Biohazard (2002) (VG)

Directors:

Shinji Mikami
Carole Ruggier

Release Date:

30 April 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

Relive the nightmare

Plot:

A special police squadron encounters the undead wandering around a mansion.

Plot Keywords:

Mansion | Murder | Gun | Crash Through Window | Self Inflicted Gunshot Wound

Cast

Joe Whyte	...	Chris Redfield / Richard Aiken (voice)
Heidi Anderson	...	Jill Valentine / Female Newscaster (voice)
Ed Smaron	...	Barry Burton / Kenneth / Sullivan / Forest Speyer (voice)
Hope Levy	...	Rebecca Chambers / Computer Voice 1 (voice)
Peter Jessop	...	Albert Wesker (voice)
Adam Paul	...	Brad Vickers / Josef Frost (voice)
Daniel Hagen	...	Enrico Marini (voice) (as Dan Hagen)
Chiaki Shirato	...	Computer Voice 2 (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Eliot Sash	...	Zombie
Julia Voth	...	Jill Valentine

Also Known As:

Biohazard Rebirth (Japan: English title) (working title)
Resident Evil (USA)

Country:

Japan

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

UK:15 | South Korea:18 | Argentina:M | USA:M

Company:

Capcom Company

Trivia:

Out of the original monsters from the original version, the giant spiders are the only enemy to have a different name. They were called Web Spinners in the original, and now called Taranculas in the remake.

Goofs:

Plot holes: When you play as Chris and fight Lisa along with Wesker, if Lisa should knock Wesker off and falls to his death, the games ending does not change, and both Chris and Wesker acts as if the event never happens.

Quotes:

Chris Redfield: Since when has Umbrella been slipping you a paycheck?

Movie Connections:

References Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

Soundtrack:

Moonlight Sonata

A brilliant remake!

In the city of Raccoon City, strange murders have occurred with reports of families and some folks getting eaten by creatures. The Raccoon Police City department sends out the S.T.A.R.S. Alpha Team of Chris Redfield, Jill Valentine, Albert Wesker, Barry Burton and formerly Joseph Frost are sent to investigate a large mansion in the outskirts of the city. But what they don't know is that inside the place there's dangers galore with zombies, giant snakes and other weird monsters just waiting to have their blood as they must complete their investigation of what is behind the weird killings and the creatures.

A wonderful and absolutely brilliant remake that manages to be better then the original! it stays clear of the cheesy dialog that some fans of the series thought the original game's dialog was stiff that it needed to be improvised but you still can play as either Jill or Chris. It also improves on the original's live-action opening with actors who are just plain bad. The graphics and game-play are really outstanding as it gives us a bigger look at the Mansion and even some brand new puzzles. Here in this new version there's even a Nemesis-esquire female creature named Lisa whom is a true abomination of a creature beyond anything in your nightmares.

The music score for this remake is terrific as it used a remixed version of the original soundtrack score. The game also uses new plot element that enhances the original in every way and it's one hell of a scary and gory video game that will scare the crap out of you.

This game is a solid winner all the ways! strongly a must play.