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Resident Evil [1996]

Resident Evil [1996]

•Mar 30, 1996•

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8.3

7 hrs

Main Story

9 hrs

Story + Sides

15 hrs

Everything

8 hrs

All Styles

Game Help

Resident Evil 2 [1998] Guide

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Resident Evil

8.7

great

IGN Staff

Official IGN Review

Summary

Resident Evil has you running around for dear life inside a mansion populated by zombies, hellhounds, and the like.

Content Rating

Animated Violence, Blood, Animated Blood and Gore, Gore

Developers

Publishers

Franchises

Features

Initial Release

Mar 30, 1996

Platforms

Genres

Action, Adventure, Third-Person

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