Resident Evil 4 - Game of the Week

WHAT'S THE STORY? Legendary zombie-stalking series goes goth, with a suitably morose European setting, Wicker Man-style locals and unsightly, oversized monstrosities. This engrossing chill-fest boasts both genre-defining atmospherics and highly sophisticated carnage.

TECHNICALLY SPEAKING: The best survival horror ever made.

PLAYS LIKE? A next-gen Resident Evil after a drug-addled collaboration between Stoker, Tolkien, Romero and Lovecraft.

WHO FOR? Over 15s. Sadists. Anyone with a pulse.

FREEBIES: Grab yourself one of 5 absolutely free GameCube games we have to give away. Just email your details to webmaster.maxim@dennis.co.uk and we'll enter you into the draw. Closing date: 23 March 2005