Resident Evil
PlayStation- Publisher: Capcom
- Release Date: Mar 30, 1996

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- Developer: Capcom
- Genre(s): Action Adventure, Horror
- # of players: 1 Player
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 8 out of 8
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Mixed: 0 out of 8
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Negative: 0 out of 8
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Long the lord of Street Fighter, Capcom's clearly taking a new tack with this killer game, and the results are outstanding. Resident Evil stands tall as a topnotch second-generation PlayStation game that's well worth the green.
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This is exactly the kind of revolutionary title that we applaud. Sure, others like it will come along, some will even surpass it, but hats off to Resident Evil for getting there first.
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Capcom has produced the perfect interactive movie. RE is horribly, horribly addictive -- it tests your reflexes, satiates your bloodlust, stretches your mind (and temper) and leaves you both thrilled and drained.
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One of the most important aspects to Resident Evil is the music and sound effects – both of which are nothing short of captivating and involving. The horror sounds and shills of zombies and hounds will keep the hair on the back of your neck full staff and your butt on the edge of your seat.
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Electronic Gaming MonthlyFantastic game, but who can forget the terrible intro and dialogue? [Jan 2004, p.189]
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Never has a game combined excellent graphics with heart-stopping action and a great story in such a way as to create an almost cinematic adventure... A masterpiece.
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The (thankfully) isolated cinematic sequences showing the interactions of the S.T.A.R.S. team members... are filled to the vomit-line with some of the most hokey, badly-translated, drama-killing, god-awful voice acting ever burned onto a disc. Oh well.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 70 out of 83
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Mixed: 10 out of 83
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Negative: 3 out of 83
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Feb 20, 2011
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PiranhaG.Sep 13, 2003A reference on the videogames.
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Dec 8, 2019
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Aug 20, 2021Where it all began. Zombies, Mansion, Redfield, Valentine, Wesker, S.T.A.R.S.... need I really say anymore?
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MitchF.Aug 7, 2004Horrible graphics, controls and worst of all gameplay. If you are looking for a classic horror title get Silent Hill.
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