The most enthralling and superb game I've played since Ninja Gaiden
The gameplay is highly addictive and keeps you coming back again and again for multiple play throughs. The visuals are impressive and really push the PS2 to the brink of its abilities.
Yet whats stands out as the most amazing thing about Resident Evil 4 for the PS2? Its ability to not become frustrating. Not to bash other games, but Ninja Gaiden and especially the Devil May Cry series while fun, have a tendency to become frustrating and annoying by it's implementations of save points coupled with unbridled difficulty..RE4 is nothing like that- it is thoroughly enjoyable from start to finish and is never cheap or unfair yet remains challenging. That is what keeps you starting over and playing through the story line again and again.
Separate ways is also enjoyable, but as I said before..its just gravy on top of an already stand-alone must BUY title. So stop reading this review..and go and buy what is undoubtedly the greatest game of the past 10 years. Greg Kassavin was right...I feel like this game came from a time portal from 3 years down the line...its just that good!