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Resident Evil 4: Ultimate HD Edition

Resident Evil 4: Ultimate HD Edition is the second port of Resident Evil 4 to Windows, this time based on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions with updated graphics. In contrast to the original port, this…

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Resident Evil 4: Ultimate HD Edition is an adventure developed by Capcom Production Studio 4, released 28 February 2014 on PC (Microsoft Windows). The main story takes about 30 hrs to finish.

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What Resident Evil 4: Ultimate HD Edition is

Resident Evil 4: Ultimate HD Edition is an adventure game developed by Capcom Production Studio 4 and released in 2014. It was published by Capcom. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only. It runs on Proprietary Engine.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Special agent Leon S. Kennedy is sent on a mission to rescue the kidnapped U.S. President’s daughter Ashley. Finding his way to a rural village in Europe, he faces new threats that are a departure from the traditional lumbering zombie enemies of the earlier instalments in the series. Leon battles horrific new creatures infested by a new threat called Las Plagas and faces off against an aggressive group of enemies including mind-controlled villagers that are tied to Los Illuminados - the mysterious cult behind the abduction.
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, horror and survival. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 12 achievements to unlock.

Where it sits in the Resident Evil series

Resident Evil 4: Ultimate HD Edition is the 91st of 190 entries we hold in the Resident Evil series. It arrived 9 months after Resident Evil: Revelations. The next entry was Resident Evil in 2014. Its critic score of 80 is 6 points above the series average of 74. The highest-rated entry is Resident Evil 4 at 95.

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How it was received

Resident Evil 4: Ultimate HD Edition holds a critic score of 80 out of 100. That places it above 64% of the 7,527 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2014 averaged 69, so it scored 11 points above the year average.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 30 hrs.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Intel® Core™ 2 Duo 2.4 Ghz or better, AMD Athlon™ X2 2.8 Ghz or better, 2 GB RAM and NVIDIA® GeForce® 8800GTS or better, ATI Radeon™ HD 4850 or better. At 2GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 15GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

Resident Evil 4: Ultimate HD Edition launched on 28 February 2014, within three weeks of South Park: The Stick of Truth, Dark Souls II, Hearthstone and The Last of Us: Left Behind. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: South Park: The Stick of Truth, Dark Souls II, Hearthstone, The Last of Us: Left Behind.

Cheats and codes

We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Resident Evil 4: Ultimate HD Edition yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.

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Official trailer

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Quick answers

Resident Evil 4: Ultimate HD Edition — frequently asked questions

When did Resident Evil 4: Ultimate HD Edition come out?
Resident Evil 4: Ultimate HD Edition was released on 28 February 2014 for PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Resident Evil 4: Ultimate HD Edition?
At minimum, Resident Evil 4: Ultimate HD Edition needs Intel® Core™ 2 Duo 2.4 Ghz or better, AMD Athlon™ X2 2.8 Ghz or better, 2 GB RAM, NVIDIA® GeForce® 8800GTS or better, ATI Radeon™ HD 4850 or better graphics, 15 GB available space of storage.
How long does it take to beat Resident Evil 4: Ultimate HD Edition?
The main story of Resident Evil 4: Ultimate HD Edition takes around 30 hrs.
How many GB is Resident Evil 4: Ultimate HD Edition?
The PC version needs about 15 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("15 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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