Resident Evil: Dead Aim
- April 02, 2003 11:11 AM PST
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Resident Evil is coming to the PlayStation 2 with Dead Aim, an entertaining third-/first-person shooter.
Remember Resident Evil: Survivor for the PlayStation? Hopefully not?the gun-based first-person shooter was arguably the worst game in the entire RE franchise. However, Dead Aim could very well change the perception that first-person shooters and Resident Evil don?t mix as the playable preview version was surprisingly fun and challenging. Dead Aim takes place aboard a cruise ship that?s been overrun by a plethora of monstrous Umbrella creations?zombies, mutant frogs, Tyrants, and more. You?ll play as two alternating characters: Bruce MacGavin, an anti-Umbrella secret agent, and Fong Ling, a female operative with her own secret motives.Dead Aim utilizes the GunCon 2 controller (you move via third-person view, then switch to first-person mode on the fly), but sans the gun peripheral the regular PlayStation 2 controller worked surprisingly well in the early build. The visuals were clean and finely detailed, and the 3D Silent Hill?ish play engine was a nice departure from the prerendered environments of previous Evils. Another unique play mechanic was the use of stealth as you were frequently forced to dispatch your enemies while making as little noise as possible. Dead Aim could be the Resident Evil game that PlayStation 2 owners have been seeking ever since the series went ?exclusive? to that ?other? platform.
