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Resident Evil 4

Resident Evil 4
Resi4-gc-cover.jpg
North American GameCube cover art
Developer(s) Capcom Production
Publisher(s)
Director(s) Shinji Mikami
Producer(s) Hiroyuki Kobayashi
Designer(s) Hiroshi Shibata
Shigenori Nishikawa
Koji Kakae
Programmer(s) Kiyohiko Sakata
Artist(s) Yoshiaki Hirabayashi
Yuichi Akimoto
Yoshifumi Hattori
Writer(s) Shinji Mikami
Haruo Murata
Composer(s) Misao Senbongi
Shusaku Uchiyama
Series Resident Evil
Platform(s) GameCube, PlayStation 2, Microsoft Windows, Wii, Zeebo, iOS, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Android, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Release date(s)
Genre(s) Survival horror
Mode(s) Single-player
Review scores
Publication Score
GC PC PS2 PS3 Wii Xbox 360
1UP.com A A
Edge 10/10
Famitsu 38/40 38/40
GameSpot 9.6/10 7.8/10 9.3/10 9.1/10
GameSpy 5/5 stars 3.5/5 stars 5/5 stars 5/5 stars
IGN 9.8/10 7.7/10 9.5/10 8.5/10 9/10
Nintendo Power 10/10
ONM 95%
Aggregate scores
GameRankings 95.83% 74.24% 95.85% 85.18% 91.59% 86.97%
Metacritic 96/100 76/100 96/100 84/100 91/100 84/100

Resident Evil 4, known in Japan as Biohazard 4 (Japanese: バイオハザード4 Hepburn: Baiohazādo Fō) is a survival horror video game developed and published by Capcom. The sixth major installment in the Resident Evil series, the game was originally released for the GameCube in North America and Japan in January 2005, and in Europe and Australia in March 2005. The story of Resident Evil 4 follows the U.S. government special agent Leon S. Kennedy, who is sent on a mission to rescue Ashley Graham, the U.S. President's daughter whom a sinister cult has kidnapped. Traveling to a rural area of Spain, Leon fights hordes of violent villagers and reunites with the mysterious spy Ada Wong.

First hinted at in December 1999, Resident Evil 4 underwent a long development time during which four proposed versions of the game were discarded. Initially developed for the PlayStation 2, the first attempt was directed by Hideki Kamiya after producer Shinji Mikami requested him to create a new entry in the Resident Evil series. Nevertheless, it was decided to start development over again. The game was intended to be a GameCube exclusive as part of the Capcom Five, but a PlayStation 2 version was announced before the game was released for the GameCube. Resident Evil 4 was subsequently released for Microsoft Windows, Wii, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and in downsized versions for iOS, Zeebo, and Android (exclusive to Samsung devices outside of Japan).

Resident Evil 4 garnered critical acclaim. It received multiple Game of the Year awards for 2005 and was seen as a successful cross-platform hit that influenced the evolution of the survival horror and third-person shooter genres. The game pioneered and popularized the "over the shoulder" third-person view perspective in video games. It has since been widely considered to be one of the best video games of all time.


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