


Exploring what happened before the mansion and figuring out what exactly transpired is what this game is all about. This is an origin story that takes place before the events of the original (and also recently re-released) Resident Evil. And that’s just it: a nostalgia trip that’s best remembered, not revisited. Thousands of gamers probably remember stepping through that eerie train for the first time and wondering just what the hell went on in there. And for the most part, it should have stayed there. The re-released version of Resident Evil Zero feels like an archaic dirge forgotten in the past, even if it does support widescreen now. Bringing HD versions of retro games back from the past is sort of the new thing these days, so let’s ignore the under utilization of power that the new generation consoles have that this game didn’t take advantage of, and focus on what is here instead. It’s even harder to believe how little amount of work they put into this HD version of the original game that was originally released on the Nintendo GameCube. It’s hard to believe that Capcom released Resident Evil Zero, the survival-horror co-op game 13 years ago in 2002.
