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| From: Capcom
Category: Video Games
List Price: $19.99
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New (13) Used (17) from $19.50
Avg. Customer Rating:  30 reviews
Sales Rank: 3525
Platform: Nintendo Ds
ESRB: Mature
Media: Video Game
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Age: 17 - 20 years
Shipping Weight (lbs): 5
Dimensions (in): 5.4 x 4.9 x 0.6
MPN: 100730
Model: 13388320042
UPC: 013388320042
EAN: 0013388320042
ASIN: B000CBCVFE
Release Date: February 7, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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excelent game, with minor flaws March 22, 2006
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
For those who haven't had a chance to experience the original Resident Evil game from the 90's this is pretty much a dirrect port over, featuring a couple of play modes; classical, rebirth, and multiplayer. Classical speaks for itself, it's bassically the original game with nothing added or removed. Rebirth lets you play the original game with a few extra features added, such as being able to use the touchscreen to solve puzzles and slash at enemies with the knife when in firstperson view, it also lets you blow into the mic to perform CPR on fallen members, or blow back the vomit zombies my spew your way. Also being able to switch instantly from using a gun to your combat knife without having to access your inventory is a nice change. Multiplayer mode, which I have yet to try, sounds interesting, however I'm dissapointed that other players in the game are shown to you as big stars moving around, rather than actually seing the other characters 3d model.
Another thing they could of done to improve the game, would of been to remove the original cinemas and voice acting, and replace them with CG cinemas and real voice actors like they had done for Resident Evil 0 on Game Cube. But some weirdos might like the cheesy voice acting, it adds to the horror.
 Same Game New System March 3, 2006
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Resident Evil has been a hallmark in the horror survial genre and I have been wishing for a handheld Resident Evil and thats what I got. First of all the graphics are pixel to pixel accurate which is nice to know. One thing that they had in this game that I didn't like was the camera angles which are terrible and thats probably why someone could've thought the zombies were sometimes invincible because it was hard to shoot at because of the camera angles. The voiceovers are still the same cheesy voiceovers from the original which is awesome since I'm an old fan of the series and I said that they had to have the voiceovers which they did.
The controls are one the things that made this game not get 5 stars because of the camera angles and the controls put together are sometimes hard to master but once you do which for the average gamer would probably take 20-30 minutes but the camera is probably impossible to master. This game is very smooth and sets a prime example on how to transfer a older-gen system to a current-gen handheld.
 Not worth buying February 19, 2006
1 out of 24 found this review helpful
I have recently bought the game and I am very dissapointed with it. I have noticed that sometimes the zombies are invincible and I can't hurt them at all............. waste of money I wouldn't buy it. Also im not used to having to press a button to get ur weapon to come out. ( which you have to do)
Believe me this is one game your better off without.
The cheese is back! February 16, 2006
11 out of 17 found this review helpful
Anyone questioning how powerful the DS is has a relatively good answer now. The original Resident Evil on the DS holds its own pretty well on the handheld with clean graphics, slightly improved over the original. Basically, on the small screen, the game resembles the N64 RE2. But those of you who are not interested in retro gamming may not exactly be excited about yet another port/remake of the original RE. It's not the masterpiece that the GCN version is, and what was scary a decade ago about this game is laughable now. To be truthful, aside from a couple of DS exclusive puzzles, and the knife fights, and a couple of much needed tweaks to the interface Deadly Silence really doesn't offer anything new or innovative so the motivation for picking this title up has got to be entirely about reliving the cheese-fest that was the original PS Resident Evil.
The game is fun, as it always was, but doesn't light a candle to its GameCube counterpart. In fact, the original live action fmvs are included, intact, as is the original horrible voice acting (the only element of the game that really is scary). Ever wonder what all the hoopla about the "master of unlocking" is? Well now's your chance to wince in pain as the dialogue passes through the DS speakers into your unsuspecting ear. But that's where the fun lies. We can use this game to remember how far the survival horror genre really has come over the years, and more importantly, we finally have a Resident Evil handheld game that isn't completely unplayable (Unlike RE: Gaiden).
My only gripe really is that this game is the original RE... Again. I picked this up only because I want RE games on handhelds that are good, and also because you can't resist an old favorite on a handheld. It means there's actually time to play it. It's also the reason that I've picked up the re-releases of Final Fantasy for the DS/GBA despite having their PS1 counterparts. I have more time for handhelds.
Even though there are nearly as many ports of RE2, I think that one would have been a better choice to port to the DS. Mainly, it's voice acting (while still bad) isn't nearly as horrid as RE1, and it didn't have the glory of being remade into a masterpiece of gaming for a newer console like RE1 did, basically playing RE2 would feel more natural, since I don't have memories of significantly better graphics and dialogue to contend with.
In all REDS is a fun addition for the DS library for a handful of reasons. It is the first M rated title for the DS, making it a milestone of sorts. It's a classic, it's so bad it's funny, but still retains enjoyable game play and even has a few new surprises up its sleeves. I just hope Konami sees how good this turned out and brings Silent Hill to the handheld as well.
 Zombie-tastic or simply a moan? February 16, 2006
6 out of 8 found this review helpful
Americans are so lucky. You guys tend to get all the movies, games and DVD's before us Brits do. Take Animal Crossing DS for example, you get it in December 2005, we get it in March 2006. Luckily I managed to get hold of a copy of Resident Evil DS as soon as it was released in the states but the question is... am I glad I did?
The answer is that Im not sure. This game could have been so much better than the almost straight port of the PS1 game that it is and im left wondering if Capcom are getting just plain lazy or they are running out of original ideas.
Would it be so hard to come up with an original plot with up to date graphics and control system? Seemingly so. This is the fourth version of Resident Evil 1 that Capcom have produced (The others being the original, the directors cut and the remake on the Gamecube)the best by far being the Gamecube remake which updated the graphics system and added better voice acting and FMV footage.
I can't help buy wonder why none of this improved FMV and Audio was used in RE-DS, Capcom instead opting for the original cheesy footage. I also wonder why the graphics were not improved for the DS, which is capable of so much more.
Don't get me wrong, this game is still very good and still managed to get a jump out of me. The DS stereo speakers add an extra dimension to the sound effects and the gameplay is still what made the game such a great hit in 1996 but if you own any other version of Resident Evil I would not bother buying this game, there is nothing new to blow you away. If you don't own it, or haven't played in in ages then buy it. Its the grandaddy of survival horror and the sheer novelty of playing it in handheld form is a joy.
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