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0.0 hrs last two weeks / 158.0 hrs on record (111.6 hrs at review time)
Posted: 19 Jan, 2015 @ 1:33pm

The American prevailing is a cliché that only happens in your Hollywood movies! Oh, Mr. Kennedy, you entertain me! To show my appreciation, I will help you awaken from your world of clichés!

Story
Six years have passed since the viral outbreak in Raccoon City. The Umbrella Corporation has gone bankrupt due to a crash in stock sales after it is revealed that they are to blame for the incident. Leon S. Kennedy, one of the few survivors of the Raccoon City outbreak, has been trained by the U.S. special forces to protect the president of America and his family. Only on his first day Leon is send to a remote village is Spain, to find the kidnapped daughter of the president. When Leon arrives here he finds out that the villagers of this once peaceful place have turned into mindless 'Ganados', with a strange cult called "The Los Illuminados" controlling the villagers. Now Leon must find and rescue the president's daughter and uncover a plot that could lead to ultimate global destruction.

Gameplay
Unlike its predecessors Resident Evil 4 is an over the shoulder third person action game, with a little bit of survival-horror here and there. Like the other games, you can't walk and shoot at the same time, which for many newcomers might seem annoying but actually makes for a lot of tense moments while fighting the games many enemies. The game is split into three parts and five chapters. With the last part being a bit weaker than the previous two, it's still amazing. The game has a few boss battles, which are all very tense and satisfying to battle. The unlocked Professional mode, is a though challenge, but a lot of fun for hardcore gamers.

Conclusion
As you can see by the hours that I've played this game, I love it. I played all the Resident Evil games and Resident Evil 4 is the one that made me play all of them. For many Resi "purists" this was the death of the series, because of its more action focused gameplay. But for me and many other gamers Resident Evil 4 was a phenomenal game. The story has a fun "B-Movie" vibe to it, and the gameplay does need some getting used to, is still a lot of fun once you learned how to control it.

9.5/10
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