Resident Evil Zero

STORY / GAMEPLAY
The story begins somewhere in July 1998 when STARS' Bravo Team is sent to investigate incidents in the Arklay Mountains (a place just outside Racoon City). After a serious malfunction their chopper falls and crashes on the ground. Rebecca Chambers (Bravo Team's Medic) splits up from the rest of the team and sets off a quest to find out what went wrong with the T-Virus. On the way she is forced to team up with a military convict named Billy Coen who survived after being attacked by zombies and ended up alone since the monsters killed all the MPs guarding him. Into the game, you play with both characters and the new element in the series is that you can switch between them whenever you want or needed (especially when you have to solve puzzles). For example, Rebecca can fit into small passages while Billy can use his muscular strength to push heavy items.

GRAPHICS / SOUND
The game's graphics and lighting effects are gorgeous, with large characters and pre-rendered surroundings, showing some Gamecube "teeth". The sound is equally great and pretty scary. The music scores combined with great sound effects make your blood freeze and really stun the player. The puzzles are decent, though difficult sometimes. Zombies, insects, bats are just some of the enemies you'll have to confront. In my opinion, RE Zero is one of the best survival horror games and one of the most impressive RE games ever developed. Absolutely recommended.