Resident Evil 4 Wii Edition

Well finnally got the other day. For the most part its obviously the same game, except with the new control schemes. It was a bit awkward at first but I got use to it within 10 minutes or so. The Wiimote does make aiming tons easier and the on screen pointer changes color depending on accuracy. They seem to compensated the easy aiming with a less lenient ammo offerings. Guess they don't want you going in with a blaze of glory :p.

Needless to say, I'm indifferent to the new controls. Not sure if I like it more yet. Guess I'll have to wait and see Metroid Prime 3 and its control implementation. My main gripe with RE4 Wii was that the game did NOT run in 480p as I expected it to :(. But was it worth the money for an older game that I already have for the Game Cube? Definately. It was fun then and still fun now. I just need to get through it in order to unlock the new stuff....

Are there new unlocks or is it still the same old stuff (e.g., Typewriter, Unlimited RL, Magnum, extra modes)? If there are, I may have to pick this up.

Been thinking about getting this one but I'm not sure yet. Is it fun as in "I'm not a RE fanatic but I really enjoy this game anyway"?
The last game I tried was RE1 for PSone. :P

I'm also looking forward for Manhunt 2, especially now when Mr Thompson is up and about. :)

Not sure which one I want. I promised myself to only buy one game in the near future since I spent all that money on Wiipoints... :)

Re 4 is *much* more accessible than previous versions. The over-the-shoulder camera is a lot easier to deal with than the old third person views. The Wii version just makes aiming a lot easier and more fun. I believe it includes all the extras from the PS2 version plus a proper widescreen mode.

Forget about Manhunt 2. It's been shelved for the time being.

Man I loved RE4 on GC, but not sure I'd buy it again on Wii.

It's just the controls really. Gives it a different feel. The NTSC one is only 18quid as well.

From my understanding, its got all the PS2 version unlocks. Unless you only played the GC version (like me), the only major difference between the Wii and the PS2 is the better graphics and new control scheme. Of course i do hear rumours of other unlocks and extras that they may have packed in. Heh, and if anyone is interested, theres even a new trailer of Umbrella Chronicles in it also. Not that its a big deal considering that its comming out in August anways...


Its more like, you will become an RE fanatic after playing this game. RE4 is a totally different style of gameplay than the other Resident Evil games. More of an action 3rd person shooter rather than adventure. Matter of fact, Gears of War even got the over-the-shoulder view concept from RE4. So yah, its that good. :)

According to reviews I read it does support 480p......do you have the Wii setup to display 480p by default?

Anyhow, I want me a copy of the game, but after heading to five seperate shops at varied locations and not see'ing one copy in stock, I decided to wait a couple weeks instead until the demand slows down, I personally blame the low price tag.

Is this worth the upgrade from the GameCube version of RE4?

Yeah, because of the fact that every review did stated it was suppose to be in 480p, it was the very first thing I checked for when loading up RE4 Wii. I do have my Wii setup for 480p and you can easily tell right away when a Wii or GameCube game is running in 480p or not (sharper, cleaner visuals, complete full wide screen display) and RE4 Wii definately was not.

While the game was in full screen, as oppose to the letterbox version of the GameCube, the screen does not complete fill (on the sides) and the texts and visuals were not as sharp as 480p games are. The uncomplete filling of the screen only occurs when you play non-480p games with the component cables. You would notice this also with other Wii games that don't support 480p like Trauma Center and Red Steel. Wonder whats up with that....or is that all these reviewers can't tell the difference between regular view and 480p? Or its just me? :p

If you really enjoyed the first time, then I would say yeah.

Not sure I want to completley forget Manhunt 2, a game bashed by our beloved mr Thompson is usually a game worth checking out. :)

RE4 sounds more and more like a game I want to buy. Another question, and a important one, is have you finished it? Was there any issues with the controls? I think that it works great to move around with the nunchuck and aiming with the remote, but the other moves where you swing/shake/etc the remote and nunchuck. Do they work as expected? I usually have serious problems playing rayman, Banan blitz and other games that requires me to do strange things with the controlls because the damn game just ignores what I do.

Edit: metacritic.com seems to only have nice things to say about it.

Apparently it just zooms in the letterbox from the Gamecube version, so it won't be 16:9. I don't know if it displays a progressive signal or not.

deps - I found the Rayman controls were pretty good. The ones that really suck are for boxing in Wii Sports.

It is 16:9.

Oh I agree about the boxing in Wii sports. No matter how much i fling my arms, the Mii only punches when he feels like it. :P
It's issues like that I fear I will encounter in every game i buy.
I have similar issues in rayman and some other games. Some people have no problems at all, I have big problems making rayman swing the cow fast enough or bitchslap a radio on the beach while being chased by rabbits, or disarming bombs in call of duty 3. Or playing most of the partygames in Banana Blitz.

Well, I've finished the original Game Cube version several times over. I've only had the Wii version for a couple of days so no, I havent completed this yet. But like I said before, its litterally the same game, a bit easier to aim, but less generous on the ammos.


Didn't have any issues with the controls. It was a bit awkward at first (as with any Wii game initially) but I got into it within the first 10 minutes. Some folks may expect a more "FPS" like control, which isn't the case as RE4's controls was never a like a typical FPS in the first place. So it may take some getting use to if you never played RE4 before.

However, and this is perhaps I was aim off screen cause this game really keeps you on your nerves, there were a couple times when the screen pointer justed "hanged" a bit. Not sure if thats a technical Wii issue or its just me pointing way off the sensor.


Yep pretty much. You basically wave the Wiimote up and down to knife something anytime you want, and if you wave it while you're aiming, it'll reload. During the running cutscenes you'll be required to sorta "wiggle" the Wiimote at certain times to run faster which also worked without issues. Everything seems to do what I expected it to do.

Well I spoke with some folks and it turns out that the game actually *is* running in 480p. Its just that it doesn't look like its running in 480p :p. Its kinda weird, no one is really sure why.

Also, it turns out that it is possible to play it with the original Game Cube controller (for those who are having issues with the Wiimote). Once again, really weird. You have to start the game with the nunchucks attached and once its started, you have to detach the nunchucks and the game will go into GameCube mode. The cross hair pointer is gone and back is non-helpfull laser sightings!