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It's a new resident evil game on DS!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 6
Date: March 01, 2008
Author: Amazon User

No it isn't. It's resident evil one with crappy graphics, stupid game play and retarded new add on's. NEXT!

JUST STICK WITH RE1 ON PS1!!!!!!!!!!!!!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 05, 2008
Author: Amazon User

THIS IS NOT A NEW RE GAME OR A BETTER VERSION OF RE1. THIS IS RE1 BUT IT SUCKS ON THE DS!. THE GRAPHICS ARE HORRIBLE AND THE CONTROLS KINDA UNCOMFORTABLE CAUSE IM USED TO RE1 ON THE PS1. I ONLY PLAYED IT FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES BUT DECIDED TO QUIT CAUSE IT SUCKED! A REALLY DISSAPOINTMENT FOR THE RE SERIES! JUST STICK WITH THE ORIGINAL PS1 VERSION!!!!!!!

Not worth buying

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 2 / 29
Date: February 19, 2006
Author: Amazon User

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.

Zombie-tastic or simply a moan?

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 6 / 8
Date: February 16, 2006
Author: Amazon User

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.

Love it but is too short...

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: November 22, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Well this was my first time playing a Resident Evil game...boy it was fun. I got caught in the storyline and it was tense!! I loved the ride!! however I was EXTREMELY dissapointed that the game was so short...I was sure I was only halfway through...but nope...I thought I was just getting started and all the sudden it was over...i mean i killed the last boss with 4 shots?...good puzzles, intense and scary fun, lots of zombies! but you might be put off by how short this game is. has to be slightly above average simply because of the shortness of the game...if it wasnt for that it would be a 5 star winner!

A mixed bag, but still holds some nostalgic fun

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 8 / 9
Date: January 24, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Capcom basically made the survival horror genre a force to be reckoned with (while borrowing heavily from the original PC game Alone in the Dark) thanks to the original Resident Evil on the PS1, and now the game that spawned an entire series and countless immitators makes it's mark on Nintendo's DS, and also marks the first Mature rated game for the dual screened handheld to boot. Now, let's get it straight that this is pretty much a direct port of the original PS1 classic (along with the unedited "director's cut" opening FMV sequence), and sadly the game hasn't aged all that well. Everything bad you remember about the game is still here; from the unbelievably bad voice acting and dialogue, to go along with the incredibly cheesy FMV sequences. Not to mention that the controls, which were annoying enough when you first played the game a decade ago, are now just plain archaic, especially on the DS. However, after a while, you can get used to the control scheme, although prepare for bouts of frustration. Not to mention that the graphics look granier here than one may recall, particularly the character and zombie models which look washed out. Besides all the negatives, if you've played the PS1 game at all, then you know what else to expect here: playing as either Chris or Jill in different branching single player modes as you take on zombies, mutated dogs, and other beasts in a huge mansion. There's doors to unlock and puzzles to solve to progress to your inevitable showdown with the Tyrant, which still manages to pack a punch to this day. For all it's negatives, Resident Evil: Deadly Silence still has a bit of nostalgic charm to it that makes it worth playing, and the bonuses which Capcom has thrown in (including a first person perspective using your trusty knife and some additional touch screen and microphone features) make the game worth checking out even for veterans of the long running and influential series. Whether you want to lay down the full price for it though is entirely up to how much nostalgia you can take in before longing to play the much superior Resident Evil 4 on your console.

Every review is right

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 4 / 6
Date: May 01, 2007
Author: Amazon User

The controls are hard to learn at first, but you get use to it. I found the controls didnt work as well as other games for the DS. Maybe it was just me. All in all, it can be a fun game but hard to learn at first.

ReMastering the Mansion with the Same Good Looking Friends

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 5 / 6
Date: July 20, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Fan or foe of the Resident Evil series, you have to admit that it changed the face of gaming forever. Along with franchised games like Silent Hill, Fatal Frame, and Alone in the Dark "the term "survival horror" became a way to describe what was not only a fad in gaming but that was also a marketing force. This, of course, led to many noteworthy offspring of the genre, many rip-offs of the big kids, and many consoles trying to cashing in by making the next in their series the best in the series.
And now, hoping down the Bunny Trail, comes the brand new world of porting.

For those who are not accustomed to "porting," it is basically a term used to say "we took an old game and shoved it into a new system with a shiny new box." Sometimes this works out well and you have a great piece of nostalgia, and sometimes this works in the "not-so-well" classification and you find yourself somewhat miffed by your purchase. With Resident Evil :deadly Silence, I kind of feel like the title says it all. There are all those graphics that stepped back out of the same place I think disco went to die, seemingly 16 bits when compared to the beauty of the "now." And this isn't meant to insult the original Resident Evil because, when it was cutting edge, it was cutting edge. This is more like saying that the blade has dulled and the experience has soured and, well, you get the picture.
And then there were the controls.

One of the biggest complaints I've ever heard from people playing the older games are that the controls are terrible - at best. If you go into the game with that mindset, expecting the controls to be abominations, then you'll find yourself impressed with how psychic you are. That seems to be another drawback of porting - you have the same schema following you in all sorts of forms, making you not-so-silently curse the things that also made the game a memorable one to play. Fighting the wonderful world of remembered enemies is a pain at best with the controls that make life difficult - playing with them and running into old big and bad (O that loveable Tyrant!) reminds you why you spent so much time trying to master running and gunning and moving backward and assaulting at the same time.
Chris, Jill, flashbacks - "Haven't I see this before?" Yeah, you have.

Despite all of this, the game is still a fun thing to bust out and play again and it really does deserve a little praise. When your eyes adjust to the glint of the pixels and your fingers adjust to the way you reformatted your fingers just to play videogames you'll sometimes slide into the zone and remember how much you loved this game. You'll also laugh as well, amazed that these moments were some of the most frightening things that the digital experience ever spawned.
Add in the new controls that you get to play around with and you have something nice to play - provided that you play at a discount.

Its amazing what can be forgiven when it comes to fond memories and handheld gaming.

This is a confusing game

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 3
Date: March 27, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This game is great it is just there is a confusing game to me and the game provide less ammo in normal and in hard.They provide a map that make sense but doesn't tell you what room is it so I will rate it 3stars and the fun is 3stars.

the jury is out on this one

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: May 18, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Ive only played it once and i wasnt a fan of the controls. although they are like the console version, it takes some getting used to on a handheld. of course most kids will pick it right up as I did when I was a lot younger. Ill save this one for when im really bored.

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