

Given the popularity of the game, there was a lot of pressure on Capcom to deliver a satisfying remake! Thankfully, the game was a critical success alongside being a commercial one. The game also cranked up the action elements, and added some of the most iconic villains of the series.

When the original game released back in 2005, it set a new standard for the series, moving away from the fixed camera angles the series had been known for in favor of an over-the-shoulder perspective that the series still uses to this day. Resident Evil 4 was already widely considered one of the best games in the series.

Outside of those two games, Capcom credited its success to "pursuing catalog title sales digitally." By January, the expansion sold 5 million copies. The game was released for the Sony PlayStation, and was subsequently ported to the Dreamcast, Microsoft Windows and Nintendo GameCube. The base game for Monster Hunter Rise released in the previous fiscal year, but the Sunbreak expansion released in June. Resident Evil 3: Nemesis, released in Japan as Biohazard 3: Last Escape is a survival horror video game and the third installment in the Resident Evil series developed and published by Capcom. Resident Evil 4 was one of two games specifically referred to by Capcom in its financial results, with the other being Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak.
