Resident Evil: Survivor

by Capcom / Sony Playstation

Product Features

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

Product Details

• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B00004WMVL
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: August 31, 2000
• Average Customer Review: 2.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (80 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,185 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

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

Cons:

• 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 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

Cons:

• 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

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Decent Game, October 19, 2003

By 

Jacob Joseph (Buffalo, N.Y.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Resident Evil: Survivor (Video 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.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Let's hope they don't make another one of these., February 23, 2003

By 

Mike Troxel - See all my reviews

This review is from: Resident Evil: Survivor (Video Game)

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.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Meh, it's alright, September 21, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Resident Evil: Survivor (Video Game)

I already knew that this game wasn't going to be as good as the other ones, but I decided that when it came out I was going to get it just to add it to my collection. Well, it wasn't too bad of an idea, the game is not total .... but I knew that the Playstation would not be able to handle something like this. Capcom should've waited till the PS2 came out and THEN they should've put this game out. The best part of this game is just the whole first-person gig, I actually didn't think Capcom would go through with it but they did. However it is pretty cheap in some ways, besides the graphics. Whenever you run by an enemy that jumps toward you (e.g. licker or hunter) they will not damage you at all, and also the acting is just horrible. The acting in this game makes Resident Evil 1's sound like a Metal Gear game or something. I cannot fathom a reason as to why some people think this game is better than the others (and it's not), if they think that they need some serious help (especially that gamer from partridge who said nemesis is a waste of time *rolls eyes*). Either way, if you are kind of curious about this game I suggest you rent it first.