Overview
- Number of Players
- 1 (Single Player)
- Genre
- Release Date
Switch eShop
21st May 2019 — $29.99
21st May 2019 — £29.99
- Also Available On
- Series
- Official Site
- nintendo.com
Reviews
REvisit the survival horror
The original Resident Evil is a strange creature. Despite being tinkered with various times and receiving a substantial facelift, the core game seems unnaturally resistant to modification and remains resolutely of its time. It’s somewhat fitting that the fundamental mechanics refuse to be fiddled with, and each...
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Resident Evil Guides
Guide Best Resident Evil Games Of All Time
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Undead and docked
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Resident Evil News
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Ho, ho, ho!
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Oh look, zombies. And in full colou...ah, they're eating me!
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Imagine the conversations!
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Up to 75% off mainline entries
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What could it be..?
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The start of a new venture?
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F-Zero? Eternal Darkness? Rogue Leader?
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About The Game
Hailed by many as a masterpiece, this remake of the first entry in the long-running Resident Evil series is now playable in HD. Experience true terror in this genre-launching survival horror classic.
The year is 1998. The Bravo Team of S.T.A.R.S., an elite special forces squad, has gone radio silent, and its Alpha Team has been dispatched to the forest on the outskirts of Raccoon City to investigate this mysterious disappearance. Attacked by bizarre and vicious dogs, Alpha Team members Chris and Jill manage to escape to a mysterious mansion in the middle of the forest. The horrors they encounter there are far greater than anyone might have foreseen...
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I always loved the graphics from this game but to scary to play. I loved on the Gamecube to.
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