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I'm still waiting
5
Rating: 5,
Useful: 1 / 4
Date: April 14, 2004
Author: Amazon User
I'm still waiting for this product. It should have already been shipped but it hasnt... What is the delay?
the worst resident evil game
1
Rating: 1,
Useful: 1 / 5
Date: November 06, 2004
Author: Amazon User
This game is the worst resident evil game yet.I bought this game thinking it would be like all the rest but instead found that it was a horrible spin off.It has bad controls and even worse game play,it makes no sense ,so save your time and money and don't bother with this game ,enough said.
Not yet Played.
3
Rating: 3,
Useful: 1 / 9
Date: March 17, 2004
Author: Amazon User
Im a fan of RE. Maybe everybody that reads this, is a fan. Well, The Graphics don't impress me. The gameplay from what I have read seems to be cool. But one thing, if is an online game, WHY can't we talk to our buddys?? It would be SOOO cool if we could talk to each other, at least CHAT!! that is one of the greatest things of online play, people CAN talk!
I hate when you have to pay for online gaming, that is why i dont have Xbox Live. Most PC games are FREE for online playing (all you need is internet) I refuse to pay 60 USD for 1year of Live. That is more of a reapoff!! I also hate to buy a broadband adapter that costs 40 USD for the PS2. I only preorder this game because my friend has an adapter that he doesn't use and he will let me borrow it. But the game should sell for 60 USD with the adapter included.
This Will be great
5
Rating: 5,
Useful: 1 / 10
Date: March 21, 2004
Author: Amazon User
This can possibly be the greatest game capcom or even any video game maker ever to come out resident evil rocks and every thing sony does rocks oh yhea check the street team ... its so cool
Super Resident Evil Ya!!
4
Rating: 4,
Useful: 2 / 32
Date: January 07, 2004
Author: Amazon User
residenet of the super evil was like u put the zombie to death and then u diie fro the death virus and u turn all zombieish till you go supa crazy mm hmm .
Finally a new Resident Evil game YES!!!
5
Rating: 5,
Useful: 1 / 14
Date: December 01, 2003
Author: Amazon User
I've been waiting long enough. I just love playing the games. There challenging, fun, and sweet! I've played and beaten all of them and can't wait till this one comes out.
Just for RE fan, and stupids fools how pre-order it
1
Rating: 1,
Useful: 1 / 17
Date: March 06, 2004
Author: Amazon User
I'm a beta tester and basicaly the problem with this game it's that is very old.
The GAMEPLAY is the same as the series with a 10% upgrade new moves are suposed to make up for the horrible controler configuration.
The GRAPHICS are simple: LOOKS LIKE A FIRST GENERATION PS2 GAME(I.E BLOOD OMEN) PSX-like textures, really bad collision efects, the same pre-rendered backgrounds copied from resident evil 2 and pasted directly into OUTBREAK.
The PRESENTACION is not the best, a very standard story (during the events of RE 2 and nemesis, the game has diferents characters but all basically play the same (little or none diference), the story never changes for all the different players.
SOUND: THE ONLY COOL FEATURE IN THIS CIRCUS THAT MOCK US PROUD PLAYSTATION 2 USERS, IT HAS SOME REALLY COULD TUNES, NICE USE OF THE SILENCE ELEMMENT, THE SOUND (OR THE LACK OF IT) WITH THRILL YOU, BUT THERE ARE ONLY A FEW OF TRACKS AND SOME OF THEM FELL LIKE A MIDI FILE, A MIDI??? WHAT ARE THEY THINKING!!!!!!
ONLINE FEATURES: The primicy of an online features end in decepcion when you realise the sad true MONTHLY FEE: 15 DOLLARS, YOU RICHIE RICHS ARE ASKING "CHEAP, BUT WHAT WE GET FOR THAT??", well you get this
-A RACOON CITY THAT FELLS EXACTLY LIKE THE PAST RESIDENT'S EVIL, ONLY WITH THE RACOON UNIVERSITY AND THE UMBRELLA COMPLEX IS EXACTLY THE SAME AS RESIDENT EVIL 2, EXACTLY THE SAME.
-THE OTHER SURVIVORS OF THE CITY (ONLINE USERS, ARE RANDOM-CHOSSE, SO YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PLAY WITH PALS, ALSO THE IS NO LOBBY AND THE LOAD TIMES ARE REALLY LONG)
-THE SAME LOADING TIMES AS THE PAST RESINDETS EVILS, YOU'LL FEEL IN THE PSX-ERA ALL OVER AGAIN WITH IT'S STUPIDS DOOR-OPEN THAT SCREAM LOADING.... LOG INTO THE NET WILL TAKE A LIFETIME (5 MINUTES OR PLUS).
-NO KEYBOARD SUPPORT, NO MICROPHONE SUPPORT, IT'S HURT THE ONLINE EXPERIENCE. IT HURTS BAD
-WHEN YOU TURN INTO A ZOMBIE MEANS THAT YOU'LL CONTROL A REAL STUPID CHARACTER THAT MOVES IN SLOW MOTIONS AND THE ONLY WEAPON IN HIS DISPOSAL IT'S CALLED "BITES". WOW NICE WEAPON YOU GOT THERE. THE ONLY THING YOU'LL BITE WILL BE BULLETS....AND LOT OF THEM.
-THE CO-OPERATIVE MODE IN ONLINE FELLS LIKE CONTROLLING CARLOS AND REBECCA IN NEMESIS, YOU' CAN TALK WITH YOUR PARTNER, YOU HAVE TO USE SOME SORT OF "EMOTICOS" TO TALK WITH HIS, IT'S LIKE PLAYING A CHARADE
-AND THAT'S ALL YOU CAN'T GET HERE THAT YOU WON'T GET IN THE PAST RESINDET OF COURSE YOU'LL SPEND $230+ TO PLAY THIS PIECE OF CRAP, WITH THAT MONEY YOU CAN GET A GAMECUBE AND RESIDENT EVIL 4, RESIDENT EVIL 0.
I RECOMMED BUYING RESIDENT EVIL 4, THIS GAME IS'T NINTENDO EXCLUSIVE, NINTENDO PLAYED BICK BUCKS FOR IT TOO BE NINTENDO-ONLY, ALSO I THINK IT ALSO PLAYED CAPCOM TO MAKE THIS GAME A BOMB (BUT REAL BOMB)
(SIGNED)The Dark Dragon
4
Rating: 4,
Useful: 0 / 3
Date: April 08, 2004
Author: Amazon User
Hi I am a big fan of Resident evil I have Played and beat all there games, I have not played this great game yet but I am anxuse to play it.
I have some friends that played this game and said that it is great and worth buying the effects and gameplay is awsome,
I am also wait to try there new Online mode That well be cool so any ways Buy this game I know you would like it I know I would I am going to buy this great game soon!!!
So Good Lck on the game: PEACE OUT
Raccoon City Flatlines:
2
Rating: 2,
Useful: 0 / 1
Date: April 11, 2004
Author: Amazon User
Thought RE3 had beaten this stage to death? One more time, ordains Capcom. Raccoon city has been taken over by zombies. Sadly there is no real story to this game other than that! You spend most of your time roaming through frozen or burning halls looking to solve puzzles, that one, at least from The Hive scenario, are more frustrating than fun, while constantly being chased by a blood sucking leech man. No, I didn't make that up.
Multiplayer is great on the first level, You're pretty much being chased down by a pack of zombies while being able to protect and guide others over broadband connections, and it makes for an exciting rush having seen the introduction FMV explaining the situation of the scenario. The other scenarios? Let's just say they involve incidences that the viewer is completely unaware of (at least this one), thus resulting in utter confusion and disinterest.
One point that I'd like to make about Outbreak is that it becomes rather vain. Each scnario you start out somewhere, something is happening, there's no explanations except for the first scenario, and perhaps the last (I haven't bothered yet), therefore there is no drama. Only confusion. It becomes disparaging to wonder constantly, why do our main characters keep plunging themselves into these horrible places with no way out? For instance, in The Hive scenario, how do they get into a hospital that is locked down tight? How is the only way out through the sewer? If there's no way out from your starting position, how did they get into this mess with Mr. Leech?
(On a side note, Mr. Leech man attacks a doctor. Later, the same doctor appears on the floor after Leech Man has been freed of his little assailants, proving to be the Leech Man all along. So there are two dead bodies of an identical man. Makes sense so far? Good.)
Alas, nearly all the scenarios aside the first start out in a similar manner. How lazy of the designers/developers. In short, there is no story. There are just many aimless incidences that add up to zero.
The best things going for this game has to be the crisp graphics, multiplayer function and unlockable collections you earn with points having completed scenarios. It's only a shame you can't beat scenarios on multiplayer first. You must complete them on single player before you are allowed to play them online.
Wow. An online game you must beat offline to play online. Brilliant.
The absolute WORST thing about this game is the loading periods and incessant voice commands of the A.I. while in single player mode trying to solve the usually lame puzzles the designers have conveniently laid down to make you want to punch the characters in the face with all their prattle. Nothing is more frustrating than constantly being reminded of how lame you are by the snot-nosed reporter or listening to the wallowing of a train employee. "My life is s**t." Isn't this a mature rated game? What's with the child-like comic relief?
Raccoon City SHOULD have ended with RE3. It was a good last escape from this wretched place, that I can say I am finally tired of seeing and hearing about in the RE series.
Major Disappointment for an Offline User
1
Rating: 1,
Useful: 0 / 2
Date: April 11, 2004
Author: Amazon User
To anyone considering buying this game for the offline features only, be warned:
This game is a huge step backwards for lovers of the Resident Evil series. After playing the excellent Code Veronica X, R.E. Remake, and R.E. Zero I was exited to purchase this title on its release date. I wish I had read the review or rented it first. I put my copy up for sale, at half price, on Amazon Marketplace after only 4 days. I was just that bad.
My experience is based on 2 factors. First, I only played the game offline. Second I do not have the PS2 hard drive. Perhaps this game is excellent for people who have these 2 things, but the offline game appears just to be an afterthought for those who don't.
The load times are horrendous. I spent more time looking at a blank screen than actually playing the game.
The absolute worst thing about playing this game solo is dealing with the irritating artificial intelligence characters controlled by the computer. They say and do the most ridiculous things and really detract from the experience. I found myself begging for a way to silence them or just outright remove them from the game, but this is not an option.
Bottom Line: Rent or Borrow First if you plan to play this game offline without a hard drive. You will save yourself $50.00.
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