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 GameCube and the later Wii versions are 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.

The 2015 PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One and Windows version called Resident Evil (also known as Biohazard: HD Remaster) is a remastered version of GameCube remake of the original Resident Evil with enhanced graphics and sounds, widescreen support and an alternative control scheme next to the default one. Additionally, when starting a new game, the player can choose between original character models, or Chris and Jill models from Resident Evil 5 which came after the original GameCube release.

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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"
• "バイオハザード HDリマスター" -- Japanese spelling
• "Biohazard: HD Remaster" -- Japanese title
• "Biohazard" -- Japanese title

Part of the Following Groups

• BioHazard / Resident Evil series
• Enhanced remakes
• HUDless games
• Nintendo Player's Choice releases
• PlayStation the Best series
• Theme: Zombies

User Reviews

Just as Great as the Original	blancmange (80)
A leap beyond Konami.	MAT (190298)
The Stuff of Legends	Robstein (204)
Chillingly atmospheric, this should have been Resident Evil 4.	AkibaTechno (254)
Scared the living crap out of me!	Oblio (108)
An excellent remake to an excellent game.	JPaterson (9550)	unrated
The remake of one of horror gamings most influential titles steals the crown all over again.	Sycada (191)	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

Critic Reviews

Consoles Plus	Sep, 2002	95 out of 100	95
GameZone	Apr 30, 2002	9.4 out of 10	94
That Gaming Site	Oct 31, 2009	9.3 out of 10	93
The Video Game Critic	May 18, 2002	A-	91
Thunderbolt Games	Jan 10, 2003	9 out of 10	90
Nintendo Life	Oct 15, 2010		90
All Game Guide	2002		90
N-Zone	Jul 06, 2003	88 out of 100	88
Game Over Online	Aug 02, 2002	87 out of 100	87
Deaf Gamers	2002	6 out of 10	60

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Trivia

Development

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

Sales

According to publisher Capcom, the GC version of Resident Evil has sold 1.35 million copies worldwide since its initial release, while the HD Remaster versions have sold an additional 1.3 million copies (as of June 30, 2016).

Awards

• 4Players
  • 2002 – #2 Best GameCube Game of the Year (Readers' Vote)
  • 2002 – Best GameCube Action Game of the Year (Readers' Vote)

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• Wikipedia: Resident Evil (Article about the game in the open encyclopedia)