

The differences between both characters are more than superficial, with differences in abilities, items and even supporting characters, resulting in a slightly different scenario for both protagonists. Alpha team members Chris Redfield and Jill Valentine. Resident Evil gives players a choice between two playable characters, S.T.A.R.S. While not the first survival horror game, Resident Evil 's success propelled the genre to new heights of popularity and was the first game to coin the term.

A Nintendo DS port of the original, with added modes and the subtitle Deadly Silence, was released in early 2006.

In 2002, a remake of the game was released for the Nintendo GameCube featuring new graphics and voice acting among other significant changes. Capcom later released a new game in the series for the platform titled Resident Evil Gaiden. A Game Boy Color version of Resident Evil was planned for release in 1999, but was later canceled by Capcom, citing that the port was of poor quality. It was originally released in 1996 for the PlayStation and has been subsequently ported to the Sega Saturn and PC, then re-released twice on the PlayStation in the form of a Director's Cut. Resident Evil (バイオハザード, spelled Baiohazādo or simply Biohazard in Japan) is a survival horror game by Capcom and is the first game in the Resident Evil series. BBFC: 15 BBFC: 18 (PowerVR) USK: 18 See also: Resident Evil: Director's Cut, Resident Evil (2002 game), and Resident Evil: Deadly Silence
