Resident Evil
Resident Evil (known in Japan as Biohazard (バイオハザード, Baiohazādo)) is a media franchise consisting of a survival horror video games series, comic books, novelizations, three Hollywood motion pictures, and a variety of collectibles, including action figures, game guides and publications. Developed by Capcom and created by Shinji Mikami, the game series has been heavily influenced by George A. Romero's Dead movies, as well as the Alone in the Dark series of PC games.[citation needed]The games have sold over 30 million copies as of February 2006.[1] As of 2007, there are six games in the main series (excluding remakes), with seventh and eighth installments currently under production.
Game History
The original Resident Evil made its debut in the U.S. in 1996 on the Sony Playstation. Later the same year it was ported to the Sega Saturn. It was both a critical and commercial success[citation needed], leading to the production of two immediate sequels, Resident Evil 2 in 1998 and Resident Evil 3: Nemesis in 1999, both also for the PlayStation. A port of Resident Evil was released for the Sega Saturn and a port of Resident Evil 2 was released for the Nintendo 64. In addition, ports of all three were released for Windows. The fourth game in the series, Resident Evil Code: Veronica, was developed for the Sega Dreamcast and released in 2000 (followed by ports of 2 and 3). Sony PlayStation 2 and Nintendo GameCube versions were later produced in the form of an updated version entitled Code: Veronica X.
Despite earlier announcements that the next game in the series would be released for the PlayStation 2 (which resulted in the creation of an unrelated game titled Devil May Cry) series' creator and producer Shinji Mikami decided to make the series exclusively for the Nintendo GameCube[citation needed]. The next three games in the series: a remake of the original Resident Evil, the prequel Resident Evil Zero (originally planned as a Nintendo 64 game) and Resident Evil 4, were exclusive to the GameCube.
In addition, the console received ports of the previous Resident Evil sequels as they originally appeared on the PlayStation and Dreamcast. The remake and Resident Evil Zero were both released in 2002. Despite this exclusivity agreement between Capcom and Nintendo, Capcom released several spinoffs for the PS2 that were not part of the main series. Eventually, Capcom released the GameCube version of Resident Evil 4 in 2005. A PlayStation 2 version was later announced, which launched later the same year with additional supplemental features. A Windows port was released in May 2007, while a Wii version with the PS2 port's extra features and motion sensitive controls was released on June 19th, 2007.
Spin-offs
In addition to the main installments in the series, Capcom has also produced various Resident Evil spinoffs that serve as side stories to the main storyline.
There is a trilogy of GunCon-compatible light gun games known as the Gun Survivor series in Japan. The trilogy consists of Resident Evil Survivor (2000, PlayStation/PC), Resident Evil: Survivor 2 Code: Veronica (2001, Arcade/PlayStation 2) and Resident Evil: Dead Aim (2003, PlayStation 2). It is worth noting that Dead Aim is actually the fourth Gun Survivor game in Japan, with Gun Survivor 3 being the Dino Crisis spinoff Dino Stalker. In addition, the North American release of Resident Evil Survivor Gun Survivor games have launched with poor to mediocre reviews[2] that became increasingly better with each installment.
Resident Evil Outbreak is an online game for the PlayStation 2 released in 2004 depicting a series of episodic storylines in Raccoon City set during the same time period as Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil 3: Nemesis. It was followed by a single sequel, Resident Evil Outbreak: File #2.
Resident Evil Gaiden is an action-adventure game for the Game Boy Color featuring an RPG-style combat system. It was developed by now-defunct British-based M4 Limited. The game is a non-canonical side-story starring Leon S. Kennedy and Barry Burton, and notable for its cliffhanger ending that was left unexplored in later games. There have also been several downloadable mobile games based on the Resident Evil series in Japan. Some of these mobile games have been released in North America and Europe through Capcom Mobile.
Games
Main series
| Name | Year of Release | Original Platforms | Ported/Remake Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|
| Resident Evil | 1996 | PlayStation | PC, Sega Saturn, GameCube, Mobile Phone, Nintendo DS |
| Resident Evil 2 | 1998 | PlayStation | PC, Game.com, Nintendo 64, Dreamcast, GameCube |
| Resident Evil 3: Nemesis | 1999 | PlayStation | PC, Dreamcast, GameCube |
| Resident Evil Code: Veronica | 2000 | Dreamcast | PlayStation 2, GameCube |
| Resident Evil Zero | 2002 | GameCube | None |
| Resident Evil 4 | 2005 | GameCube | PC, PlayStation 2, Wii |
| Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles | 2007 | Wii | None |
| Resident Evil 5 | 2009 | PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 | TBD |
Spin-offs
| Name | Year of Release | Original Platforms |
Ported/Remake Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|
| Resident Evil: Survivor | 2000 | PlayStation | PC |
| Resident Evil: Survivor 2 Code: Veronica | 2001 | Arcade | PlayStation 2 |
| Resident Evil Gaiden | 2001 | Game Boy Color | None |
| Resident Evil: Dead Aim | 2003 | PlayStation 2 | None |
| Resident Evil Outbreak | 2003 | PlayStation 2 | None |
| Resident Evil Outbreak File #2 | 2004 | PlayStation 2 | None |
| Resident Evil Confidential Report | 2006 | Mobile Phone | None |
In other media
In addition to video games, the plot of Resident Evil has also been adapted into officially licensed materials such as films, comic books, and novels.
Films
There are currently three Resident Evil films, each written by Paul W. S. Anderson. Though acclaimed horror film director George A. Romero was hired to write a script for the latest film, it was ultimately rejected in favor of one penned by Anderson.[3] As Romero's script was a close, but not full, adaptation of the game, Capcom believed fans would feel that the movie had been altered too much from the game, and that newcomers would dislike the premise.[4] Sony released a revised synopsis that referred to Extinction as "the third and final installment" of the Resident Evil film series.[5] The movies were mostly panned by critics.[6] and reaction from fans was mixed. Some praised the movie for bringing the series to a mainstream audience,[7] while others criticized the fact that it was not a complete adaptation of the Resident Evil games. Many fans also noticed that the movies contain many plot elements that directly contradict those from the games, though the general consensus is that the games and the films take place in separate "universes".
Despite the criticism, the films have been financially successful enough to encourage the approval of a trilogy. Released films and films to be released are as follows:
Novels
The earliest Resident Evil novel was a novella titled Biohazard: The Beginning by Hiroyuki Ariga. It was published in 1997 as a portion of the book The True Story of Biohazard , which was given away as a pre-order bonus with the Saturn version of Biohazard and was not sold in stores. The story serves as a prelude to the events of the original Resident Evil, in which Chris investigates the disappearance of a missing friend.
Author S.D. Perry has written novelizations of the first five games, as well as two original novels taking place between games. The Perry series is: The Umbrella Conspiracy, a novelization of the first game; Caliban Cove, an original novel set after the first game; City of the Dead, a novelization of Resident Evil 2; Underworld, another original novel set after Resident Evil 2; Nemesis; Code: Veronica; and Zero Hour. The novels often took liberties with the plot of the games, either by giving names to unnamed characters in the game or exploring events occurring outside and beyond the games [citation needed]. This often meant that the games would later contradict the novels by taking the story in a different direction [citation needed]. One notable addition from the novels is the character of Trent, who often served as a mysterious behind-the-scenes string-puller who aided the main characters. Perry's novels were translated and released in Japan with new cover arts by Wolfina[1].
There was also a trilogy of original Biohazard novels in Japan. Hokkai no Yôjû (北海の妖獣, lit. "The Beast of the Northern Seas") was published in 1998 and was written by Kyu Asakura and the staff of Flagship. Two additional novels were published in 2002, To the Liberty by Suien Kimura and Rose Blank by Tadashi Aizawa. While no official English translation of these novels had been published yet, the last two books were translated into German and published in 2006.
Novelizations of the three films, titled Genesis, Apocalypse, and Extinction were written by Keith R.A. DeCandido. Extinction being released in late July of 2007, several months before the films release. There was also a Japanese novelization of the first film, unrelated to DeCandido's version, written by Osamu Makino.
Comics
In 1998 Wildstorm began publication of a monthly comic book series based on the first two games titled Resident Evil: The Official Comic Magazine, which lasted five issues. Each issue was a compilation of short stories that were both adaptations of events from the games (alluded and depicted), as well as related side-stories. Like the Perry novels, the comics also explored events occurring beyond Resident Evil 2 (the latest game during the series' publication) and thus were contradicted by later games. Wildstorm also published a four-issue mini-series titled Resident Evil: Fire & Ice, which depicted the ordeal of Charlie Team, a third S.T.A.R.S. team appearing only in the comic.
There has also been a few officially licensed (as well as unlicensed) Biohazard manhua series published in Hong Kong. One of these comics, an adaptation of Code: Veronica by Lee Chung Hing, was translated into English and published by Wildstorm.
Merchandise
Over the years, various toy companies have acquired the Resident Evil license and each producing their own unique line of Resident Evil action figures or models. These include, but not limited to, Toy Biz, Palisade Toys and Moby Dick (in Japan only). NECA currently holds the license. Originally the company was only producing figures based on Resident Evil 4, but extended the line to include characters from previous installments. Tokyo Marui also produced replicas of the guns used in the Resident Evil series in the form of gas blow-back BB guns. Some models included the S.T.A.R.S. Beretta featured in Resident Evil 3, and the Umbrella Desert Eagle in a limited edition that came with other memorabilia in a wooden case, along with the Gold Lugers from Code: VERONICA "Samurai Edge" from the Gamecube Resident Evil remake. Other merchandise includes energy drinks called "T-Virus Cure".
Sourcebooks
Resident Evil Archives (Biohazard Archives) is a reference guide of the Resident Evil series written by staff members of Capcom. It was translated into English and published by BradyGuides. The guide describes and summarizes all of the key events that occur in Resident Evil 0, Resident Evil, Resident Evil 2, Resident Evil 3: Nemesis, and Resident Evil Code: Veronica. Along with the main plot analysis, it also contains character relationship charts, artwork, item descriptions and file transcripts for all five games. While one of the few video game-based reference guides that was translated into English, the translation was criticized by fans for inconsistencies with the original Japanese version [citation needed], as well as inconsistencies in the official translations provided by the games themselves [citation needed].
Critical response
Utilizing heavy horror elements, puzzle solving, and action, most of the games in the main Resident Evil series have been released to positive reviews. Many of the games, notably Resident Evil 4, have been bestowed with multiple Game of the Year honors[8] and frequently placed on lists of the best games ever made.[9] A common criticism of the series is its odd placement of puzzles. When speaking of Code: Veronica, one critic wrote that the game is "still largely a puzzle-driven (as opposed to plot driven) experience."[10] Capcom has been commended, however, for making an attempt to phase out and better integrate the puzzles, with IGN writing that the puzzles of Resident Evil 4 are "not so obscure that they can't be figured out, and indeed many of them are downright clever."[11]
In other games
Due to Resident Evil's popularity, Capcom has incorporated references to the series and even actual crossovers with the characters in some of their other titles. Other companies, such as SNK Playmore and Namco, have also incorporated references to the series.
- Pocket Fighter (1997) - A super deformed fighting game starring Street Fighter and Darkstalkers characters. In one of her combos, Chun Li is dressed as Jill Valentine in her S.T.A.R.S. outfit. Akuma's ending in the game also featured a scene in which he fights zombies dressed like those from the original Resident Evil.
- Breath of Fire III (1998) - There is an enemy in Caer Xhan that is called "Plant 42".
- Trick'N Snowboarder (1999) - A snowboarding sports game for the Sony PlayStation, featuring Leon, Claire, and a zombie cop from Resident Evil 2 as unlockable characters.
- Dino Crisis (1999) - A survival horror (or "survival panic") game directed by Shinji Mikami, often considered to be a cousin to the Resident Evil series. Umbrella logos are visible on certain crates.
- SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters Clash (1999) - A card game-based video game for the Neo Geo Pocket Color. Card Fighters Clash featured various trading cards based on Capcom and SNK games, including characters cards of Jill Valentine, Leon S. Kennedy, Claire Redfield, and a generic zombie from the series, as well as an Action Card called "Escape", which pictured Sherry Birkin fleeing from the mutant G. The mansion from the first game is adapted into a theme part attraction within the game, featuring various references to the series (including two characters named "Chris" and "Mikami"). The sequel (Card Fighters 2: Expand Edition) added two new character cards depicting Chris Redfield and Nemesis. The upcoming Card Fighters DS will feature an Ada Wong card.
- Marvel vs. Capcom 2 (2000) - A popular fighting game that has been ported to several home consoles, Marvel vs. Capcom 2 featured an extensive roster of characters from both Marvel Comics and Capcom. Resident Evil's Jill Valentine was one such character. She is armed with most of the weapons she equips in the original Resident Evil and can summon some of the enemy creatures of the series for special attacks, including the Rocket Launcher and Tyrant respectively.
- Under the Skin (2004) - One level in this sci-fi comedy PlayStation 2 game takes place in a comical parody of Raccoon City, and features several characters from Resident Evil 3: Nemesis, including Jill Valentine and Carlos Oliveira, as well as the Nemesis itself.
- Namco x Capcom (2005) - A strategy RPG for the Sony PlayStation 2. Bruce McGivern and Fong Ling from Resident Evil: Dead Aim are featured, among other Capcom and Namco characters.
- Viewtiful Joe: Double Trouble (2005)- A continuation of the Viewtiful Joe series of games on the Nintendo DS contains a level based on the Resident Evil series, featuring background music from the games (most notably the Raccoon Police Station music), inspired enemies (a miniature Cerberus which bursts through windows) and pictures of "Clownies" (The games cannon-fodder villains) dressed as Jill, Carlos, Claire and Steve in the background.
- Dead Rising (2006)- Another Capcom game involving zombies for the Xbox 360, though it is unrelated to the Resident Evil universe. This game contains several Resident Evil references. The most obvious of these is a sandwich restaurant named Jill's Sandwiches in reference to Barry's infamous line to Jill in the original version of Resident Evil.
References in pop culture
- The character 2D in the animated band Gorillaz wears a T-Virus t-shirt in the music video Clint Eastwood.
- The character Tim from the British sit-com Spaced is seen acting out Resident Evil 2 at the start of the third episode in series one. While fantasizing about killing zombies, Tim almost shoots his flatmate Daisy with his shotgun (which is, in reality, his PlayStation controller). Throughout the entire episode, he is seen playing the game. The actors enjoyed filming the scenes where Tim is fantasizing about zombies so much that they made Shaun of the Dead.
- The stop-motion sketch show Robot Chicken featured a skit, which involved Yoshi contemplating whether to drive through Vice City, from the Grand Theft Auto series, or Raccoon City. Yoshi ultimately chooses to visit Raccoon City, and is subsequently attacked by a swarm of zombies.
- In an episode of The Cramp Twins "Sugar Zombie" (never aired in the US), Wayne plays a video game similar to Resident Evil.
- In an episode of The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy, Mandy plays a video game titled "President Evil"
- An episode of the syndicated CW television show Veronica Mars in the third season is titled "President Evil".
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Remake Threads-Thread Type-Entry By: neverdie Overdone, unoriginal topic usually popping up every two days. (See also, Steve Sign)
REFan Royale-Story/Event-Entry By: Unknown The first of a long wave of stories with REFan members in it. Written by BadBarry 2 years go. Had many well known members in it, good story followed by a bunch of shit ones.
REEEEEEE-Term-Entry By: STARS4Life:P phrase to express frustration or insanity. Never gets old. REEEEEEE Origin-Entry By: MrMcgoogle <http://www.wijfzonderlijf.be/content/index.asp?page=framework&SPID=postdetail&ID=1227&DAID=09&MOID=06&YEID=2004>
Roodies, The-event-Entry By: STARS4Life:P REfan awards ceremony
Rawr-Term-Entry By: Billy_RE0 Something that Billy_RE0 uses a lot!
REFan Apocalypse- The time REFan suddenly shut down June 2003 last year. Hellish times.
S Shatner Dance-Image-Entry By: mcmsquall Funny as hell and in G-Nemesis's Sig
Shufflegroanshuffle-Member-Entry By: Unknown Member who likes to partay and looks like Dave Groul(sp). Also is a bit of a cam whore.
Steve sign-Term/Picture-Entry By: Mealdun Perfect way to doom a topic. When placed in a, stupid/wrongly placed/overdone/VS topic (Or a combination of both and more.) it will draw the atention of Wesker83. The topic can be concidered a warzone once placed. Inspired and often employed by STARS4Life:P.
STEVE SIGN
STARS4Life:P-Member-Entry By: shufflegroanshuffle The coolest member by far. dead sexy. curly hair. likes to dress as a cowboy.
Shadow5-Member-Entry By:G-Nemesis Shadow5 is mostly known for being a mod, but he's also known for being one half of the Canadian Bacon Brothers, and one of the writers of the story that shares the name.
Skythe-Member (Banned)-Entry By: G-Nemesis He flamed everyone he ever talked to, and followed CAW everywhere leaving nothing but pillaged homes and insulted people behind him. Also see: CAW.
Stalker-Term-entry by: BlackTiger Name Wesker83 gives me because he is upset that I like his woman and I "follow" her.
Shadow4.jpg-Image-Entry By: G-Nemesis My SexC ex-avatar. Over the months upon months I've used it, the amount of time I;ve had it has been commented on multiple times, it's been reffered to as "The Sexy Shadow Avatar" 3 or 4 times now, and has been backed up onto 4 out of 5 of my computers.
Sekz-Term-Entry By: Billy_RE0 Used a lot by Ninett! SEKZ!
Sekzometer-Term-Entry By: G-Nemesis Something STARS4Life:P broke.
Skin Game-Story-Entry By: Billy_RE0 A great slasher mix of Battle Royale and a bit of the Exorcist, written by Candice (banned).
T The Great Flame War of BBB-Event-Entry By: G-Nemesis A while back, a member named BBB joined, and made a topic in Other Video Games, entitled "Nintendo are Finished" and said the PSP was better than the GBA. It was a quiet little debate, until it slowly turned into an arguement, followed by a flame war. BBB's topic was locked, and I can only assume he was warned. Afterwards, he and Mad_C began fight because BBB was seemingly racist and insulted americans. Soon it became a sig war between the two, followed by BBB's banning. He later logged into his sister's account, made a revenge kinda topic, it was locked, and his sister's account banned.
The_Blood_Reaper-Member-Entry By: Billy_RE0 RPG Whore, will never EVER miss one.
Tyrant002-Member-Entry by: The_Blood_Reaper Maker of one of the most succesful RPG's I've ever seen and taken part in. N00bs should learn to be careful about what they post in his RPG's, or they might just get their head lobbed off. He also is running an RPG club that seems very promising.
Tomo-Ex-Member-Entry By: Unknown Old moderator who left REfan because of all the annoying members. Was also the first gay member of REFan. He was loved by everyone because he wasn't an asshole and he is missed.
TheSurvivor-Member-Entry By: G-Nemesis The Attention Whore Mod himself.
The_Yawn-Member-Entry By:G-Nemesis Mostly known for being a Mod and a "Badass Lesbian", alongside with Mad_C, despite the fact Mad is a man. The_Yawn also had an impersonator not too long ago, named "Thee_Yawn" who was a member for roughly 5 minutes.
Teh-Term-Entry By: G-Nemesis Term used by alot of members, though mainly Billy_RE0.
The_Red_Queen-Member-Entry By: The_Red_Queen Was the original RQ. Is known for always being hyper. Has more AIM names than anyone on here. Is also one of the biggest attention seeking whores. But the good kind. Not the cunty kind.
Thread Necro-Stereotype-Entry By: BradVickers Someone(usually a newb) who brings back a very old thread and everyone hates them.
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Unknown-Member-Entry By: shufflegroanshuffle Dances the dance of the bisexuals alot. Is cool and awesome, kinda lanky, but we can forgive him for that. thinks I look like dave grohl.....
V VS Threads-Thread Type-entry by: JadeSpeyer The most OVERDONE and ANNOYING threads ever to grace REFan. Let's just stop making them. (Additional by G-Nemesis: See "Steve Sign")
W Wesker83-Member-entry by: JadeSpeyer Easily the coolest member here. Biggest asshole in the world, flame king, prick...the list goes on.
Wesker12-Member-Entry By: wesker12 The only 75% republican athiest this side of California.
Wang-Term-Entry By: STARS4Life:P A penis, virility, or awesomeness. Usually in reference to Mad_C's penis, virility, or awesomeness when used as a proper noun.
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Y You got served!-Term-Entry By: Eagleclaw310 Used by the rare breed of eagleclaw's to distinguish the serving of another
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See also
- Resident Evil soundtracks
- Sweet Home - a game that Resident Evil borrowed many elements from. It was released only in Japan in 1989 for the Famicom (NES)
- Devil May Cry - a game that was originally planned to be a Resident Evil game
- List of video games featuring zombies
- Genetic engineering in fiction
References
- ^ Gamesindustry. Financials. Retrieved January 27, 2006.
- ^ IGN.com. Resident Evil Survivor Review. September 13, 2000. Retrieved January 27, 2006.
- ^ TNMC Movie News. TNMC Movie News: Resident Evil. May 27, 1999. Retrieved January 27, 2006.
- ^ TNMC Movie News. TNMC Movie News: Resident Evil. November 29, 1999. Retrieved January 27, 2006.
- ^ http://movies.ign.com/articles/751/751224p1.html IGN: An End to Evil?. December 16, 2006. Retrieved January 21, 2007.
- ^ Rottentomatoes.com. Reviews of Resident Evil. Retrieved January 27, 2006.
- ^ IGN Flimforce. Videogame Movies: A Retrospective. October 21, 2005. Retrieved January 27, 2006.
- ^ IGN. IGN Presents: The Best of 2005. 2006. Retrieved January 28, 2006.
- ^ Electronic Gaming Monthly. Top 100 Video Games of All Time. Issue 200, page 94. Retrieved January 28, 2006.
- ^ Gamecritics.com. Resident Evil Code: Veronica Review. April 11, 2000. Retrieved January 28, 2006.
- ^ IGN.com. Review of Resident Evil 4. January 7, 2005. Retrieved January 28, 2006.
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