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AMAZING!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: September 26, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This is obviously superior compared to the orginal on the PSX. Although to me this better and harder, its still easy. The controls are still the same frustrating controls they always were as well, and the story is unchanged (though there have been new things added). So how do I rate this game? Well, its a little in between a four and a five.

The gameplay is astonishingly good, but as with most RE games this doesn't have much replay value. You go through it once and then its on the shelf for a while before you remember it. The gameplay is pretty cool none the less though, but it lacks replay. But what does boost its replay are the extra modes the game has after beating it. You can select harder difficulty levels and even an invisible enemy mode (but that was a little insane).

The frustrating controls from the PSX version are back, and if you prefer to use the D-Pad then you'll need to get adjusted to the joystick, being that if you have big hands like me, the D-pad on your GC controller is a little hard to reach. Yes, the footstep sounds do get annoying but you get used to it. Where as the controls are frustrating, so is the menu system. I was hoping they'd fix it up this time. You can only hold 8 items, and I don't know about you but the fact that an arrow head takes up one full space in your inventory was kind of stupid. Yes, ammo is all over the place, but the inventory management (especially for Chris) looks designed so that you only carry around one weapon at a time. So the inventory management is still the same as it always was, and thats another reason why I couldn't give it a five.

The graphics and sound in this game are amazing, but as I stated earlier the story is unchanged. The voice acting is perfct as well. The puzzles in the game have changed drastically this time around, and have become harder. The game presents more threats as well. For example if you kill a Zombie you must torch the body or they will become a crimsom head later in the game.

Most people say this game is hard...I found it to be somewhat easy. While harder than the PSX version this is, it still isn't quite as hard as I expected it to be. But the game does present different endings (six for each character) and the objectives to get them all can be tough at times (like you have to get your partner to stay alive in the final battle), but the overall game isn't hard.

I like the game a lot but because of the lack of replay its hard to do again, even for the endings and the secrets obtained. The game is great the first time but because of the darkness and silence and footsteps the game is boring to play a second time.

OVERALL
On the good side
+Cool graphics and sound
+Great update
+New puzzles for PSX masters (thank god as if it weren't easy enough)
+New Bosses and Enemies
+New layout and design for some areas

But on the bad side
-Lack of replay value
-Footsteps get annoying at times
-Still too easy for an RE master
-Inventory Management

decent, but not a perfect game

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: July 24, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This game may look realistic, but it has several flaws. The out and out difficulty of the play control annoyed the heck outta me. The story isnt that great either, and youll pretty much be spending your entire playing time looking at a red screen that says "you are dead".it all comes down to this: if youre all about graphics, you'll love this game. but if you like smooth play control and good storys, pass on this one and get the greates gamecube game yet, eternal darkness.

It's the same old thing

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 8
Date: May 15, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Good things about resident evil:
1. The graphics are very cool.
2. Nice graphics.
3. It's scary. Very dramatic.
4. Cool graphics.
5. The story (for the most part) is pretty good. I especially liked the notes and journals that you find throughout the game.

Things I didn't like about resident evil:
1. It's the exact same thing as the original Play Station game with better graphics.
2. I didn't notice any of the new areas so they must not be very big. I think they are more like new rooms.
3. All the puzzles are the same. Couldn't they be a little bit creative? Did they really have to just make a "better graphics resident evil"?
4. The story is exactly the same.
5. The very beginning is the hardest part. You have only a few bullets and a wimpy pistol. I found myself dying over and over again until I learned to run around the zombies to conserve ammo. After I got the shotgun, the game was cake and it just got easier and easier.
6. The camera angles and control scheme take alot away from the game play. But gameplay really isn't what this game is all about. It's about being trapped inside a big mansion surrounded by evil monsters with stuff jumping out at you. This game will make you jump a few times.

Not worth ure money go for Code veronica for PS2!!!!

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 33
Date: May 20, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Ok shure u think it would live up to the hype but NOOOOOO!!! ure wrong. great the graphics r good so wut it is even shorter then the first one the puzzles are lame and i beat it in like 3hours oh fun. it dosent even scare u nuttin jumps out and then theres sharks wut does sharks have to do about it wut the t-virus took over them to!!! geeze the gameplay u cant even move that is how bad it is its so dark u cant see were u are and u dont know wut is goin on...if u have a gamecube dont buy it BUT IF U HAVE A PS2 THEN GO BY RESIDENT EVIL...

It is an OK game

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 4
Date: July 28, 2002
Author: Amazon User

i started off by buying Eternal Darkness which blew me away. After i beat that game twice i wanted to play Resident Evil. So i whent to blockbuster and rented for a week. I didn't have the manual wich totaly blew. I found myself saying how do i do this how do i do that. but after a few days it became normal. well after getting to the part with the death trap i became completly boared to death of the game. I found my self running around trying to find zombies to kill witch there were none. But it does have an edge. THe graphics are great they are outstanding and over the top. Yet their are a few glitches especially in the sound of the footsteps. Oh yeah the movement of the character [stinks]. There was a spot where you have to go down a hallway and through a metal door but beside that was a staircase going down. On the other side of the railing was a runner. they move even faster then the other zombies. Well i enter that room and he saw me. he maid it around in less then three seconds wich is all right dispite the fact that it probably took me like ten seconds to do what he just did. Horrible movement. In the end i took it back like three days before it was due from lack of gameplay to me. It just might be me but one of my friends stoped at the same point or very close. My closing regards are to buy Eternal Darkness and just rent this game or borrow it from a friend

Scary stuff

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: July 08, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This game isvery scary. If you like to be scared to the bone you should by the game. i think it is too scary.

Some things improved, while others...

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 3
Date: January 28, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Ah, Resident Evil for the Gamecube! How exciting! Or maybe not so exciting.

The re-make promised many things, and did deliver to some certain extent. However there are some things that make me rather agitated, and other things that make me downright mad.

DIALOGUE - While much better than the original, it still lacks grammar in some spots and still sounds sketchy at certain cutscenes. Why we couldn't perfect this, I have no idea. You're a multi-million dollar company, CAPCOM - and we're in the 21st century. I think you probably could have hired better actors or at least done more interesting overdubs. I'm sure you certainly have enough funds to do so.

GAMEPLAY - It has its ups and downs. The puzzles are somewhat more simple, but also more difficult at certain points. The character movements are more fluid...but almost TOO fluid. Tapping the B-button and directional button simultaneously to run finds you stepping ahead more than you wanted to, sometimes running past a door or even stepping right into a zombie. You can master the controls, but it takes awhile - which is quite frustrating.

The color scheme of the game is very dark, which makes it hard to see things. Plus the added fact that you can't really see if a zombie is around the corner or not (save for the rooms with the mirrors which helps) so you end up running right into the grasp of a feisty friend.

DIFFICULTY - If you were hoping that the RE-make of Resident Evil was any easier than the original, keep dreaming. It's actually more difficult; and being that the original was the toughest in the series (up until this), I'm sure many were hoping that the difficulty on the remake was a bit more easy to handle.

Some very frustrating things about this game is the limited ammo you get (in the hard mode, you barely have enough to stay alive and have to use the knife half of the time, even if you ARE experienced with the series and know how to save ammo), how fast your health deteriorates, and the all of the god-awful backtracking you must do.

Your enemies may also choose to come back to life if you do not eliminate them by burning them.

Chris (the stronger of the two in the game) can only take three bites before it's "lights out". That includes the ankle munchers. The ammo supply is very short limited, which forces you to use the (very weak and almost useless...ahem) knife throughout the first portion of the game. The characters do have new defense weapons, however, but you must find them (like items) and pick them up. Unfortunately, they too are in short supply.

ENVIRONMENT - Okay, we all know that the environments have changed for the remake. So has the mansion. While the brilliantly colorful post-rendered backgrounds may catch your eye, there's several downfalls to the new environment. The rooms that you always remembered never lead to each other. Room A does not lead to Room B. Room A leads to Room D and a half; way down in no-man's land. Which can be both a curse and a blessing; for those who have played the "original" every spare minute of their life, this may be a breath of fresh air. But for average players like me, it's rather frustrating. The puzzles have been switched around a fair bit, and there are more enemies.

The environment of the game is very dark, and you can't see as well as you'd like. I find myself subconsciously looking for a light switch on the wall every time i enter a new room. With the added danger of zombies and dogs, it's like fighting your way out of a paper bag.

I find this game quite frustrating and difficult. I think in the late 90s, the reason Resident Evil 2 seemed more popular and likeable than the first Resident Evil was because they toned down the difficulty without sacrificing the suspense. Just like Resident Evil Zero. Excellent game, totally A+. This game on the other hand, I would rate a C+ or a B-. Graphics are great, environments are great; but those with weak hearts and irritability should probably steer clear of this game.

~Jared

Great, but has bad controls

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: June 05, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This game is the best RE game yet! It has great graphics and sounds, but the controls are hard to control when you haf to do alot at one time(run away!).

As Fun As it gets

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: July 06, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Ok so you say re on the gamecube, how stupid can that be but it's the best re game out there if you like the 96 one then get it but if you never played re then... get it. Once you start you can't stop!!!

Fun, But not for me.

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 11
Date: June 03, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I see why other people like this game but it's not the type of game for me. I think I decided to buy it because I was so amazed that they made a remake of 3D game. When i was 7 or 8 i bought the first resident evil used at a rental store. I thought you would battle zombies in a enclosed area. I was terrified the first time i played. I remember when jill's freind shoots off the zombie's head. Maby the zombies should die this way. This is one of the parts where the game is stupid. In the new game a zombie backs you into a corner. So what does you charachter deside to do? Fall down and trip. That was a great idea!! Lets do it again and again and again. Maybe house of the dead is more my type. In RE is you try to turn around and run away and when the zombie finally gets near you you have to turn around as slow as a blind cow with a broken leg on sleeping pills whose drunk.

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