Metacritic Games

Resident Evil (Playstation)

Recent gory attacks near a secluded mansion have lead to rumors of unnatural canines on the prowl. Something has gone terribly wrong. Two S.T.A.R.S. teams (Special Tactics and Rescue Squad) are sent to investigatethese strange and gruesome developments. Bravo Team mobilizes first and disappears almost immediately. Alpha Team follows, urgently driven towards the mansion. As either Chris Redfield or Jill Valentine, two valuable parts of the Alpha team, you work yourway inside. Everything is quiet... too quiet. [Capcom]

Capcom Entertainment
Survival Horror, Adventure
Players: 1
M (Mature)
Developer: Capcom Entertainment
Released January 1, 1996

Overall Metascore

This is a weighted, normalized average of all individual scores given by critics, on a scale of 0 (worst) to 100 (best).

91 / 100

Critic Reviews

100	Game Revolution This is exactly the kind of revolutionary title that we applaud. Sure, others like it will come along, some will even surpass it, but hats off to Resident Evil for getting there first.
100	GamePro Long the lord of Street Fighter, Capcom's clearly taking a new tack with this killer game, and the results are outstanding. Resident Evil stands tall as a topnotch second-generation PlayStation game that's well worth the green.
91	TotalGames.net Capcom has produced the perfect interactive movie. RE is horribly, horribly addictive -- it tests your reflexes, satiates your bloodlust, stretches your mind (and temper) and leaves you both thrilled and drained.
91	Absolute Playstation Stunning graphics. Amazing sounds. Gripping storyline. Frightening enemies. Callenging gameplay.
90	All Game Guide One of the most important aspects to Resident Evil is the music and sound effects – both of which are nothing short of captivating and involving. The horror sounds and shills of zombies and hounds will keep the hair on the back of your neck full staff and your butt on the edge of your seat.
89	Electronic Gaming Monthly Fantastic game, but who can forget the terrible intro and dialogue? [Jan 2004, p.189]
87	IGN Never has a game combined excellent graphics with heart-stopping action and a great story in such a way as to create an almost cinematic adventure... A masterpiece.
82	GameSpot The (thankfully) isolated cinematic sequences showing the interactions of the S.T.A.R.S. team members... are filled to the vomit-line with some of the most hokey, badly-translated, drama-killing, god-awful voice acting ever burned onto a disc. Oh well.