Note: evidently we can't say the word "c.l.a.s.s.i.c." on Gamespot. Don't ask me! I think its crazy, too. But that's what "****c" means.
The preschool, toddler version
The survival horror version
I think that it is important to state that game critics everywhere have failed in mentioning that Resident Evil 4: Wii edition doesn't have to be played with a Wii Remote. But what is even more pressing than this, is that using the Wii ****c Controller not only changes the button prompts on command, but it BRINGS BACK THE LASTER POINTER!!! I have played re4 for the GameCube, PS2, and Wii. I've beaten the GameCube version twice, Wii edition once, and I frickin' hated the PS2 version! I don't care what anybody says, because the PS2 is a sorry excuse for re4 (ex. poor sound; prerendered cutscenes; missing textures; less blood; water, smoke, mist, and dust is either abscent or looks terrible). What sucks is that the PS2 version was the only version that had both the laser and the Separate Ways story of Ada Wong, or so I thought. For a while, back in 2008, I had both a GameCube copy and a Wii copy of the game, but I sold them both in 2009. After coming back from Africa, I really missed them, but I didn't want to spend money on both of them. I decided that I would eventually learn to tolerate that big giant recticle (that's always on the screen, even if your not shooting) in exchange for the bonus content on the Wii version. BUT...
... Just yesterday, I was glancing at the back of the cover and saw the picture that claimed compatiblity with the ****c Controller on the right hand corner. I knew that most any game that contains a Wii Remote is also compatible with the ****c controller. It's pretty much a given. Plus I didn't think it would change anything in the game because there was nothing in the instruction manuel about using the ****c Controller. No pictures, no diagrams, not even a side note saying, "also compatible with the ****c Controller." I guess I did it out of amix of boredom and just curiousity, but I plugged in my ****c controller and to my absolutely dumbfounded amazement, IT HAD THE LASER!!! I almost cried, I was so happy.
While every single Gamespot, IGN, GameInformer, and Nintendo Power critic commended Capcom for incorporating the Wii Motion controls, I absolutely hated it. Not only is there a giant dumb recticle on your screen 24/7, but it glows green when you take aim, and bright red when you are on target turning a great test of survival into meer child's play. Every critic said the same thing: "the difficult has been softened, but not that much..." I've got news for you! If you find using the Wii remote on Resident Evil 4 challenging then you should be playing EC (early childhood) games until you figure out how to work a mouse, mkay! Mkay! All the intensity and paranoia has been drained from the game with the Wii Remote. Yes the new controls are good, but they are too good! Faster movement, quicker aim, and better accuracy does not make Resident Evil 4 better! The controls were supposed to be hard, much in the same way as the original Resident Evil. In the original Resident Evil, I love the dread of zombies coming after you while you try to align your character with the door at the end of the hallway. You could look at it asan annoyance, or look at it for what it is (a hard game)! And in my opinion, if its not hard... its not "survival horror."
P.S. Not one single review has mentioned that re4 Wii: Edition has Leon's laser pointer in it! Capcom doesn't even mention it! 4 years later, I discovered Leon's original laser by pure chance. What the heck people! This is important information when buying a game! Someone's not doing their job or just got too excited about the Wii remote. At least, I can fully appreciate my Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition as being the greatest version of Resident Evil 4, now...