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Resident Evil: The Umbrella Conspiracy is a novelization of the game, was written by S. D. Perry in 1998 as the first book in her series of Resident Evil novels. The novel combines Jill's and Chris scenarios into one narrative and features all five of the main characters (including Barry, Rebecca and Wesker). Weedon, Paul (July 17, 2017). "George A. Romero (interview)". Paul Weedon. Archived from the original on June 2, 2019 . Retrieved June 2, 2019. Ziegler, Adam. " Resident Evil Review". Allgame. Archived from the original on November 15, 2014 . Retrieved June 4, 2014.

Quite beside the fact that it makes no sense that you'd choose to take on a room full of zombies standing still using only a knife, these segments usually require you to either scrabble around you looking for where you last put the stylus, or to desperately jab your fingers into the screen. A cheap attempt at immersion, it works as little more than a petty annoyance. The reaction time of your character in touch screen segments is frustratingly slow, and in sections such as one in which you are expected to rotate a valve before being poisoned to death, this can be incredibly irritating. I can't really see any good reason to play Rebirth mode, or this game at all, if you've played through Resident Evil in any form before. Deep within the shadows of the Arklay Forest lays a dreadful secret in the deadly silence... Within the mansion beyond the rusted gates are things that will certainly bump in the night, and eat your face off in the process. Your helicopter is down, you're in that mansion, and nobody is coming to save you. The only thing that divides you from the walking dead is the scent of rotting flesh in the air. What will you do as that scent grows closer? Turi, Tim (May 10, 2015). "The Essentials – Resident Evil". Game Informer. Archived from the original on May 13, 2015 . Retrieved May 13, 2015. Gallup UK PlayStation sales chart, October 1996, published in Official UK PlayStation Magazine, issue 11 The player can pause the game at any time to bring up the status screen, which shows their current health and inventory, and allows them to view the map of the area and read any files they obtained - items can also be combined together to create certain effects, e.g. reloading a firearm with fresh ammunition, or making key items required to progress. The player's health, represented by an electrocardiogram, goes down whenever the player is caught by a zombie or other hazard - if they run out, the character dies, resulting in a game over and forcing the player to restart from their last save, although herbs and first aid spray can be used to heal. Special safe rooms contain typewriters, where the player can use ink ribbons found in the environment [7] to save their game, and item boxes that can store any excess items. [12] Plot [ edit ]

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Capcom's Resident Evil Voted Best PlayStation Game Overall by Consumers". Business Wire. August 11, 1997. Archived from the original on November 19, 2018 . Retrieved September 11, 2017. Reeves, Ben (December 30, 2011). "Guinness World Records 2012 Gamer's Edition Preview". Game Informer . Retrieved December 31, 2011. Resident Evil was created by a team of staff members who would later become part of Capcom Production Studio 4. [13] The inspiration for Resident Evil was the earlier Capcom horror game Sweet Home (1989). [14] Shinji Mikami was commissioned to make a game set in a haunted mansion like Sweet Home, [15] and early on, the game was intended to be a remake of Sweet Home. [16] The project was proposed by Sweet Home creator Tokuro Fujiwara, who was Mikami's mentor and served as the game's producer. [17] Fujiwara said the "basic premise was that I'd be able to do the things that I wasn't able to include" in Sweet Home, "mainly on the graphics front", and that he was "confident that horror games could become a genre in themselves." He entrusted Mikami, who was initially reluctant because he hated "being scared", with the project, because he "understood what's frightening." [18] Since Capcom no longer had the rights to the Sweet Home license, they had to invent a new universe, [17] but the game still adopted many elements from Sweet Home. [19] James Mielke (March 27, 2006). "Resident Evil DS Review for DS from 1UP.com". 1UP. Archived from the original on October 20, 2012 . Retrieved August 26, 2011.

a b c d e Nutter, Lee (September 1997). "Review: Resident Evil". Sega Saturn Magazine. No.23. Emap International Limited. pp.74–75 . Retrieved November 5, 2019. More Capcom Cool Via Virgin". Computer and Video Games. No.169 (December 1995). Future plc. November 10, 1995. p.12. R.I.P. PlayStation: The best of 1995-2001". Hyper. No.90 (April 2001). February 28, 2001. pp.44–51. Join S.T.A.R.S. members Jill Valentine and Chris Redfield in this startling remake of the original Resident Evil adventure. Investigate a huge mansion, uncovering its many secrets, fighting for your life against a multitude of undead enemies! With striking visuals, hours of gameplay and a truly creepy atmosphere, Resident Evil: Deadly Silence will put the frighteners on even hardened survival horror fans.

Jones, Tanya Carinae Pell (April 15, 2014). "From Necromancy to the Necrotrophic: Resident Evil's Influence on the Zombie Origin Shift from Supernatural to Science". In Farghaly, Nadine (ed.). Unraveling Resident Evil: Essays on the Complex Universe of the Games and Films. McFarland & Company. pp.7–18. ISBN 978-0-7864-7291-8. This version was published in Europe by Sega instead of Capcom's usual European publisher, Virgin Interactive Entertainment. [48] Director's Cut [ edit ] The main addition to Director's Cut is an "arranged" version of the game that changes the location of nearly every vital item in the mansion, as well as the enemy placement. The main characters, as well as Rebecca, are given a new wardrobe and the player's handgun is replaced by an improved model where any shot fired has a random chance of decapitating a zombie, killing it instantly. The original version of the game is included as well, [49] along with a new "beginner" mode where the enemies are easier to kill and the amount of ammunition that can be found by the player is doubled. Additionally, the auto-aim function was restored in all modes, though it is not noted in the in-game controls. Unreleased Game Boy Color Port Of Resident Evil 1 ROM Leaked Online". RetroCollect. February 6, 2012. Archived from the original on August 1, 2012 . Retrieved July 4, 2012. How much of a wally can you be? Despite my excitement, the original Resident Evil is one of gaming's cows that has already been sufficiently milked. The PlayStation original was not only given an update in the form of a director's cut by 1997, but a competent remake on the GameCube in 2002. This latest retread, Resident Evil: Deadly Silence, offers two main modes, 'Rebirth mode', the original Resident Evil with the addition of the new, Nintendo DS specific features, and 'Classic mode', the original Resident Evil as it was in 1996, plus a 'Master of Knifing' mini-game mode, and a local Wi-fi multiplayer mode, akin to Resident Evil: Outbreak.

Products". Nex Entertainment Co., Ltd. Archived from the original on January 15, 2012 . Retrieved November 14, 2010. {{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown ( link) Max Bert. "GOTW: Sweet Home". GameSpy. Archived from the original on March 11, 2010 . Retrieved August 28, 2009. {{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown ( link) Resident Evil Director's Cut: When they Say Director's Cut, they Mean It". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No.97. Ziff Davis. August 1997. p.102.GameSpot listed Resident Evil as one of the fifteen most influential video games of all time. It is credited with defining and popularizing the survival horror genre of games. It is also credited with taking video games in a cinematic direction with its B-movie style cutscenes. Its live-action opening, however, was controversial; it became one of the first action games to receive the "Mature 17+" (M) rating from the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB), despite the opening cutscene being censored in North America. [44] Chicago Tribune said it "revolutionized" gaming in 1997. [136] Resident Evil Was Originally In Development For The SNES". Game Informer. Archived from the original on January 21, 2018 . Retrieved January 20, 2018. All-TIME 100 Video Games". Time. Time Inc. November 15, 2012. Archived from the original on November 16, 2012 . Retrieved November 15, 2012. Production Studio 4" (in Japanese). Capcom Co., Ltd. Archived from the original on February 6, 2005. a b "The History of Resident Evil: The Beginning - PlayStation Universe". Psu.com. Archived from the original on February 22, 2013 . Retrieved August 11, 2013. {{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown ( link)