Resident Evil
Resident Evil is the 2002 remake of the original 1996 video game of the same name featuring various improvements and gameplay overhaul. The game features all-new graphics and sound, and also incorporates…
Resident Evil is an adventure developed by Capcom Production Studio 4, released 22 March 2002 on Nintendo GameCube.
What Resident Evil is
Resident Evil is an adventure game developed by Capcom Production Studio 4 and released in 2002. It was published by Capcom. It is available on Nintendo GameCube only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Special forces S.T.A.R.S. Bravo team's helicopter malfunctioned and crashed during their mission, disappearing into the Arklay Mountains. 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.
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, horror and survival. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Where it sits in the Resident Evil series
Resident Evil is the 21st of 190 entries we hold in the Resident Evil series. The next entry was Resident Evil Zero in 2002. Its critic score of 80 is 6 points above the series average of 74. The highest-rated entry is Resident Evil 4 at 95.
How it was received
Resident Evil holds a critic score of 80 out of 100. That places it above 64% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2002 averaged 68, so it scored 12 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 84, across 265 votes.
What it launched against
Resident Evil launched on 22 March 2002, within three weeks of Resident Evil (2002), Star Wars: Jedi Knight II - Jedi Outcast, Heroes of Might and Magic IV and Enclave. It reviewed better than 2 of the 4.
Released around the same time: Resident Evil (2002), Star Wars: Jedi Knight II - Jedi Outcast, Heroes of Might and Magic IV, Enclave.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Resident Evil yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
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