A revolution called Resident Evil 4

Shinji Mikami, director of Resident Evil first released in 1996, Resident Evil 4 book with his new vision of the iconic series from Capcom. Turning the page of the episodes "Remake" and "Zero", RE4 takes the challenge of breaking with tradition. For better or for worse? Attempt to answer in this quick test according to the usual criteria:

- Graphics and Presentation: one of the most beautiful games of the Gamecube (its original console), posting a titanic work development for a particularly involved gothic atmosphere. The animations and graphics and sound effects are all admirable. The game menus are simple and accessible.

- Handling: it is here that the main innovation lies, since RE4 opens the view slightly diving over the shoulder of the main character. The angles of fixed cameras that have disappeared of the series with this episode, and the slow appearance and survival horror with. However, the controls are an absolute precision and ergonomics, including the Wii Remote.

- Scenario: the only weak point of the game, but the story of RE4 borders on the grotesque Series Z certainly usual in the series, but not to this extent. The fact embody the new version of the agent Leon S. Kennedy, hero of RE2 is still comforting.

- Lifetime: the main adventure is long fifteen hours, which unfortunately does not see scroll. The mode "mercenaries" and other goodies are in good order.

- General interest: there has been, in the history of video games, a before and after Resident Evil 4. Not content with regenerated gloriously aging institution, it has been emulated no longer able to count them. Featuring graphics forcing compliance, then a new unprecedented maneuverability and action orientation and great show, Resident Evil 4 is in itself the epitome of 2000s video game.