description:
One of the most celebrated games of all time now comes to the Wii with added Wii Remote support, allowing players to aim, fire, slash, reload, crank and avoid oncoming adversaries with intuitive motions and movements. With new intuitive controls, RE4 Wii Edition is reborn as a whole new experience.

Leon S. Kennedy, formerly Raccoon City Police Department’s idealistic rookie cop, is now a U.S. agent with a top-secret mission to rescue the President’s daughter, who has been kidnapped by a mysterious organization. Leon must begin his investigation with a trip to an undisclosed Spanish-speaking village in Europe, where he encounters a horde of unruly villagers who pledge their lives to Los Illuminados, the cult that perpetrated Ashley’s kidnapping. As Leon encounters unimaginable horrors, he must find out who -- or what -- is behind everything.

Features:

• Wii Remote Action - moving the Wii Remote allows players to aim weapons, slash with the knife, control action sequences and much more
• Unsurpassed Visuals - RE4 Wii Edition features breathtaking 3D graphics and effects
• Behind the Camera View - camera follows you from behind and allows for intuitive movement
• Advanced AI - enemies use their cunning abilities to team up and attack the player en mass
• "Separate Ways" - play as glamorous agent Ada Wong in five new chapters that reveal startling insight into the original storyline
• Supports true 16:9 widescreen and Dolby Pro Logic II

Customer Reviews

Scary but fun
This is a great fun game that really does make you feel part of the action thanks to the Wii format and you having to flail your arms about fighting off some fairly nasty creatures on your travels through all the different levels. I have been playing it now for several weeks and it seems endless although friends have completed it and are now going to buy the updated versions. Really recommend this game though as it does immerse you in the game and can easily kill several hours if the weather outside is keeping you in!

One for Dad, when the kids are in bed !!!
OK, you've bought the kids and the family the Wii and Wii fit to play their Mario games on and to help get the wife get back in trim after having the kids, so what can you get for yourself ? Me ? I love horror and 3D shoot'em ups - but then at this stage there really is not a lot on the Wii for my kind of gaming. Outcome - revert back to those days of sitting in the back bedroom with my first Play-Station playing Resident Evil ! Only this time it's a brand new console and a new endeavour of trying to get used to the unique Wii controls !!

I have to say that at first I did struggle with the Wii controls for this game. Though moving around really is not a problem and the aiming did take a bit of getting used to, the bit I struggled with was looking up and down, which pretty much meant that you had to aim you fire-arm. A peering around the corner function would also have helped a treat. However, for all you Wii and Resident Evil fans that have found this easy, please note I only get a few hours to play games a week and am certainly no ambidextrous pro !! I admit - even on EASY - to getting my head cut off a few times by chain-saw wielding villains, getting squashed by a rolling rock and crushed by a giant stone midget until I got the idea of what to do !!

In this game Leon makes a welcome return, searching for the president's daughter Ashley, kidnapped and held hostage by hordes virus infected villagers and monks. It is the usual problem solving, shoot'em up, blood-thirsty romp that fans of previous Resident Evil games have come to enjoy, with previous characters making appearances as the game goes along.

This game does not have zombies in it from the outset, but farmers with pitch folks and dynamite !! And the total absence of the `Umbrella Corp' involvement made the start a little seem less of a Resident Evil game than others on other consoles. Indeed I think Umbrella does not get a mention until Chapter 5, nearing the end of the game ! The larger - more harder to kill - monsters and trucks are not really so tough, a quick fired missile from the rocket launcher easily despatches something that looks fearsome to start with. Even the `Big Bosses' like Krausner, Saddler and the annoying midget are fairly easy to put in their place when you understand exactly how to kill them. The surroundings in my own opinion, whilst detailed, seemed to come straight out of the imagination of someone that was brought up in the deep south of USA, trying to imagine what Gothic Europe should look like.

The introduction of the mysterious Merchant in Res 4 is a great addition to the game, allowing you to trade in your cash for hardware. You can also sell anything you don't want, unused ammo, jewellery, tankards, watches, etc, and tune up you weaponry for a better spec killing machine ! Please note that certain weapons are only available after finishing the game - and 1 million for a never ending ammo rocket launcher !! Whew, that's steep !

Although the people at Capcom have now completely done away with annoyingly having to collect type-writer ribbons to save the game, you can still only save the game in certain specifically placed typewriters. This means you having to go back to you last saved typewriter position. However, this new game allows you to continue after you have died from the entry to the new location should you die - though purists that want to finish the game without dying may get a bit frustrated. I cannot see why you cannot save the game
as you go ? There are thousands of games out there that you save as you journey. One for Res 5 folks.

Bad things, not many other than Ashley for me. Where this girl was educated would probably make a game in itself. You pretty much have to potty train this girl ! She does not run away from anything that is going to kill her or drag her away to depths unknown. Whilst game sellers advertise smart A.I. for villains, they clearly fail to give the same to your charges !! It was so frustrating shooting villains as she tried to unlock doors, etc. I think at one point when she stands by a castle wall and lets steel bars surround and imprison her pretty much sums her up ! Defending her I found actually harder than putting the bosses down !

There are the standard unlockables that seem to be cropping up in all games these days, though you have to finish the game to unlock them - playing as Ada, new firearms, etc. I personally find this annoying and would much prefer to be able to unlock them on my own demand if required. I wonder how long it will be before some clever person takes a game company to the European Court of Human Rights saying that the companies are deliberately selling you something that you cannot access !

Lastly, this game is rating 15+, but I felt it should be 18+. Whilst I admit these days kids grow up faster, there are still some pretty immature young 15 year old gamers out there. Cutting heads off with chainsaws, collecting eye-balls and heads exploding may certainly give a few kids nightmares and their parents food for thought !!

Still, excellent game 5 out of 5.

Worth Getting!
Some people have been saying that: "what's the point of getting Resident Evil 4 Wii Edition on the Nintendo Wii when I can play it on my Play Station 2?"
Well...
After being released on the GameCube, PS2 and PC, Resident Evil 4 has come to the Nintendo Wii with more realistic and lively controls!
If you are not familiar with this game, Resident Evil 4 is about a police officer called Leon Scott Kennedy (who has been seen on Resident Evil 2) has been sent on a mission to Europe to rescue the president's daughter who has been kidnapped.
Her Name is Ashley Graham.
This isn't easy.
This government agent must go on a breathtaking adventure where he meets the president's daughter, a mysterious Spaniard, a woman in red and a macabre populace.
He meets a Merchant who lets him buy, sell and tune up weapons which can come in handy!
The Merchant will always be next to some blue lights just to know that he's around.
If you are tempted to shoot him you may but sadly you don't get his items but not to worry, he will be back next time you see him.
Later on in the game, the Merchant sets up a mini game which allows you to collect 4 rows of bottle caps and is a target game.
The objective is simple, shoot the head of a man and you get 100 points and if you shoot a women's head you will gain 200 points but if you shoot the chest or anywhere else except the head of a man or a women you only gain 50 points.
There's a downside to it...
Shoot Ashley (on the mini game) and you lose 1000 points... harsh I know.
Every time you get a full row, go to the merchant and you will get a lot of money (ptas).

He also meets Ramon Salazar who is the castellan of the castle that serves as a setting for part of the game.
He hails from a noble family, who were responsible for originally sealing the Las Plagas beneath the castle's grounds.
Years later, Saddler, a cultist who worships Las Plagas, persuades Salazar to unearth the parasites, causing them to spread across the local area.
Salazar confronts Leon and Ashley several times during Resident Evil 4, and mutates into a gigantic monster in his final meeting with Kennedy. Salazar is the last boss you will encounter during the castle portion of the game.

He also meets Osmund Saddler who is the primary antagonist in Resident Evil 4.
He is the leader of "Los Illuminados", the cult responsible for Ashley Graham's kidnapping.
He plans on infecting Ashley with a sample of Las Plagas, in hope that she will return home and infect higher ranking members of the United States Government.
Saddler then wishes to control them and seize control of the United States, and then the world.

There are also some extras which are located on the main menu.
Here are the extras...

The Mercenaries: A great little game where you have 4 rounds to destroy different kinds of villagers and earn points.
If you earn 4 stars or more you get another character to play with.
There are 5 characters to get, they are: Leon. S. Kennedy, Ada Wong, Jack Krauser, H.U.N.K and Albert Wesker.

Separate Ways: This game allows you to see Ada Wong's storyline which links to Leon's; it is very exciting and interesting.
Ada also has a hook shot.

Assignment Ada: This is a game where you are Ada Wong but do not have the hook shot. Your goal is to collect 5 Plaga samples and make it to the rendezvous point.
This isn't easy.
Ada loses health faster than Leon which can make this game difficult.
The only boss / big monster that you have to defeat is Jack Krauser.

Movie Browser: The Movie Browser allows you to see videos from Separate Ways and Leon's story which can be entertaining at times.

Credits: This shouldn't be hard to explain because everyone knows what credits are but anyway...
Here is where you can see which people did a certain thing to help contribute to Resident Evil 4.

There are also unlockables on Resident Evil 4 and here they are...

Unlockables on the Mercenaries:

Ada Wong - Get a four star rating or higher in the Pueblo map.

Albert Wesker - Get a four star rating or higher in the Waterworld map.

HUNK - Get a four star rating or higher in the Island map.

Jack Krauser - Get a four star rating or higher in the Castle map.

Leon S. Kennedy - Initially available.

Other unlockables:

Alternate Title screen - Complete the main game once.

Ashley's knight armour - Beat Separate Ways once.

Ashley's pink outfit - Beat the main game once.

Assignment Ada - Beat the main game once.

Chicago Typewriter - Pass Assignment Ada once.

HandCannon - Get a 5 star in all stages with all characters in the Mercenaries.

Infinite Rocket Launcher - Pass the game once.

Leon's R.P.D. Uniform - Beat the main game once.

Leon's suit - Beat Separate Ways once.

Matilda - Pass the game once.

Mercenaries - Beat the main game once.

Movie Browser - Beat the main game once.

Plagas Removal Laser (PRL 412) - Beat the main game on Professional Mode.

Separate Ways - Beat the main game once.

Overall this is a great game with an interesting storyline which keeps you hooked into the game.
I would recommend buying this game.
Excellent, my favourite game.
Thank you for taking the time to read my review.
10/10.

Take a look at the trailer for the next Resident Evil game, Resident Evil 5.

Resident Evil 5 (Xbox 360)