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Resident Evil Code: Veronica X (Playstation 2)

In this fourth game of the "Resident Evil" series, Claire Redfield attempts to track down her brother Chris, who went missing during his investigation of the Umbrella Corp., which is responsible for those pesky zombie outbreaks throughout the series. It also comes complete with a playable demo of Capcom's next big thing, "Devil May Cry."

Capcom
Adventure, Survival Horror
Players: 1
M (Mature)
Developer: Capcom
Released August 22, 2001

Overall Metascore

This is a weighted, normalized average of all individual scores given by critics, on a scale of 0 (worst) to 100 (best).

84 / 100

Critic Reviews

100 GameShark
This is, for all intents and purposes the same game that was released for the DC over a year ago. It was great then, it's still great now.
100 Maxim Online
The gore is gorier, the booms are boomier, and the guns are gunnier—RE:CVX takes an already near-flawless game and makes it even better.
100 Games Radar UK (Pre-2006)
Adds nothing to the well-worn formula but wraps everything up in a glossy package which makes the previous outings look like primary school projects. This is classic Resi at it's finest.
90 GameSpot
Clearly the best game yet produced for the survival-horror subgenre of adventure gaming, in spite of its flaws.
90 Electronic Gaming Monthly
A necessary part of any adventure gamer’s balanced breakfast…Masterful storytelling and superb graphics. [Sept 2001, p.144]
90 Total Video Games
Fantastic , it will keep you playing for hours on end, and if you manage to complete the game you’ll get a great feeling of happiness.
90 Electric Playground
If you're a Resident Evil Veteran, this is the smartest and most polished of the series.
90 Hot Games
Zombie shooting at it’s best – and lets not forget the "Devil May Cry" demo. If you’re thinking about buying RE:CVX, you won’t be disappointed. You’ll be grateful for the dead.
86 My Gamer
A must-have installment in the RE series - perhaps now more than ever. The game’s important story is now critical to the evolving RE plot thanks to "Resident Evil 4."
85 GamerWeb Sony
They have refined to near perfection what they started nearly five years ago, so take advantage.
83 Gaming Age
Players who haven’t experienced Code: Veronica need to. It’s to die for.
83 Game Revolution
A zombie in pretty good shape; let's just say she hasn't lost too much of her flesh yet.
83 Core Magazine
Little more than a slightly enhanced port of an already excellent game.
80 Cincinnati Enquirer
And after spending a week playing "Resident Evil Code: Veronica X" in a darkened room, there's no doubt that the PS2 version is as creepy as video games come.
80 PSX Nation
solid game that will get it's deserved audience and hopefully become the blockbuster the Dreamcast kept it from being. Hunt on zombie killer!
80 GameSpy
It is another fantastic foray into survival horror by Capcom, who have successfully taken the genre started by "Alone in the Dark" and turned it into four of the most thrilling and fun-filled gaming experiences around.
80 GamePro
Far from the best entry in the "Resident Evil" series but is an entertaining fright-night nonetheless.
80 FHM
It's the longest Resi game yet, with loads of zombie killing action.
74 TotalGames.net
A number of excellent set-pieces, good puzzles and some surprise changes in pace do keep the attention until the bitter, dramatic end but generally this is B-list stuff when compared to proper PS2 horror adventures.
70 Yahoo! Games
The undead hordes are as great as they've always been to kill.
65 IGN
After having played so many Resident Evil games, I want more from it. I want better controls, less ludicrous key-searching missions, and more forgiving camera angles, for starters.

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