- March 22, 1996
- Capcom Planning Room 2
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Resident Evil is a single player survival action adventure game with a horror theme. It was developed by Capcom Planning Room 2 and was released on March 22, 1996. It received mostly positive reviews from both critics and players.
Resident Evil is a survival horror classic in which a group of special forces agents, known as S.T.A.R.S, struggle against hordes of zombies and various other mutants in a mysterious mansion as they try to uncover the truth behind the terrifying infection. The gameplay environment consists of polygonal 3D characters placed over pre-rendered 2D backgrounds. As such, the game relies on pre-determine…
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Resident Evil is a survival action adventure game with horror theme.
Resident Evil is available on PC and PlayStation.
Resident Evil was released on March 22, 1996.
Resident Evil was developed by Capcom Planning Room 2.
Resident Evil has received mostly positive reviews from players.
Resident Evil is a single player game.
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