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GameCube | Action | Resident Evil

Boxart for Resident Evil
Resident Evil 84 screen shots
  • GRAPHICS: 5.00
  • SOUND: 4.50
  • CONTROL: 4.00
  • FUN FACTOR 4.50
  • AVG USER SCORE 4.6
  • AVG CRITIC SCORE 4.5
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Update: Resident Evil

Update by MAJORMIKE | 06/20/2006 | 14:34:54 PM PST

Resident Evil will exclusively haunt the GameCube with a revision of the 1996 PlayStation game.

Nintendo scored one of the sweetest exclusives ever when Capcom decided that the future of Resident Evil would be played out on the GameCube. As a primer, the first Resident Evil game for the Nintendo console will be completely rebuilt with new graphics, sounds, voice-casting, and play techniques (see sidebar, "No Ammo? No Problem!"). The premise, however, will remain unchanged: Playing as one of two characters---Jill Valentine or Chris Redfield---you'll test your wits and reflexes against zombies, mutated dogs, and other monsters that inhabit the infamous mansion. Yet the mansion will undergo serious architectural changes---with rooms, traps, and puzzles you didn't face on the PlayStation---and include new and nasty surprises (running zombies, anyone?). The difficulty is also being upped a notch, so even seasoned Resident vets will find this fright night to be a steep challenge.

Evil ? la 'Cube
Sure, you've heard about the GameCube's processing power, but Resident Evil will really show you what the system can do. Filled with awesome flashes of lightning, detailed shadows, and other fancy lighting effects, Evil on the 'Cube will make you jump, shudder, and perch on the edge of your seat---even if you've played the PlayStation version to death. In the preview build, even the characters looked sharp: Eyes moved, individual strands of hair flowed, and zombie body parts flew through the air after being hit by a round from a high-powered weapon. Plus, striking new CG cinemas have replaced the---unintentionally---humorous FMV sequences of yesteryear.

"Jill Sandwich!"
Playing Resident Evil with the GameCube controller will take practice, but once past the initial awkward learning stage, you'll be shooting, stabbing, running, and---sorry, Star Dingo---pushing crates with ease. This preview is based on the Japanese version of the game called Biohazard; the only thing that's slated to change for the U.S. release is the onscreen text. Capcom plans to release the prequel to this game, Resident Evil Zero, before the end of 2002.


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