Resident Evil
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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-determined camera angles for a view of the action instead of a real-time camera like most
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- Developer
- Capcom Planning Room 2
- Publisher
- Capcom · Virgin Interactive Entertainment
- Release · PlayStation
- Worldwide — Aug 01, 1996
- Worldwide — Mar 22, 1996
- Worldwide — Mar 30, 1996
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