Resident Evil

AdventurePuzzleShooter
Resident Evil
Game Intro (1/4)
IDs
IDSteam
424—
91
Critic rating
9.1
User rating
HowLongToBeat
Main6.71h
Extra8.47h
100%16h
Summary

Resident Evil is a survival horror classic in which a group of special forces agents, known as S.T.A.R.S, struggle against hordes of zombies and various other mutants in a mysterious mansion as they try to uncover the truth behind the terrifying infection. The gameplay environment consists of polygonal 3D characters placed over pre-rendered 2D backgrounds. As such, the game relies on pre-determined camera angles for a view of the action instead of a real-time camera like most games. The game is credited for coining the phrase "survival horror" and popularizing the genre.

Storyline

On July 24, 1998, when a series of bizarre murders occur on the outskirts of the Midwestern town of Raccoon City, the Raccoon City Police Department's S.T.A.R.S. team are assigned to investigate. After contact with Bravo Team is lost, Alpha Team is sent to investigate their disappearance. Alpha Team locates Bravo Team's crashed helicopter and land at the site, where they are suddenly attacked by a pack of monstrous dogs, killing one of the team's members. After Alpha Team's helicopter pilot, Brad Vickers, panics and takes off alone, the remaining members of the team (Chris Redfield, Jill Valentine, Albert Wesker and Barry Burton) are forced to seek refuge in a nearby abandoned mansion. It soon becomes very clear that it isn't just any mansion, but a hellish place where the undead walk the corridors and other horrors are lurking in the darkness, waiting to eat some heads.

Developers
Capcom Planning Room 2Capcom Planning Room 2
Publishers
Virgin Interactive EntertainmentCapcomGOG.comVirgin Interactive EntertainmentCapcom
Genres
AdventurePuzzleShooter
Platforms
PlayStation
Game modes
Single player
Perspectives
Third person
Keywords
1990sa.i. companionaction-adventureadapted to - movieadapted to - theateralternate costumesambient musicauto-aimbacktrackingbeesblamed for real life murdersblock puzzlebloodybook adaptationboss fightbreaking through windowsbroken englishcensored versioncharacter select screenchemistryclose quarters combatconspiracycontroversycountdown timercrowdarknessdeathdiseasedouble agentelevators that mask loading timesenvironmental killescape from exploding buildingexplorationexplosionextreme violencefan translation - spanishfemale protagonistfixed camerafull motion videogame title announcergiant insectsgore systemgreatest hitshunterinconvenient malfunctioninfinite ammoinnocent people dieinteractive environmentsisolationitem combinationjump scare momentlive-action cutscenelock pickingmale antagonistmale protagonistmeleememe originmercenarymoral decisionsmultiple endingsmultiple protagonistsmurdermutantsno hudno jumpingnon-player characterplot twistpolygonal 3dpre-rendered backgroundsprofanityreal-time combatreal-time waitingrecurring bossresurrectionsave pointscripted eventssharksingle-player onlysnakespeedrun

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