Resident Evil 4 for Wii

In this fourth installment of the survival-horror masterpiece Resident Evil, you’ll be taking on the role of Leon Kennedy, who we haven’t seen since his rookie cop days in Resident Evil 2. Things have really changed now, and Leon is a confident federal agent who is given a top-priority assignment.

The president’s daughter, Ashley, has been kidnapped and rumor has it she was taken to an isolated foreign country. Leon has been assigned to recover her before her time runs out - but it’s a much bigger task than he had imagined. Soon after he is dropped off at the village where the game begins, he is attacked by a person who does not seem quite human - and he has friends.

This is the first Resident Evil game with no zombies at all - unfortunately for Leon, these things might just be worse. They look human, but they act possessed and are full of murderous rage. They are far smarter than zombies, though, as they will use any available weapons including pitchforks and hatchets to come after you.

As the game progresses, you’ll play as Leon and have full access to his standard weapons, and the ability to earn more. Some later stages will have you playing as Ashley, and you’ll have to use smart strategy,and coordinate with Leon to help escape together.

New to RE4 is the ability to earn money, called pesetas,which you’ll be able to use to purchase new weapons and ammo. You’ll still come across the occasional weapon scattered throughout the game - but mainly you’ll be upgrading your weapons as you decide, and when money allows.

Fighting the creatures has a whole new feel, because the Wiimote and Nunchuck make it more instinctive than ever before. Targeting is as simple as pressing the trigger button on the Wiimote to precisely zoom in, and pressing a button to fire. Reloading is easier than ever, just aim and shake down once and you’re reloaded and ready to go.

Resident Evil 4 for the Wii has all the extra modes that it’s predecessors had, including the extra assignments like Assignment: Ada. Although Ada Wong appears in the RE4 game and spars with Leon, she is not truly a playable character until you play through her bonus Assignment. Since her character plays completely different than Leon, this adds lots of fun and replay value.

Play through the game on various difficulty levels to earn bonuses like extra character costumes, and to try for 100% completion - only experts will be able to collect every item!

Get ready for the scariest survival horror you can imagine - if you thought the zombies were bad, wait until you see the un-zombies!