Resident Evil 4 (Biohazard 4) PC Game

I got my hands on a PC game called Biohazard 4. It is a third person shooter/survival/horror/adventure game. It was released in Asia on February 2007. There will be a port of Resident Evil 4 published by Ubisoft in North America due June 2007 and Europe on March 2007. Basically Biohazard 4 is Resident Evil 4, in Asia it is known as Biohazard 4. Biohazard 4 was leaked on many torrent sites by a Korean source, in early February.

The plot of the game takes place six years after the events of Resident Evil 2 and 3. Umbrella is no more, they have become bankrupt and out of business. You play as Leon Kennedy, the main character of the game. Leon is one of the few remaining survivors of the Raccoon City incident and is now a special agent for the the government. Leon is sent on a mission to find Ashley Graham, the President's daughter, who has been kidnapped by a strange cult. He travels to a Spanish speaking village somewhere in Europe, where he meets up with Ada Wong, from Resident Evil 2 and Luis Sera who helps Leon with information about the cult.

The game actually doesn't have any zombies, as previous Resident Evil games had. Instead, the main enemies are parasitically-controlled humans referred to as "Los Ganodos". Once simple villagers, these Ganados are the product of an infestation of "Las Plagas" parasites. They are much faster and smarter than previous zombies. They can run at you, throw things, use weapons, dodge your bullets and they can work together when in large numbers.
Normally, the camera remains behind the player character, who is visible from the waist up, and stands in the center of the screen.
The healing herbs from the previous games are back. In addition to the traditional green and red herbs, is the yellow herb, which when combined with a green herb (or a mixed herb), increases the player's maximum health.

I have had fun playing this game off and on. When playing, it keeps you interested in what is going to happen next. Allot of the mini-missions are pretty hard too and you have to be pretty tactical. I admit, some of controls are rather difficult for the PC to play this game right. I heard you can use a Xbox 360 controller to play this game, which would probably be the best choice. I have bluetooth on my PC, now I just need the controller!

The cut scenes (the animated "movies" between scenes, where you sit back and watch) have very poor graphics. This is probably because the game is a port, nonetheless, the graphics during the cut scenes are very low quality. Now the graphics during the game play are very good, in my opinion. Leon's jacket is very detailed and the landscapes (sky, buildings, etc.) are good quality as well.

The sound effects are very cool, as with previous Resident Evil games, they can be frightening, playing alone in a dark room. The Los Ganodos are pretty scary too, they will come at you full force or lunge at you from out of nowhere, taking you off guard. When you progress in the game further, the villagers start getting harder to kill. When you blast their heads off with a shotgun, the parasite in their body, pops up where their head was and attacks you with it's sharp tentacles. The blood and gore factor is pretty high in this game, compared to others.

Currently in the game, I am at the point where I have just beat "El Gigante" and have rescued Ashely. I have my game saved where we are in the farm house with Luis and like 100 or so villagers are breaking into the house, trying to get us. Very cool stuff.

Below is a cool short video of the game made by Ray Pinot with 'System of a Down' as the sound track ...