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Abstract

Resident Evil Zero takes you to the beginning of it all. In the mountains surrounding Raccoon City lurks something so vile, so horrible, that it would revile the bravest of men. Sent in to investigate a series of awful murders, S.T.A.R.S Bravo Team gets into the middle of it all when their helicopter crashes into the mountains.

ESRB rating

Blood and Gore, Violence

Full description

Resident Evil 0 is a prequel to the events taking place in 1996's Resident Evil. Instead of playing as two separate characters in slightly divergent storylines, players now control two characters at once, switching between them at will to solve puzzles and to fight enemies. The female protagonist is Rebecca Chambers, member of the S.T.A.R.S. Bravo Team that would later be sent to Raccoon City to investigate a mysterious disappearance. A former Navy SEAL named Billy Coen, a convicted murderer awaiting his sentence, joins her on a train taking them to S.T.A.R.S. headquarters. Things take a turn for the worse when the train is suddenly attacked by zombies, thus beginning the fifth adventure in the horror series.

Players can examine their surroundings, pick up and combine items to solve puzzles or to use as tools, and fire weapons to stave off the advancing monsters and beasts. The partner system has players controlling one primary character and the computer controlling the other, or guiding both at the same time by simultaneously using the Control Stick and the yellow C Stick. Computer-controlled characters can be given the command to attack or to remain idle, conserving bullets when necessary. Acquired items can be swapped between characters when they are together in the same room, and partners can also split off to investigate certain situations alone, keeping the other informed using walkie-talkies.

Resident Evil 0 uses the same graphic engine introduced in the GameCube remake of Resident Evil. Players guide their characters across 3D environments while viewing the action from a series of fixed camera angles. Moving the character forward within the environment involves pushing up on either the Control Pad or Control Stick, while changing direction involves pushing left or right to rotate the character in place. Quick 180° turns can also be performed to escape harm's way. Saving the game once again relies on finding ink ribbons and then using them in a typewriter. Three difficulty levels include hard, normal, and easy, with optional vibration feedback for each setting.

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Before the Mansion. Before the disaster. Evil is Born.

Something terrible is seeping intothe once pristine mountain air. The residents of Raccoon City go about their lives unaware of the dark fate that surrounds them. It?s only the beginning! Sent in to investigate a series of grisly murders in the area, S.T.A.R.S. Bravo Team scrambles into action. On the way to the scene, Bravo?s helicopter crashes. Although everyone survives, what they discover next is a gruesome site. An overturned military transport truck, riddled with corpses. Rookie member Rebecca Chambers is beginning to wonder what she got herself into. Bravo team is about to discover the evil nightmare that is growing all around them.

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Special features

For the first time in the series, control two characters at once

Learn more about the events leading up to the original Resident Evil by reading files and watching cut-scenes

Solve puzzles by pushing items, talking to characters, and locating missing objects

Issue commands to the computer-controlled partner to tag along or to remain idle

Map screen highlights discarded items and displays partner's location at all times