Product Description

A Classic Reborn
Resident Evil Archives: Resident Evil is the original 2002 Resident Evil port for the Nintendo GameCube. In addition to all the content from the original 1996 PlayStation 2 version, it also features the additional rooms, areas, items and creatures that made the GameCube release an instant classic.

Story
The Raccoon City Police Department doesn't know what happened to the Special Tactics and Rescue Service (S.T.A.R.S.) Team it sent out to investigate the Arclay Mountain area on the outskirts of the city, where a number of people have recently gone missing. The unit's helicopter seems to have crashed in the woods, and it hasn't received any contact from the squad since. The department decides to dispatch another S.T.A.R.S. unit, the Alpha team, to check things out. But something goes terribly wrong, which is code for "Zombies!"

Gameplay
In Resident Evil Archives: Resident Evil players on the Wii take control of S.T.A.R.S. Alpha team members Chris Redfield and Jill Valentine (both recently seen in the smash hit, Resident Evil 5). Your mission is to investigate the ominous mansion at the core of the horrific disaster and uncover the secrets behind a radical, genetic research facility. With unspeakable horrors lurking around every corner, the ultimate test will be to make it out alive. Relive the thrills and terror that defined the genre of Survival Horror and launched a franchise that has sold over 40 million games worldwide.

New Controls and Endings
In Resident Evil for the Wii, players now have a wide range of control options, including the Wii Remote and nunchuck in combination, which lets players shake the remote to ready their weapons. In addition, the game features more than 10 different game endings. These unique endings are entirely dependent upon the decisions and actions of the player and provide for maximum replayabil

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1530 in Computer & Video Games
• Brand: Capcom
• Released on: 2009-06-26
• Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
• Platform: Nintendo Wii
• Format: Unknown format
• Dimensions: .28 pounds

Customer Reviews

Still good, if a little dated
This is a re-release of the classic Gamecube remake of RESIDENT EVIL, this time though it is for the Wii with improved motion sensor controls and aiming. When this was first released originally back in 2002 I played this game to death, being a massive fan of the original on the Playstation in 1996. I've now been playing this for the past 2 days on the Wii and it still looks and sounds as impressive as ever (this games had without a doubt the most stunning visuals on the Gamecube) and the new controls make this even more fun than before.

It still has the mainly-static backgrounds and fixed cameras, which the most recent RESIDENT EVILs (4 and 5) got rid of, but as this is just a re-release you can't really complain that this is a backwards step as this isn't really a prequel or sequel. The controls work really well where you can draw your weapon with t swing of the remote and the aiming is much more accurate than the previous release. The music is very haunting and atmospheric and the voice-acting is still very corny but intentionally so. The storyline is great and if you're new to the series and have only played the more recent additions, then this should hopefully fill a lot of gaps in the complete story and timeline of RESIDENT EVIL as a whole. It is fairly long to complete too with 2 characters who have slightly different storylines and there are also 2 difficulty settings with 10 different endings depending on how well you do throughout the game, so there's plenty of value for money here.

I just hope that Capcom re-release the rest of the series (again) now as this kind of game works really well on the Wii and the low price is great as I don't mind buying it again for the improved controls.

STILL THE SCARIEST RESIDENT EVIL !!!!
This is still by far the scariest Resident Evil and still the best one in the series in my opinion. Ok, it's not got the looks of Resident Evil 4 or 5 but it's definitely much more creepier and I'm not joking!

The graphics although very detailed look dated and look virtually identical to the Gamecube version if not a tad sharper. Yes, the backgrounds are static and don't move in 3D like Resi 4 & 5.

Sadly no wide-screen mode has been added and this results in ugly black borders at the sides. While this is annoying, you soon forget about them after 10 minutes of play. Surely this could have been rectified ??

The controls are nothing to get excited about and definitely don't use the Wii's capabilities. You can use the nun chuck, wii-mote on it's own, the classic controller and the Gamecube control too. All these types of controls feel dated, so as i say don't get excited.

Game play is where this game excels. Yes, you do actually have to try and survive by not wasting bullets and herbs and think very carefully about your next move. Even failing to burn a dead zombie may end up in tears.

On the subject of zombies, I much prefer killing them than shooting something that actually looks like a person.. cough ** Resi 5 ** cough.


The sound has been well done and is very spooky in places. If you play this game alone in a dark room you'll definitely feel a tingle run down your spine.

So overall, this game is worth adding to your Wii collection if you like survival horror and do actually want to feel scared. Both Resi 4 and 5 didn't scare me at all and felt like playing a standard shooter.

Resident evil archives makes you cringe every time you enter a new room.

For the money you cannot knock this excellent game and only buy it if you dare!

Should have been left on the Gamecube
I hoped they had done a bit more with this, especially with the controls.

I find using the nunchuck to move around really hard work.

Yes its the same basic game, and thats what it is supposed to be, but I was more than capable of buying the gamecube version and using the gamecube controller would probably be a bit easier as well.

So best left on the old console if you ask me. Now RE5 using the RE4 wii game engine, thats what I really want to see !