May Mega Mayhem: Resident Evil 4

Day #9: Resident Evil 4 for the Playstation 2

General Thoughts: This is a freakin’ scary game. I had never played it before, but have seen my friends play it on more than one occasion. Finally, I joined the “I played Resident Evil and survived” club. This is a single player survival horror video game. It’s so popular that they made movies with the same name based on these games. I couldn’t get past the controls though. It’s 2010, why can’t I shoot and walk at the same time? That is the most frustrating thing for me while playing this one. I’m used to being able to trot around and shoot at people rather than being stuck in place, so it’s annoying to have that taken away from you. It’s like taking a drug addict’s drugs away cold turkey, I’ve had it for so long that I just don’t know how to function without it. So, as you would expect, I died many, many horrible deaths. Old habits die hard, although in Resident Evil 4 they were the only things not dying, apparently.

31 Minutes of Play: I was put on a mission to save the President’s daughter. I did not succeed. I did manage to kill some deranged villagers and save a doggie from a bear trap though, so it wasn’t a total loss.

Fun Rating: 2 Chainsaw Wielding Bagheads, out of 5!

This is the Action Flick Chick, and you’ve just been kicked in the ass!