Resident Evil makes its way to the DS with a remake of a classic (Resident Evil: Deadly Silence (DS))

Member Name: chiefo

Product:	Resident Evil: Deadly Silence (DS)
Date:	15/05/09 (10 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Story, Graphics, Audio, Hours of game play. Scary. Horror, 2 gaming modes.

Disadvantages: Acting/Voice overs.

Many would not believe that a Resident Evil game could make its way to the DS, Capcom have managed to bring the classic horror series with a remake of the Playstation 1996 classic - Deadly Silence.

The first thing I noticed when playing the game apart from the freaky intro was the backgrounds in game. They aren't pretty and are generally low resolution. This is down to being able to fit the whole game on to a limited size cartridge. The movie visuals such as the characters and enemies look a lot better. If you can get over the look of the backgrounds you'll have yourself a game that you won't forget.

You play with the stylus which isn't that difficult to get used to. The general combat was good but using the knife was too hard and found myself dying a lot. Apart from that the controls are pretty tight.

Like most RE games the voice over and acting is pretty poor, you expect that and this is the same, the sound and effects though especially when wearing headphones will leave you wishing you had brought a spare pair of underwear with you. The game is frightening when played in complete darkness not knowing what to expect next.

The game is obviously long and you get your monies worth, it makes good use of the touch screen and at times even has you using the microphone. It is a worthy edition to the series.

Other things you can expect from the game is lots of running around, returning to areas you have been before with keys you have since found. The game offers you two gaming modes, one is the classic and the other is rebirth which has first person scenarios and enemies in different places to the original.

The DS version is well worth picking up, if you haven't played the original on the Playstation this is your chance, and if you are a fan of RE you will like this new version. There is also a multiplayer option..

4 out of 5

Summary: The return of a classic horror that has been remade for the DS. Don't miss out a second time round.