Product Description

A first-person-shooter based on the Resident Evil series of "survival horror" video games, Resident Evil: Survivor is an unfortunate casualty of political correctness. It's painfully obvious that this game was meant to be played with a light gun, which the Japanese version supports, but the U.S. version decidedly does not. Instead, a rudimentary control scheme using the PlayStation controller has been substituted, one which is simply ill-suited for the otherwise unmodified arcade-style gameplay.

Were it not for this major shortcoming, Resident Evil: Survivor's other flaws would be more tolerable, if not excusable. The attempt here to graft various elements of the Resident Evil games onto a shoot-'em-up just doesn't take. The plot--which casts the player as an amnesiac who survives a helicopter crash only to find himself in a foreboding town swarming with zombies and other hideous biotechnological mutations--is more of a side story to the Resident Evil saga, and not a very interesting one at that. The game's puzzles practically solve themselves, and while your character is free (more or less) to go where he pleases, the gameplay is so terribly linear that it might as well take place on a predetermined track. Once you factor in the game's coarse graphics, choppy animation, and spotty sound, what you're left with here is far more horrible than horrifying. --Joe Hon

Pros:

• Provides some side-story elements to the Resident Evil saga

• No light gun support; substituted controls ill-suited for arcade-style gameplay
• Coarse graphics, choppy animation, and spotty sound
• Short game length with practically no replay value

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #8961 in Video Games
• Brand: Capcom / Sony Playstation
• Released on: 2000-08-31
• ESRB Rating: Mature
• Platform: PlayStation

Features

• 1 Player
• Analog Control Compatible
• Vibration Function Compatible
• Experience Resident Evil in First Person Perspective
• Surprise Elements and Hidden Secrets

Amazon.com Review
A first-person-shooter based on the Resident Evil series of "survival horror" video games, Resident Evil: Survivor is an unfortunate casualty of political correctness. It's painfully obvious that this game was meant to be played with a light gun, which the Japanese version supports, but the U.S. version decidedly does not. Instead, a rudimentary control scheme using the PlayStation controller has been substituted, one which is simply ill-suited for the otherwise unmodified arcade-style gameplay.

Were it not for this major shortcoming, Resident Evil: Survivor's other flaws would be more tolerable, if not excusable. The attempt here to graft various elements of the Resident Evil games onto a shoot-'em-up just doesn't take. The plot--which casts the player as an amnesiac who survives a helicopter crash only to find himself in a foreboding town swarming with zombies and other hideous biotechnological mutations--is more of a side story to the Resident Evil saga, and not a very interesting one at that. The game's puzzles practically solve themselves, and while your character is free (more or less) to go where he pleases, the gameplay is so terribly linear that it might as well take place on a predetermined track. Once you factor in the game's coarse graphics, choppy animation, and spotty sound, what you're left with here is far more horrible than horrifying. --Joe Hon

Pros:

• Provides some side-story elements to the Resident Evil saga

• No light gun support; substituted controls ill-suited for arcade-style gameplay
• Coarse graphics, choppy animation, and spotty sound
• Short game length with practically no replay value

Customer Reviews

Decent Game
I'm a die-hard Resident Evil fan, so I got this one. I've only played it on my PS2 and it works great. However, you can't save the game, so you have to beat it in one sitting. I like that it's inventive, with the first person perspective, no track to follow, and the ability to carry an unlimited amount of items. Only get this if you love Resident Evil.

this would've been great
This game would've been my favorite of all time if only they hadn't done the one thing that made this game bad, taking away the guncon support. this game is actually really good, but the reason evryone trashes it is because it is a guncon game withought guncon support. It was extremly difficult to move the target on those... dogs before they could hurt me. wihought a doubt, this game would've been better if they had kept the guncon support. another mistake they made was making you play through the whole thing withought saving. In doing this they had to make the game unbearibly short which adds to the badness. So i wouldn't reccomend the US version of this game , however, the japanese version is alot better because it supports the guncon. So if you can find it then get the japanese version, I highly recommend getting it. WARNING! If you get the US version, hoping to get a good lightgun game, you will be highly dissapionted.

Let's hope they don't make another one of these.
I originally bought this game at an impulse (I've been a fan of the RE series ever since it's debut on the playstation 1), and I really regret having spent my money on it. RE survivor is an ill-convieved and poorly executed take on the Resident Evil storyline. First, progression through the game is completely linear and simple to the point of being annoying. You have only to keep moving forward, and you will make it to the end. Personally, I have always enjoyed the challenge of searching all over the scenarios to find everything you need to make it through the game, but in this incarnation, that ceases to exist. Second, Weapons are painfully limited. You have a series of handguns, a shotgun, a bazooka, and that's pretty much it; You don't even have the knife from all the other RE games. Third, I don't appreciate the enemies at all. The zombies move so slowly and a roomful is so easily defeated that all the challenge and thrill is gone. There is only one major enemy (a completely un-original knock-off of the tyrant from RE1), which is far too easy to beat. Besides all that, RE survivor really does nothing to advance the storyline of the series. The only reason I gave it a 2nd star is because, for die-hard fans of the series at least, this game is playable enough the first time through. All in all, though, it was a very disappointing experience.