Resident Evil Zero (Wii)

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Description

Resident Evil: Zero takes place before the events of the original Resident Evil. You take on the role as one of two characters; Rebecca Chambers, the Bravo team medic encountered in the first game, and Billy Coen, an ex-con being transported. The game begins with the Bravo team flying overhead, en route to investigate a series of murders. Something happens, and the helicopter crashes. Everyone survives, but when they all start searching, they encounter an overturned military transport truck, with nothing but corpses inside. Rebecca Chambers, the youngest member of S.T.A.R.S. Alpha Team, goes to investigate the Umbrella Company Luxury Train, which has mysteriously stalled in the middle of the woods. You now take control of Rebecca, and your journey begins.

In addition to the series' traditional survival horror gameplay, the game introduces what it calls a "partner zapping" system, which allows you to switch between Rebecca and Billy at any time. This feature must be used at times, as the game requires both characters to work together to solve some puzzles. New to the game are a bunch of terrifying enemies, like the mutant centipede, new areas to explore, and the ability to drop items on the ground instead of having to find an item box.

Screenshots

There are no Wii screenshots for this game.

There are 28 other screenshots on file for other versions of this game.

Alternate Titles

• "生化危机0" -- Chinese spelling (simplified)
• "Resident Evil Archives: Resident Evil Zero" -- Wii title
• "Resident Evil 0" -- Alternate title
• "RE0" -- Common abbreviation
• "Biohazard Zero" -- Alternate Japanese title
• "Biohazard 0" -- Japanese title
• "バイオハザード0" -- Japanese spelling

Part of the Following Groups

• BioHazard / Resident Evil series
• Games made into books
• HUDless games
• Theme: Zombies

User Reviews

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The Press Says

Official Nintendo Magazine	Jan 22, 2010	78 out of 100	78
Eurogamer.net (UK)	Dec 09, 2009	7 out of 10	70
Multiplayer.it	Jan 15, 2010	6.8 out of 10	68
WiiDSFrance	Jan 23, 2010	6.5 out of 10	65
Jeuxvideo.com	Jan 15, 2010	13 out of 20	65
videogamer.com	Jan 27, 2010	6 out of 10	60
Meristation	Jan 15, 2010	6 out of 10	60
JeuxActu	Jan 21, 2010	11 out of 20	55
IGN Australia	Jul 20, 2008	5.4 out of 10	54
Teletext	2009	5 out of 10	50

Forums

Topic	# Posts	Last Post
Past the game	1	JOSE RODRIGUEZ Oct 15, 2007

Trivia

1001 Video Games

The GameCube version of Resident Evil Zero appears in the book 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die by General Editor Tony Mott.

Development

Resident Evil Zero was originally planned for the Nintendo 64.

Novel

A book adaptation of the game was published in 2004, the seventh in Pocket Books' Resident Evil series (though, since it is a prequel in much the same sense as the game is, it is numbered "0" on the cover), written by S.D. Perry and entitled Zero Hour.

Soundtrack

On 9 March, 2005, Capcom released Biohazard Sound Chronicle - Best Track Box which features six soundtracks from Biohazard (aka Resident Evil) games:

• Biohazard 2 (35 tracks)
• Biohazard 3: Last Escape (42 tracks)
• Biohazard: Code: Veronica X (46 tracks)
• Biohazard (44 tracks)
• Biohazard 0 (72 tracks)
• Biohazard 4 (32 tracks)

All soundtracks were also released separately, except the one from Resident Evil Zero.

Only 3,000 copies were made and the price of the package is around $80.

Awards

• GameSpy
  • 2002 – Best Graphics of the Year (GameCube)
• Golden Joystick Awards
  • 2003 - Runner-up for GameCube Game of the Year (after The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker)

Information also contributed by Kartanym, MAT, and Pseudo_Intellectual.

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