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This seems like an extremely fair/balanced review to me. Take that Eurogamer...

IGN review

"Using the Wii remote, you can point at the screen and aim with a higher level of accuracy and speed than was previously possible. The controls haven't been magically overhauled. You can't all of a sudden target and shoot enemies while running, for example. You will still need to stop walking to shoot. But the extra speed and accuracy count for a lot. Birds that flew away before you could cap them in the GCN build will be a breeze to shoot dead in the Wii game. Headshots will come more naturally. Targeting legs and arms won't pose a problem. You will with very little practice be able to walk through environments with the analog stick, all the while setting up your next shot with pinpoint accuracy using the Wii remote. It's an undeniable improvement in control and one that helps you play better."

"I always approach a review like this with some level of caution. The original Resident Evil 4 was an exceptional effort and little has changed in the two years since it debuted. But there it is, right? It's a two-year-old port with a handful of enhancements. How do you re-review that? The process wasn't nearly as difficult as it could've been. Our ratings scale exists to define our scores, and there's little doubt that RE4 remains as engaging, frightening and atmospheric as it was on 2005. Old or not, it's still great, and it deserves its place in Wii's top-tier of titles. The visuals aren't as impressive as they once were, true, but Wii owners do walk away with improved controls that enable a greater degree of shooting speed and accuracy, a true 16:9 widescreen mode and all the content extras of the PS2 build – all for a bargain price of $29.99. If you played the GameCube original, consider the Wii game the ultimate collector's edition – frankly, that's what it is; the culmination of the best from its predecessors with some added Wii improvements. And if you have never played RE4 before, consider the Wii release an absolute must-own experience."

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Basically - it gets marked down for graphics (fair enough) considering that it is an old title, and the Wii can do much better these days. But the Wii version is easily the best of the RE4 releases to date.

 

 



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Great game, and i look forward to the Wii release



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The fact that it's $30 when Big Brain Academy is $50 is very eye-opening, IMO. Great deal for RE4 at that price.



Truly is. Game informer gave it a 9.5, also citing improved controls.
1up gave it an 8.0, saying the controls, while not terrible, do not make it better than its previous version.



It's the number 2 best rated wii title on metacritic with a current average score of 91 base on 5 reveiws.

(Number 1 is Zelda with 95 and number 3 is Super Paper Mario with an 86.)



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1up gave it an 8.0, saying the controls, while not terrible, do not make it better than its previous version.

 

No but Improved controlls , a true widscreen, and the addition of the PS2 Extra's at $30.00 do.



Gamespot gave it a 9.1, saying that it is the definitive RE4 version and worth playing.



And 'good old Eurogamer... gave it a 7/10.

I would seriously love for their score to stick out like a sore thumb - I can only imagine the amount of flaming/hate mail they would get over that.

Their review makes it so obvious that they hate the Wii - hands down. Then they shouldn't even bother reviewing Wii games. Better for everyone involved.

EDIT - maybe that should be "hate the Wiimote". They gave Strikers a 8/10 - I really like Strikers, but there is no way that it is a better game than RE4. Strikers doesn't use waggle...?



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Well most of the reviews sites and magazines gave it good to very good reviews and even 1up who claimed the controls were not better still gave it an 8.0 so does this lay this whole reviewers are biased against Wii stuff to rest?



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Their review makes it so obvious that they hate the Wii - hands down. Then they shouldn't even bother reviewing Wii games. Better for everyone involved.


 Move on, most reviews gave it better scores.



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