Resident Evil Code: Veronica X

"PS2's first Resident Evil game is a blast to play!"

This is the first Resident Evil game for the PS2. And it was the first game for me to play on my PS2. I wanted a good game to come out to provoke me into buying a PS2 and this game was it. I wanted a great horror game, and I loved the earlier Resident Evil games for the PS1, and I knew that this game wouldn't let me down.

There is plenty of action and scary moments in this game. You need to be smart and plan your attack wisely. The puzzles are fun to do, and not too hard to figure out. The bosses are unique and can be hard unless you have the right weapon/ammo. There was only one small complaint in the game and that would be the character Steve. He's the kid in the game who thinks that he's Mr. Badass. But he isn't. Let's just say that what happens to him in the end of the game was funny to me.

I have a love for the Resident Evil games that goes back to my Playstation 1. When I bought my Playstation 1, my first game was Resident Evil 2. After playing that, I bought the first Resident Evil and every other game after that. So, when I need to kill some zombies I can pop in this game and go to town. That is until Resident Evil: Online comes out.

Presentation
This chapter of the Resident Evil series stars two characters that would be familiar to fans of the series. Chris and Claire Redfield. And the setting is outside the town of Raccoon City, which is a fresh start for a new game. There are zombies, and dogs from the earlier games, but there are also some new interesting bad guys to fight too. Even a character from an earlier game, (I'm not going to say who, but once you see him……..you will be shocked.) makes an appearance as a boss. The entire story from start to finish was great to play. I just hope that the next Resident Evil game is as fun as this one was. 10/10

Graphics
The levels look very clean and the sections that are in the dark look nice as well. The zombies look scary and the rest of the creatures are impressive to look at too. There isn't any lagging in the flow of the movements, which is good. Even where there are several zombies onscreen. The blood effect is nice, even for an older PS2 game. Not many Resident Evil games had a really good blood effect when you killed something, but it isn't bad for a zombie action game. 10/10

Sound
The music sets the mood greatly. The sound effects from the weapons puts you in the mood for killing zombies! Or maybe it's just me. I really love weapon sound effects. And the groaning from the zombies makes your skin crawl. Even the small detailed sounds like footsteps and doors opening are cool to hear. 10/10

Gameplay
It's like your basic Resident Evil game. The controls are easy to learn. And the weapons are fun to use. There isn't a ton of ammo or health so you have to be conservative with them. Which makes the game more challenging. You can't just waste ammo and get caught by zombies and not worry. You have to make your shots count and not get cornered. 10/10

Lasting Appeal
For me, this Resident Evil game felt like the longest game in the series to finish. It just felt like a long game. When I thought the game was over in the airplane fighting the boss, it wasn't. I still had several sections still to finish. And I liked that. I wanted a long zombie game to play and this one delivered. After playing it through once I wanted to play it again since the story was so interesting, and funny in some parts. 10/10

Reviewer's Score: 10/10, Originally Posted: 11/08/04