

Based on the situation, players can interact with the environment: kicking down a ladder, jumping out of a window, dodging an attack or executing a "finishing move" on weakened enemies. Resident Evil 4 adds context-sensitive controls. The laser sight enables the player to target key hit zones on enemies. Unlike previous entries in the series, Resident Evil 4 has the camera following directly behind the main character. Leon fighting against a group of Ganados. Players can also shoot down projectiles like thrown axes or scythes. For example, shots to the feet can cause enemies to stumble, and shots to the arms can make them drop their weapons. Unlike previous games where players can only shoot straight, up, or down, players have more options. There is no crosshair for firearms instead, every firearm has a laser sight. The camera is placed behind Leon and zooms in for an over-the-shoulder view when aiming a weapon, or a first-person view when aiming with a sniper rifle. Departing significantly from the series' previous games, the gameplay focuses on action and shootouts with fewer survival horror elements. Kennedy, from a third-person perspective.

The player controls the protagonist, Leon S. A remake of Resident Evil 4 is set for release in 2023 for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and Windows. It influenced the evolution of the survival horror and third-person hybrid genre with popularizing the "over-the-shoulder" third-person view such as Dead Space and The Last of Us.Ī sequel, Resident Evil 5, was released in 2009. It garnered universal acclaim for its story, gameplay, graphics, voice acting, and characters, and is often named one of the best video games ever made, winning multiple Game of the Year awards in 2005. Resident Evil 4 was announced as a GameCube exclusive as part of the Capcom Five, but was ported to numerous formats it became a cross-platform hit, selling more than 11 million copies across several platforms. In a departure from the fixed camera angles and slower survival horror gameplay of previous Resident Evil games, the team focused on developing more dynamic shooting action. Four proposed versions were discarded the first attempt was directed by Hideki Kamiya. In rural Spain, Leon fights hordes of villagers infected by a mind-controlling parasite and reunites with the spy Ada Wong.ĭevelopment began for PlayStation 2 in 1999.

president's daughter Ashley Graham, who has been kidnapped by a cult. Kennedy, who is sent on a mission to rescue the U.S. It was originally released for the GameCube on January 11, 2005. Resident Evil 4 is a 2005 survival horror third-person shooter game developed by Capcom Production Studio 4 and published by Capcom.
