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The Resident Evil series (also known as Bio
Hazard), developed by
Capcom, are horror-adventure video games that chronicles the events of
Raccoon City, a typical urban city which has become the subject of the
evil Umbrella Corporation. As a result of the corporation's experiments
with a kind of virus, its residents have turned into mindless zombies (and
sometimes worse) prone to acts of random violence. Throughout the series,
you control several members of STARS (an elite law enforcement group) as
they try to reconcile the situation, and then eventually escape as their
efforts come to no avail. Other characters that have not fallen prey to
the virus may assist you, including a member of the military and even a
small child.
As of August 2003, the following titles have been published:
- Resident Evil 0 (GC)
- Resident Evil (PSX, PC, GC)
- Resident Evil 2 (PSX, PC, DC, GC)
- Resident Evil 3: Nemesis (PSX, PC, DC, GC)
- Resident Evil: Code Veronica (DC, PS2, GC)
- Resident Evil: Gun Survivor (PSX)
- Resident Evil: Gun Survivor 2 (PS2, Arcade)
- Resident Evil Gaiden (GBC)
- Resident Evil Dead Aim (PS2)
The success of this series has spawned a comic book series, a
novelization, and a Hollywood action film based loosely on the video game
storyline. Like most game adaptations, they suffered continuity issues,
thus received much negative reviews. The Resident Evil series is also
controversial. Capcom has made a deal with
Nintendo, the resident evil series will now be exclusive for the
Gamecube.
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