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Resident Evil

Also known as: REmake, Resident Evil Remake, Biohazard (JPN), Resident Evil (EU)
Resident Evil

Resident Evil

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Published by: Capcom
Developed by: Capcom Production Studio 4
Release Date: May 1, 2002
Genre: Third-Person Action Adventure
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    About This Game

    The Raccoon City Police Department doesn't know what happened to the Special Tactics and Rescue Service (S.T.A.R.S.) team it sent out to investigate the Arclay Mountain area on the outskirts of the city, where a number of people have recently gone missing. The unit's helicopter seems to have crashed in the woods, and it hasn't received any contact from the squad since. The department decides to dispatch another S.T.A.R.S. unit, the Alpha team, to check things out. But something goes terribly wrong.

    Players once again slip into the roles of Chris Redfield or Jill Valentine in this enhanced remake of the granddaddy of survival games. The game features beautiful, pre-rendered backdrops that animate realistically and mingle with real-time visual effects, a deadly arsenal of weapons, tons of nasty creatures, and 10 different endings.

    ESRB Rating: M for Blood, Gore, Animated Violence
    Genre: Third-Person Action Adventure
    Also Available On: Wii
    Release Date: May 1, 2002
    MSRP: $19.99
    September 13, 2002
    Unreleased
     

    Chris Redfield
    Chris Redfield is a member of STARS (Special Tactics And Rescue Service) - specifically the leader of the Alpha Team in the first Resident Evil game. He also starred in Resident Evil: Code Veronica and headed up the cast in Resident Evil 5.

    General Features
    • The original Resident Evil recreated, revamped and dramatically altered
    • Third-person action-adventure
    • Explore a haunting mansion filled with interactive puzzles and mysteries, many of them new
    • Fight zombies and other gruesome foes including giant bosses
    • Play as Chris Redfield and Jill Valentine (as well as some side characters)
    • Noticeably different play experiences for Chris and Jill extend replay value
    • Use a wide arsenal of killing weapons to viciously eliminate enemies
    • New defensive weapons protect characters when being attacked
    • Beautiful pre-rendered backdrops animate realistically and mingle with real-time visual effects
    • High polygon characters, incredibly detailed textures and unparalleled particle, shadow and lighting effects
    • Completely new areas of the mansion and its surroundings to explore
    • New types of enemies
    • More than 10 different game endings -- unique endings dependent upon play decisions and successes
    • Surround Sound
    Memory Blocks
    • 8 blocks
    Release Medium
    • 2 GODs
    Support Functions
    • Stereo Surround
    • Memory Card
    • DualShock Support

    For more info on these technical requirements and features, please view IGN's Videogame Specs FAQ.

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    Release Date: March 22, 2002
    Release Region: Japan

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    Platform: GameCube
    Release Date: January 1, 2004
    Release Region: United States

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    Publisher: Capcom
    Platform: GameCube
    Release Date: May 1, 2002
    Release Region: United States

    Resident Evil
    Publisher: Capcom
    Platform: GameCube
    Release Date: September 13, 2002
    Release Region: United Kingdom

    ESRBResident Evil 10th Anniversary Collection
    Publisher: Capcom
    Platform: GameCube
    Release Date: October 24, 2006
    Release Region: United States

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