Monthly Archives: August 2003

Resident Evil: Dead Aim

Also known as: BioHazard – Heroes Never Die Platforms: PS2 Release Date: 2003-06-17 Regions: USA Japan Europe Technically a gun game, but since it has a strong 3rd person mode I’ll include it here.

Resident Evil 4

Also known as: Biohazard 4 Platforms: GameCube, PS2, Wii Release Date: 2005-01-11 Regions: USA Japan Europe Chris’s Rating: ★★★★ This fantastic transformation of the Resident Evil franchise manages to revitalize the series without losing its thematic core. While the roots of the survival horror genre can be traced back to early game systems, it was […]

Hungry Ghosts

Platforms: PS2 Release Date: 2003-07-21 Regions: Japan From 1Up.com: It’s hard to imagine a darker adventure game than Hungry Ghosts. As the game begins, you are dead, and what’s worse, you were such a bastard in life that although you’re currently tooling around in the land of the dead, your ultimate destination is Hell. There’s […]

Fatal Frame 2: Crimson Butterfly

Also known as: Rei: Beni Chou Platforms: PS2, Xbox Release Date: 2003-12-10 Regions: USA Japan Chris’s Rating: ★★★☆ This sequel perfects the format defined by the first Fatal Frame, and its unique game mechanics are complemented by fantastic art and atmosphere. If you liked the first Fatal Frame, you’ll enjoy Fatal Frame 2. The mechanics […]

The X-Files: Resist or Serve

Platforms: PS2 Release Date: 2004-03-16 Regions: USA Europe Chris’s Rating: ☆☆☆☆ A textbook example of what you get when you treat game design as a list of features taken from other popular games (hint: it’s not good). X-Files: Resist or Serve is sort of a mess. I can see the feature list on some producer’s […]

RLH: Run Like Hell

Also known as: Run Like Hell Platforms: PS2, Xbox Release Date: 2002-09-27 Regions: USA Europe Chris’s Rating: ☆☆☆☆

Resident Evil Outbreak

Also known as: Biohazard Outbreak Platforms: PS2 Release Date: 2004-04-01 Regions: USA Japan Online version of Resident Evil. Announced by Capcom in early 2002.

Sweet Home

Platforms: NES Release Date: 1989-12-15 Regions: Japan The original Resident Evil. Released in Japan only, English ROM patch available.