Resident Evil 4 PC screens, trailer and details

Coming Feb 28th for £19.99 to PC via Steam and at retail is another HD remastering of the classic Resident Evil 4 from Capcom. Take a look at some screenshots and be sure to view the system requirements for this now rather aged game getting the HD treatment again.

About Resident Evil 4 PC:

The ultimate HD edition of Resident Evil™ 4 will be available for PC digital download on Steam® globally and as a retail version for Windows PC in Europe. PC gamers will be able to play the groundbreaking survival horror masterpiece in the highest visual fi delity ever with stunning HD running at a smooth 60 frames per second for the fi rst time. A complete visual overhaul has been performed to bring this revered title to the highest graphical quality ever. Fully optimized for the wide screen, texts have been sharpened and textures have been upgraded on characters, backgrounds and in-game objects.

Resident Evil 4 will include Steam platform support with Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Steam Trading Cards, global leaderboards, and full game controller support. The new PC version will include everything from the prior iterations including subtitle support in English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, and Japanese as well as previously released bonus content such as the Separate Ways epilogue.

In Resident Evil 4, special agent Leon S. Kennedy is sent on a mission to rescue the U.S. President’s daughter who has been kidnapped. 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 installments in the series. Leon battles horrifi c 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 which is behind the abduction.

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:

Minimum System Requirements:
OS: Windows XP/ Vista®, Windows 7, Windows 8
Processor: Intel® CoreTM2 Duo 2.4 Ghz or better, AMD AthlonTM X2 2.8 Ghz or better
Memory: 2 GB RAM / Hard Disk Space: 15 GB free hard drive space
Video Card: NVIDIA® GeForce® 8800GTS or better, ATI RadeonTM HD 4850 or better
DirectX®: 9.0c or above / Sound: Standard audio device

Recommended System Requirements:
OS: Windows Vista®, Windows 7, Windows 8
Processor: Intel® CoreTM 2 Quad 2.7 Ghz or better, AMD PhenomTM II X4 3 Ghz or better
Memory: 4 GB RAM / Hard Disk Space: 15 GB free hard drive space
Video Card: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 560 or better

Written by: Rob Cram

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