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Where it all started....

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 9 / 11
Date: July 15, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This game... what can't I say about this game: great graphics (for the time), suspense, moments of surprise and terror, and the best storyline in videogame history. Resident Evil is responsible for starting the videogame genre now known as Survival Horror. This game was truly revolutionary when it arrived on the Playstation in 1996. The set 2-Dimensional backgrounds with 3-D characters were the first of their kind. For the game itself you get to play as either male lead Chris Redfield (brother of Claire from Resident Evil 2) or the female lead Jill Valentine. Both have branching storylines that are quite different and challenging. Most people assume this game to be a shoot 'em up, but couldn't be farther from the truth. Ammo conservation, puzzle solving, and quick reactions are necessary to get to the heart of the resident evil that presides in a mansion that is literally overrun with genetically mutated monster. I gave this game 5 stars because the rating system asked "How much fun is this game?" I would have rated the game 3, but based on pure fun it deserves 5+. There are several drawbacks to buying this version of the game, though, and not the Director's Cut. The Director's Cut has 3 difficulty settings (this version has 1). In the arranged mode, the game plays with new camera angles that sometimes make seeing the zombies and monsters easier. This game is the best, but buy the Director's Cut if you want to own this title.

Where it all began

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 9 / 11
Date: July 20, 2003
Author: Amazon User

In the mid-nineties (I forget the exact year), Capcom turned the video game world on it's ear with Resident Evil; a game which at the time was nothing like anyone else had ever seen before. What many condider the first survival horror game (although the original Alone in the Dark can be considered that as well), you play as either Chris Redfield or Jill Valentine: both of whom are members of S.T.A.R.S.; an elite special forces group who are investigating a series of murders and attacks in Raccoon City. They are led towards a mysterious mansion in the outskirts of the city and are sent in when the first team sent in is never heard from again. Inside the mansion you are pitted against a horde of zombies, mutated dogs, beasts called hunters, and many more mutated lifeforms all straight out of a B rated horror movie. What made the game so fun and addicting was the suspense (remember the part where everything is quiet and your walking down the hallway when out of nowhere the dogs come bursting through the window?) and the graphics engine which combined fully 3-D models of the characters and beautifully pre-rendered backgrounds. While the "find the key to unlock the door" puzzles are tried and true (especially by today's standards), this original installment in the Resident Evil series is still loads of fun to play, and if you've never played it before than you should consider this essential playing.

Live the horror in the original that started it all!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: December 28, 2005
Author: Amazon User

The Resident Evil series has been one of the most successful game franchises of the past decade, resulting in numerous sequels and re-makes of older installments in the series, as well as spawning two motion pictures. But this is the one that gave birth to not only a new game franchise, but a new genre as well.

Although the survival horror genre has all but disappeared today, in the late 1990s it was one of the top genres in the gaming business. Players assumed the role of a hero lurking about an eerie, creepy environment battling supernatural and superhuman entities. The trademark of survival horror was its intention to scare the living hell out of the player (much like a horror film).

If you've never played this original, I strongly suggest you do so. But make sure you first wait until the middle of the night and turn out all the lights in your room except for the TV...by the end of the first cutscene you may no longer have clean pants! That's how scary this game was when it was first released to unsuspecting fans a decade ago.

Following a string of bizarre incidents and disappearances on the outskirts of Raccoon City, the BRAVO police unit is sent to investigate. Things quickly go wrong however, and four members of the unit seek refuge in a creepy-looking mansion on the edge of the woods (sound familiar?). Now they must find out what the hell is going on.

You play as either Jill Valentine or Chris Redfield, blasting zombies and other undead enemies while exploring the mansion. The pre-rendered background graphics and dramatic shifts in camera angles heighten the suspense that rival Alfred Hitchcock films. You always have the fear that something deadly is waiting for you in the next room.

The plot and gameplay experience are outstanding and the graphics aren't that bad either (considering that this title is now ten years old). But the best part of RE is the mysterious, frightening mood that is conveyed while playing. There are some moments that will scare the living hell out of you!

A Must Have on your Shelf

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: October 24, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Say listen, I'm not going to say anything different than anyone else have said about this game, but I would like to say that this game was the sole reason I got the Playstation!!!! So, it's great that a game sells the console. Otherwise I would've gone with Nintendo 64!!! Yikes!!! I'm a fan of the whole creepy game genre, Silent Hill, Resident Evil, etc. But, I must say, it was much more creepier if the game would've stayed in the mansion, because once it went into a Lab, that's where the game kinda became boring. I love the whole mansion concept. Imagine the main boss loose in the mansion lurking around every corridor!!! That's be pretty scary. I mean the main monster was very scary. I kinda hoped he would've been the main monster in the first Resident Evil movie. Instead it was a "licker" from the Resident Evil 2 games. I would've been more scared of the Tyrant than the Licker in the movies. Nevertheless, this game is a true CLASSIC. Get it before it becomes a collectors item and you'll have to spend big bucks to buy it!

What is there to say?

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 7
Date: January 15, 2005
Author: Amazon User

It's a classic, its scary, and its a sin to not ever play it.

Survival horror at it's best

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: November 19, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Resident Evil started it all with it's zombie filled mansion with nothing but sheer terror and this game is truly original. It was the one to start it all and spawn great classic sequals and also boost up one hell of a remake. The game has a pretty linear story but it's still great. The game was really scary back then but now when you play it you'll laugh out loud at how bad the voice actors were.

It had some great classic moments like you fighting a gigantic plant, to fighting a huge snake. It really had it's share of great horror moments. It's the sheer brilliance that capcom had in making this amazing game. It's more like an adventure.....ehh sort of. The game lets you choose between one of the two main characters. Either way you'll still have a great time. The best is Chris. And now let's get started

THE GRAPHICS ARE AWESOME! FOR THAT TIME IT WAS GREAT! JUST BRILLIANT CAPCOM RULES! I love the backround in this game it's simply terrific and I loved it. SHORT AND SWEET...........THE GRAPHICS RULE!

Gameplay?...Well it's pretty much puzzle solving and sometimes some zombie killin'..............AWESOME!!!?? The gameplay is were this game get's really good and it's survival horror at its best.

Sound...well the acting is horrible but the rest is A-Ok..Especially the music..it's great!

OVER ALL I MUST Say this has superior graphics for that time and age, ok sound and some of the best horror moments in the survival horror genre...and that is why this masterpiece gets a

5 OUT OF 5 STARS!!!!!

And for my final saying in this amazing game it's sad to know that the U.S only carries the "censored" version of the game which takes out a few gory moments in the game like when one of your faithfull team member is getting torn apart by a zombie dog....errr gory...and some other scenes...I happend to see the videos shown on RE fan.com and it was funny yet very very explicet to see... Oh well it still doesn't stop the games mood. And thankfully there still are some violent scenes in the final U.S version such as Weskers death...ewwww nasty..but over all it still is a neat "Censored" version.

And thats about it...

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A stellar work of achievement

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: August 30, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This game still, to me, is the best horror/action game available for the Playstation One. It is a solid all-around game that must be experienced by all Playstation One owners. The storyline and action alone is well worth it. Add in the horror aspects and you've got one hell of a game. The controls are the only weakness in this game but even then, they are on par with most 3 dimensional games out there. I believe that the graphics are top-notch for PS1. Even today, I would still play it, and I own a lot of game consoles including the PS2 and GameCube. I would never sell my copy of Resident Evil because I still go back to it and it is in my opinion a milestone in video gaming history. It will go on to become a much sought-after game years from now. Why? Because it will withstand time. The graphics may be outdated years from now but all the elements that are there historically will be seen as a work of achievement.

The first of the best.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: August 04, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Welcome to the first adventure of one of Capcoms best series games. You are Jill Valentine, a stars member and you are trying to investigate some strange dissapearances in Raccoon City. You can play as Jill or Chris Redfield. You start in the game by going out to the outskirts of the city and see a house, a mansion. (There is a monster chasing you outside while you investigate, thats why you enter the mansion.) Once you arrive in there you look for things around the house and notice a zombie that ate one of your pals. You kill him and go tell your friend Barry Burton what went wrong. This game is the hardest of the whole series in my opinion because there are more puzzles and more zombies that are so hard to kill with your weapons. You will go through so many rooms and so many doors and find clues and clues and clues of to whats going on. Ill only spoil one part of the game if your new to resident evil. (The mansion has a research lab in the back yard that youll find later in the game. The whole mansion and lab belongs to the bio chemical organization,Umbrella). I promise though that you will enjoy this game.

The evil next door

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 5 / 10
Date: September 08, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Resident Evil - Circa 1995

GOOD:
- Considered classic to many gamers
- The roots or start of a super popular franchise
- Was really considered too scary to play in its time
- Pretty good story, with twists and turns

BAD:
- Graphics look very dated
- Voice acting is laughably bad
- Controls feel dated

WILL IT FIT YOUR TASTE:
- Slow moving "survival horror" game, which is more about moving boxes, managing items, and unlocking doors then actually fighting for your life
- A Sc-Fi horror game set in a kooky old mansion filled with zombies, huge spiders, and sharks

GAME ITS MOST ASSOCATED TOO:
- Silent Hill
- Dino Crisis
- Alone in the dark

ADDITIONAL NOTES:
- There have been a few remakes of this game on PS1 such as a version where you can use a duel shock controller and a version that is a director cut.
- There was also a really, really good remake for the Nintendo Game Cube
- In Japan Resident Evil is called Biohazard

best game of horror ever!!!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 5
Date: November 18, 2001
Author: Amazon User

when i first played this game i was not into video games at all however once i started to play i was hooked this was the scariest game ive ever played yet i couldnt stop i had to know what was behind that door !!even if it killed me!

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