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Resident Evil

Every time a door opens you don't know what's coming: Bloody zombies and king-size spiders are among the tamer possibilities. Be ready to run and shoot for your life, but also be prepared to think — Resident Evil has innovative puzzles can stop you dead just as quickly as the creatures.

With apologies to Alone in the Dark, Resident Evil (RE) is the grandfather of survival horror games. Brilliantly conceived, this third-person adventure stands the test of time as one of the scariest games ever.

Resident Evil is a rare commodity in several ways. First, it is one of the few titles that can jump from a console to the PC and back with no loss of quality or experience. Second, it a game that can be picked up three years after its release and still have the same impact it did on day one. Finally, very few games can claim to have spawned a genre. Resident Evil can make this claim, as well as the unique claim of near perfection on the first try.

This small space can't do the game justice. Everything about Resident Evil screams "classic". It's a challenging, brain-twisting shock ride filled with sudden scares, fiendish puzzles and more atmosphere than a dozen plants. People will actually stop in their tracks and watch while you play this one, because it's better than most flicks. Be afraid, be very afraid.

Long the lord of Street Fighter, Capcom's clearly taking a new tack with this killer game and the results are outstanding. Resident Evil stands tall as a topnotch second-generation Playstation game that's well worth the green.

I've been waiting my entire life for this game...I've seen pieces of it before...the puzzle elements are reminiscent of Infogram's game, the play mechanics are similar to Delphine's titles and the theme takes be back to D's and 7th Guest...But this is the first time all these elements have come together to make a truly excellent game. This is going to be one of those games that define a system and isn't forgotten, like Actraiser or Ghouls and Ghosts. Make it into a series, Capcom, please! (But lose Barry)

Sing along everybody! Blast those zombies in the head, Do-dah, do-dah! Make sure that they're are good and dead! Oh, do-dah day! Now, repeat after me! I NEED THIS GAME. I NEED THIS GAME! This game rocks!

For a game that is by all means ancient, Resident Evil is one of the all-time great games. Sure, by today's means it has been outclassed by the sequels (and of course the new GCN remake), but this is where it all started - and if you intend to be a fan of Resident Evil games (or have never played an RE game), you best get your hands on this and any other RE games you missed, or you're missing out on one of the best series of games in a long time. It's a little hard to find brand new (for PlayStation anyways), but if you can find either the Director's Cut or the original censored version, it's well worth giving a try.

If you've been dying for a gruesome meaty treat, look no further than Resident Evil. This is the kind of game we love to see at Game Revolution. Stunning graphics, intelligent design, and revolutionary gameplay! Intrigued? Read on!

Just as Capcom’s Street Fighter II did for fighting games (set the bar for the entire genre), Resident Evil did the same for the survival horror. It brought imitation after imitation after it. In my opinion, none would match Resident Evil’s originality and creepiness. Fantastic enemies, and scares that literally “jump” out of nowhere stamped Resident Evil as the big daddy of horror games.

Resident Evil was a highly anticipated title that impressed consumers as well as the press. It won many "Game of the Year" awards and did so well deserving, not to mention it went on to be one of the PlayStation's best sellers. Every once in a while a game comes out that defines, establishes or re-invents a genre -- Resident Evil accomplished them all.

When first looking at resident Evil, one might think it is an Alone in the Dark wanna-be, but they are very wrong. RE is a great game from start to finish, providing the gamer with a cool plot, realistic sound effects and graphics that will blow you away. RE really challenges the player's reflexes as well as his/her puzzle-solving skills.

This game rules, no bones about it. It's already one of the best selling titles for the PlayStation, and with good reason. Never has a game combined excellent graphics with heart-stopping action and a great story in such a way as to create an almost cinematic adventure. You really do feel like you're participating in a movie. It's amazing.

At the time of this writing, Resident Evil - a super-slick, realistically mapped, and ultra-violent Alone in the Dark - is at the top of the heap in cinematic 3-D adventure games. It's one of the best buys for the Playstation, and one of those rare games that's almost as entertaining to watch as it is to play.

Se è vero come affermano i soliti beninformati, che senza Alone in the dark probabilmente non ci sarebbe stato il titolo Capcom, è altrettanto sacrosanto affermare che senza quest’ultimo non ci sarebbe stato tutto il resto.