"Eat this Mr. Little People, Big World!"

User Rating: 9.7 | Resident Evil 4 PS2
Wow! As I said with my last review for God of War, what can be said about this game that hasn't already been said. A masterpiece that begs to be played again RE4 is not only the best game of 2005, but it will continue to be an influence for future action games years from now. It is already happening, as I am hearing of other developers mention RE4 in their discussions of games under development. If you have liked other games in the RE library, you will love this game. If you have hated every other RE game, it doesn't matter, you will love this game. As I think back on my hours of playtime I can only think of two minor quibbles with this game overall:
a. an unexplainable boss battle with a killer underwater worm!!??
b. the story isn't quite as fleshed out as it could be, although what is there is still very good. What makes this game so much better than the other RE games? I have boiled it down to two main points
a. The behind the back camera really does make a huge difference. It is so much easier and more natural to aim your firearms now. It feels so natural you will wonder why someone hadn't thought of this innovation years ago. b. Enemies! Forget about shambling zombies people! These enemies come at you with an assortment of knives, axes, dynamite, chainsaws, crossbows, and at times, miniguns! When you get a bead on them, they will shuffle out of the way of your sight. I've never seen that in a game before. They will bum rush you or try to distract you while others flank your position. You will constantly be on your toes against this new type of enemy. They also react differently according to where they are shot. Shoot one in the leg and he will fall down, in the arm and he will drop his weapon. It adds a whole new dimention of strategy to the proceedings. Overall, an amazing game, the only question is, why haven't you played it yet?