Evil Approaches

Aside from Soul Calibur III, gamers should be out on the lookout for Resident Evil 4, the latest and supposedly greatest chapter yet of the long-running survival horror game series from Capcom.
Originally appearing on the Nintendo Gamecube, RE4 has finally, after about a year of waiting, come to the PS2. Online reviews report that the game has lost little from the translation- perhaps the graphics are slightly not as colorful or as sharp, and the loading times slightly longer... but this is a grade-A translation. Now, PS2 gamers can look forward to kicking zombie butt in RE4.
But hold on... there ARE no zombies in RE4. At least, no more T-Virus spawned monstrosities. Resident Evil 4 takes place some years after the last game, and AFTER the fall of the ubiquitous Umbrella Corporation which has been the series' longtime background villains. RE veteran Leon Kennedy (last seen in Resident Evil 2) returns as the main hero, this time working as a government agent. His mission is to recover the President's daughter, who has apparently been kidnapped. His quest is, of course, not as easy as it sounds since he soon finds himself surrounded by hordes of homicidal, murderous villagers. Leon's quest will span a lengthy 20 hours or so, from the village that starts the quest to a creepy castle controlled by robed cultists.
The PS2 version adds to this already awesome game by adding a new playable character- secret agent Ada Wong. Ada (if that is her real name) was also last seen in RE2, where she and Leon had a sort of not-relationship before she supposedly dies (it IS eventually revealed she survives to fight again) saving Leon. Ada has her own adventure which actually runs concurrent with Leon's, and there are parts where her actions intersect and affect her reluctant ally's fate. Of course, you'll only be able to access Ada's "Separate Ways" adventure after finishing the main quest with Leon.

With a brilliant over-the-shoulder shooting scheme, awesome graphics and animation, hold-your-breath action and some incredible boss battles, RE4 is one game no PS2 gamer should miss.

Again, report and review once we get our diseased mitts on this title. Heh.