Resident Evil Survivor
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| Developer: | Capcom Production Studio 2 |
| Publisher: | Capcom |
| Designer: | Capcom |
| Engine: | Quake Engine (Modified) [citation needed] |
| Released: | PlayStation NTSC-J January 27, 2000 PAL March 31, 2000 NTSC August 30, 2000 PC CHN October 25, 2002 |
| Genre: | Light gun, Survival Horror |
| Modes: | Single player |
| Ratings: | ESRB: Mature (M) |
| Platforms: | PlayStation, PC |
| Media: | CD-ROM |
| Input: | GunCon (opt.) |
Resident Evil Survivor, known in Japan as Biohazard Gun Survivor (バイオハザード ガンサバイバー Baiohazādo Gan Sabaibā) is set in the isolated city of Sheena Island around November 1998. This game is a major departure from the series, deviating from the third-person perspective of the previous games to a first-person view. The Japanese and PAL versions of the game allowed use of the Namco GunCon, a light gun that gave the game a more arcade feel. The American version did not allow the use of the GunCon, instead giving players a slower, more atmospheric gameplay experience.
The game was also released for PC in China in 2002. Instead of a straight source conversion, it was fully reconstructed on a different engine. This version allowed mouse-aiming and had graphic-filtering, although it is also known for being buggy and lacking general AI scripts.
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Plot
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The plot follows around an agent called Ark Thompson who was requested by Leon S. Kennedy to infiltrate an Umbrella facility. He managed to breach security in the Umbrella-controlled Sheena Island by impersonating the leader of the Umbrella facility, Vincent Goldman.
Goldman, after being told of Ark by a small boy, Lott Klein, causes an outbreak intentionally, causing him to lose his memory, and his train of thought. Thus, the game begins with Ark not remembering who he is.
Ark's journey through the island slowly leads him to believe he is Vincent Goldman and is responsible for the horrible experiments conducted on the children brought to the island. Ark slowly learns of Vincents actions and encounters a small boy named Lott and his sister Lily Klein.
They at first run and attempt to attack Ark, but they slowly learn to trust him after Ark attempts to save Lott for his sister. Making his way through the city, and into the Tyrant Plant, Ark encounters multiple B.O.W.'s on the island he must combat. This include zombies, cereberi, lickers, hunters, and T-103s.
In the Tyrant Plant, Vincent attempts to kill Ark, but is instead killed by the experimental Tyrant Hypnos-T Type. After a brief battle, Ark appears to have killed the creature and continues on.
Eventually the boy and his sister are reunited and proceed to escape the island with Ark, who by now has remembered who he was and why he was on the island. They proceed to an elevator that takes them to a helipad for escape.
The Hypnos-T Type Tyrant has since then changed forms and attacks Ark again, after a small battle, the creature finally turns into it's third and final form. After a battle on the helipad, Ark finally appears to have killed the creature and proceeds to the helicopter for escape. As the three fly off, the creature tries to bring down their helicopter and jumps onto it, Ark then fires two missiles at the creature, finally killing it for good.
The game ends with a scene of the helicopter flying into the distance, Ark telling the children that he doesn't know what will happen next, but can keep flying as long as they have fuel.
TriviaEdit
- The game features branching paths that allow you to determine how the story will unfold and who you will meet along the way.
- Resident Evil Survivor is often cited as being far less challenging than any of its predecessors in the Resident Evil series; a seasoned "survivalist" can, on average, finish the game in over an hour. This, combined with the distinctive difference in gameplay as opposed to its survival horror relatives, has lead to the game being ridiculed or simply ignored by the most 'die hard' fans of the Resident Evil franchise.
- Although Resident Evil Survivor (Biohazard: Gun Survivor) was originally considered to be non-canon by fans, Sheena Island; the main setting of the game, is mentioned early in Resident Evil Zero's prologue as one of the places infected by the t-virus, proving it to be canon.
- Most enemy AI models that were used in the game were taken directly from Resident Evil 2 with minimal alterations.
- The English-language manual mistakenly refers to the t-virus as bacteria.
ReceptionEdit
| Reception | |
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| Aggregate scores | |
| Aggregator | Score |
| GameRankings | 42.11% (9 reviews)[1] |
| Metacritic | 39% (10 reviews)[2] |
| MobyGames | PS: 41 out of 100[3] |
| TopTenReviews | PS: 2 out of 4 (10 reviews)[4] |
| Review scores | |
| Publication | Score |
| Allgame |    [5]
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| GamePro | [6]
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| IGN | 4 out of 10[7] |
Reviews for Resident Evil Survivor were poor at best, receiving an average of 40% scores among critics.
Game ArtEdit
PlayStation
January 27th, 2000
PlayStation
March 31st, 2000
PlayStation
August 30th, 2000
PC
October 25, 2002
SourcesEdit
- ↑ "Resident Evil Survivor Reviews". GameRankings. http://www.gamerankings.com/ps/198463-resident-evil-survivor/index.html. Retrieved 2010-05-30.
- ↑ "Resident Evil Survivor Reviews". Metacritic. http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/psx/residentevilsurvivor. Retrieved 2010-05-30.
- ↑ "Resident Evil Survivor Reviews". MobyGames. http://www.mobygames.com/game/resident-evil-survivor. Retrieved 2010-05-30.
- ↑ "Resident Evil Survivor Reviews (PlayStation)". TopTenReviews. http://games.toptenreviews.com/reviews/g22718.htm. Retrieved 2010-05-30.
- ↑ "Resident Evil Survivor Reviews". Allgame. http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=23409. Retrieved 2010-07-18.
- ↑ "Resident Evil Survivor Reviews". GamePro. http://www.gamepro.com/article/reviews/7591/resident-evil-survivor/. Retrieved 2010-05-30.
- ↑ "Resident Evil Survivor Reviews". IGN. http://uk.psx.ign.com/objects/013/013923.html. Retrieved 2010-05-30.
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