GAMEPLAY (9.0)
Yep, Capcom decided to remake the game that started the Resident
Evil (RE) series on the Game Cube. Players who played the PSX
version would find things somewhat familiar and also things
completely new. How does this survival horror game turn out?
In short, RE is about an elite
police investigation team named STARS out to investigate what
happened to a subunit of their team who were reported missing
while on a mission. Finding their crashed helicopter in the
middle of a dark forest, the suddenly came across a couple of
zombie like dogs. The STARS team were chased by them until they
found "safety" in a huge mansion. From here, you play either
Chris Redfield or Jill Valentine in an effort to figure out what
the heck is going on and at the same time survive and escape to
safety.
For the most part, RE's
gameplay is very similar to the previous installments; Run and
kill zombies or other mutated monsters and solve some puzzles
which require your to run around the mansion a lot. Same o same
o. But, Capcom did some changes which would completely throw off
RE veterans. 1) You can use "defense" weapons in which if you
get in the grasp of a zombie or a monster, you can stun them for
a moment and escape with out harm. 2)Zombies can be revived even
if you killed them a second time. When they do, they're quicker
and this time they'll hit you. To prevent this from happening,
you'll have to either burn their bodies or decapitate their
heads. 3) Never before seen areas of the mansion are now
accessible. A major part of any survival horror game's gameplay
is its ability to scare. The new changes and together with its
graphics, which I'll talk about later, RE really, really, really
accomplishes this! The only complaint I have with RE's gameplay
is that the majority of the time is spent running back and forth
around the mansion to solve some puzzles. It gets tedious after
awhile...
GRAPHICS (10.0)
The first thing that I noticed about RE is its
incredibly superb, realistic graphics. My jaw just dropped when
I first entered the mansion. Very nice lighting effects. The
zombies and monsters are highly detailed. The same could be said
about the characters you play. Look at the screen shots and
you'll see what I mean. Just amazing...
SOUND/MUSIC (9.0)
Not only did the graphics have been redone, but the sound and
music has been enhanced as well. You could hear the echoes of
your footsteps as you walk through the dining room, the thunder
from outside, the chirping of the crickets, etc. Its good to
hear that the voice acting has been approved too. The music RE
offers fits well to the atmosphere of the game. I always loved
it when something happens unexpectedly and the game puts on some
tense music.
CONTROL (9.0)
User friendly, responsive control. Any action can be done with
ease.
CONCLUSION (9.3)
The remake of RE for the Gamecube is simply marvelous. A must
have for RE fans and gamers alike! It's by far the scariest game
for the Gamecube.
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