Resident Evil

Also known as Bio Hazard, Resident Evil 1, 1996 Resident Evil

1996 survival horror video game

Game data

Metacritic 88

Released: 2002-03-22
User rating: 4.38 / 5
Genres: Action
Platforms: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, GameCube
ESRB: Mature

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80Critic score · 1 ratings

78User score · 61 ratings

Resident Evil: Director's Cut is an arranged version of the original game produced to compensate for the highly publicized delay of the sequel Resident Evil 2. The game contains a new arranged mode with various changes made to the game. The original release of the Director's Cut advertised an uncut version of the opening cinema in full colour and never-before-seen. Notable aspects of this video include shots of a corpse with bites taken out of the face, close-ups of zombie dogs bleeding when shot, and graphic quick-cuts of Joseph being bitten by these dogs.

Released: 1997
Genres: Shooter, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation, PlayStation Portable
Game modes: Single player
Franchise: Resident Evil
Developer: Capcom Planning Room 2
Publisher: Virgin Interactive Entertainment, Capcom

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Developer: Capcom
Publishers: Capcom PlayStation JP / NA : Capcom PAL : Virgin Interactive Entertainment Windows JP : NEC Home Electronics JP : Capcom NA / PAL : Virgin Interactive Entertainment Sega Saturn JP / NA : Capcom PAL : Sega Nintendo DS JP / NA / EU / AU : Capcom
Director: Shinji Mikami
Producers: Tokuro Fujiwara Masayuki Akahori
Programmer: Yasuhiro Anpo
Writers: Kenichi Iwao Yasuyuki Saga
Composers: Makoto Tomozawa Akari Kaida Masami Ueda
Series: Resident Evil
Platforms: PlayStation Windows Sega Saturn Nintendo DS
Genre: Survival horror
Mode: Single-player

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publication date: 1997-09-25
title: バイオハザード
units sold: 2750000
PlayStation DataCenter URL: psxdatacenter.com/games/U/R/SLUS-00170.html
review score: 81/100

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Resident Evil is a 1996 survival horror video game developed and published by Capcom for the PlayStation. It is the first main installment in Capcom's Resident Evil series. Set in the fictional Arklay mountain region in the Midwest, players control Chris Redfield and Jill Valentine, members of the elite task force S.T.A.R.S., who must escape a mansion infested with zombies and other monsters.

Resident Evil was conceived by the producer Tokuro Fujiwara, inspired by the limitations on his 1989 horror game Sweet Home. It was directed by Shinji Mikami. It went through several redesigns, first as a Super NES game in 1993, then a fully 3D first-person PlayStation game in 1994 and finally a third-person game. Gameplay consists of action, exploration, puzzle solving and inventory management. Resident Evil established many conventions seen later in the series, and in other survival horror games, including the inventory system, save system, and use of a vitals-monitoring system instead of a health counter.