Resident Evil 4

I surprised my younger brother with the classic Resident Evil 4 for PlayStation 2, hoping it'd give him that perfect mix of heart-pounding action and creepy vibes to dive into during his gaming marathons. Boy, was I right—this 2005 masterpiece from Capcom is still a beast of a game, even on the aging PS2 hardware. Picked it up for about $20 used (a steal compared to its original $50 launch price), and it's already glued him to the couch for hours. If you're gifting to a teen (or anyone) who loves survival horror with a side of over-the-shoulder shooting, this is pure gold. Five stars—it's not just a game; it's a rite of passage. What I Loved Most Gripping Story and Atmosphere: You step into the boots of Leon S. Kennedy, the wisecracking secret agent on a mission to rescue the president's daughter from a zombie-infested Spanish village. The narrative hooks you from the eerie opening cutscene, blending campy one-liners with genuine dread—think chainsaw-wielding psychos and parasitic monsters that crawl right out of your nightmares. My brother raves about the "Las Plagas" cultists; they're smarter and scarier than the old-school zombies, turning every encounter into a tense standoff. Revolutionary Gameplay: This was the game that ditched clunky fixed cameras for smooth over-the-shoulder aiming, making combat feel modern and intuitive (even by today's standards). The resource management—scavenging for ammo, herbs, and upgrades—keeps you on your toes, while quick-time events and knife finishes add that satisfying "just dodged death" thrill. Boss fights? Epic. My bro's already on his second playthrough for the unlockables like the Chicago Typewriter machine gun. At 20-25 hours for the main story, it's replayable heaven. PS2 Port Perfection: The PS2 version nails the visuals with widescreen support and progressive scan for crisp 480p glory on modern TVs (via component cables). Load times are a hair longer than the GameCube original, but the extra content—like the "Separate Ways" Ada Wong mini-campaign—makes it the definitive edition. Sound design is killer too: that chainsaw rev-up still gives me chills. Any Downsides? It's a 2005 game, so controls can feel a bit tanky if you're used to analog-stick everything (no full 360-degree aiming), and the auto-aim helps but takes getting used to. Controls might frustrate super-modern gamers at first, but that's part of the charm—my brother powered through in a day. Also, no online co-op, but who needs it when the solo tension is this good? Bottom Line Resident Evil 4 on PS2 is a legendary survival horror title that redefined the genre and still holds up as one of the best action-adventures ever made—96/100 on Metacritic isn't hype; it's earned. Gifting this to my brother was spot-on; he's hooked on the adrenaline rush and begging for RE5 next. If you're hunting retro thrills or introducing a young gamer to Capcom's magic, snag this ASAP. It's affordable, immersive, and guaranteed to create some "holy crap, did that just happen?" family stories. (Pro tip: Grab a memory card if you're low on space—the save files and extras eat it up, but it's worth every byte!)

This is without a doubt the best Resident Evil game since RE2. It's got a creative and different setting, it brings back RE's best hero (Leon!), it manages to be spooky while still playable. There's no questions this game has some difficult sections when you play through the first time. As with all survival horror, you start barely armed, have to hoard ammo and use it carefully (no first-person shooter, this, you need to be clever). As the game goes on you gradually get better weapons, but the enemies get stronger. On a re-play, of course, you start with a full boat of weapons, so the game is MUCH easier on successive plays; but here's one of the strengths of RE4. The plot and graphic design make it a pleasure to re-play, and the money element lets you play (in effect) for score, gathering up as much as you can without wasting it on things you don't need. You also have the choice of keeping lesser weapons to challenge yourself (I'm now playing it with the knife as much as I can, just to prove I can beat lower enemies with no gun). This game has something we've never had in RE; the ability to buy and upgrade weapons. Where other games were all about getting away from the enemies in many scenes, this one encourages more fighting because enemies drop items (money or supplies). While this takes away an element that's fun and creepy (run away! run away!), it trades this for a better fighting game where you HAVE TO kill enemies in many cases. The weapons available are all entertaining, and you have choices, selling ones you don't like as much for ones you like better. This lets you choose one of several very good weapons as you main side arm, and lets you change the game on re-plays by working with different sets of weapons. You can also sell a weapon and then buy it back later, so things that are gone are not gone for good. There's a *lot* of shooting in this game, and lots of changes to try out different weapons to find what works best. Gone are the 'magic boxes' that let you stash weapons in one room and get them from another. This is different, but not really better or worse; as you play you can upgrade your carry capacity with bigger cases. So there's a bit more thought required to make sure you have only what you need, but you also can have all your weapons to hand and never have to run back to swap a shotgun for a sniper rifle. One of the main things I like about this game is that it actually has a coherent plot. Many of these games wind up with mystery story lines so convoluted that it makes following them more effort that it's worth. This one plays like an action film, and you could pretty much convert it to a movie with no re-work. It makes watching someone else play the game entertaining, which I find unusual. That the graphics are great goes without saying. Graphics in video games are so sophisticated these days that I don't even notice any more. But what stands out here is some really fabulous graphic design. Some of the settings - castles, mansions, caves, tombs, mines - are brilliantly designed and I find myself stopping in many scenes simply to admire the way a scene looks. All in all it's a great game. If you like RE, this is a must-have. There are down sides of course. If you're a huge puzzle fan, the puzzles are mostly pretty easy. Puzzles are my least-favorite part of survival horror games, so this isn't a big issue for me, but still, they're easy. More annoying to me is that they pulled the game-designer cheat in some scenes of making you character (Leon) slower and clumsier in boss fights. Lots of games do this, but it's cheating as far as I'm concerned. There are several fights against 'El Gigante' bosses where Leon's run speed goes down, and they box you into a small area where it doesn't make sense to fight, and the reaction speed on the controls decreases slightly. It makes the fight harder, but not in a fun way because you can't spin and juke and fire the way you would normally, you wind up under the monster's feet when you mean to be pulling a grenade and then popping a few rounds into him (though these fights get incredibly easy on re-play if you have a big weapon). I've seen a number of games where they do this, making a fight harder by changing your character's behavior or control response time, and it is, IMO, cheating by the game designers. My objections are trivial though. Of all the survival horror games I've played, this is very close to the most fun.

Perfectly good game

It didn’t work on my PS2. It’s too much hassle to return it so that’s where I’m left. Very disappointed, this is not the usual standard of Amazon products as far as I’m concerned.

輸入版ですが、別途のスワップマジックとマジックスイッチがあれば、日本版PS2でも起動します。 日本の『バイオハザード4』よりもグロイです※ レオンやエイダ等の主要キャラの惨殺シーン。 そのシーンから漂う血生臭さ。 更に、敵の首等も吹き飛びますが、稀に首が無いまま攻撃して来る敵がいます。←怖いです。 日本の『バイオハザード4』より刺激が欲しいと言う方に推薦の『Resident Evil 4』です。

Llegó a tiempo, venía en excelentes condiciones y sellado; aunque se safo el disco en el trayecto (supongo) y se rayó un poco el disco, pero no afectó en nada y funciona perfecto

Simplesmente imprecionado, como colecionador comprei esse jogo incrível pois não estava encontrando em um excelente preço, se me falassem que esse jogo é novo eu não duvidaria se no anúncio não falasse que é usado pois o jogo está muito conservado sem nenhum aranhão, parabéns ao vendedor simplesmente impecável, recomendo a todos! Podem comprar sem medo!