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Resident Evil 4: Wii

April 4, 2007 - The Wii version of Resident Evil 4 was confirmed earlier today for inclusion in the elite "Worst Kept Secrets" club as Famitsu spilled the beans on the title in its latest issue. The Famitsu report comes following the game's appearance in retailer databases on two continents.

Titled Biohazard 4 Wii Edition in Japan (the RE series is known as Biohazard in its home country), this update promises full Wiimote support. The Wiimote is used to aim a targeting cursor in order to target and fire at your enemies. To reload, you hold down on the B trigger and shake the Wiimote. In case you were wondering, the built-in speaker is being programmed with a reload sound effect.

The Wiimote is also used for close-range attacks. When an enemy approaches, all you have to do is give the Wiimote a little of the shake-shake. The game automatically detects the direction of the enemy and makes Leon perform a knife attack. This move can also be used against trees and barrels.

The rest of the game has also been modified to take account of the Wii's unique controller. Interactive event scenes display the Wii buttons when prompting for input. Some events require that you shake the Wiimote.

The producers of the Wii version revealed to Famitsu that one of their goals is to allow families who play the Wii together to experience Resident Evil. The game will include "Easy" and "Amateur" difficulty settings, selectable from the start, that will make aiming easier and keep your life from depleting too fast.

Even if you're a RE pro, you'll probably want to take a look at the Wii version, especially if you didn't try out the PS2 version of the game. All the bonus elements that made it into the PS2 version are being included in the Wii release. That includes the "The Another Order" sequence, where you play as Ada.

And on top of all that is a first look at Umbrella Chronicles! A trailer for the first original Wii entry in the Resident Evil series (be sure and check out our separate preview) will be included with RE4 Wii Edition.

RE4 is set for Japanese Wii release on 5/31. While it hasn't officially been announced outside of Japan yet, its appearance in retailer databases late last week suggests that Wii players everywhere will get to experience this Capcom classic through a new control scheme.
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Those bastards. I already own two versions of this game.
 
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Sounds like another "waggle the controller when a simple button press would suffice" kind of deal, but I'm intrigued (although not enough to pay full price). I'm more interested in Umbrella Chronicles, since it's basically a rail shooter highlight reel.
 
Halifirien said:
Sounds like another "waggle the controller when a simple button press would suffice" kind of deal, but I'm intrigued (although not enough to pay full price). I'm more interested in Umbrella Chronicles, since it's basically a rail shooter highlight reel.
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I read on /. that it was only going to be a $30 game. Hopefully there is some truth to that.
 
new remakes of all the RE's (like RE1 from PS to the GC) would be awesome.. But word is, Umbrella Chronicles will be a story told from all the past RE's in one game, which will be kinda neat...

But anyway, speaking of which, I would have to say that RE2 was my favorite of all time
 
Ruffyreborn said:
But anyway, speaking of which, I would have to say that RE2 was my favorite of all time
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Agreed. I got very good at sprinting through that first part to earn the costume key, because it's also the game that cemented my love of seeing Leon Kennedy in a wife-beater shirt... which is kinda scary considering the clunky PS1 graphics, but at the time it was awesome. They should've added that costume to RE4.
 
Halifirien said:
Sounds like another "waggle the controller when a simple button press would suffice" kind of deal, but I'm intrigued (although not enough to pay full price). I'm more interested in Umbrella Chronicles, since it's basically a rail shooter highlight reel.
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It's more interesting for the Wiimote aiming, really.

Sorta like how most Wii Zelda owners will agree that while the slashing is just okay because it IS just hitting B by shaking the remote instead of pressing a button, the ranged item aim is where it's really at!
 
Tagrineth said:
Sorta like how most Wii Zelda owners will agree that while the slashing is just okay because it IS just hitting B by shaking the remote instead of pressing a button, the ranged item aim is where it's really at!
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I see what you're saying. I haven't played the Wii version of Twilight Princess, but I loved the "boss" levels on Rayman Raving Rabbids for the sheer lightgun goodness of aiming at bunnies and shooting plungers at them. If the actual walking-around aspect of RE4 is handled as well as the shooting, I'll be all over it.
 
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