Editorial Review: The first Dreamcast installment in the Resident Evil series, Code: Veronica is "survival horror" at its finest. Unmatched in its ability to convey a persistent feeling of dread--and scare the pants off of you ever so often--this is one of those hard-to-put-down games that will keep you up for several nights on end.
The fourth chapter in the dark Resident Evil epic, Code: Veronica delves further into the machinations of the sinister Umbrella Corporation, once again pitting players against zombies and other horrifying mutations created by Umbrella's biotechnological viruses. Players begin the game as Claire Redfield, Resident Evil 2's college-girl-turned-zombie-killer, and later control Chris Redfield, the beefcake cop from the original game. There's more strategy required here than in the previous games, as Claire's actions have a direct impact on Chris. For example, playing a trigger-happy Claire that uses every health-restoring item in sight will call for some fancy footwork on the part of brother Chris.
While the basic game design here is largely unchanged from that of its PlayStation predecessors, Code: Veronica features many visual refinements--including exquisitely detailed 3-D character graphics, roaming camera viewpoints, and spectacular atmospheric and lighting effects--that greatly enhance the cinematic feel of the game. Equally high production values are evident in the game's excellent use of ambient and dynamic sound effects.
Upon completing Code: Veronica, players are rewarded with "Battle Game," a timed slaughterfest that can be played in third- or first-person point-of-view and has rewards all its own. --Joe Hon
Pros:
Engrossing storyline and well-developed characters
Cinematic Dreamcast-enhanced graphics and excellent sound effects
Challenging, first-rate gameplay
"Battle Game" greatly increases replay value
Cons:
Despite nonfixed camera angles, viewpoint can still be awkward at times
Less than perfect controls
Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: - SUPER GREAT GAME
Ok I had his game when I was younger, I since have sold my dreamcast to stay with the times, I just seen the resident evil movie and I wondered what system I had that game for, and then I found it DREAMCAST (boy that brought back memories), well anyways I had to buy the system all over again just to buy this game. but make sure that you are up for the challenge, I had to buy the walk thru guide with this game because sometimes it does get difficult all in all...BUY THIS GAME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Rating: - Too many zombies, not enough ammo.
The graphics in this game are awesome, especially since it was made 5 or 6 years ago. I've had it for many years, although I've never made it past the first disc. Honestly, I cannot figure out how I'm supposed to kill the Tyrant who jumps into the plane with you. By that time I'm completely out of ammo and all I have are health items and a knife. The knife is only useful for killing bats, but otherwise you'd be better off trying to STARE the Tyrant to death than use a knife. It does work well on zombies in this game, however. They don't whirl around and grab you as fast like in the other games. Plus, they sometimes don't even seem to notice you unless you get right up close. I love how Claire looks in this game. If she were real she'd be the most gorgeous thing on Earth. Seriously. But anyway, the zombies in this game are also extremely frightening. They reused the same groaning sounds from RE2 for them, which I wasn't expecting. In the first three RE games, there's always a bunch of naked cadavre zombies right at the end of the game that surpass every other zombie up till that point in ugliness, but the zombies in this game ALL are more frightening that any from previous games. They have pale blue skin, they're torn up all over, and if you make a zombie in this game angry they start running and growling angrilly. The zombies in this game are easier to dodge and kill with a knife, so you'd think it would be easier to conserve ammo, but somehow it's just impossible to save ammo for the battle with Tyrant on the airplane. I've thoroughly checked every area in this game for any possible hidden ammo, but there doesn't appear to be any. I think I'll need a cheat code for the Tyrant, because there just doesn't seem to be any way to kill him normally. The second disc sounds pretty hard, so I may need to conserve all my ammo for that one fight. Just a suggestion, folks.
-Brian Rodrego Morrison
Rating: - Excellent Game
Code Veronica is a good addition to the Resident Evil saga. Here's the breakdown:
Graphics-8/10- Compared to todays' games, the graphics are about average. Then again, the game is (almost) 5 years old. But it has rich 3D enviroments, and good definition in characters.
Sound-7/10- The music gives you the scary feeling you would expect from an RE game. The only bad thing is the voice acting. It aint horrible, just not what you expected. It's better than previous games.
Gameplay/Story developement-10/10- The gameplay itself is excellent. But, unlike the Dreamcast version of RE2, there is no custom controls. That would have made the gameplay better. The story continues directly from RE2 (RE3 did little to develop the Resident Evil Plot) and brings the fight to umbrella. To find out what happens to the characters, play the game.
Overall, the game's a hit. The Dreamcast version is the best, but if you don't have one, get it for PS2 or Gamecube.
Rating: - Best in the series.
Simply put, Code Veronica is the best in the series. After RE2 I didn't think the series could get any better but I was wrong. CV had an amazing graphics and a superb camera system. The story was HUGE and awesome so this was the most time consuming RE at the time. I think the remake of RE on the Gamecube is longer (and 10 times scarier than the PSX version). If you have a Gamecube or DC and love adventure/action/horror games than Code Veronica and the rest of the series is definately for you.
Rating: - Why this game is SO F%$#@'IN AWESOME!!!
WOW! This is easily the best Resident Evil game EVER! I love everthing about it! If you agree tell me!
- SUPER GREAT GAME
- Too many zombies, not enough ammo.
