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Resident Evil 4

Resident Evil 4 sees Leon Kennedy sent to a remote Spanish village to investigate the disappearance of the President's daughter. Combining third-person shooting mechanics with the Resident Evil franchise's iconic brand of survival horror, Resident Evil 4 follows Leon as he uncovers a new dangerous strain of the T-Virus among the local population that proves the Umbrella Corporation's reach and ambition are even greater than anyone would ever have guessed.

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Resident Evil 4
Survival Horror
Systems
phone transparent PC-1
Top Critic Avg: 82/100 Critics Rec: 79%
Released
January 11, 2005
ESRB
M for Mature: Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Language
Developer(s)
Capcom
Publisher(s)
Capcom
Engine
RE Engine
Franchise
Resident Evil

Platform(s)
PS4, PS3, PS2, PC, Android, iOS
How Long To Beat
16 Hours

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