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Abstract

The story of RESIDENT EVIL centers on a Police Special Tactics and Rescue Squad (S.T.A.R.S.) that vanishes in a remote location, which has been recently plagued by bizarre disappearances and deaths. A sister team arrives to investigate the disappearance and is quickly forced to run for shelter by an assortment of ghoulish creatures. The only safe haven to be found is an eerie old mansion that turns out to be filled with the same creatures they were running from. Inside the mansion, which is filled with the walking undead and demonic dogs, the two surviving S.T.A.R.S. agents steel themselves for the task at hand survival!

ESRB rating

Animated Blood & Gore, Animated Violence

Full description

Combining elements of action, adventure, and horror, Resident Evil has you controlling one of two Raccoon City task force members searching for their missing squad mates. As either Chris Redfield or Jill Valentine, you must explore a seemingly abandoned mansion while tracking your team's last known whereabouts. Unlike traditional action games, movement in Resident Evil is deliberately paced to create tension. Environments consist of static, pre-rendered backgrounds, each viewed from a fixed camera angle. Chris and Jill will soon discover they are not alone: zombies and mutated monstrosities have overrun the surrounding area.

Though each protagonist has distinct advantages and follows a slightly different path through the mansion and its grounds, your objective is the same: discover who or what is behind this creature feature while doing whatever it takes to survive. Rooms in the ornate mansion feature puzzles to solve, items to collect, and enemies to either avoid or attack with weapons found along the way. Acquired items are stored and manipulated on a separate inventory screen, where you can combine objects and monitor health levels. Save your progress on typewriters scattered throughout the game, but only after finding the ink ribbons needed to "activate" them.

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Special features

Play as S.T.A.R.S. (Special Tactics and Rescue Service) operatives Chris Redfield and Jill Valentine

Use weapons ranging from a knife and 9mm handgun to a shotgun and flamethrower

Complete the game multiple times to unlock all eight endings