Resident Evil Archives: Resident Evil Zero Wii
  • Publisher: Capcom
  • Release Date: Dec 1, 2009
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Metascore
62 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 17 Critics What's this?

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8.0 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 13 Ratings

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  • Summary: Prequel to the game that started a multi-million dollar franchise, Resident Evil Archives: Resident Evil Zero exposes the back story and internal tyranny of the Umbrella Corporation and lets players discover the origins of the T-Virus in an epic storyline that tells the horrors leading up to the infamous mansion incident. Only available on the Nintendo GameCube until now, Resident Evil Zero brings Rebecca Chambers - rookie member of S.T.A.R.S. Bravo Team - to Raccoon City, where she must investigate a series of gruesome murders. Almost immediately she stumbles upon a military transport truck filled with corpses and her journey of horror begins. Along the way Rebecca meets Billy Coen, an ex-Marine convicted on circumstantial evidence for the murder of 23 people. Players will get to control both Rebecca and Billy simultaneously using the Partner Zapping system, as they fight their way out of Raccoon City in the last of the main titles to use the original Resident Evil gameplay system prior to Resident Evil 4. [Capcom Entertainment]… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 17
  3. Negative: 1 out of 17
  1. Eurogamer Portugal
    80
    Serving as a counterpoint to the recent productions of RE (4 and 5) no doubt that this classic has aged well, perhaps by integrating the duo came to the GameCube with a musical play absolutely above average.
  2. Eurogamer
    70
    In many ways, Resident Evil Zero provides a timely reminder of the things we miss about old style survival-horror. The heavy emphasis on puzzles, slower pace and the harrowing boss encounters make it feel more like a true horror adventure, and once you get to grips with its foibles it becomes strangely satisfying and rewarding.
  3. 3DJuegos
    69
    A true classical horror adventure that hasn't been optimised for Wii.
  4. IGN
    45
    When you couple the awkward tank controls with horrible item management, poor pacing and a lack of scares, you'll come to see that Resident Evil Zero is better left on store shelves.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 3
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 3
  3. Negative: 0 out of 3
  1. Rayman225
    10
    Critic's are unnormal!
    Because what's the difference betwene Wii and GC version's?
    Why GC version have got an high scores and the Wii versio    n low scores?
    I just can't understand!    … Expand
  2. PecoTheGreat
    9
    As soon as people are willing and able to understand that what they call "tank controls" and "horribly slow place" is intentional to give the player a feeling of uncertainty and weakness, maybe they will be able to see what a fine game this is. Perfectly adapting all the elements that the original RE was known and loved for, and putting the interesting (and nicely done) mixture of two playable characters into it, this game is what RE is all about.… Expand
  3. helena23
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. top 128 bits era game that even if its a bit dated, holds up to nearly any new game in both visuals and gameplay...................this was a 10 back in 2003 now its an 8 IMO................oh, i forgot to say FAWcK YOU IGN YOU SUCK… Expand

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