Resident Evil (GameCube)

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Description

Special forces S.T.A.R.S. Bravo team's helicopter malfunctioned and crashed during their mission, disappearing into the Arklay Mountains. This and what happens to them is told in the story of Resident Evil Zero. Now, S.T.A.R.S. Alpha team is sent on a mission to investigate a series of murders around Raccoon Forest. Spotting the Bravo team's helicopter, or what's left of it, they land nearby and investigate the surrounding area. Unaware of what they might expect, one member is attacked and devoured by zombified dobermans. The rest of the team, with a little bit of luck, find shelter in a nearby mansion, not knowing it was probably better to stay out.

You play the entire game with one of the two selectable characters, Chris Redfield, or Jill Valentine. The starting point is the lobby of the mansion the three surviving S.T.A.R.S. members just stepped in. After a short while, the team decides to split and search for any possible survivors or anything useful that may help them break out of this dreadful place. To their amazement, they encountered an enemy they never were trained to confront, zombies. There is only one mission to be considered now: survival.

The game is largely a remake of the original Resident Evil for the PlayStation, with some additions. While the floorplan of the returning locations is almost entirely unchanged, several new areas have been added in, extending your stay in the mansion. A new enemy, Lisa, has been added to the game, making your trips outside of the mansion much more dangerous. Finally killing a zombie is now no longer good enough to put them to rest. They must be destroyed totally with fire or else they will rise again; faster, deadlier, and madder than before.

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Alternate Titles

• "生化危机" -- Chinese spelling (simplified)
• "Resident Evil Archives: Resident Evil" -- Wii title
• "REmake" -- Slang for "Resident Evil remake"
• "Biohazard" -- Japanese title

Part of the Following Groups

• BioHazard / Resident Evil series
• Enhanced remakes
• HUDless games
• Theme: Zombies

User Reviews

A leap beyond Konami.	MAT (64284)
The Stuff of Legends	Robstein (175)
Chillingly atmospheric, this should have been Resident Evil 4.	AkibaTechno (228)
Scared the living crap out of me!	Oblio (109)
An excellent remake to an excellent game.	JPaterson (9096)	unrated
The remake of one of horror gamings most influential titles steals the crown all over again.	Sycada (175)	unrated
By far one of the best remakes and the graphics are beautiful.	TwoDividedByZero (149)
The King Of The Survival Horror Genre Returns Even Better Than Before	Iced Earth (11)	unrated

The Press Says

Game Revolution	May, 2002	A	100
Gamezine	Nov 24, 2002	19 out of 20	95
Game Informer Magazine	Jun, 2002	9.25 out of 10	92
The Video Game Critic	May 18, 2002	A-	91
Nintendo Life	Oct 15, 2010		90
Jeuxvideo.com	Sep 10, 2002	18 out of 20	90
GamePro (US)	Jun 20, 2006	4.5 out of 5	90
IGN	Apr 26, 2002	9 out of 10	90
Thunderbolt Games	Jan 10, 2003	9 out of 10	90
Netjak	Jun 14, 2001	8.7 out of 10	87

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Trivia

Actress Julia Voth's likeness was used in the Jill Valentine character.

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