Capcom announces the release of Resident Evil Ø

[Hova]

Anyone like this series?

Capcom Entertainment announced the release of Resident Evil Ø (Zero), the first original Resident Evil title created specifically for the Nintendo GameCube and the prequel to the entire series that established the survival horror genre. Utilizing the Nintendo GameCube's advanced processing power, Resident Evil Ø promises to amaze players with flawless animation, living environments and the best graphics in a video game ever. The Resident Evil series, now more than 20 million units strong worldwide, has launched an original major motion picture, a line of action figures, comic books, original soundtrack, trading cards and a series of novels since its introduction in 1996. Resident Evil Ø carries a "M" rating for mature audiences from the ESRB (Entertainment Software Rating Board).

"There are millions and millions of Resident Evil fans around the world who can now experience the events leading up to the terrifying outbreak from the original Resident Evil," said Todd Thorson, director of marketing, Capcom Entertainment. "And, that is only the beginning, Resident Evil Ø for GameCube is simplythe best looking game ever. Capcom will show the world the GameCube is capable of producing graphics at an entirely new level."

News source: Nintendo

RESIDENT EVIL Ø (ZERO) INCORPORATES AN ALL-NEW GAME SYSTEM:

• 2 Main Characters! Employs the new "Partner Zapping" system- Resident Evil Ø features two main characters: Rebecca, a rookie Raccoon City Police Officer who first appeared in the original Resident Evil, and Billy, a framed convict on the run. This new system allows players to follow the adventure of both characters successively by using the 'Zapping' ability. This ability allows players to switch between the two main characters at the blink of an eye. If either character runs out of health, the game is over.
  
• Best Graphics Anywhere - Resident Evil Ø boasts the most realistic visuals and gameplay graphics ever! Players will delight as they are engulfed in environments with dancing fire, tablecloths that sway in the wind and glasses of water that move with the motion of a train. Capcom's extreme focus on detail will make this the most bone-chilling chapter in its epic horror series. Each of the game's characters are modeled with a focus on extreme realism as zombies have never looked so mangled, undead beasts more grotesque and playable heroes have never moved or reacted with such human-like responses.

Resident Evil Ø begins in July of 1998 in the suburbs of Raccoon City, a small town located in the Midwest. Several reported incidences of people being eaten by a strange creature have surfaced. The Raccoon city police department viewed the terrible murders as a top priority and quickly decided to send in a special task force, the S.T.A.R.S Bravo team. As the team heads to the scene of the murders, the helicopter that was transporting them begins to have mechanical problems, eventually crashing deep into the forest surrounding Raccoon City. While the Bravo Team was successful in escaping from the crash, they had lost all of their equipment and weapons. As they began to gather their wits, the team saw a shocking image. Before them lay a half-destroyed, over-turned transport truck with corpses of several navy officers that had been gruesomely killed and mangled. Under orders from Commander Enrico, the Bravo Team began investigating the disappearance of Captain Billy Coen, one of the officers who was supposed to be in the over-turned transport yet his remains cannot be found. Little does the Bravo Team know that this investigation is the beginning of a horrific nightmare.

[bluetailfly3]

I have never been a big Resident Evil fan but I am thinking about giving this one a try.

[bluetailfly3]

The movie has something to do with me wanting to try this game out now.

[jabaman42]

Yeah, it should be sweet. I saw it in Walmart today, but I ended up buying UT 2003 instead. But i probably will get it later, i couldnt miss out on it.

[Music Pirate]

Originally posted by jabba|xtra
Yeah, it should be sweet. I saw it in Walmart today, but I ended up buying UT 2003 instead. But i probably will get it later, i couldnt miss out on it.

Buy.....don't buy just download.. j/k

[jabaman42]

Originally posted by Music Pirate



Buy.....don't buy just download.. j/k

I would, but 3 Discs on 56k downloading at 3.3kb/s would take, well, YEARS!! By that time UT 2010 would be out!

[Lion7718]

Hope they make a PC version, I have 2 & 3...1 is hard to find on PC.

[phukraut]

not to be a nitpicker, but that symbol is not Zero. but Null. something quite different. silly capcom

[monkee]

rtes 1 and 2 on the PS were very good imo alittle to short maybe but good none the less... i hope the release a version for the XBOX cos iv just brought one quite impressed with the few games i have for it..

[monkee]

oh the film wasent bad either

[yousuf]

there is another new resi evil called: Resident Evil/Biohazard 2
aswell

[jabaman42]

Well, Gamecube will eventually have the entire series of RE, since they will be releasing all the other RE's, just as a straight port with only minor improvements, as value games on the GC. Should cost only around $20 or $30.