Resident Evil Zero (GC)

The pressure was always going to be great and the hype would be just the same. Making a prequel to anything, be it a book, film or a game is always hard. You have to carefully consider what needs to be in it to explain everything that’s gone on before without a load of contradictions to happen along the way but you must also try and surprise people along the way so they don’t get complacent. As far as prequels go Resident Evil 0 is probably one of the most important one in gaming terms that we are going to see for this decade. With each passing game the plot has grown more complicated and even with its sequels there have been contradictions arising from them. Now the ...  Read the complete review

“Resident Evil Zero” for Gamecube, well it had to happen sooner or later, seeing that Capcom perhaps used up all the stories for their Resident Evil franchise. They now came up with a new angle lets make a prequel for the first RE1 Game. I think prequels are now going to be the fad in games, when a game company runs out of ideas. LOL The plot here is fairly thin, like all RE Games the story revolves around a virus and it creating mutated monsters and zombies and Umbrella is of course doing it all.Umbrella like in all RE has the backing of many corrupt leaders making it an unstoppable enemy like the Republican and Democractic party. LOL ...  Read the complete review

James Marcus who used to work alongside the founder of the Umbrella Corporation was ordered to be killed. He however was infested with some of the T-virus and now wants his revenge. Rebecca Chambers and Billy Coen are the main charaters you can play as. Surviving a train crash they have to fight through the zombies and undead that are coming their way. the new aspet of gameplay this game brings is that you can swap characters throughout the game, and some puzzles can only be solved by an individual character etc. Also they must sometimes split up and this adds more to the survival tactics you must use to survive throughout the game. So you must share out your ...  Read the complete review

No longer can Resident Evil be known as just another games series, for it can now be officially recognised as a franchise. There are many followers of Resident Evil and a lot of merchandise to keep the fans more than content whilst they wait for each instalment of the gripping series to arrive. Just some of the things that have came out the franchise are; comics, sountracks, a movie, action figures, and even official Resident Evil lighters. Now, however, is a game for die hard followers of the series who want to know where it all began for this is Resident Evil Zero, a game that tells us of the events in 1998 just before the infamous mansion incident. The historical ...  Read the complete review

As an avid Resident Evil fan I thought I would write a review for this game having recently played right through it. Resident Evil Zero is a prequel to the series explaining how the T-Virus originally spread around the Spencer Mansion as is explained in the very first game. You play the role of Rebecca Chambers which you may remember from the very first game as well and I'll just give you an overview of how you are originally thrown into the mix. S.T.A.R.S. Bravo team are in a helicopter after been called to scout over the Arklay forest after reports of animal attacks throughout the area, the helicopter has engine failure and is forced ...  Read the complete review