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Resident Evil 4

A port of Resident Evil 4 for the PlayStation 2. Almost all of the GameCube's real-time cut scenes were converted into movie files to maintain higher quality. Furthermore, the quality of voices and sound…

25 October 2005

Resident Evil 4 is an adventure developed by Capcom Production Studio 4, released 25 October 2005 on PlayStation 2 and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Resident Evil 4 is

Resident Evil 4 is an adventure game developed by Capcom Production Studio 4 and released in 2005. It was published by Capcom. It is available on PlayStation 2 and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

The game's main protagonist is Leon S. Kennedy, one of the few survivors of the Raccoon City incident, who was recruited and trained by the US Government to become a special agent after they learned of his actions in Raccoon City. Now an agent for a special security agency, Leon is sent to Spain on a mission to rescue Ashley Graham, the President's daughter, who has been kidnapped by a mysterious cult organization.
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, horror and survival. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Resident Evil series

Resident Evil 4 is the 36th of 190 entries we hold in the Resident Evil series. The next entry was Resident Evil 4: Limited Edition in 2005.

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What it launched against

Resident Evil 4 launched on 25 October 2005, within three weeks of Shadow of the Colossus, Need for Speed: Most Wanted, Call of Duty 2 and Sid Meier's Civilization IV.

Released around the same time: Shadow of the Colossus, Need for Speed: Most Wanted, Call of Duty 2, Sid Meier's Civilization IV.

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When did Resident Evil 4 come out?
Resident Evil 4 was released on 25 October 2005 for PlayStation 2 and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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