Resident Evil: Survivor
by Capcom

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Video Game Reviews of Resident Evil: Survivor

Customer Review: Not As Bad As Some People Say
Summary: 3 Stars

Description of Resident Evil: Survivor

Were it not for this major shortcoming, Resident Evil: Survivor's other flaws would be more tolerable, if not excusable. The attempt here to graft various elements of the Resident Evil games onto a shoot-'em-up just doesn't take. The plot--which casts the player as an amnesiac who survives a helicopter crash only to find himself in a foreboding town swarming with zombies and other hideous biotechnological mutations--is more of a side story to the Resident Evil saga, and not a very interesting one at that. The game's puzzles practically solve themselves, and while your character is free (more or less) to go where he pleases, the gameplay is so terribly linear that it might as well take place on a predetermined track. Once you factor in the game's coarse graphics, choppy animation, and spotty sound, what you're left with here is far more horrible than horrifying. --Joe Hon

Pros:

• Provides some side-story elements to the Resident Evil saga

• No light gun support; substituted controls ill-suited for arcade-style gameplay
• Coarse graphics, choppy animation, and spotty sound
• Short game length with practically no replay value

Were it not for this major shortcoming, Resident Evil: Survivor's other flaws would be more tolerable, if not excusable. The attempt here to graft various elements of the Resident Evil games onto a shoot-'em-up just doesn't take. The plot--which casts the player as an amnesiac who survives a helicopter crash only to find himself in a foreboding town swarming with zombies and other hideous biotechnological mutations--is more of a side story to the Resident Evil saga, and not a very interesting one at that. The game's puzzles practically solve themselves, and while your character is free (more or less) to go where he pleases, the gameplay is so terribly linear that it might as well take place on a predetermined track. Once you factor in the game's coarse graphics, choppy animation, and spotty sound, what you're left with here is far more horrible than horrifying. --Joe Hon

Pros:

• Provides some side-story elements to the Resident Evil saga

• No light gun support; substituted controls ill-suited for arcade-style gameplay
• Coarse graphics, choppy animation, and spotty sound
• Short game length with practically no replay value

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