Resident Evil (2002)

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  • Publisher: Capcom
  • Release Date: Apr 30, 2002
  • Also On: PC
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9.6

Universal acclaim- based on 1926 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 44 out of 1926
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  1. PaulW
    Nov 29, 2008
    10
    The Gamecube Resident Evil remake is one of the great success stories in videogaming. This game was created afresh, from the bare structure of the original game, as an AAA experience. It is so good that Metroid Prime has continued to have serious competition as to which is the best Gamecube game (sorry The Wind Waker, you have quite a few flaws in my book). Resident Evil shares some The Gamecube Resident Evil remake is one of the great success stories in videogaming. This game was created afresh, from the bare structure of the original game, as an AAA experience. It is so good that Metroid Prime has continued to have serious competition as to which is the best Gamecube game (sorry The Wind Waker, you have quite a few flaws in my book). Resident Evil shares some similarities to Metroid Prime- - both start off relatively quietly (well, after MP's short first level). Both have areas that need to be opened by solving puzzles/obtaining items. Both have calm areas (eg the save points) and very tense areas, which is emphasised by very different music throughout. Both have big bosses. Both have rooms that do not need to be entered to finish the game but may contain great extras. Both have maze-like maps. The lighting and fire effects in this remake are only rivalled on the Gamecube by Luigi's Mansion (a game that is a bit like a child's introduction to the mechanics of Resident Evil). Entering each room is sometimes a bit like gazing upon an Old Master, full of rich detail and nuance. Moths buzz around a lampost outside the mansion. The central staircase has gleaming polished wood. This elegant environment is slowly found to be torn by furious zombies and merciless Hunters. Part of the charm of this game is that, at some point you will find a trapdoor or an entrance outide leading to some entirely different aspect of the game. You will stumble upon all the trappings of a 1950s science fiction B-Movie, except lavished with all care and attention of a main movie. To me, this game is more timeless than Resident Evil 4. The remake's character models, cut scenes, voice acting and general attention to detail are superior . RE4 is a broader, more gore and action filled game that concentrates on quickly getting you from A to B, wthout ever going back to A or B, and without giving you much of interest to stop for.. The remake is an inherently classier game that tells a story in time honoured tradition and lets you soak in its gothic horror atmosphere. Sadly, it seems that RE5 will conitnue to neglect the puzzle solving aspect that was found in the remake. By RE6 the time will come for reinvention and I hope that it will involve returning to the more detail-driven, house-based nature of the earlier games.… Expand
  2. MeleeMaster
    Dec 18, 2002
    10
    This is the only game that will actually make you jump straight out of your seat! It is incredibly scary and I recommend it to anyone.
  3. Leviathon
    Nov 15, 2003
    10
    Wow, I have only 1 time ever bought a gaming system for 1 title...Until now..again. RE remake maybe a REMAKE of a 5 year old game, but with the leaps and bounds in the storyline, camera angles, graphics (I never thought pre-rendered environments could look so stunning) & the game itself it's like an entirly new game.Not enough good things can and will be said about this rare gem in Wow, I have only 1 time ever bought a gaming system for 1 title...Until now..again. RE remake maybe a REMAKE of a 5 year old game, but with the leaps and bounds in the storyline, camera angles, graphics (I never thought pre-rendered environments could look so stunning) & the game itself it's like an entirly new game.Not enough good things can and will be said about this rare gem in video game history. props to capcom again on the emvironments, can't wait for the fully 3-d backgrounds said to be on RE4.… Expand
  4. DaveB.
    Nov 18, 2003
    10
    This game is not only scary while you play it, but i found that it stays with you after you've shut off your system. I hadn't played any of the PSone versions of Resident Evil with sh.tty graphics, so the game was all-new to me. It was an awesome game experience, like seeing a really good and scary movie!
  5. Tharduz
    Jun 26, 2020
    10
    I have buyed the gamecube just for this game, this is simply a masterpiece, the best classic RE for me, it deserves an 11 or 12
  6. kyle20ellis
    Mar 10, 2022
    10
    Though the game has been around for years I've never taken interest in Resident Evil until recently. I got the game for dirt cheap and was surprised how good it is. I saw my cousin play the old Playstation version years ago and was unimpressed but for the Gamecube the graphics have been re-rendered to absolute lifelike perfection. The shadows, the sound, the ambiance and thoseThough the game has been around for years I've never taken interest in Resident Evil until recently. I got the game for dirt cheap and was surprised how good it is. I saw my cousin play the old Playstation version years ago and was unimpressed but for the Gamecube the graphics have been re-rendered to absolute lifelike perfection. The shadows, the sound, the ambiance and those thunderclaps...all highly, highly realistic. Play this with your Gamecube hooked up to your home theatre. And like me, you'll totally jump out of your skin at the scary parts (many of them).

    My main hint is conserve your ammo. If you see a zombie, put it down right away (no funny stuff) and burn it. Take care of them one at a time. And if you don't burn them they will soon come back as Crimson Heads-faster, deadlier, scarier.

    Much like the Myst series, Resident Evil is one of those games where you have to keep your eyes and ears open. Clues and puzzle pieces are scattered all over the place and you need to pay attention.

    Don't be put off by the size of the mansion. After a short while it's easy to get your bearing and find your way through rather easily. Though I will be honest with the fact I did not understand most of the story. I have no idea what Trevor's diary from 1968 had to do with the plot and I really didn't get why Umbrella would create the T-Virus. I know there are various ways to finish and complete the game though. Especially seeing as how there are many clips during the end credits that did not happen in my game play (I did it in just over 8 hours). If you finish it in certain time frames the next one is always different somehow. I only managed to unlock a new outfit for Chris. Wow!

    My only gripe is about those boring 'door opening' cut scenes. They really got on my nerves. Still, it's a chilling game that will freak you out if you play alone in the dark. Well worth the time and money.    … Expand
  7. 22446688Bb
    Dec 4, 2018
    10
    The story of the wonderful meaning of the word and the way to play For examples of the most beautiful games Resident Evil We have events and scenario of the events of the game to reduce the fun with time and raise a difficult level
  8. Dracoshi
    Jul 22, 2022
    10
    The remake of Resident Evil 1 is undoubtedly the greatest game of the entire Resident Evil franchise, and for me personally, it's my joint-favourite game of all time. This truly is the peak of horror gaming. Everything is seriously flawless, and so well thought out, and so exciting to play. The atmosphere of the game is absolutely haunting, and that makes it so incredibly memorable.The remake of Resident Evil 1 is undoubtedly the greatest game of the entire Resident Evil franchise, and for me personally, it's my joint-favourite game of all time. This truly is the peak of horror gaming. Everything is seriously flawless, and so well thought out, and so exciting to play. The atmosphere of the game is absolutely haunting, and that makes it so incredibly memorable. Despite the game being old, it's so brilliant that I still want to replay the game over and over and over. I could rant all day about how perfect this game is, and how much I adore it, but the best way to find out its greatness is to play it yourself. Resident Evil 1 is truly a masterpiece, and truly a work of art.… Expand
  9. angelss_13
    Apr 17, 2017
    10
    Magnifico. Una clásico del "survival horror" perfeccionado para convertirse en obra maestra: terrorífico, envolvente, desafiante. La historia y los personajes son poco complejos, cierto, pero suficientemente coherentes para que te mantenga interesado en seguir adelante y no te arruine la experiencia del terror.
  10. REFR_MrTrent
    Mar 19, 2017
    9
    Je le place au même niveau que l'épisode 0 car j'y ai joué juste après (et j'avais aimé, c'était la continuité scénaristique). L'avantage de celui ci ce sont les coffres, pour ranger les objets.
    Mais l'histoire me prend moins aux tripes, le passé des personnages est moins "travaillé" (contrairement au 0 avec Billy). Attention, ça reste très intéressant, et l'ambiance est au même niveau    Je le place au même niveau que l'épisode 0 car j'y ai joué juste après (et j'avais aimé, c'était la continuité scénaristique). L'avantage de celui ci ce sont les coffres, pour ranger les objets.
    Mais l'histoire me prend moins aux tripes, le passé des personnages est moins "travaillé" (contrairement au 0 avec Billy). Attention, ça reste très intéressant, et l'ambiance est au même niveau que le 0 (superbe). ^^

    Deux jeux équivalents au final pour moi. Un très bon Resident Evil, un classique. ;)    … Expand
  11. SkeletonBones
    Aug 9, 2017
    9
    Capsom just took and showed in 2002 how to do real remake of games on the example of Resident evil remastered. Originally the game was released in 1996 at PlayStation and after 6 years left for the 2001 console from Nintendo-Gamecube. As stated by the developers of the original game was only 35% and they did not lie, if you have already played in the original, then you still need to play in Remake
  12. TheoneTrueKing
    Nov 6, 2017
    10
    This game was great. It was made in a way where it adds new scary enemies. Enemies such as the crimson head zombies and Lisa Trevor. It added new things while not being too far from the original in a great balance. Best remake video game when it came out and maybe even to this day.
  13. balding
    Aug 10, 2018
    10
    Tétrico, opresivo, desafiante e imponente. Un Survival Horror que produce ante todo satisfacción. Satisfacción a la hora de desentrañar detalles del guión que se van dosificando poco a poco en una trama de suspense donde nunca sabes qué espera a la vuelta de la esquina. Satisfacción a la hora de resolver un puzzle, manejando el inventario y haciendo uso del backtraking. Satisfacción alTétrico, opresivo, desafiante e imponente. Un Survival Horror que produce ante todo satisfacción. Satisfacción a la hora de desentrañar detalles del guión que se van dosificando poco a poco en una trama de suspense donde nunca sabes qué espera a la vuelta de la esquina. Satisfacción a la hora de resolver un puzzle, manejando el inventario y haciendo uso del backtraking. Satisfacción al salir airoso después de estar en tensión en un enfrentamiento o bien al salir huyendo de un monstruo que te persigue. En definitiva, satisfacción por terminar un juego inolvidable.… Expand
  14. Hannibaal
    Jun 20, 2020
    10
    Seguramente la mejor entrega de la saga, a pesar de tener 18 años de antiguedad sigue impresionando a nivel visual y esto se comprueba mejor en la versión remasterizada que salió hace pocos años, y sigue siendo un juego divertido. 10/10.
  15. metacriticator
    Oct 17, 2018
    10
    An instant classic in the resident evil series. Best game of the franchise together with resident evil 4.
  16. BeboFett
    Dec 17, 2018
    9
    One of my favorites RE, almos perfect. This remake are great survival horror, a great audiovisual experience.
  17. zackurio
    Dec 17, 2018
    10
    gráficamente hermosa brutal para la época .... un remake digno de la primera entrega de la saga
  18. JesterTRT
    Jan 27, 2020
    8
    Great start to the series. I loved the horror aspect mixed with action.
    The storyline was solid. So good that, look, it broke off into a never ending series! The whole build up of the zombies, the danger and the threat, the bad guy, and good guys. Everything was built up perfectly. Setting it up nicely, for the destruction that awaited.
    The gameplay was fixed up a lot with the remastered    Great start to the series. I loved the horror aspect mixed with action.
    The storyline was solid. So good that, look, it broke off into a never ending series! The whole build up of the zombies, the danger and the threat, the bad guy, and good guys. Everything was built up perfectly. Setting it up nicely, for the destruction that awaited.
    The gameplay was fixed up a lot with the remastered version. Fixing the movements up a little. It was still a lot of fun, and manageable. The puzzles were good, and not too hard. But it was mostly the story and anticipation on what will come out at you next that kept you going.    … Expand
  19. Mahmus
    Oct 20, 2020
    9
    Easily one of the best video game remakes ever made. I wish the remakes for Resident Evil 2 and 3 had kept the fixed camera style of the originals like this one did.
  20. ofenderz0
    May 13, 2021
    10
    The best Survival Horror game, period. This is how you remake a game. Not by cutting content or replacing it, but creating a 1:1 remake with addition story beats and lore. You really can’t call yourself a RE fan if you haven’t played this.
  21. blessme
    Dec 8, 2019
    10
    This is honestly one of the best games I've ever played. It took all the greatness in the original RE and put so much more into it. This game is a masterpiece, and is as good as survival horror can be.
  22. brssena
    Jun 26, 2022
    10
    Simplesmente até hoje (2022) é o melhor Resident Evil de todos, a câmera fixa, a trilha sonora , os ambientes sombrios, o inventário pequeno e o vai e vem no cenários cheio de puzzles, simplesmente magnífico
  23. Jaimico
    Jul 2, 2020
    10
    Un Resident Evil Sublime. Definitivamente en el Top 3 de la saga, junto a Resident Evil 2 Remake y Resident Evil 4. No existe representación más fiel que esta hacia un título original, y al igual que Resident Evil 2 Remake, expandiendo Lore y otras características.
  24. MAX4D
    Nov 24, 2020
    10
    I'm glad that the remake of this game was as successful as its original masterpiece!
  25. RicardoDias94
    Nov 29, 2021
    10
    This game is really perfect. It was based on the classic and nostalgic RE1 (1996) and knew how to do the improbable, that is, improve the original work even more - something that, in my opinion, the other Remakes did not succeed in successfully. The ambiance, dialogues, sound effects and soundtrack were incredibly improved, however, keeping the essence of the first work. With newThis game is really perfect. It was based on the classic and nostalgic RE1 (1996) and knew how to do the improbable, that is, improve the original work even more - something that, in my opinion, the other Remakes did not succeed in successfully. The ambiance, dialogues, sound effects and soundtrack were incredibly improved, however, keeping the essence of the first work. With new characters to the story, further improving the plot, and new enemies, making the game even more challenging, Resident Evil Remake can be considered Capcom's purest masterpiece and Shinji Mikami's heyday in the series.… Expand
  26. Dinerofresco
    May 17, 2021
    8
    My goodness one of the best remakes a game has been ever given and honestly one of the best if not the best story in the whole series , truly a legendary start to a legendary franchise
  27. CloudStrife05
    Aug 20, 2021
    10
    Coming out way back in 2002, Capcom showed early what they were capable of when it came to remakes and showed the world how a true remake should be done. RE: Remake was, and still is, one of the best remakes ever made.
  28. Roger_Kialo
    Aug 23, 2021
    10
    This is the best example of how a remake should be down and probably one of best the games human beings can create
  29. abdurhmanzain
    Feb 7, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Resident Evil is more terrifying than other horror games, everything has horror elements, music, very excellent puzzles and even special characters… Expand
  30. Ygs
    Jul 14, 2022
    10
    Shinji Mikami was able to understand the concept of remake well, the camera is much better, new locations, new characters, new enemy type, everything is a masterpiece.
  31. Pizarrator
    Nov 4, 2022
    10
    EL MEJOR RESIDENT DE LA HISTORIA!!! Este juego es una muestra de cómo deberían hacerse los remakes. Mejorando el original SIN estropear el juego base. Que tomen nota los remakes del resident 2,3 y 4.
  32. ramssC
    Oct 25, 2022
    10
    Quiero decir varias cosas sobre los juegos de Gamecube de Resident Evil, pero para este segmento, sólo será de Resident Evil (2002):

    Es una belleza gráfica por donde la mires. Es el único Resident Evil que me parece de Survival Horror que desarrolla una buena ambientación, y que los nuevos enemigos (llámense 'Crimson Heads') son de lo más terroríficos... En gameplay es básicamente    Quiero decir varias cosas sobre los juegos de Gamecube de Resident Evil, pero para este segmento, sólo será de Resident Evil (2002):

    Es una belleza gráfica por donde la mires. Es el único Resident Evil que me parece de Survival Horror que desarrolla una buena ambientación, y que los nuevos enemigos (llámense 'Crimson Heads') son de lo más terroríficos...

    En gameplay es básicamente aprender de juegos pasados con sus nuevas mecánicas.

    La banda sonora es magnífica para la ambientación que el juego crea y se hace notar en los momentos de tensión.

    Como remake, respeta el 99% del contenido original y añade sus cosas para hacerlo muy especial. Resident Evil remake marca el estándar de cómo debemos exigir un remake, al que se le mime en todos los apartados. 10/10    … Expand
  33. Crimson9
    Dec 24, 2022
    8
    This is a remake, but honestly it improves so much from the original that I almost consider this to be the original.

    As a game RE1 is sensational. It's one of the first survival horror games, and it deserves high praise simply for kickstarting a genre like that. But not only was it one of the first, it is, to this day, one of the best. The survival elements in resident evil probably    This is a remake, but honestly it improves so much from the original that I almost consider this to be the original.

    As a game RE1 is sensational. It's one of the first survival horror games, and it deserves high praise simply for kickstarting a genre like that. But not only was it one of the first, it is, to this day, one of the best. The survival elements in resident evil probably never exceeded how well they were done in this game. The level design also might be the best here. The plot is devoid of the convolution introduced later. Honestly, the only thing that steadily improved in the series was the combat. It is a bit clunky here.    … Expand
  34. crispyburger
    Nov 18, 2022
    9
    There's just something so incredibly unnerving playing Resident Evil. In terms of atmosphere, it's one of the best horror games I've ever played, period.
  35. George_K
    Apr 4, 2023
    10
    an amazing remake for an amazing game resident evil 1 (1996) was already a good game but this remake is even better love the story, the effects and the atmosphere i dont have much more to talk cause you need to play to understand but it is really that good
  36. JCXdsonic
    May 9, 2023
    10
    En mí opinión, el mejor Remake de la historia de los videojuegos y adelantado a su época por sus gráficos. Una joya del Survival Horror que debés probar.
    10 DE 10. GOD
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Awards & Rankings

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#7 Best GameCube Game of 2002
3
#3 Most Discussed GameCube Game of 2002
6
#6 Most Shared GameCube Game of 2002

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Metascore
91

Universal acclaim - based on 35 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 34 out of 35
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 35
  3. Negative: 0 out of 35
  1. GMR Magazine
    90
    This remake could almost be described as a new game. But is it really Resident Evil without the laughably bad voice acting? [Feb 2003, p.96]
  2. RewiredMind
    80
    An incredibly impressive re-imagining of a gaming classic.
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  3. Total Video Games
    100
    The graphics are some of the best we have ever witnessed in a game to date, the storyline has been refined giving you more information about Umbrella and STARS, the game itself is pure genius.
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