Capcom has released some new screens taken from the development kit housing the PlayStation 2 version of Resident Evil 4. Look, there they are on the right. Look rather nice, don’t they?

As you’ll no doubt be aware, the PlayStation 2 incarnation of what was once a prized GameCube exclusive proved something of a sticking point for console fans. There was rampant speculation that the game would be seriously dumbed down, though latter-day PlayStation 2-tinkering at Capcom seems to have ironed out the most predicted creases in the code.

The characters are somewhat blockier than the GameCube version, the game is heavily bordered (as was the original, though full widescreen is an option) and there is a general feeling that concessions have had to made. Though it’s worth bearing in mind that the PlayStation 2 is a wheezing old man these days and Resident Evil 4 is one of the best games ever made; the odd clipped polygon is hardly a stumbling block to parting with your 30-or-so notes, is it?

Expect the game in stores across Europe on November 4 this year.