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Not the same

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: June 28, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Resident Evil is a name that most gamers know by heart as one of the most original and compelling games to grace the industry. It perfected the genre of Survival Horror and created a cult following immediately. Even today it is one of the most successful franchises in game history and definitely a large part of the bread and butter at CAPCOM. However it did not achieve this status for nothing. With every CLASSIC game there is a special and carefully developed gameplay system. The Resident Evil series from the beginning was developed with exploration and puzzle solving in mind. Then the graphical presentation was developed to supply enough detail and interest that a person would actually want to explore it. The setting, in a mansion full of horror story influences, was perfect for the type of game style that was being developed. At the time they used static backgrounds due to the fact that the Sony Playstation system couldn't display enough polygons to make a believable environment. But doing it this way also proved to make the graphical presentation much smoother and more detail rich. Later the series would try full 3D in Code Veronica for Sega Dreamcast, and then return to it's roots on GameCube in perhaps the best looking game to date. Resident Evil Gaiden for GBC was perhaps an unrealistic attempt from the beginning. The gameplay has completely changed so dramatically that it becomes a new game with a Resident Evil logo. It resembles more of a Metal Gear 8-bit Nintendo game from the 80's than a Resident Evil game. The battle system is completely boring and overly hard. It is more like a game of golf because you have to hit the button at the right time on a progress bar that scrolls left to right before you can shoot a zombie in combat mode. It's tricky and timing is everything. But, more importantly it just doesn't fit the RE universe and it is a poor attempt to port a name over to a dead handheld system with way too little power for such a detail/exploration latent game as RE. The graphics are horrible even for GBC standards and the battle system is poorly developed and there is no since this is even a RE game at all. Invest in something else, anything else. For 20 bucks more you could have RE for GameCube, the best RE there is. Stay away from this game I promise you will be taking it back the next day to trade for something else. It IS that BAD!

Resident Evil Gaiden

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 4
Date: August 27, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This is the worst resident evil game. The character used was... wow... undescribeable (in a bad way.) The game is not really good, it's super boring.

GBC Features A Weak Resident Evil Charpter

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 8 / 10
Date: June 03, 2003
Author: Amazon User

The game features Barry Burton from Resident Evil (and he also appears in a bit of Resident Evil 2) and Leon Scott Kennedy (Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil 4).
The story tells that Leon S. Kennedy went to a ship called Starlight and that, somehow, he got lost... So Barry has to come to that ship to find out where Leon is and to rescue him.. He discovers that the ship is full of zombies and some B.O.W.s, because the Umbrella Corp. put their dirty hands on that ship.. Barry also finds a survivor, who is named Lucia. And she'll help him to find Leon and whoever else is there...
- Graphics: I must say this was one of the few games I've played on the Game Boy Color, so I can't really compare... But, for all I've seen (not that much), the graphics are good for that plataform... They try to work with shadows and stuff... Well, they did what they could...But the character looks horrible.. Not detailed at all.. Even enemies are more detailed.
- Sound: The music isn't very good... You feel like it's the same one in the whole game.. Game Boy Color is not a powerful console for graphics nor sound... Talking about the few melodies in this game, I think they're Ok.. But can't be compared with any other Resident Evil game. You get sick of them.
- Fun: This is not a masterpiece. It's very far from it. You can beat the game once, but you're probally not going to play it again... Because it's not very scary without the soundtrack (which has always been a great point in Resident Evil games) and with bad graphics
- Educative: This is the only Teen-classified Resident Evil game... All the others are Mature-classified. The thing here has no big deal.. Some blood, violence.. You're killing zombies, anyway... You're not killing any human or any good guy.. You're killing biological weapons and zombies.. I think you parents don't have to worry about it...

After all, this game is disappointing. I only suggest you to buy it if you're a hardcore Resident Evil fan or if you're a GBC game collector. It's a great title for GBC - who has no big titles.

Resident Evil on the GBC doesn't hold up well

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 4
Date: November 26, 2002
Author: Amazon User

The Resident Evil series has had a tried but true tradition of creepy chills and shocks to elevate itself in the survival horror genre, it's just too bad that none of that matters on this nearly pitiful attempt to bring the series to a portable system (on the Game Boy Color of all systems nonetheless). You get to play as Leon (the hero from Resident Evil 2) and Barry (one of the heroes from the original Resident Evil) and go up against an army of Umbrella undead on an ocean cruiseliner. That might sound good on paper on a next-gen home system, but on the GBC the idea falls flat thanks to the system's limitations. Gaiden features some innovation: the game is played on an overhead view and switches to a 2-D first person perspective when you encounter an enemy. The graphics however are pretty bland, as is the sound. Control is pretty tight, but you won't notice that as you wander around looking for the ever so tiring "find the key to open the door" type puzzles. With all this thrown in Gaiden gets repetitive and boring, and you will likely not finish the game due to being disgusted with it. All in all, Resident Evil Gaiden is a must play for Resident Evil fans, but you won't find anything to hold you to it. Then again, it is better than Resident Evil: Survivor.

NnyCW for Capcom City

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: May 30, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Probably the most unknown Resident Evil game of them all, solely for it appearing on the GBC. The game plays like a 3rd person adventure, then when in combat with a zombie or creature, switches to a first person view where you your shots to choose where to shoot them. Overall, for a Resident Evil game, it isn't the best. But for a Game Boy Color game, this is one of the best. So, if for some reason you've never played a handheld more advanced than the original Game Boy or the Game Boy Color or if you're a diehard Resident Evil fan, you'll enjoy it. Otherwise, you could probably find a better way to spend your money. NnyCW for CapCity

You sould not buy this.

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: August 13, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Gameboy was not a good choice for a Revil game.

MEDIOCRITY FOR RESIDENT EVIL 6.5 OUT OF 10

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: December 31, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I can't honestly see how Resident Evil Survivor got lower scores than this game. This game stars Leon Kennedy (The guy from RE2 and 4) and the game begins on a ship filled with zombies and you must make your way through it. Sounds like a good old-fashioned zombie slaughter-fest right? Unfortunately, mostly that's wrong. This game features perhaps the stupidest method of killing zombies I have ever seen (Let alone any game I've played). Here's how it works; there is a strange scale with a rectangular thing that goes back and forth on the scale and since your enemies are in front of you, you can only hit them when the rectangular thing passes them... yes, it's as confusing as it sounds. The graphics look okay for a Game Boy Color game, but they need work. What manages to save this game from disaster is the creepy vibe, creepy music, and overall okay presentation of the game. The puzzles feel about the same to its PSone console cousins; find certain things like keys to unlock new areas along with an assortment of other things. The zombies still have their decomposing glory in their looks, and the fact Leon is on this game manages to salvage most of the presentation. But its stupid killing methods and the lack of a deeper game will probably leave most handheld fans disappointed, if you want a Resident Evil handheld go buy Resident Evil: Deadly Silence for the DS instead. Also, the game is a little less clear on objectives than its console cousins as well, so you will get lost and confused. Unless you're a rabid RE fan there isn't much to check out on this game. Oh, and Capcom, why can't you shoot with the A button while aiming with the B button? Seriously, it would have been much better if it didn't have that stupid scale.

if everyone hates this why are they releasing dead aim?

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 6
Date: March 26, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Ok this is really a good game. It is almost excatly like resident evil: dead aim without the gun. it is palyed in both first person and third person. It is really weird because the people who are trashing this game, are raving about dead aim. So there is no pre-renderd background. This is still an awsome game. i do agree that it has lost some of its fear element, but I loved it anyway. So don't believe what the reviewers that gave this game a low score said. if you are excited about hte upcoming dead aim release or if you are just looking for a great game for your gameboy, then pick up this great title today!

It [is bad]

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: September 10, 2002
Author: Amazon User

RE brings its tried and true terror to the small GBC screen with the suffix Gaiden. However the series' heritage of creepy effectiveness and jolting shocks doesn't hold up in handheld form as gaiden quickly becomes a formulaic adventure, leaving you bored, not scared. Not that Gaiden lacks innovation. Via an overhead view that changes to FP(first person)during combat, you guide 3 characters through a crise ship overrun by zombies. Sure the familiar one-against-an-army-of-evil theme has thrived before,but Gaidens' aesthetic presentation and redundant play objectives drain the suspense. it's nearly impossible to distinguish monsters from furniture, Chararcter movement is clumsy, and the monotonous "music" sets nerves to grind.Plus the narrative dictates a repetitive chain of events- find the key (wow!) unlock the door (gasp!) destroy the monster, (ah!) repeat (snore)- which will tire even the most hardcore RE fan.

BOO!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 4
Date: April 29, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Horrible! I love the resident evil games, but this one sucks. When you are battling a zombie you are taken to first person shooting. I think it was a big mistake.

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