Resident Evil
Resident Evil
For years a secluded mansion and its grounds have been the site of top-secret biotechnic experiments. The research staff has been funded by a respected (if slightly unethical) corporation named Umbrella. The weekly laboratory reports have been increasingly vague and now they have stopped completely. Recent gory attacks near the mansion have lead to rumors of unnatural canines on the prowl. Something has gone terribly wrong.
Two S.T.A.R.S. teams (Special Tactics and Rescue Squad) are sent to investigate these strange and gruesome developments. Bravo Team mobilizes first and disappears almost immediately. Alpha Team follows, urgently driven towards the mansion. As either Chris Redfield or Jill Valentine, two valuable parts of the Alpha team, you work your way inside. Everything is quiet... too quiet.
Resident Evil was first released on the PlayStation. Later, a Director's Cut version was released (which isn't actually director's cut because, well, the US censors got ahold of it first and it's still edited. Capcom knew this AFTER the release and refunded anyone who wasn't happy with the game.) In RE, you can play as one of two characters. Jill Valentine or Chris Redfield.
Recently, for the Game Cube, a remake has been done. The remake is pretty much the old game with LOTS of new stuff added. It's almost like a new game by itself. One interesting this is you now have to burn the zombies or the get back up after you've killed them. Also, after you've beaten the game, you can unlock new game modes. Once such mode involves one of your old S.T.A.R.S. team mate, Forest Speyer. Poor Forest becomes a zombie (he's my fave zombie ¢¾ and you can see a pic of him on the main game page)... well, one of the new game modes makes him a Kamikaze Zombie. Yes, that's right... if you shoot your old pal, it's game over because he's got all kinds of explosives strapped to him. To make things even more fun, he chases you around the mansion. Good times.
I haven't actually played the RE remake for long (an hour, maybe), but it was a great game while I had it.
And here are two screen shots of the same area in the mansion so you can see the difference between the first release of the game and the remake.
