Resident Evil

Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles
$29.99
As a Resident Evil fan myself, I wondered if I should purchase this RE Umbrella Chronicles or not. But by going on [...] and looking at the gameplays, and by reading some of the comments some people have posted...I'm glad I made a wise choice of not buying this game. Before I even looked at the gameplay for this game, I thought the gameplay of this game would be like the rest of the other RE games I played...but I was wrong. Like what previous people have posted, this game is just like house of the dead on the arcade. When I buy a game, I want to experience the full story, levels, figure out puzzles and experience the whole game. Instead of buying this "not so good" game, I instead bought RE Archives and I'm glad I made a wise choice. So if your a RE fan like myself, you would know the difference between the two games =).

Resident Evil Trilogy 1-3
$29.95
The Resident Evil Trilogy is an amazing trilogy. All the movies are good. The acting is good, the story is good. If you are a fan of action movies, then you need to see these movies. Also, alot of people are mad about how the 3rd movie left it as such a cliffhanger. Well, there is going to be a 4th movie, and it is being shot right now. And should be coming out next summer or fall. So if you like action/horror movies, then you should check out Resident Evil.

Resident Evil 5
$39.99
RE5 is, in final review, awesome. The game itself is fun, but not particularly innovative like Orange Box... besides the 2-player mode. However, the flaw of the game is the occasional boring sequences, and more importantly, it is simply not as dark, horrifying, and scary as RE4 or some of the earlier ones. This is more of a "corporate" RE, in which they seem to have went for the 2-player mode and other features, but compromized on some of the pure terror. I think that's a fact pretty much every true RE fan will agree on. For true gamers, where RE5 shines is in the Mercenaries mode. Honesetly, my review for RE5 was a barely a 4-star, until we started to get into the Mercenaries. Again it's not perfect, but the 2-player mercenaries is a blast, and the overall graphics and gameplay is a lot of fun.

Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles
$49.99
- This review contains a few spoilers -

I reviewed RE 5 after completing it; so I feel compelled to review "The Darkside Chronicles," as well. This is a good game. The visuals and audio have been greatly improved from "The Umbrella Chronicles," and the gameplay feels more solid. I was pleasantly surprised to hear all of the familiar voices from Claire, Ada, Leon (RE 4 version), and Jack Krauser, as well as the excellent, orchestral renditions of the most notable themes and sequences from RE 2 and Code: Veronica.

However, although I was pleased to see that Capcom had portrayed RE 2's storyline accurately and enjoyably, the same sadly can not be said for Code: Veronica's content. Just like "The Umbrella Chronicles" and RE 5 before it, "The Darkside Chronicles" is another victim of Capcom's use of creative liberties. Gone are many of Code: Veronica's most famous scenes, such as Wesker's fights with Alexia and Chris, and the scene of Alexia's awakening is now rushed and no longer features the moving "The Ending of the Beginning" music track from the original game. Speaking of which, when did Alexia giggle and hum like a dizzy blonde? When I finished this chapter of the game, I was left asking, "What was so wrong with the original storyline? Why did Capcom have to change the things that they did?" This just proves that the RE universe is so convoluted with differing stories and types of gameplay that Capcoms simply doesn't know what to do with the series. However, I must admit the creative liberties used in this game could've been a lot worse (ie. RE 5).

In all, despite the notable differences in Code: Veronica's content, "The Darkside Chronicles" is a fun game and improves upon the foundations set by its predecessor in nearly every, single way. Of course, I wish we still had Richard Wough's terrific voice playing Wesker and the original Code: Veronica storyline, and the game was a bit short. But I can't help but feel pleased with how much quality shines from this summary entry of the RE series, even for an on-rails shooter.