I have been hunting RE: UC for sometime on the shelves of Blockbuster. I finally got to it before some other stunted kid got it the other day and finally got around to find the appropiate time to play it. Now I am going to write a full review after I have beaten it, which may take longer than I may have thought. I spend about 20-30 minutes before I go to bed to play it so I have about 2 hours dedicated to the game and I have just gotten about half way through the First Resident Evil.
The game recieved a 7.0, which I suppose is accurate in ratio to it's lead competitor, House of the Dead 2 & 3 which recieved a 6.0. I however feel comfortable to rate it at this point to be an 8.5. I have seen screens of the game further into it and it really does seem more interesting than where I am now.
I have only played the first, second, and fourth resident evil. No specials, no prologues, no extras. I lost faith in the game when Nemesis made it to the streets, but I still enjoyed the online Fan-Fic RP and the summary of the games. The gameplay just died out for me, I really blame Dino-Crisis.
When I first heard of the game it was when I was playing House of the Dead with my older brother at his place in Cali and his wife had mentioned RE: UC. I had been on the search for it since, however, I didn't know the game treked through so much. It starts with the prologue to the first game, which always had my Hottie-Star girl from 1997 (I remember the IRL models posing at the opening sequence of the PS game), Rebecca.
The game adds some great effects to your usual Lite Arcade gaming. You get about 2-5 Degree control of view, which angles to about 1-3 meters of controlled view. You also can pick up items, destroy objects to find hidden items, and upgrade your items. Another great pick up is the weak points, which can take out Zombified creatures in one or two hits, and very neccesary for bosses. The game isn't I WANT YOUR EFFING QUARTERS GAMEPLAY. It's difficult when it needs to be and I have only died twice during my game time.
You have unlimited ammo with your hand gun which ultimately can be very useless against bosses deeper into the game, but do the job for taking out your Zombie's legs, knees, and head pieces. RE: UC take the anti-alias and contrast graphics to the edge for the wii, screenshots really don't do it justice. The old Sony-Graphical 3d model engine is re-invented for the game, not giving you the full edge of the wii during the FMV's, however it brings back the feel of RE's look.
I found two things I wish they changed in the game. Music and Customizing. The Music is extremely dry and more of an ambient noise. You also can customize your weapon which as far as I can tell only maximizes your weapons payload. Everything else in the game is truely superb. The graphics are great, the levels are well desgined and hardly repetative. You take on FROM THE GAME'S levels and enemies. The voice acting is GREAT! I mean, seriously, play HoD 2&3 and you will think movie stars are playing in the game.
If you own a wii and a Lite Gun (I use my perfect Shot, utilizing the Flashlight stabalization hold) you must get this game. It's worth every dollar. If you're a RE fan, you seriously need this game. This game truely made up for Resident Evil Extinction (Perhaps the only B movie to make the theatres).
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