Biohazard (1996) (VG)

Directors:

Misumisa Hosoko
Shinji Mikami

Release Date:

29 March 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Horror

Tagline:

Evil is Only a Word. The Reality is Much Worse.

Plot:

Something bizarre is happening in Raccoon City. People are being eaten with no clue why. S.T.A.R.S....

Plot Keywords:

Mansion | Forest | Severed Face | Gunshot Wound | Resident Evil

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Inezh	...	Jill Valentine
Charlie	...	Chris Redfield
Barry Gjerde	...	Barry Burton (as Grégory)
Eric	...	Albert Wesker
Jason	...	Joseph Frost
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Clay Alarcon	...	(voice)
Dean Harrington	...	(voice)
Lynn Harris	...	Rebecca Chambers (voice: English version)
Una Kavanagh	...	Jill Valentine
Linda	...	Rebecca Chambers
Ward E. Sexton	...	Narrator (voice)
Reiko Takagi	...	Rebecca Chambers (voice: Japanese version)

Also Known As:

Resident Evil (USA)

Country:

Japan

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

South Korea:18 | Argentina:M | Norway:18 | UK:15 | UK:18 (PC version) (uncut) | USA:M

Filming Locations:

Japan

Company:

Capcom Company

Trivia:

Completely redone for the Nintendo GameCube. Including better graphics, CG FMVs (rather than live-action), item placement different and other goodies. Part of Resident Evil/Biohazard exclusive GameCube deal which includes ports of Biohazard 2,3 and Code:Veronica as well as Biohazard 0.

Goofs:

Continuity: Towards the end of the game (if played correctly), the warning announcement on the PA says: "Unlock all routes for evacuation," but because of the triggering system being activated the entrance elevator is stalled. Also there are a few doors that are still locked under the triggering system.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Chris Redfield: [voiceover] Alpha Team is flying around the forest zone situated in North-west Raccoon City, where we are searching for the helicopter of our compatriots, Bravo Team, who disappeared during the middle of our mission. Bizarre murder cases have recently occurred in Raccoon City. There are outlandish reports of families being attacked by a group of about ten people. Victims... were apparently eaten. Bravo Team went to the hideout of the group, and disappeared.
Jill: [voiceover] Look Chris!
Chris Redfield: [voiceover] It was Bravo Team's helicopter. Nobody was in it, but strangely most of the equipment was still there. However, we soon discovered why.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Screenwipe: (#3.2)" (2007)

Soundtrack:

Moonlight Sonata

The gameplay is fantastic

Forget the movie for a second. "Resident Evil," the game, works just as well theatrically as it does in terms of gameplay -- it's an addictive experience with haunting visuals, a creepy perfectly suited score and tense, suspense-building action that propels into bloody gore.

I've never felt so nervous and sweaty while playing an RPG before. This is the type of game that builds up all the tension until finally, out of nowhere, a zombie appears and it really freaks you out. Unlike the film, it takes its time getting to where it's going and works well as such. The only game I've ever felt as paranoid playing in the past was "Aliens vs. Predators 2," which in the marine campaign was really scary and took its time delivering the action.

Don't get me wrong. I thought the "Resident Evil" movie bashers were overly-cruel. It was, after all, just a silly action movie and worked as such entertainment.

But the game is better.

Much better.

Nine years later it still packs a bloody punch and is one of the best games ever. I'd rank it in the top ten.

Best of all? It's got brains, too. It doesn't just require a quick trigger finger.

Highly, highly recommended.