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This is the game I bought the Dreamcast for!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: December 30, 2000
Author: Amazon User

The unofficial fourth installment in the Resident Evil series made a big impact. Praised by game magazines around the globe. But the question here is why?

The plot is simple, but without being uninteresting. Virtual darling Claire Redfield, who for this game has suddenly become dismayingly beautiful, and a hell of a lot thinner. (must be the strict herb diet) Beautiful face and slimmer waist aside, our heroine, following the tragic events in Raccoon city, has moved on, and is now in Europe searching for her David Copperfield-esque brother. Chris has once again pulled a disappearing act, and our suptle heroine infiltrates an Umbrella lab, suspecting he's been cliche-ingly bound and gagged there all along. In a fast paced, unbelievably detailed CG intro, she takes out Umbrella's guards, dodges an M16, and get's captured by a lone gunman. Oh Claire...Tsk..tsk.. She is then taken to Rockfort island, where the kindhearted jailer releases her just in time to meet some warm-heart-searching cannibals.

Graphically, REC:V is stunning. Smoother and better detailed than Shenmue, and the intro CG is almost lifelike. In a dark scene, you see a closeup of her frightened blue eyes, her beautiful lips. And they look lifelike. The ingame models (in cinemas) are gorgeous as well. The mouthes move to the words, and the facial detail is unparalleled. The un-cinema models are just as lovely,are smooth, and the lighting on them is just magnificant.

Soundwise, except for one notable ugly Canadian stereotype, the voice acting is superb, most notably Claire's empathetic jailer. Claire herself (voiced by The Big Comfy Couch's Alyson Court) is above par as well. Sound effects are crisp and clear, and gunshots ring in the air.

Gameplay wise, not terrifying(although it's probably just me), but enjoyable if you want to let off some steam. The controls are well done, if not a little awkward. Controlling those pretty marionettes is fun, non-the-less. Pretty marionettes! Dance! Dance! Ahem! Once you get tired off the gameplay being interrupted by cinemas, you can unlock a hidden battle game, featuring the lusty heroine in a beach outfit. Ahh! Nothing like a hot chick holding an AK47 in your face. The battle game consists of mindless shooting, for the boring-minded of us. Yeah, that you!

Overall,not a bad game, and definatly a buy if you like the series, are considering a real life killing spree(take it out in the game, not real life!), and feel like playing an A-game with a B-movie script.

Graphics:10/10 Sound:8/10 Gameplay:9/10 Fun:10/10 Replay value:10/10

Overall:10/10

A little too difficult for its own good..

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: June 19, 2002
Author: Amazon User

The Resident Evil series has been on a steady decline since the first game came out in the mid-90's. It seems that they make these games harder and harder than they should be and Code Veronica is no exception. It's not the simplistic puzzles that make the game difficult, rather, it's the lack of ammo and healing items that make what what should be easy battles far more difficult than they should be.

Why do some zombies take more bullets than others? Why do zombies respawn in some areas? What's up with all the backtracking in this game? You're still forced to use the stupid typewriter ribbons to SAVE? These are some of the questions you'll ask yourself when you play the Code Veronica. Has the series evolved? If you get past the improved graphics, the answer is NO. The control is just as sloppy as it was in RE1, albeit with a quick turnaround feature and a new two-handed gun mode (you burn through bullets faster this way). A great deal of prior planning and trial and error is required, which may have been good back when the series was young, but it has simply gotten to be tedious today.

Even the soundtrack is pretty forgettable! The game has a rather cartoonish look to it...could have looked more realistic but then again, the Dreamcast isn't exactly a graphics powerhouse. My suggestion...don't buy it. Granted, I've owned this game for quite some time and those who are new to DC may have heard great things about CV, but trust me, this is a BORING game! Get Shenmue instead as that game simply plays better and has a better story!

My fault for buying this, can't get into this type of game

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: December 11, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I like drivng games and shooting games, but I like to have variety for when friends/family come to visit. My attention is not cpatured with this game and I get frustrated easily because I get stuck!! No one whose tried it can get passed the Mummies in the grave yard. Anyone whose played this game will know that this is VERY early on in the game.

I hate it as a game because I don't do well when playing it.

RE:CV!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: June 22, 2001
Author: Amazon User

it is probably the best game I have ever played! and I've played many a games. Get this game now! incredible graphics, great acting (except steve), many great in-your-face suspense scenes, 2 discs of intense action. and great controls. what are you waiting for.

OH MY you have to get this game if you have Dreamcast

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: May 19, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This is the BEST RE game so far (IMHO) I love this game more than RE:2 so if you like a good story, and RE gameplay (I know some of you hate it) you have to get this buy a Dreamcast if you have to I hear they're avail. or wait till this summer for the PS2 addition it comes with the devil's may cry demo (another type of survival horror more Castlevania if you ask me)

Not Scary

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 6 / 42
Date: March 27, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I cannot begin to express my disappointment with RE:CV. I bought a Dreamcast specifically for this title, and when I began to play it my stomach sunk. First off ALL THE GORE IS GONE, when I first heard this I thought it wouldn't make a difference, but all in all it totally ruins the "Horror" theme of the game. Lets hope their is a code to open it up. The voice acting is still lame, but the story is pretty good, definately better than RE3. The graphics are stunning, the intro is borderline breathe taking. Unfortuantely a lot of fog has found it's way into the Resident Evil universe due to this upgrade. I'd have to say rent this first and see if you enjoy it. I can see hardcore finds loving it.

Incredible graphics, poor controls = frustration.

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 2 / 9
Date: May 08, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I was completely amazed by the intro to this game. The fluid motion of the characters in the cut scenes gives us a hint of what kinds of things we'll be able to see in feature films in the near future.

This game has one serious flaw, which is very disappointing and frustrating. The controls are way over sensitive and finicky. Part of the problem may be that I'm not used to the RE paradigm for controlling the third-person character, but the basic model here is inferior to games like Diablo or Darkstone.

What's really bad is the combat action. To fight some enemies you have to crouch or reach up and slash with the knife. If you do, the character goes into a bizarre slow rotatation, even if you hold the digital pad precisely straight down! The net result is that you either end up fighting the wall while zombie dogs chomp you to death, or rip the skin off your finger rocking back and forth to defeat the motion. It's completely inexplicable.

Aside from that, there is the problem of combat-stance to maneuvering transitions. To fight, you assume a combat stance. If you want to backup, or run, or reposition for better combat advantage, you must exit combat stance and then run/whatever. This transition is so slow and clunky that you usually get your throat chomped before you can do anything. Many video games have the characteristic that the characters perform super-human jumps and moves routinely... it's silly, but fun. In this game, the characters move like clumsy robots that can't even perform a simple action like jumping back a step!

I'd have given this game one star, but the graphics are so great that I'm hoping I can overcome the poor controls.

I'd strongly recommend you rent this game before buying it!

Worst Control Ever

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: May 20, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I will agree that this game has probably the best graphics I've ever seen, but that can't make up for the control you have. It is almost impossible at times to fight anyone or anything and you usually just end up dead or dying. I guess I was spoiled from playing Shadow Man which is the best Sega Dreamcast game to date. The only reason this gets two stars is because of the graphics...because game control sucks monkeys. I read all the reviews on this game and I was totally psyched to get it in the mail but then was quickly disappointed. Don't waste your money.

Finally, an excuse to miss work! ,

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: April 03, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Is it a surprize that Capcom has yet again manufacture a great game?, no ,RESIDENT EVIL:CODE VERONICA is by far the best R.E to date,(No offense Jill V.) With superv graphics,gameplay,suspense,and a well thought of story line,this game has already become a classic! (JUST PLAY THE THING)

Same ol, same ol

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: September 15, 2000
Author: Amazon User

What to say... Code veronica sure looks nice but does it play well? In my opinion it does not. The story is boring and a bit over done. Am I not the only one who is sick of blasting away at zombies? It's just getting old. For those who love the resident evil series, you will love this game. For anyone else looking for something fresh look elsewere.

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