Resident Evil
1996 survival horror video game
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Summary
Resident Evil is a video game[1]. It ranks in the top 0.088% of video game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (51,840 views/month, #17 of 19,301).[2]
Key Facts
- Director: Shinji Mikami[3]
- Composer: Takashi Niigaki[4]
- Publisher: Capcom[5]
- Genre: survival horror[6]
- Producer: Tokuro Fujiwara[7]
- Developer: Capcom[8]
- Part of the series: Resident Evil[9]
- Platform: Nintendo DS[10], PlayStation (console)[11], Microsoft Windows[12], Sega Saturn[13]
- Game mode: single-player video game[14]
- Soundtrack release: Bio Hazard – Sound Track Remix[15]
- Distribution format: optical disc[16], digital distribution[17]
- Review score: 81/100[18], ★★★★[19]
- Input device: gamepad[20]
- Country of origin: Japan[21]
- Publication date: March 22, 1996[22], September 25, 1997[23]
- Characters: Jill Valentine[24], Chris Redfield[25], Barry Burton[26], Rebecca Chambers[27], Albert Wesker[28], Richard Aiken[29], Brad Vickers[30], Enrico Marini[31], Joseph Frost[32], Forest Speyer[33], Kevin Dooley[34]
- Has edition or translation: Resident Evil Director's Cut Dual Shock[35], Resident Evil: Director's Cut[36]
- Distributed by: Steam[37]
- Narrative location: Raccoon City[38]
- ESRB rating: Mature 17+[39], Teen[40]
- CERO rating: Z (Ages 18 and up only)[41]
- PEGI rating: PEGI 18[42]
- USK rating: USK 18[43], USK 16[44]
- Main subject: zombie[45]
- Takes place in fictional universe: Resident Evil universe[46]
Why It Matters
Resident Evil has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] It is known by 67 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]