Resident Evil (Video Game 2002)
"Biohazard" (original title)

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

Directors:

Shinji Mikami, Carole Ruggier

Stars:

Joe Whyte, Heidi Anderson, Ed Smaron

Cast

Cast overview:
Joe Whyte	...	Chris Redfield / Richard Aiken (voice)
Heidi Anderson	...	Jill Valentine / Female Newscaster (voice)
Ed Smaron	...	Barry Burton / Kenneth J. 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)

Storyline

Racoon City has suffered a rash of bizarre disappearances. When it is determined that a mansion on the cities outskirts appears to be at the center of the mystery, the police send in the highly trained Bravo team of the S.T.A.R.S. unit to investigate. When Bravo team disappears, Alpha team, consisting of Jill Valentine, Chris Redfield, Barry Burton and Albert Wesker is sent in to search for survivors. When they arrive, they find the mansion populated by the undead.

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Plot Keywords:

mansion | helicopter | forest | dog | murder | 

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Taglines:

Relive the nightmare

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Genres:

Action | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

M

Details

Official Sites:

Main site Official site [jp] (Japanese )

Country:

Japan

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 April 2002 (USA)

Also Known As:

Resident Evil

Company Credits

Production Co:

Capcom Company

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The devices in which you have to put the MO discs (to release the door to the prison cell) are actually slightly modified GameCube consoles.

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Goofs

During Jill's opening cut scene, when she and Barry investigate the shot, they are shown opening the dining room door quickly and entering. The next shot is of a black close up of the door slowly being opened which leads into the continuing shot of Jill and Barry entering the dining room on the other side. Once on the other side, neither character closes the doors behind them, but once the scene is over, the doors are closed.

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Quotes

Albert Wesker: [stares at the Tyrant] It's magnificent...

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Crazy Credits

Just like in the original version, during the credits game play footage is used.

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Connections

Referenced in Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem (2002)

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Soundtracks

"Moonlight Sonata"
by Ludwig van Beethoven

User Reviews

Chilling, atmospheric and utterly terrifying!

Though the game has been around for years I've never taken interest in Resident Evil until recently. I got the game for dirt cheap and was surprised how good it is. I saw my cousin play the old Playstation version years ago and was unimpressed but for the Gamecube the graphics have been re-rendered to absolute lifelike perfection. The shadows, the sound, the ambiance and those thunderclaps...all highly, highly realistic. Play this with your Gamecube hooked up to your home theatre. And like me, you'll totally jump out of your skin at the scary parts (many of them).

My main hint is conserve your ammo. If you see a zombie, put it down right away (no funny stuff) and burn it. Take care of them one at a time. And if you don't burn them they will soon come back as Crimson Heads-faster, deadlier, scarier.

Much like the Myst series, Resident Evil is one of those games where you have to keep your eyes and ears open. Clues and puzzle pieces are scattered all over the place and you need to pay attention.

Don't be put off by the size of the mansion. After a short while it's easy to get your bearing and find your way through rather easily. Though I will be honest with the fact I did not understand most of the story. I have no idea what Trevor's diary from 1968 had to do with the plot and I really didn't get why Umbrella would create the T-Virus. I know there are various ways to finish and complete the game though. Especially seeing as how there are many clips during the end credits that did not happen in my game play (I did it in just over 8 hours). If you finish it in certain time frames the next one is always different somehow. I only managed to unlock a new outfit for Chris. Wow!

My only gripe is about those boring 'door opening' cut scenes. They really got on my nerves. Still, it's a chilling game that will freak you out if you play alone in the dark. Well worth the time and money.