Simply up-ressing a game and calling it 'HD' might work for some: not here. Look too close at any of them and it's horrible - and given how many times Lord Sadler's picture is used, to pick but one example, it soon begins to grate. There are pictures of Lord Sadler on the walls, and incredible one-time-only sights like a reception hall where the curtains flutter in the wind as you fight scythe-wielding cultists. When in Salazar's castle, there are sumptuous hanging draperies emblazoned with the Los Illuminados crest, intricate and weird designs woven in rich red and gold. What have your eyes done to deserve this? The tank controls have always divided Resi 4 fans and, though the whingers should man up and get on with it, the years haven't been kind. The blades of grass look like Lego yesterday's autumnal leaves are an auburn mush the grey and black pixels of the bear traps blend into such a swamp, deadlier than ever. You spot these bear traps by looking at the ground. It begins with Leon approaching an unknown village through a sparse, scrubby forest, which is dotted with bear traps to snag unwary adventurers, often hidden under patches of grass. Nothing has been done to the game's assets bar the upscaling, and what makes it worse is that Resi 4, from start to finish, requires you to pay especial attention to your surroundings. Resi 4 HD's visuals are the GameCube version's: textures designed to be viewed at a maximum of 480p. It's a cynical exercise resembling nothing so much as a naked emperor: standing tall with its high-res output, with everyone too astonished to remark on its itty-bitty textures. Capcom may be one of the top developers in the world, but there's no denying its love of a quick buck - and Resident Evil 4 HD has been done as cheaply and quickly as possible. It is the most high-resolution version of Resident Evil 4. The question is whether this is the best version of Resident Evil 4 available, and it surely should be.

And even bad ones are rarely horrid - after all, no-one's going to bother remaking Rise of the Robots, and this is still Resident Evil 4, probably the best action game of all time.

'Remasters' are thick on the ground and, obviously, there are good and bad: when they're good, as with the scrupulous Ocarina of Time 3D a few months ago, they can be very good. What's on the block here would be most accurately described as Resident Evil 4 Upscaled or, if you're feeling saucy, 'the PC version'. As a title, Resident Evil 4 HD is either a lie or the most severe case of 'lost in translation' since the SNES era.

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