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RaccoonCity. A secluded mountain community, plagued by a storm of vicious attacks, is completely overrun. Mutant beasts, blood-thirsty zombies infest the landscape. You are S.T.A.R.S - Special Tactics and Rescue Squad. Your mission: investigate the ominous mansion at the core of the horrific disaster. Uncover secrets behind a radical, genetic research facility. With unspeakable horrors lurking around every corner, the ultimate test may be just to make it out alive! [Capcom]
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more... 100
Total Video Games
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.
 100
Into Liquid Sky
I have played RE on the PSX about 14 times and know it like the back of my palm, but this one still took me awhile.
100
GameNow
Simply said: This remake is a horror masterpiece. [June 2002, p.61]
100
Maxim Online
With better effects (the lighting and environments are better than some movies—like, say, the Resident Evil movie) and slicker motion-capture animation, the new, improved Resident Evil regains the throne as horror-action video game king.
100
Cinescape
From the moment the first cutscene runs, you are totally sucked in. Your heart rate jumps as you walk through the hallways, and no feeling is worse than being out of ammo and wounded… everything about this game sucks you into the role of the characters.
100
Play Magazine
As much as I praise RE for the way it feels in my hands, I find amazing power in the mood and beauty of its images. There is a detail and complexity in the corners and backgrounds that we could never hope to expect before. [June 2002, p.58]
100
Gaming Age
Resident Evil on GameCube redefines fear...You think you know, but you have no idea.
98
Nintendo Power
A survival horror masterpiece that ranks among the best sensory scares of any medium. [June 2002, p.148]
95
Electric Playground
In the spirit of the whole new-beginnings thing, let me lift the poster-slogan from the old '70s horror movie "Phantasm:" IF THIS ONE DOESN'T SCARE YOU, YOU'RE ALREADY DEAD!
95
TotalGames.net
You MUST experience Resident Evil. Swoon at the graphics, cringe at the gore and prepare your nerves for the ride of their lives.
94
GameZone
If you've never played RE before, the remake will scare you to death. And if you have played through it before, it still will scare you to death! Maybe not as much, but you will jump out of your seat at least once -- I guarantee it.
94
Games Radar UK (Pre-2006)
[Biohazzard] This is GC's real killer game. It's worth getting the console for and surpasses all that you could hope for from a remake.We crave the UK release like zombies crave brains. [GamesMaster Magazine]
93
GameCube Europe
If you’re a fan of Resident Evil then playing this game will be like a dream for you. This is how Capcom must have wanted to do it the first time but couldn’t due to limiting technology of the time they got the idea. I guess you could say RE came before it’s time…kind of like Leonardo de Vinci making plans for a helicopter.
93
Game Informer
As was the case seven years ago, I jumped out of my seat more times than I care to admit. The suspense is far greater. The gore more defined. [June 2002, p.80]
92
Gamezilla!
I still think this is the GameCube's equivalent of "Halo."
92
Electronic Gaming Monthly
Not only do the backgrounds look amazing, but their realism combined with the confining effects of fixed camera angles makes this the scariest RE of all. [June 2002, p.116]
91
GameSpy
A masterpiece of macabre mayhem, encased in a graphical shell so realistic you'll be wincing at every arterial spray and brutal decapitation.
91
Entertainment Weekly
While the controls can be frustrating, the creepy ambiance is taken to a whole new level. [31 May 2002, p.112]
91
Game Revolution
The original game looked great when it came out on the PSX, but compared to this GC version, it looks like "Pong"...anyone with even a vague taste for rotten meat should look into it immediately.
91
GamingTrend
You have to play the game in the dark, with the volume cranked up, to really appreciate all this game has to offer. If you're into scary games, you won't find anything better than this.
90
IGN
The prettiest, most atmospheric and all-around scariest game we've ever played.
90
GamePro
For an intense night of absolute terror, this game will give you a gaming experience that you won’t soon forget.
90
Media and Games Online Network
Everything in the background of the mansion hallways, courtyards, rooms, etc. is extremely detailed, right up to a little pile of dust on an old table.
90
GamerWeb Nintendo
It is undeniably one of the best looking games ever made for any platform, period. The sound and music are appriopriately spooky.
90
N-Insanity
It starts a bit on the slow side, but I still stand firm in my belief that Resident Evil is one of the strongest video games on the market.
90
GMR Magazine
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]
90
Armchair Empire
There’s a surprising amount of strategy involved in fighting the zombies, especially when dealing with more than one.
90
All Game Guide
It's a game dripping with atmosphere, literally, and ranks as one of the most impressive GameCube achievements in sound and visuals to date.
89
GameSpot
With the exception of the dated control scheme, Capcom has nearly perfected its craft and created the best Resident Evil ever.
87
Game Over Online
Who would have thought that a visual makeover and a few gameplay tweaks could render an otherwise obsolete game into a incredibly entertaining experience that defies all expectations?
80
G4 TV
Capcom seems unable to accept the idea of user-controlled cameras of any sort. You'll inevitably end up shooting at monsters you can't see thanks to lousy viewing angles...Otherwise remarkable.
80
Yahoo! Games
An engrossing experience with a horrific backbone.
80
GamePen
While it’s certainly pretty, its basic strengths and weaknesses still come through, just like other surgical enhancements in southern California.
80
RewiredMind
An incredibly impressive re-imagining of a gaming classic.
67
XenGamers
Unfortunately, this version of Capcom’s seminal survival horror title doesn’t play as good as it looks. As a matter of fact, it plays a whole heck of a lot like the original Resident Evil.
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