Resident Evil

Original title: Bio Hazard

Video Game
1996
M

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Zombie Horror Action Horror Mystery Sci-Fi Thriller

The RPD are investigating strange cannibalized corpses on the outskirts of the city. The Alpha squad, Jill and Chris, are sent to locate missing team members. While there, mutated dogs cause... Read allThe RPD are investigating strange cannibalized corpses on the outskirts of the city. The Alpha squad, Jill and Chris, are sent to locate missing team members. While there, mutated dogs cause them to flee into a supposedly abandoned mansion.The RPD are investigating strange cannibalized corpses on the outskirts of the city. The Alpha squad, Jill and Chris, are sent to locate missing team members. While there, mutated dogs cause them to flee into a supposedly abandoned mansion.

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8.9/10

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Awards
- 1 win total

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Charlie Kraslavsky

Chris Redfield
(as Charlie)

Inez Jesionowski

Jill Valentine
(as Inezh)

Greg Smith

Barry Burton
(as Gregory)

Linda

Rebecca Chambers

Eric Pirius

Albert Wesker
(as Eric)

Jason Durkee

Joseph Frost
(as Jason)

Clay Enniss

Richard Aiken
(voice)
(uncredited)

Barry Gjerde

Barry Burton
(voice)
(uncredited)

Dean Harrington

Enrico Marini
(voice)
(uncredited)

Lynn Harris

Rebecca Chambers
(voice)
(uncredited)

Sergio Jones

Brad Vickers
(voice)
(uncredited)

Pablo Kuntz

Albert Wesker
(voice)
(uncredited)

Ramsay Scott

Chris Redfield
(voice)
(uncredited)

Ward Sexton

Narrator
(voice)
(uncredited)

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Trivia
The game was renamed from its original Japanese title "Biohazard" because it would be almost impossible to register the name in America. Capcom's Chris Kramer points out that both a "Crappy DOS-based game" and a New York-based Punk band were both named "Biohazard" in the US. This caused the team to have a company-wide contest to rename the game. The winner, "Resident Evil", was initially felt to be a cheesy title by most, but the name stuck because no one could think of a better title.

Goofs
In the beginning of Jill's scenario, Barry gives Jill a lock pick, claiming her to be an expert in using one. However, it is described in the game manual that Barry is an ex-SWAT team member, who are trained to use lock picks in various properties.

Quotes
Barry Burton: Jill, here's a lockpick. It might come in handy if you, "the master of unlocking", take it with you.

Crazy credits
Gameplay footage of each playable character is used while the credits roll, but is only available when you play the game that ends with the mansion blowing up.

Alternate versions
The US version of Director's Cut was marketed as containing the same uncensored FMV footage as the original Japanese version of the game, but only contained the same censored footage as the previous US version. Reportedly, this was a localization error done by the developers in which the uncensored footage was erronously replaced by the edited footage according to Capcom USA. Despite this, Capcom never recalled the game to fix the alleged mistake, nor did they include uncensored footage in the US release of the Dual Shock version (despite having the opportunity of doing so).

Connections
Featured in Gamesmaster: Episode #5.16 (1996)

Soundtracks
Terror (Darkness Lives)
Composed by Masami Ueda, Makoto Tomozawa, Akari Kaida
(Opening Music - English Release)

User reviews63

Featured review

10/10

One of the best

This game is a classic, a gem, one in which is very hard to find. The Storyline isn't a rip-off,the Mansion is so creepy you want to memorize every inch of it, and the Suprises scare you each time you play. There are very few other modern Horror games that are worth playing. Some great oldies are Snatcher, Alone In The Dark, Rise of the Dragon, and Night Trap. Snatcher is,in my opinion, the best ever, of the Videogame horror genre, but it is hard to find, because it is solely a Sega CD/PC videogame. In Terms of Resident Evil, the first is the best, the 3rd is 2nd best, and Code Veronica is 3rd best. Resident Evil 2 is interesting,yes, but I have never cared for it's characters much. This series is one of the very few reasons I still play Playstation.