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> Unlike a few other review sites, 1UP actually waited until the final
> retail version was in thier hands before they reviewed it.
>
> http://1up.com/do/reviewPage?cId=3145021&did=1
>
> "The game suffers little in the transition to the PS2, unless you're
> willing to sit with the GameCube version side-by-side. Even then,
> despite some dithered textures and loss of geometry, the PS2 trumps the
> GameCube original with Progressive Scan and true widescreen mode (the
> GameCube version faked that funk)."
>

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> "KillzoneBigNunts" <Killzone@sony.com> wrote in message
> news:a8451$435eff82$42139229$17681@DIALUPUSA.NET...
>
> Damn, with all the incredible power of the PS2, with all of it's totally
> incredible bandwidth and pixel fillrates along with the emotion engine, as
> incredibly OVERPOWERING as the mighty PS2 is, this multiplatform title is
> still visually inferior to it's competition.... yet again. Man, what is
> going on here? The PS2 must be SOOO incredibly advanced and complex that no
> one is worthy of its programming structure and just can't figure things out.
> That must be it.
>
> Ha, pretty sad... how long has the GC version been out now? And after all
> this time with working on the MIGHTY PS2 port, long after the original
> release on the GC(a kid's toy mind you), the Mighty PS2 version is still
> visually inferior with washed out textures and simpler geometry among other
> things, and isn't quite up to par with the version that i play on a piece of
> hardware you can carry around like a purse. Mighty PS2! Mighty PS2!

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> Too bad, Mike B-4-Buttplug. Your seething jealousy of another AAA title
> for the PS2 is only so transparent. RE4 PS2 has a very minor texture
> quality degrade compared to the Gamecube version, but it is almost
> universally agreed that the 480p and 16:9 true widescreen more than
> make up for the slight decrease in texture quality. Plus it has Ada
> Wong. It was a big seller for the Gamecube, over 500,000. It is flying
> off the shelves for the PS2 and will no doubt be a multi-million
> seller.
>
> Gamespot 9.3/10
> IGN 9.5/10
> Gamepro 4.5/5
> OPM 5/5
> PSM 10/10
> Game Informer 10/10
> 1UP 10/10
> Play Magazine 9/10
>

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> Graphics (on PS2 version) look great to me on big screen, but I didn't
> see any option for 480p support, just 16:9. What am I missing?
>
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>
> "Blig Merk" <blig_murk@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:1130386141.814284.168590@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
>
> Why would i be jealous when i have had a version for several months
> already that is still superior? The texture quality degradation isn't
> just minor either. How about you put them side by side?

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> Too bad, Mike B-4-Buttplug. Your seething jealousy of another AAA title
> for the PS2 is only so transparent. RE4 PS2 has a very minor texture
> quality degrade compared to the Gamecube version, but it is almost
> universally agreed that the 480p and 16:9 true widescreen more than
> make up for the slight decrease in texture quality.

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>
> Blig Merk wrote:
>
> Wrong XXXX-face. It's universally agreed that the PS2 version is
> graphically worse. Whether it's due to the scaled back lighting, less
> scenery on screen (such as trees, etc), or poorer textures, take your
> pick. Not to mentioned the slower load times on the PS2 version.

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> Robert P Holley wrote:
>
>
> Bull XXXXing Shit.

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>From Gamespot:

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>From IGN:

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>
>"Blig Merk" <blig_murk@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>news:1130386141.814284.168590@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
>
>Why would i be jealous when i have had a version for several months already
>that is still superior? The texture quality degradation isn't just minor
>either. How about you put them side by side?
>

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>
>KillzoneBigNunts wrote:
>
>"Besides, while Resident Evil 4 looks incredible on the PS2, it doesn't
>look quite as good as on the GameCube, where it has richer colors,
>sharper-looking environments, and nicer lighting effects. Larger foes
>also look better on the GameCube (while smaller foes melt away faster
>when killed), and the earlier version's loading times are also
>shorter."
>
>"Textures have been dumbed down and lighting, a relatively big player,
>is not quite as impressive. There are signs of porting, it's true; for
>example, high contrast areas where light and dark plays off of each
>other are slightly less moody."
>
>Oops!
>

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> In article <1130430816.084566.43420@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com>,
> holleyrp@delanet.com says...
> AAA >> > > title for the PS2 is only so transparent. RE4 PS2 has a
> very minor >> > > texture quality degrade compared to the Gamecube
> version, but it is >> > > almost universally agreed that the 480p and
> 16:9 true widescreen >> > > more than make up for the slight decrease
> in texture quality. >> >
> lighting, less >> > scenery on screen (such as trees, etc), or poorer
> textures, take your >> > pick. Not to mentioned the slower load
> times on the PS2 version.
>
> BAM!!!

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>
>MS#1Fanboy-JoJo wrote:
>
>
>What did I just XXXXing say?
>
>God Damn you Xbots are stupid.
>
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>

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> Oops!

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>Robert P Holley wrote:
>
>
>What? Acknowledging the mistake you made making yourself look like a
>stupid fool in public? The boards are full of Gamecube players, having
>played both versions, saying Resident Evil 4 PS2 is very slightly
>graphically degraded, so that it is almost unnoticeable. And a lot of
>those Gamecubers say they are getting the PS2 version as well for the
>additional content like the Ada Wong levels plus being able to play it
>in progressive and true widescreen. There are even a few Gamecubers
>that are saying they are going out to buy a PS2 just to play this game.

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>
>Robert P Holley wrote:
>
>
>What? Acknowledging the mistake you made making yourself look like a
>stupid fool in public? The boards are full of Gamecube players, having
>played both versions, saying Resident Evil 4 PS2 is very slightly
>graphically degraded, so that it is almost unnoticeable. And a lot of
>those Gamecubers say they are getting the PS2 version as well for the
>additional content like the Ada Wong levels plus being able to play it
>in progressive and true widescreen. There are even a few Gamecubers
>that are saying they are going out to buy a PS2 just to play this game.
>
>Too bad the jealousy and envy of you xflop fanfairies is so blatantly
>obvious to make your responses only look that much more weak and
>impotent, like xflop fanfairies tend to be anyway.
>

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> Ha, pretty sad... how long has the GC version been out now? And after
> all this time with working on the MIGHTY PS2 port,

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> In article <1130511148.610516.42660@g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>,
> blig_murk@yahoo.com says...
>
>
> Yawn... played it a year ago on my Cube and have no desire to play it
> again for some extra content.

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>
>MS#1Fanboy-JoJo wrote:
>
>
>DID YOU SAY THAT ABOUT GTA3, GTAVC, GTASA, AND ALL THE OTHER GAMES THAT
>WERE ON PS2 FIRST?
>
>--
>

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> What? Acknowledging the mistake you made making yourself look like a
> stupid fool in public?

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> There are even a few Gamecubers
> that are saying they are going out to buy a PS2 just to play this
> game.

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> Jesus, you're even a bigger
> dork than I imagined.

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> sounds." I wonder if the inventory of the pocket protector said that.

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> In article <1130511148.610516.42660@g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>,
> blig_murk@yahoo.com says...
>
>
> Yawn... played it a year ago on my Cube and have no desire to play it
> again for some extra content.

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> Bligmerk typed this yesterday: "A lapboard is not as geeky as it
> sounds." I wonder if the inventory of the pocket protector said that.