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The player controls the character by pushing the D-pad or analog stick left or right to rotate the character and then move the character forward or backwards by pushing the d-pad up or down ( tank controls). The game's graphics consist of real-time 3D polygonal characters and objects, superimposed over pre-rendered backdrops with fixed camera angles. The objective of the game is to uncover the mystery of the mansion and ultimately escape alive. The player's character is a member of a special law enforcement task force who is trapped in a mansion populated by dangerous mutated creatures.

The environmental graphics are pre-rendered, whereas the characters and the objects that can be interacted with are real-time polygonal models A sequel, Resident Evil 2, was released in 1998, and a prequel, Resident Evil Zero, in 2002.Ī screenshot of a puzzle that has to be solved at the beginning of the game. In 2002, a Resident Evil remake was released for the GameCube and ported to other platforms in 2015. It has been ported to Sega Saturn, Windows and Nintendo DS. It created a franchise including video games, films, comics, novels, and other merchandise. It is credited with returning zombies to popular culture, leading to a renewed interest in zombie films during the 2000s. Resident Evil has since been hailed as one of the most influential and greatest video games of all time.

By December 1997, it had sold about 4 million copies worldwide and had grossed more than $200 million USD. It was an international bestseller, and became the best-selling PlayStation game ever at the time. Resident Evil was praised for its graphics, gameplay, sound, and atmosphere, although it received criticism for its voice acting. Resident Evil establishes many conventions seen later in the series, including the control scheme, inventory system, save system, and use of 3D models superimposed over pre-rendered backgrounds. Gameplay consists of third-person action with emphasis on inventory management, exploration, and puzzle solving. It went through several redesigns, first as Super NES game in 1993, then a fully 3D first-person PlayStation game in 1994 and finally a third-person game.

Players control Chris Redfield and Jill Valentine, members of an elite task force known as S.T.A.R.S., who must escape a mansion infested with zombies and other monsters.Ĭonceived by producer Tokuro Fujiwara as a remake of his earlier horror game Sweet Home (1989), the development of Resident Evil was led by Shinji Mikami. Resident Evil is a survival horror game developed and released by Capcom for the PlayStation in 1996.