Resident Evil Series

March 22, 2002 (NGC), December 25, 2008 (Wii)

September 13, 2002 (NGC)

A full remake of the original Biohazard, the new version includes an altered mansion layout with brand new rooms and enemies and new plot elements that take into account developments in the later Biohazard games. Also, the entire script was retranslated, eliminating the notoriously poor English dialogue that was present in the original.

The devices in which you have to put the MO discs (to release the door to the prison cell) are actually slightly modified GameCube consoles.

The previous Biohazard games released for the PlayStation and Dreamcast used a logo style consisting of red bold letters in upper-case. However, when the series was moved to the GameCube with the Biohazard remake, the logo style was changed to dark and stylized letters.

In this remake, there are two new enemies that weren't in the original or director's cut. They are Lisa Trevor, and Crimson Heads.

Out of the original monsters from the original version, the giant spiders are the only enemy to have a different name. They were called Web Spinners in the original, and now called Taranculas in the remake.

This is the only video game that lets the gamer use the M202A1 FLASH.

In June 2009, Capcom released this game as another remake for the Wii system with the name Resident Evil Archives, making it the 6th Resident Evil 1 remake release.

New costume for Jill,Difficulty Select and New Title Screen

Complete the game with Jill once and save the game.A few things will change.

1-The main menu will have a different background.
2-If you select the option'Once Again(with your save data loaded)'you will be given a choice of difficulties to begin the next game with-Easy,Normal and Hard
3-You will receive a key that enables you a costume change(in this case Jill's costume)

Message from director and unused costumes

Beat Invisible Mode in 5:00:00 to open up a message from the director and a slide show of unused costume designs.

Grenade Launcher Glitch

This is a step by step guide to getting this glitch to work. Follow these instructions or it will fail.

Requirements: You must have the grenade launcher and two types of ammo (e.g., Grenade Rounds, Incendiary Rounds)

1) Put all items in item box
2) Put Grenade Launcher in upper-left item slot
3) Put Incendiary Rounds in upper-right item slot
4) Close box
5) Open inventory
6) Equip Grenade Launcher
7) Open box
8) Select Incendiary Rounds from inventory
9) Press ''A'' twice
10) Move cursor to Incendiary Rounds inside box
11) Press ''A'' twice

The amount of Incendiary Rounds in the Grenade Launcher will now increase. The number value will be graphically glitched. Close the box and open inventory to fix that. I assume the value exceeds the possible amount, so the game automatically reduces the rounds to 240 to prevent data corruption. Enjoy.

This also works for other types of grenade ammo... But why you'd want anything other than Incendiary Rounds is beyond me.

NOTE: This code does not work in the PAL version of the game.

July 31, 1978

It was summer, twenty years ago and I was eighteen years old when I visited there for the first time. I can still smell the stench of the air stirred up by the helicopter's rotor blades. The mansion looked perfectly ordinary from the sky, but on the ground, I sensed something that made me fear to tread. Birkin, who was two years younger than me, was interested in nothing but the research paper he was reading.

We had only been assigned to that place two days previously, the same day they decided to close down the executive center we belonged to. This looked either carefully planned or pure coincidence, only Spencer knows. Here, Arklay Laboratory, was the very place where Spencer himself had a base for T-Virus research.

As we got off the helicopter, we saw the Laboratory Manager was waiting for us at the lift. I can't even remember the guy's name. No matter what his official title, the laboratory belonged to Birkin and I from that day. We were given full authority as chief research engineers. This was of course, Spencer's intention. We had been chosen. We completely ignored the Laboratory Manager and got into the lift as the previous day I had memorized a map of the building. As for Birkin, he didn't mean any offence but he never had time for others. Being in our company for more than five seconds would have made most people angry. The Laboratory Manager, however, showed no response.

As I was an egoistic young man those days, I did not take any notice of his lack of reaction. After all, while I was there I was merely dancing to Spencer's tune and the Lab Manager knew his intention better than I did and acted accordingly. While we were in the lift, Birkin was concentrating on the papers, which contained detailed records on Ebola, a Filovirus, which had been discovered in Africa two years ago. Even now, many people across the world are still studying Ebola. But there are two distinct reasons why. Some are studying the virus in order to save lives, while others have more sinister reasons.

Ninety percent of those infected with the Ebola virus will die. Once infected, body tissue is destroyed within ten days. There is no vaccination and no cure. If used as a weapon it is incredibly frightening. Of course the treaty on Prohibition of Use of Biological Weapons had been in effect long before that so it was illegal to conduct research on the potential use of the virus as a weapon. However, it is perfectly legal to conduct research on it to prevent it's spreading if it was used by someone else as a weapon. It is only a thin line between the two researches - in fact there is practically no difference between the two. As you must investigate how it can be used as a weapon in order to know how it can be stopped.

This means it is possible to pretend that research is for the purpose of prevention and cure while your true aim is the opposite. However, Birkin was interested in neither of these routes as the virus had too many imperfections.

Firstly, it dies easily when in contact with direct sunlight and can only survive outside the body for a few days. Secondly, the virus does not have enough time to move onto the next host as it kills its initial host too quickly. Lastly, the virus is transmitted in body fluids and secretions, which can be easily prevented.

However, consider this: what if the person infected with the virus, could stand up and walk? And if, subconsciously they sought direct physical contact with uninfected people? The Ebola gene is an RNA gene. RNA genes can mutate a human's genes and that mutation would allow the human to have monster-like semi immortality.

This creature would be a 'Human Biological Weapon' - to all intents and purposes dead as a human being but still infecting other humans as long as it is alive. It was lucky for us that Ebola did not exhibit such characteristics. We could keep Ebola with that particular capacity just for ourselves.

The organization, which was established around Spencer, was for the manufacture of this 'living weapon'. Officially, it was a pharmaceutical company specializing in a cure for the virus, but in reality it was a factory producing biological weapons. The discovery of the Founder virus 1 which can modify genes seemed to be the genesis of this whole business.

In order to manufacture the 'Human Biological Weapon' from the Founder virus, it was necessary to develop a variant with that particular peculiarity enhanced. That was the T-virus project. The Founder virus is an RNA virus. RNA viruses are known to have a tendency to mutate. That tendency enables us to manipulate them, strengthening their certain peculiarities.

Birkin wondered if he could combine the Ebola gene with the mutated Founder virus to enhance its peculiarity. The sample of Ebola virus had already arrived to his laboratory. After switching from lift to lift we eventually reached the top security unit of the laboratory. Even Birkin took his eyes off the report when we met her for the first time.

We knew nothing about her. She was the biggest secret at the laboratory and her data was never removed from the premises. The records showed that she had been there ever since the institute was established. She was twenty-five years old. No one knew who she was or why she was there. She was a human specimen to develop the 'T-virus' on. The experiment started on the 10th November 1967. She had been receiving injections of viruses for eleven years.

Birkin mumbled something - Was it to curse? Or to praise? We realized that there was no turning back. We were to lead the research to a successful conclusion or rot away like her? Of course we had no choice. The sight of her bound to a shabby hospital bed moved something in our conscience. Was it a part of Spencer's plan?

July 27, 1981

Today a ten year old girl was appointed as senior researcher at the South Pole Laboratory. Her name was Alexia Ashford. I was twenty-one years old and Birkin was nineteen.

Irritatingly, the rumor about Alexia of the South Pole monopolized discussions amongst Arklay's researchers. The Ashford name was legendary to the old staff who had been at Umbrella long enough to remember. Whenever the research came to a standstill they always said If only Dr. Ashford were still alive. Certainly Dr. Ashford was a great scientist, one of the original research team who discovered the Founder virus and the originator of the T-virus project. However, he died soon after Umbrella was established. Thirteen years has passed since his death. What was the point of expecting anything from the Ashfords? In fact, the South Pole laboratory, which was founded after Dr Edward's death by his son, had so far yielded no results.

So, not much can be expected from the granddaughter, Alexia. However, from that day, our dotard subordinates started saying If only Ms. Alexia were there.

It seemed like there was no potential for future development in this lab, as long as we had staff like those bunch of idiots, who could only judge people by their genealogy, instead of using their own sense of values. Those fools could never take initiative and would remain as minor researchers even though they had one foot in the grave. But I was different, I had good judgment.

If I, as the chief researcher, had become emotional, the development of the T-virus would have been delayed even further. To achieve results, one must stay calm and make sensible decisions whatever the circumstances.

An idea came to me - The success of the research relied on how to handle those ancient gentlemen. As they could drop dead at any moment, wouldn't they be most useful if we were to use them for the most dangerous experiments. The art of management is to utilize everyone beneath you. However, Birkin was becoming a nuisance. His reaction towards the Alexia rumors was so pathetic.

Although he never said it, he took pride in becoming the youngest ever chief researcher at the age of sixteen. But this ten year old girl had smashed this figurative trophy to pieces. It must have been the first time he had felt defeated. He could never approve of someone who was younger, with breeding, and a woman. It was unimaginable that he was being affected by a personnel reshuffle in such a far away place, where there had been no achievements for so long. After all, he was still a kid. Immature as he was, I needed him to pull himself together. Over the last three years our research had reached the second stage.

By then, the T-virus was becoming stable enough to be used to create Living Biological Weapons, better known as Zombies. However, the virus would never be able to modify the human gene one hundred percent - there are compatibilities between the virus and the genes because no one person's genes are exactly alike.

Ten percent of humans would make a lucky escape and not develop the disease, even though a zombie infected them with the virus. There was nothing we could do about this, no matter how hard we tried. If it had a ninety percent success rate then it was good enough to use as a biological weapon. But Spencer didn't seem to be satisfied. Our boss wanted a stand-alone weapon which could wipe out an entire population. But, what for?

Essentially, the virtue of biological weapons was the low development costs. But our Living Biological Weapon was becoming extremely expensive. Spencer would never have chosen this path if he was looking for financial rewards. If manufactured for use in conjunction with an orthodox weapon, it would have made a handsome profit. But to keep the research going to make a stand-alone, exterminatory weapon did not make business sense.

Why did he continue ignoring the costs? If his aim was to monopolize the entire war industry by changing the very concepts of war, perhaps I could agree a little bit. I still didn't know what his true intention was.

Apart from Spencer's intention, Birkin was engineering a living biological weapon with an increased emphasis on its ability to fight. He was trying to create it not only through mutating human genes with the T-virus but also by adding another creature's genetic information. The fighting living biological weapon would kill all human beings, including those wearing body armor, or equipped with biological warfare suits and those humans who escaped from death through infection. It was later called The Hunter. But we had to suspend the experiments for a while - to protect the specimens from Birkin.

Birkin, who had this meaningless anger directed at Alexia, started acting abnormally. He worked through the night at the lab time after time and repeated disorganized experiments one after another. Me and my staff collected biopsy samples as quickly as possible before the specimens could die, but we couldn't keep up with his speed. The Manager of the Laboratory supplied the new specimens as if nothing had happened, but they didn't survive long.

It was Hell. But she, the female specimen survived the hell. She was twenty-eight years old by then and had spent fourteen years in this lab. The numerous injections of the Founder virus she had received over the past fourteen years would have left her bereft of any logical reasoning, but if she still had any mind left, death would have been the one and only thing she wanted.

But, she has continued to live. Why was she the only one to survive? The experiment data did not highlight any difference between her and the other specimens. We needed much more time to find out the answer to that question.

December 31, 1983

My sixth winter at Arklay Laboratory.

Two almost stagnant years had passed without much achievement, but the turning point has finally arrived. The catalyst was a report we received that morning. Alexia had died at the South Pole institute.

It was said that Alexia was accidentally infected by the T-Veronica virus which she herself had developed. At that time, Alexia was twelve years old, and was too young to continue this kind of dangerous research.

A rumor began to circulate that Alexia had deliberately infected herself with the virus, but that seemed very unlikely. More likely, she had not got over the death of her father a year earlier and had made an error.

At the South Pole institute, Alexia's research was then taken over by her twin brother, her only blood relative. But no one expected any worthwhile results from him. The Ashford family line seemed to have almost died out without producing anything of note. As I suspected, the legend surrounding this family was no more than that.

Alexia's death changed Birkin - or should I say it transformed Birkin back to the person he once was. It played a major factor in Birkin's psychological well-being as his researchers started showing him more respect. With Alexia dead, the was no longer anyone who exhibited greater potential than him. However, talking about Alexia in front of him was still taboo. Birkin strongly disagreed when I tried to get hold of a T-Veronica sample. I had to bide my time to find a better opportunity to find out the truth about Alexia's research. In spite of the fact that Birkin was in much stronger position he still never grew up. However, in those days, I had much bigger issues to contend with.

The Arklay Laboratory was situated in the center of a mountainous region, itself surrounded by a deep forest. I often went out for walks during my time there, but I never came across anyone else. Helicopter was the only means of reaching the laboratory, making it inaccessible to outsiders. The remoteness of the area and lack of people is an important factor when choosing a site for an institute like this, in order to minimize a potential disaster if the virus escaped. However, biological weapons were not as simple as that. The viruses would not just infect human beings.

No virus chooses just one type of carrier. For example, apart from humans, the influenza virus can infect birds, pigs, horses and even sea lions. It complicates the matter further when you know that not all the species of the same family can be infected, but other species of birds are spared. More over, the same virus may take different carriers, depending on it's variants. It is impossible to know all the carriers for even just one virus. The biggest problem is the high adaptability of the T-virus.

While Birkin was not contributing much I had been studying the possibility of secondary infection from the T-virus. What I discovered was that the T-virus has carriers in almost every single species. Not only animals, but also plants, insects, fish, almost all the species have a potential to multiply and spread the T-virus. When I was strolling through the woods, i always thought - Why did Spencer choose this location?

There were so many species that co-existed in the forest. What would happen if the virus escaped and came into contact with a creature capable of being a carrier? If it were some insects, then they would not pose a big threat of secondary infection due to their size. But insects can multiply to enormous numbers.

In that case, how far could the virus spread? Suppose it was some plants. It may appear at first that the possibility of widespread infection would be small as plants cannot move. But what about their pollen?

This location was too dangerous. Come to think of it, it made perfect sense for the Ashfords to choose the South Pole as the site for their laboratory. In contrast, this location, it seems, was selected in order to spread the virus. But, that couldn't be true, could it? What did Spencer want us to do?

These thoughts were too important to share with anybody else in the laboratory. The only person I cold possibly ask was Birkin. But, it was obvious there was no point in talking to him about it. What I needed was more information.

Around this time, I started to feel the limitation of my situation. In order to find out Spencer's true intention, I needed to be in a position which would give me access to the information I required. I had no hesitation in giving up my present position for this purpose. But, I did not want to be too hasty because if Spencer had any suspicions about my real motives, then the game would be up.

I concentrated on my research with Birkin so that my real thoughts would not betray me. While we were keeping ourselves busy, the female specimen was almost forgotten about. A failure, with no use, but still she lived on. We called her a failure because we could not get any valid data from her. Until that experiment took place, five years later...

July 1, 1988

It was our 11th summer since we arrived at the Arklay Laboratory. I was twenty-eight years old. Birkin was then, a father with a two year old girl. His partner was also a researcher at Arklay. It was hard to believe that anyone could marry and bring up a child while both of them worked here. On the other hand, because he was different he could continue his research at Arklay. Only the mad could succeed there.

In those ten years our research finally reached the third stage. A highly sophisticated Fighting Biological Weapon - with intelligence, which would obey programmed orders and act as a soldier. That was the monster we tried to create and we called it The Tyrant.

But, from the beginning there was no huge obstacle - it was almost impossible to obtain a living subject on which we could base the Tyrant. The supply of genetically adaptable human beings for the Tyrant was extremely limited.

This is due to the nature of the T-virus. The T-virus variant which was ideal to create the zombies and the Hunters was suitable for most humans, but it had a fault of making the carrier's brain cells decline. To transform the carrier into a Tyrant we needed to keep the carrier's intelligence at a certain level. In order to overcome this issue, Birkin had been working on extracting a variant which would cause the least damage to the brain when it was adapted perfectly to the carrier.

However, humans with a genetic match to this variant were extremely rare. The Genetic Analytic team's simulation report told us that only one in ten million would be infected and transform into a Tyrant with the remainder becoming zombies.

It might have been possible to develop a more progressive strain of the T-virus which could transform more humans into Tyrants. However, to push the research further, first of all we required human subjects with a perfect genetic match to the variant.

There was little possibility that such a specimen would be supplied to us, because even if we scoured the whole USA, we would only be able to find fifty or so of them. In fact, at that time, even with the utmost effort we only managed to collect a few specimens with a close match. Even from the outset, our research was at a standstill.

But one day, we heard a rumor that a European laboratory were working on a project to create a third Living Biological Weapon. It was called the Nemesis Project.

I acted quickly to obtain a sample from the project so that I could use it to our advantage. Of course, Birkin was against this idea, but this time I somehow managed to persuade him. He had no choice but to admit that our research wouldn't go any further unless we found the matching specimen. A few days later, in the middle of the night, a parcel arrived from Europe via various transit points. It arrived to our heliport in a small box.

Nemesis Prototype

We had to pull many strings to obtain it from the French laboratory where it had been developed, but it could not have happened without the support of Spencer. Birkin showed no interest at all, but he accepted the importance of the experiment. The samples had been developed with a brand new design in mind.

A parasitic living body, created by genetically modification - that was Nemesis. A living body with intelligence, which was unable to do anything on its own. However, once it parasites the brain of another living being, it would take full control of the body and demonstrate its highly developed aptitude for combat. The project was to provide the intelligence and the biological body for combat separately and then combine them in order to create one living biological weapon.

If it was successful we no longer needed to worry about the problems we had previously encountered. But there was a new problem in that it did not always settle in the carrier in the same manner as we desired.

On the report attached to the sample, we saw nothing but a long list of deaths. The carriers lasted for only five minutes after Nemesis took control of their brains. But we already knew that an incomplete prototype would be extremely dangerous. If we succeeded in prolonging the carriers' survival then we could hope to take the lead in the Nemesis project. This was my aim. Naturally, I was planning to use the female specimen. With her unusual ability to survive, she could endure the Nemesis prototype for a long time. Even if we failed, we would lose nothing.

However, our experiments took an unexpected turn. Nemesis vanished when it tried to enter her brain. At first, we could not understand what happened. We never thought that she would take over the parasite. That was the beginning. Until then, she was barely alive but something was about to awake in her. We had to start examining her afresh.

Over the last ten years, she had been checked down to the minutest details, but we decided to ignore the past data and start anew. Now, for the first time in her twenty-one years of being here, something no one had seen was about to be revealed.

After much examination, only Birkin noticed it. Something definitely existed in her. This, however, went beyond the original T-Virus project and led us in a totally new and different direction. That was the beginning of the G-virus project, which changed all our destinies.

July 31, 1995

It was summer again and seventeen years from the time I first visited the place. Whenever I went there I was remembered the smell of the winds from that day. Nothing has changed since then, even the buildings and surroundings. I could see Birkin, who had already arrived, standing on the heliport. I had not seen him for a long time. Four years have passed since I left Arklay Laboratory.

At that time, when Birkin's G-virus project was approved, I applied for my transfer to the Information Bureau and was readily accepted. It must have looked natural for everyone that I was giving up my career as a researcher and seeking a change. Actually, the G-virus project was beyond my abilities. Even if I did not have any reasons to find out Spencer's true intention, it was true that I felt my faculties as a researcher had reached their limits.

In spite of the downdraft caused by the helicopter, Birkin never took his eyes off the research papers. Although it seemed he still visited Arklay regularly, he was no longer a researcher at that facility. Sometime ago, he had been transferred to a huge underground laboratory in Raccoon City, which was his base for the G-virus project headed up by himself.

Quite honestly, four years ago, I never thought that Spencer would approve the G-virus project because it was founded on an unknown belief and deviated from the original concept of a biological weapon.

The distinct difference between the G-virus and the T-virus was that the organism infected by the G-virus continued to mutate by itself. Because a virus is an unprotected form of a gene, it can easily mutate. This mutation can happen when a virus is left on its own, but once a virus is in other organism, it is a different story.

A gene in an organism's body hardly mutates even though its structure was modified by a virus, unless some external influences, such as exposure to radiation, takes place. However, an organism infected with the G-virus keeps mutating itself without any external influence until it dies.

Similar characteristics did exist in the T-virus. When we placed the Living Biological Weapon under certain circumstances, we recorded some genetic recombination caused by an activated virus in it's body. However, in the case of the T-virus it always needed some external influences to trigger the recombination and the results were always close to what we predicted. G-infected organisms totally lacked such predictability. No one could foresee what recombination it would take, and whatever means to stop the process it kept mutating nonetheless, making our manipulation worthless.

Seven years ago, Birkin found signs of this effect in the female specimen. On the surface she had not changed at all, but internally, she changed continuously and remained alive by merging and coexisting with all the experimental viruses she was administered. And the twenty-one years of internal mutation evolved her enough to accept the parasitic organism Nemesis. The G-virus project was trying to push this abnormality to the ultimate limit. But, the end result of this project could be either the evolution of the ultimate organism or total destruction. Can we call this a weapon?

What made Spencer approve this project? Even though I had been in the Information Bureau for four years by this time, I could still not understand his motives. And now, Spencer does not even come to Arklay. It is as if he had foreseen something was about to happen there. The image of Spencer fading away from me like a mirage in the desert. But an opportunity must present itself sometime. If I can survive until then.

The lift was carrying both Birkin and me to the highest security level, to the place where we saw him for the first time. The new chief researcher John, Birkin's successor, was waiting for us there.

He was transferred from the Chicago laboratory and was said to be an excellent scientist, but he seemed to be too normal to work for this laboratory. He had doubts about the cruelty of the research and reported to his superior to correct the situation. That caused a big enough stir even in the Information Bureau. It was everyone's opinion that if any information was leaked, it had to come from him. We ignored John and started to give her final treatment. To kill her.

She has regained a little intelligence after taking in Nemesis. But, it resulted in nothing more than making her behave strangely. The odd behavior continued to escalate. Nowadays, she peels off other women's faces and wears them over her own. The records show that she behaved in the same manner when she was first given the Founder virus. We were never sure what made her react in such a way, but her termination was decided after three researchers had become her victims. Now that the study of the G-virus was on track she lost her status as a valuable specimen.

The termination of her vital signs was checked and confirmed repeatedly for the next three days. Then, the body was taken away to some location at the instruction of the Laboratory Manager. Even now, I still do not know who she was and why she was brought here. Of course it was exactly the same for other specimens. However, she had not been there, the G-Project might never have existed and if that was the case then Birkin and I would be in very different situations.

As I left Arklay Laboratory, I was thinking things over. Just how calculating is Spencer?

My Personal Review:

Introduction:

Back in 1996, Resident Evil shocked gammer audiences around the world, and I don't believe that Capcom realized what a major phenominon Resident Evil became.  Turning primitive graphics and giving it a major upgrade like with this game where the graphics are just boarderline to looking like reality was a very smart idea.  I never heard of any other game using graphics this realistic looking before this remake game was released.

Graphics: 10/10

Game Play: 9/10

Sound 7/10:

Conclusion and Overall: 10/10:

The game play and its graphics have definatley gone a long ways in just 6 years.  Although I don't feel that this Resident Evil is any scarrier than the original.  Those realistic graphics are amazing, yes, but I don't feel it made scarrier.  I mean I used to be terrified of the giant spiders, and this game I'm laughing at them.  But let me put it to you this way, it's better than the original, but it lacks something that made the original scarier.  Sometimes old school things are better than what change brings.

-- Resident Evil Series Site Owner (Me)

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Source #2 Review: 

When Capcom announced that it would sign an exclusive deal with Nintendo back in 2001 the Resident Evil crowds went wild, and to add fuel to the fire, Capcom showed pictures of what seemed to be a remake of the very first, and by far the most popular, Resident Evil. Featuring unprecedented, completely overhauled graphics, new game play elements and an added storyline, Resident Evil "Rebirth" seemed very promising. Much to the joy of the fan base Resident Evil Remake didn't only deliver the expectations of the fans but in many cases surpassed them greatly.

Graphics

The most striking feature of the Remake is of course it's mind-boggling looks. The pre-rendered backgrounds are simply indescribably beautiful. They are littered with both small and large details like flickering candles, swinging lamps or huge waterfalls, all of which are animated flawlessly. Remake also makes great use of lighting to set up the atmosphere, each character now casts a realistic shadow dependent on the light source that bends and blends realistically to the background. Though there is some slight roughness noticeable in the shadows it hardly is a thing to complain about. Also from time to time the lightning strikes outside the mansion illuminating everything and casting shadows realistically. All of the above effects coupled with the most lifelike character models ever make up for a game that simply makes love with your eyes. The characters and monsters sport a huge amount of polygons, which shows. With a much darker, grimier and worn out feel, the Gamecube version of Resident Evil delivers graphical feast that is sure to set the mood for a spectacular survival horror game.

Sound

Sounds play in important factor in Resident Evil games and Remake is no exception. With the power of the current generation consoles it's possible to use multi-channel audio to even deepen the gaming experience. Resident Evil Remake supports Dolby Digital Pro Logic 2 that coupled with a decent home-theater system makes one unforgettable survival-horror gaming experience. The music is pretty ambient for the most part but take a whole different approach when needed, suddenly turning into a panicky quick tempo tunes or into relaxing save-room music. The voice acting is pretty decent and leaps and bounds from that of the original's. The dialogue has been revamped for a less cheesy one and one that flows pretty well. The monsters also make pretty creepy noises, from the basic moans and groans of the zombies to the howl-like sounds of the Crimson Heads and the spine-chilling moaning of Lisa Trevor. Memorable stuff. The sound effects make good use of the DPL2 and will make your sub boom if necessary. It's also possible to locate your enemies by listening which can save your skin many times.

Story

Remake's story is identical the original's. Some cutscenes are re-directed and the dialogue is modified to some extent but as a whole the story is pretty much the same. What Remake does though is it adds a new side-story involving an unlucky guinea pig of Umbrella called Lisa Trevor, whose tragic story will be revealed to you and in which you will be involved in.

Conclusion

Capcom didn't only revamp the graphics for this one, they also added whole new areas, a new side-story, new game play elements in the form of defense-items. They really went all the way with this one. For a Resident Evil fan, Remake is something you shouldn't miss, something you simply have to experience for yourself. Some people may have gripes of the control system or inventory management but those things have grown to be a trademark for the Resident Evil- series, something that has grown on people, both fans and casual gamers alike. If you don't own a Gamecube yet, this is THE reason to get one. In short, this is Resident Evil at it's best.

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Source #3 Review:

Introduction:

Resident Evil revolutionized the videogame world when it was established in 1996. It brought a level of maturity to games not previously seen. It sparked the creation of a genre affectionately dubbed "Survival Horror." With new franchises spawning off of it's creativity, even from Capcom itself, a question was raised; can Resident Evil still keep up with the ever-changing innovations seen with the likes of Silent Hill? The answer is a resounding yes.

Graphics:

One word: wow. If you notice anything about this game right off the bat, it's indisputably the graphics! High polygon counts bring the craft to a new breathtaking high. Pre-rendered environments that seamlessly blend into the game thanks to the streaming video laced throughout the mansion and it's surrounding areas. Water gushes around you as your feet go over a small stream. Water ripples frighteningly accurate to real life.

The lighting is absolute perfection; even the character's faces have detailed shadowing effects. Ditching the live actors used in the original was a smart move as the FMVs are beautifully rendered and surprisingly clean considering the GameCube's tendency to be grainy in that area. There is absolutely nothing negative that I could find in the graphics department. I could even go so far as to call it the most attractive game I have ever seen!

Sound:

Simply awesome. As expected the series keeps you on the edge of your seat with chilling music. Sometimes though the most terrifying music on the entire soundtrack is dead silence. You know that something is always waiting for you, maybe even around the next corner. Zombies eerily shuffle as they walk, and let out bone chilling moans. Foot steps change to the sound of the turf they are walking upon, a Resident Evil trademark. However, a lack of Dolby Surround Sound is sure to leave audio buffs a bit irritated.

The voice acting is hit and miss, although much improved over any of the Resident Evil games. Especially the original. Overall however, I would have to say that Capcom strikes gold again. 

Controls:

Here is where the real fork in the road lies for players of the Resident Evil series. You either hate the control scheme or you cope with it for the good of playing the game. I however, am biased to the control scheme. I feel it ADDS to the no-escape atmosphere. However with three different schemes to choose from, I decided it was worth it to give each of them a go.

I was surprised to see that the other two were more maneueverable AND kept with that no-escape sensation. Personally I found little wrong with the controls, but players new to the series will most likely feel some frustration until they get through the growing pains. Once they do, they won't even notice it.

Gameplay:

Seeing as this is a remake, you'd probably expect a re-hash of tired puzzles and shoot-em up game play. Well fortunately, Capcom grabs your attention and plays for keeps. Just enough is new to warrant a purchase. There is also just enough of the original game to re-kindle nostalgia.

Probably the biggest addition would be the use of "defense items". Hidden around the mansion are items such as daggers, flash grenades, and battery packs. Each of these items, when picked up don't take up space in your character's inventory. When a zombie grabs hold of you, if you have a defense item handy you can use it to escape their clutches un-scathed. I remember several times where a defense item got me out of a tight spot.

The puzzles while many are new, quite a few are still very much the same. However, if it's been a while since you played Resident Evil, you won't recognize much. And you'll never know when a zombie is about ready to bust out that door, eliminating the once safe feeling of walking by one. The atmosphere is still as terrifying as ever. Be prepared to sheepishly run for the light switch!

Replay Value:

To keep you playing, there are two secret costumes for both Jill and Chris and two secret weapons. Extra modes that can be unlocked include a "real survivor" mode, hard mode, and invisible enemy mode. The secret weapons, the Samuri's Edge and the Rocket Launcher, both come with unlimited ammo and are great for when you are not looking for more than some brainless zombie-blasting.

Real survivor mode is quite challenging, because it takes some of the beauty of the item box away. If you put an item into a particular item box, it STAYS in that item box. It wont be in every item box you encounter in the game. Hard mode is unlocked after you beat the game the first time, and obviously isn't exactly a walk in the park. And as the name suggests, invisible enemy mode is the same game, except you obviously cannot see your enemy. It's tougher than keeping a hat on a monkey. With a handful of extras to unlock, Resident Evil Remake will keep the die-hards busy for months!

Conclusion:

This game defines what should be the industry standard for creating a remake. The graphics set a new high for standards. The audio is as good as it's ever been, and improvements were made to the control scheme to take advantage of the GameCube's controller setup. Game play additions such as defense items add dimensions, and there are enough extras to keep you re-playing for a long time. This game again heightens the standards of Survival Horror, something the series has consistently done with each passing installment. A great way to tide yourself over until the release of Zero. I not only recommend this title, I DEMAND you quit reading and run out and buy it!