Resident Evil

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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
• Console Generation Exclusives: GameCube
• Enhanced remakes / remasters
• HUDless games
• Nintendo Player's Choice releases
• PlayStation the Best series
• Theme: Zombies

User Reviews

Just as Great as the Original	GameCube	blancmange (80)
A leap beyond Konami.	GameCube	MAT (223228)
The Stuff of Legends	GameCube	Robstein (204)
Chillingly atmospheric, this should have been Resident Evil 4.	GameCube	AkibaTechno (254)
Scared the living crap out of me!	GameCube	Oblio (108)
An excellent remake to an excellent game.	GameCube	JPaterson (9534)
The remake of one of horror gamings most influential titles steals the crown all over again.	GameCube	Sycada (191)
By far one of the best remakes and the graphics are beautiful.	GameCube	TwoDividedByZero (149)
The King Of The Survival Horror Genre Returns Even Better Than Before	GameCube	Iced Earth (11)

Critic Reviews

Anime News Network	PlayStation 4	Jan 20, 2015	A	100
Gamezine	GameCube	Nov 24, 2002	19 out of 20	95
64 Power / big.N / N Games	GameCube	Sep, 2002	91 out of 100	91
Gameplanet	GameCube	Sep 27, 2002		90
GamePro (US)	GameCube	Jun 20, 2006	4.5 out of 5	90
Nintendo Life	GameCube	Oct 15, 2010		90
Retro Gamer	Wii	Aug, 2009	82 out of 100	82
The Telegraph	Xbox One	Feb 02, 2015		80
RetroGame Man	GameCube	Mar 24, 2018	8 out of 10	80
Nintendo-Online.de	Wii	Jul 09, 2009	7 out of 10	70

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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 2.3 million copies (as of September 30, 2018).

Awards

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

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