Resident Evil: Zero takes place before the events of the original Resident Evil. You take on the role as one of two characters; Rebecca Chambers, the Bravo team medic encountered in the first game, and Billy Coen, an ex-con being transported. The game begins with the Bravo team flying overhead, en route to investigate a series of murders. Something happens, and the helicopter crashes. Everyone survives, but when they all start searching, they encounter an overturned military transport truck, with nothing but corpses inside. Rebecca Chambers, the youngest member of S.T.A.R.S. Alpha Team, goes to investigate the Umbrella Company Luxury Train, which has mysteriously stalled in the middle of the woods. You now take control of Rebecca, and your journey begins.

In addition to the series' traditional survival horror gameplay, the game introduces what it calls a "partner zapping" system, which allows you to switch between Rebecca and Billy at any time. This feature must be used at times, as the game requires both characters to work together to solve some puzzles. New to the game are a bunch of terrifying enemies, like the mutant centipede, new areas to explore, and the ability to drop items on the ground instead of having to find an item box.

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Alternate Titles

"生化危机0" -- Chinese spelling (simplified)
"Resident Evil Archives: Resident Evil Zero" -- Wii title
"Resident Evil 0" -- Alternate title
"RE0" -- Common abbreviation
"Biohazard Zero" -- Alternate Japanese title
"Biohazard 0" -- Japanese title
"バイオハザード0" -- Japanese spelling

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Merchant	Title	Platform	Price
	Resident Evil Zero	GameCube	$5.17
	Resident Evil Zero	GameCube	$5.17
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User Reviews

AMAZINGLY SUPER-BRILLIANT is not eloquent enough for this game.	MAT (46953)
The Resident Evil range has always set a precedent for survival horror, though of late it seemed that Silent Hill might take the limelight. Capcom rose to the challenge and released this stunning title.	Miktar Dracon (1)	unrated
Better late than never.	peterabb12 (27)
Buy it if your not scared of zombies! Boo!!	Richard Umali (17)
The horror has spread to the GameCube!	Reborn_Demon (124)

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The Press Says

Game Over Online	Jan 02, 2003	93 out of 100	93
GameZone	Dec 01, 2002	9.3 out of 10	93
Netjak	Nov 20, 2002	9.2 out of 10	92
N-Zone	Jul 06, 2003	89 out of 100	89
The Video Game Critic	Oct 15, 2003	B+	83
IGN	Nov 11, 2002	8.2 out of 10	82
Games TM	Feb, 2003	8 out of 10	80
GameSpot	Nov 12, 2002	8 out of 10	80
Game Freaks 365	Nov, 2002	7.5 out of 10	75
Deaf Gamers	2003	6 out of 10	60

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Topic	# Posts	Last Post
Past the game	1	JOSE RODRIGUEZ Oct 15, 2007

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Trivia

Development

Resident Evil Zero was originally planned for the Nintendo 64.

Novel

A book adaptation of the game was published in 2004, the seventh in Pocket Books' Resident Evil series (though, since it is a prequel in much the same sense as the game is, it is numbered "0" on the cover), written by S.D. Perry and entitled Zero Hour.

Soundtrack

On 9 March, 2005, Capcom released Biohazard Sound Chronicle - Best Track Box which features six soundtracks from Biohazard (aka Resident Evil) games:

Biohazard 2 (35 tracks)
Biohazard 3: Last Escape (42 tracks)
Biohazard: Code: Veronica X (46 tracks)
Biohazard (44 tracks)
Biohazard 0 (72 tracks)
Biohazard 4 (32 tracks)

All soundtracks were also released separately, except the one from Resident Evil Zero.

Only 3,000 copies were made and the price of the package is around $80.

Awards

Resident Evil Zero was a runner-up to The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker in the 2003 Golden Joystick Awards for GameCube Game of the Year.

Information also contributed by Kartanym, MAT, and Pseudo_Intellectual.

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