<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
,	O
or	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
Southeast	O
Asia	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
Japanese	O
horror	B-Application
game	I-Application
series	O
and	O
media	O
franchise	O
created	O
by	O
Capcom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
consists	O
of	O
survival	O
horror	O
,	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
and	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
games	O
,	O
with	O
players	O
typically	O
surviving	O
in	O
environments	O
inhabited	O
by	O
zombies	B-Application
and	O
other	O
frightening	O
creatures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
is	O
the	O
highest-grossing	O
horror	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
was	O
created	O
by	O
Shinji	O
Mikami	O
and	O
Tokuro	O
Fujiwara	O
and	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
credited	O
for	O
defining	O
the	O
survival	O
horror	O
genre	O
and	O
returning	O
zombies	B-Application
to	O
popular	O
culture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
4	I-Application
(	O
2005	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
franchise	O
shifted	O
to	O
more	O
dynamic	O
shooting	O
action	O
,	O
achieved	O
acclaim	O
and	O
influenced	O
the	O
evolution	O
of	O
the	O
survival	O
horror	O
and	O
third-person	O
genres	O
,	O
popularizing	O
the	O
"	O
over-the-shoulder	O
"	O
third-person	O
view	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
5	I-Application
(	O
2009	O
)	O
and	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
6	I-Application
(	O
2012	O
)	O
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
,	O
the	O
franchise	O
returned	O
to	O
survival	O
horror	O
with	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
7	I-Application
:	I-Application
Biohazard	I-Application
(	O
2017	O
)	O
and	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
Village	I-Application
(	O
2021	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
used	O
a	O
first-person	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Capcom	O
has	O
released	O
four	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
remakes	I-Application
:	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
(	O
2002	O
)	O
,	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
(	O
2019	O
)	O
,	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
3	I-Application
(	O
2020	O
)	O
and	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
4	I-Application
(	O
2023	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
is	O
Capcom	O
's	O
best-selling	B-Application
franchise	I-Application
and	O
the	O
best-selling	O
horror	B-Application
game	I-Application
series	O
,	O
with	O
copies	O
sold	O
worldwide	O
as	O
of	O
December	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
film	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2002	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
five	O
sequels	O
and	O
a	O
2021	O
reboot	O
,	O
Welcome	O
to	O
Raccoon	O
City	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
films	O
have	O
received	O
mostly	O
negative	O
reviews	O
,	O
but	O
have	O
grossed	O
more	O
than	O
$1.2	O
billion	O
,	O
making	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
the	O
second-highest-grossing	O
video	O
game	O
film	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
,	O
released	O
as	O
Biohazard	B-Application
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
began	O
in	O
1993	O
when	O
Capcom	O
's	O
Tokuro	O
Fujiwara	O
told	O
Shinji	O
Mikami	O
and	O
other	O
co-workers	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
game	O
using	O
elements	O
from	O
Fujiwara	O
's	O
1989	O
game	O
Sweet	B-Application
Home	I-Application
on	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
(	O
SNES	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
in	O
late	O
1994	O
marketing	O
executives	O
were	O
setting	O
up	O
to	O
release	O
Biohazard	B-Application
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
pointed	O
out	O
that	O
securing	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
name	O
Biohazard	B-Application
would	O
be	O
very	O
difficult	O
as	O
a	O
DOS	O
game	O
had	O
been	O
registered	O
under	O
that	O
name	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
New	O
York	O
hardcore	O
punk	O
band	O
called	O
Biohazard	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
contest	O
was	O
held	O
among	O
company	O
personnel	O
to	O
choose	O
a	O
new	O
name	O
;	O
this	O
competition	O
turned	O
up	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
,	O
the	O
name	O
under	O
which	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
west	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
made	O
its	O
debut	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
1996	O
and	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
dubbed	O
a	O
"	O
survival	O
horror	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
term	O
coined	O
for	O
the	O
new	O
genre	O
it	O
initiated	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
critical	O
and	O
commercial	O
success	O
led	O
to	O
the	O
production	O
of	O
two	O
sequels	O
,	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
in	O
1998	O
and	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Nemesis	I-Application
in	O
1999	O
,	O
both	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
of	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fourth	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
–	I-Application
Code	I-Application
:	I-Application
Veronica	I-Application
,	O
was	O
developed	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
and	O
released	O
in	O
2000	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
ports	O
of	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Nemesis	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
–	I-Application
Code	I-Application
:	I-Application
Veronica	I-Application
was	O
later	O
re-released	O
for	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
an	O
updated	O
form	O
as	O
Code	B-Application
:	I-Application
Veronica	I-Application
Complete	O
,	O
which	O
included	O
slight	O
changes	O
,	O
many	O
of	O
which	O
revolved	O
around	O
story	O
cutscenes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
updated	O
version	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
GameCube	B-Application
under	O
the	O
title	O
Code	B-Application
:	I-Application
Veronica	I-Application
X	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
earlier	O
announcements	O
that	O
the	O
next	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
which	O
resulted	O
in	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
an	O
unrelated	O
game	O
titled	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
,	O
series	O
 '	O
creator	O
and	O
producer	O
Shinji	O
Mikami	O
decided	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
series	O
exclusively	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
next	O
three	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
—	O
a	O
remake	B-Application
of	O
the	O
original	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
and	O
the	O
prequel	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
,	O
both	O
released	O
in	O
2002	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
4	I-Application
(	O
2005	O
)	O
—	O
were	O
all	O
released	O
initially	O
as	O
GameCube	B-Application
exclusives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
4	I-Application
was	O
later	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
trilogy	O
of	O
GunCon-compatible	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
games	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Gun	B-Application
Survivor	I-Application
series	O
featured	O
first-person	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
,	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
Survivor	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2000	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
PC	O
but	O
received	O
mediocre	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
subsequent	O
games	O
,	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
Survivor	I-Application
2	I-Application
–	I-Application
Code	I-Application
:	I-Application
Veronica	I-Application
and	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
Aim	I-Application
,	O
fared	O
somewhat	O
better	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dead	O
Aim	O
is	O
the	O
fourth	O
Gun	B-Application
Survivor	I-Application
game	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
with	O
Gun	B-Application
Survivor	I-Application
3	I-Application
being	O
the	O
Dino	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
spin-off	O
Dino	B-Application
Stalker	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Umbrella	I-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
2007	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
with	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Darkside	I-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
released	O
in	O
2009	O
(	O
both	O
were	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
in	O
2012	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
in	O
2009	O
,	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
5	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
becoming	O
the	O
best	O
selling	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
franchise	O
despite	O
mixed	O
fan	O
reception	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
Outbreak	I-Application
is	O
an	O
online	B-Application
game	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
released	O
in	O
2003	O
,	O
depicting	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
episodic	O
storylines	O
in	O
Raccoon	O
City	O
set	O
during	O
the	O
same	O
period	O
as	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Nemesis	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
Outbreak	I-Application
:	I-Application
File	I-Application
#2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Raccoon	O
City	O
is	O
a	O
metropolis	O
located	O
in	O
the	O
Arklay	B-Application
Mountains	I-Application
of	O
the	O
Midwestern	O
United	O
States	O
that	O
succumbed	O
to	O
the	O
deadly	O
T-virus	O
outbreak	O
and	O
was	O
consequently	O
destroyed	O
via	O
a	O
nuclear	O
missile	O
attack	O
issued	O
by	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
government	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
Gaiden	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
featuring	O
a	O
role-playing-style	O
combat	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
have	O
been	O
several	O
downloadable	O
mobile	B-Application
games	I-Application
based	O
on	O
the	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
series	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
these	O
mobile	B-Application
games	I-Application
have	O
been	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
through	O
T-Mobile	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
Sony	O
press	O
conference	O
during	O
E3	O
2009	O
,	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
Portable	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
,	O
described	O
as	O
an	O
all-new	O
title	O
being	O
developed	O
with	O
"	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
Go	O
in	O
mind	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
totally	O
different	O
for	O
a	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Capcom	O
revealed	O
the	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
:	I-Application
Operation	I-Application
Raccoon	I-Application
City	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Slant	O
Six	O
Games	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
Windows	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
March	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
survival	O
horror	B-Application
game	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
:	I-Application
Revelations	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
February	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
the	O
next	O
numbered	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
main	O
series	O
,	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
6	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
to	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
,	O
but	O
enthusiastic	O
pre-order	O
sales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
,	O
producer	O
Masachika	O
Kawata	O
said	O
the	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
franchise	O
would	O
return	O
to	O
focus	O
on	O
elements	O
of	O
horror	O
and	O
suspense	O
over	O
action	O
,	O
adding	O
that	O
"	O
survival	O
horror	O
as	O
a	O
genre	O
is	O
never	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
level	O
,	O
financially	O
,	O
as	O
shooters	O
and	O
much	O
more	O
popular	O
,	O
mainstream	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
I	O
think	O
we	O
need	O
to	O
have	O
the	O
confidence	O
to	O
put	O
money	O
behind	O
these	O
projects	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
does	O
n't	O
mean	O
we	O
ca	O
n't	O
focus	O
on	O
what	O
we	O
need	O
to	O
do	O
as	O
a	O
survival	O
horror	B-Application
game	I-Application
to	O
meet	O
fan	O
's	O
needs.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
:	I-Application
Revelations	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
an	O
episodic	O
game	O
set	O
between	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
5	I-Application
and	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
6	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
March	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
series	O
of	O
team-based	O
multiplayer	O
games	O
were	O
developed	O
beginning	O
with	O
the	O
poorly	O
received	O
Umbrella	B-Application
Corps	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
June	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
:	I-Application
Resistance	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
April	O
2020	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
Re:Verse	I-Application
in	O
October	O
2022	O
,	O
with	O
both	O
being	O
available	O
for	O
free	O
to	O
those	O
who	O
bought	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
Village	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
the	O
new	O
RE	B-Application
Engine	I-Application
,	O
which	O
would	O
develop	O
the	O
next	O
generation	O
of	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
games	O
,	O
the	O
series	O
continued	O
to	O
shift	O
back	O
towards	O
more	O
horror	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
next	O
mainline	O
game	O
,	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
7	I-Application
:	I-Application
Biohazard	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
January	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first-person	O
perspective	O
continued	O
in	O
the	O
eighth	O
mainline	O
game	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
Village	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
in	O
May	O
2021	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
mysterious	O
European	O
village	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	O
to	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
7	I-Application
:	I-Application
Biohazard	I-Application
although	O
it	O
incorporates	O
more	O
action	O
elements	O
inspired	O
from	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
generation	O
of	O
remakes	B-Application
of	O
older	O
entries	O
began	O
in	O
2019	O
with	O
a	O
remake	B-Application
of	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
being	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remake	B-Application
outsold	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
within	O
a	O
year	O
,	O
selling	O
over	O
five	O
million	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
in	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
remake	I-Application
,	O
Capcom	O
revealed	O
a	O
remake	B-Application
of	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Nemesis	I-Application
in	O
December	O
2019	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2022	O
,	O
a	O
remake	B-Application
of	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
4	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
24	O
,	O
2023	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
,	O
and	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
early	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
games	O
focused	O
on	O
the	O
Umbrella	O
Corporation	O
,	O
an	O
international	O
pharmaceutical	O
company	O
that	O
secretly	O
develops	O
mutagenic	O
viruses	O
to	O
further	O
their	O
"	O
bio-organic	O
weapons	O
"	O
(	O
BOW	O
)	O
research	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
's	O
viruses	O
can	O
transform	O
humans	O
into	O
mindless	O
zombies	B-Application
while	O
also	O
mutating	O
plants	O
and	O
animals	O
into	O
horrifying	O
monstrosities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
original	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
,	O
members	O
of	O
an	O
elite	O
police	O
task	O
force	O
,	O
Special	O
Tactics	O
and	O
Rescue	O
Service	O
(	O
STARS	O
)	O
,	O
are	O
lured	O
to	O
a	O
derelict	O
mansion	O
on	O
the	O
outskirts	O
of	O
Raccoon	O
City	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
STARS	O
team	O
is	O
mostly	O
decimated	O
by	O
zombies	B-Application
and	O
other	O
BOWs	O
,	O
leaving	O
only	O
a	O
handful	O
of	O
survivors	O
,	O
including	O
Chris	O
Redfield	O
,	O
Jill	O
Valentine	O
,	O
and	O
Albert	O
Wesker	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chris	O
and	O
Jill	O
explore	O
the	O
zombie-infested	O
mansion	O
and	O
uncover	O
a	O
secret	O
underground	O
Umbrella	O
research	O
facility	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
the	O
city	O
's	O
residents	O
are	O
infected	O
and	O
become	O
zombies	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
introduces	O
two	O
new	O
protagonists	O
,	O
Leon	O
S	O
.	O
Kennedy	O
,	O
a	O
rookie	O
police	O
officer	O
and	O
Claire	O
Redfield	O
,	O
the	O
younger	O
sister	O
of	O
Chris	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
Jill	O
makes	O
her	O
escape	O
from	O
the	O
city	O
in	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Nemesis	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
–	I-Application
Code	I-Application
:	I-Application
Veronica	I-Application
follows	O
Claire	O
as	O
she	O
escapes	O
from	O
a	O
prison	O
camp	O
in	O
the	O
Southern	O
Ocean	O
and	O
later	O
reunites	O
with	O
Chris	O
at	O
an	O
Umbrella	O
research	O
facility	O
in	O
Antarctica	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
4	I-Application
is	O
set	O
six	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
Raccoon	B-Application
City	I-Application
incident	I-Application
and	O
focuses	O
on	O
Leon	O
as	O
he	O
tries	O
to	O
rescue	O
the	O
U.S.	O
President	O
's	O
daughter	O
from	O
a	O
cult	O
in	O
Spain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
government	O
investigation	O
into	O
the	O
Umbrella	O
Corporation	O
reveals	O
its	O
involvement	O
in	O
the	O
Raccoon	B-Application
City	I-Application
disaster	I-Application
and	O
leads	O
to	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
dissolution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
5	I-Application
,	O
Wesker	O
seeks	O
to	O
unleash	O
a	O
highly	O
mutagenic	O
virus	O
that	O
will	O
infect	O
all	O
of	O
humanity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
6	I-Application
features	O
Leon	O
and	O
Chris	O
meeting	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
in	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
7	I-Application
:	I-Application
Biohazard	I-Application
and	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
Village	I-Application
introduce	O
a	O
new	O
protagonist	O
,	O
Ethan	O
Winters	O
,	O
who	O
becomes	O
entangled	O
in	O
a	O
bioterrorism	O
incident	O
while	O
searching	O
for	O
his	O
missing	O
wife	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
franchise	O
has	O
had	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
control	O
schemes	O
and	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
throughout	O
its	O
history	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pressing	O
up	O
(	O
for	O
example	O
on	O
a	O
D-pad	B-Device
,	O
analog	B-Device
stick	I-Device
,	O
or	O
cursor	B-Device
movement	I-Device
keys	I-Device
)	O
on	O
the	O
game	B-Device
controller	I-Device
moves	O
the	O
character	O
in	O
the	O
direction	O
being	O
faced	O
,	O
pressing	O
down	O
backpedals	O
,	O
and	O
left	O
and	O
right	O
rotates	O
the	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
first	O
three	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
featured	O
this	O
control	O
scheme	O
,	O
the	O
third	O
,	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Nemesis	I-Application
,	O
saw	O
some	O
action-oriented	O
additions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
like	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
would	O
feature	O
a	O
more	O
fluid	O
over-the-shoulder	O
third-person	O
camera	O
instead	O
of	O
a	O
fixed	O
camera	O
for	O
each	O
room	O
,	O
while	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
7	I-Application
and	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
Village	I-Application
are	O
played	O
from	O
the	O
first-person	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
4	I-Application
saw	O
significant	O
changes	O
to	O
the	O
established	O
gameplay	O
,	O
including	O
switching	O
from	O
fixed	O
camera	O
perspectives	O
to	O
a	O
tracking	O
camera	O
,	O
and	O
more	O
action-oriented	O
gameplay	O
and	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
next	O
two	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
franchise	O
furthered	O
the	O
action-oriented	O
mechanics	O
:	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
5	I-Application
featured	O
cooperative	O
play	O
and	O
added	O
strafing	O
,	O
while	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
6	I-Application
allowed	O
players	O
to	O
move	O
while	O
aiming	O
and	O
shooting	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
,	O
fully	O
abandoning	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
signature	O
tank	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
7	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
main	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
game	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
first-person	O
perspective	O
and	O
to	O
use	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
drew	O
comparisons	O
to	O
modern	O
survival	O
horror	B-Application
games	I-Application
such	O
as	O
Outlast	B-Application
and	O
PT	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
eighth	O
main-series	O
game	O
,	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
Village	I-Application
,	O
also	O
features	O
a	O
first-person	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
VR	O
version	O
of	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
4	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Oculus	B-General_Concept
Quest	I-General_Concept
2	I-General_Concept
on	O
October	O
21	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
franchise	O
features	O
video	O
games	O
and	O
tie-in	O
merchandise	O
and	O
products	O
,	O
including	O
various	O
live-action	O
and	O
animated	O
films	O
,	O
comic	O
books	O
,	O
and	O
novels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
2002	O
to	O
2016	O
,	O
six	O
live-action	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
films	O
were	O
produced	O
,	O
all	O
written	O
and	O
produced	O
by	O
Paul	O
W	O
.	O
S	O
.	O
Anderson	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
reboot	O
,	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
:	O
Welcome	O
to	O
Raccoon	O
City	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
24	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
with	O
Johannes	O
Roberts	O
as	O
writer/director	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
computer	O
animated	O
film	O
for	O
the	O
franchise	O
was	O
Biohazard	B-Application
4D-Executer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
:	O
Infinite	O
Darkness	O
,	O
a	O
four-part	O
CG	O
anime	O
series	O
,	O
premiered	O
on	O
July	O
8	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
on	O
Netflix	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starring	O
the	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
protagonists	O
Leon	O
S	O
.	O
Kennedy	O
and	O
Claire	O
Redfield	O
,	O
the	O
series	O
features	O
both	O
uncovering	O
a	O
worldwide	O
plot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
premiered	O
on	O
July	O
14	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
on	O
Netflix	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Over	O
the	O
years	O
,	O
various	O
toy	O
companies	O
have	O
acquired	O
the	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
license	O
,	O
with	O
each	O
producing	O
their	O
own	O
unique	O
line	O
of	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
action	O
figures	O
or	O
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tokyo	O
Marui	O
also	O
produced	O
replicas	O
of	O
the	O
guns	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
series	I-Application
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
gas	O
blow-back	O
airsoft	O
guns	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
models	O
included	O
the	O
STARS	O
Beretta	O
featured	O
in	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
Desert	O
Eagle	O
in	O
a	O
limited	O
edition	O
that	O
came	O
with	O
other	O
memorabilia	O
in	O
a	O
wooden	O
case	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
Gold	O
Lugers	O
from	O
Code	B-Application
:	I-Application
Veronica	I-Application
and	O
the	O
"	O
Samurai	O
Edge	O
"	O
pistol	O
from	O
the	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
remake	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
Archives	O
is	O
a	O
reference	O
guide	O
of	O
the	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
series	I-Application
written	O
by	O
staff	O
members	O
of	O
Capcom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
guide	O
describes	O
and	O
summarizes	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
key	O
events	O
that	O
occur	O
in	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
,	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
,	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Nemesis	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Code	B-Application
:	I-Application
Veronica	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
second	O
Archives	O
book	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
in	O
December	O
2011	O
and	O
covers	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
5	I-Application
,	O
the	O
new	O
scenarios	O
detailed	O
in	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Umbrella	I-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
and	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Darkside	I-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
2008	O
CGI	O
movie	O
,	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
:	O
Degeneration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
theme	O
restaurant	O
called	O
Biohazard	B-Application
Cafe	O
&	O
Grill	O
S.T.A.R.S.	B-Application
</s>
<s>
Halloween	O
Horror	O
Nights	O
2013	O
,	O
held	O
at	O
Universal	O
Orlando	O
,	O
featured	O
a	O
haunted	O
house	O
titled	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
:	O
Escape	O
from	O
Raccoon	O
City	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Nemesis	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
novel	O
was	O
Hiroyuki	O
Ariga	O
's	O
novella	O
Biohazard	B-Application
:	O
The	O
Beginning	O
,	O
published	O
in	O
1997	O
as	O
a	O
portion	O
of	O
the	O
book	O
The	O
True	O
Story	O
of	O
Biohazard	B-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
given	O
away	O
as	O
a	O
pre-order	O
bonus	O
with	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Biohazard	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
serves	O
as	O
a	O
prelude	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
,	O
in	O
which	O
Chris	O
investigates	O
the	O
disappearance	O
of	O
his	O
missing	O
friend	O
,	O
Billy	O
Rabbitson	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Perry	O
's	O
novels	O
,	O
particularly	O
The	O
Umbrella	O
Conspiracy	O
,	O
also	O
alluded	O
to	O
events	O
in	O
Biohazard	B-Application
:	O
The	O
Beginning	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
disappearance	O
of	O
Billy	O
Rabbitson	O
and	O
Brian	O
Irons	O
 '	O
bid	O
to	O
run	O
for	O
Mayor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
reprinting	O
of	O
Perry	O
's	O
novels	O
with	O
new	O
cover	O
artwork	O
began	O
in	O
2012	O
to	O
coincide	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
:	O
Retribution	O
and	O
its	O
respective	O
novelization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
a	O
trilogy	O
of	O
original	O
Biohazard	B-Application
novels	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Makino	O
also	O
wrote	O
two	O
novels	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Umbrella	I-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
novel	O
,	O
titled	O
Biohazard	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Umbrella	I-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
Side	O
A	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Umbrella	I-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
1	O
in	O
Germany	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
22	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
novel	O
,	O
titled	O
Biohazard	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Umbrella	I-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
Side	O
B	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Umbrella	I-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
2	O
in	O
Germany	O
,	O
was	O
published	O
in	O
January	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1997	O
,	O
Marvel	O
Comics	O
published	O
a	O
single-issue	O
prologue	O
comic	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
,	O
released	O
through	O
a	O
promotional	O
giveaway	O
alongside	O
the	O
original	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1998	O
,	O
WildStorm	O
began	O
producing	O
a	O
monthly	O
comic	O
book	O
series	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
games	O
,	O
titled	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Official	O
Comic	O
Magazine	O
,	O
which	O
lasted	O
five	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
Perry	O
novels	O
,	O
the	O
comics	O
also	O
explored	O
events	O
occurring	O
beyond	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
(	O
the	O
latest	O
game	O
during	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
publication	O
)	O
and	O
thus	O
were	O
contradicted	O
by	O
later	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wildstorm	O
also	O
published	O
a	O
four-issue	O
miniseries	O
titled	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
:	O
Fire	O
&	O
Ice	O
,	O
which	O
depicted	O
the	O
ordeal	O
of	O
Charlie	O
Team	O
,	O
a	O
third	O
STARS	O
team	O
created	O
specifically	O
for	O
the	O
comic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Hong	O
Kong	O
,	O
there	O
has	O
been	O
officially	O
licensed	O
Biohazard	B-Application
manhua	O
adaptations	O
of	O
Biohazard	B-Application
0	O
by	O
publisher	O
Yulang	O
Group	O
,	O
Biohazard	B-Application
2	O
by	O
Kings	O
Fountain	O
,	O
Biohazard	B-Application
3	I-Application
Supplemental	O
Edition	O
by	O
Cao	O
Zhihao	O
and	O
,	O
Biohazard	B-Application
3	I-Application
The	O
Last	O
Escape	O
,	O
and	O
Biohazard	B-Application
Code	I-Application
:	I-Application
Veronica	I-Application
by	O
Lee	O
Chung	O
Hing	O
published	O
by	O
Tinhangse	O
Publishing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Code	B-Application
:	I-Application
Veronica	I-Application
manhua	O
was	O
translated	O
into	O
English	O
,	O
formatted	O
to	O
look	O
like	O
an	O
American	O
comic	O
and	O
distributed	O
by	O
WildStorm	O
as	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
four	O
graphic	O
novel	O
collections	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
,	O
Wildstorm	O
began	O
publishing	O
a	O
comic	O
book	O
prequel	O
to	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
5	I-Application
,	O
titled	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
,	O
which	O
centers	O
around	O
two	O
original	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
BSAA	O
named	O
Mina	O
Gere	O
and	O
Holiday	O
Sugarman	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Biohazard	B-Application
The	O
Stage	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
year	O
,	O
Musical	O
Biohazard	B-Application
~	O
Voice	O
of	O
Gaia	O
~	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
September	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Biohazard	B-Application
the	O
Experience	O
was	O
the	O
second	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
play	O
produced	O
by	O
Avex	O
Live	O
Creative	O
and	O
Ace	O
Crew	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
prominent	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
series	I-Application
have	O
been	O
released	O
to	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
,	O
most	O
notably	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
,	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
have	O
been	O
bestowed	O
with	O
multiple	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
honors	O
and	O
often	O
placed	O
on	O
lists	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
video	O
games	O
ever	O
made	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1999	O
,	O
Next	O
Generation	O
listed	O
the	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
series	I-Application
as	O
number	O
13	O
on	O
their	O
"	O
Top	O
50	O
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
,	O
commenting	O
that	O
,	O
"	O
Flawless	O
graphics	O
,	O
excellent	O
music	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
top-notch	O
storyline	O
all	O
combined	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
game	O
of	O
unparalleled	O
atmosphere	O
and	O
suspense.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
,	O
Complex	O
ranked	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
at	O
number	O
22	O
on	O
the	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
video	O
game	O
franchises	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
December	O
2022	O
,	O
around	O
135	O
million	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
games	O
had	O
been	O
sold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
two	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
games	O
had	O
collectively	O
sold	O
approximately	O
units	O
worldwide	O
by	O
March	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
recognized	O
by	O
Guinness	O
World	O
Records	O
as	O
the	O
best-selling	O
survival	O
horror	O
series	O
,	O
with	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
5	I-Application
the	O
best-selling	O
survival	O
horror	B-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Seven	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
ten	O
best-selling	O
horror	B-Application
games	I-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
are	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
games	O
,	O
with	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
5	I-Application
the	O
best-selling	O
horror	B-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2023	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
4	I-Application
remake	I-Application
sold	O
more	O
than	O
three	O
million	O
copies	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
two	O
days	O
of	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
sold	O
four	O
million	O
copies	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
two	O
weeks	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
fastest-selling	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
best-selling	O
retail	O
game	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
,	O
selling	O
89,662	O
copies	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
and	O
85,371	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
film	O
series	O
was	O
the	O
highest-grossing	O
film	O
series	O
based	O
on	O
video	O
games	O
by	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
video	O
games	O
and	O
films	O
have	O
made	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
the	O
highest-grossing	O
franchise	O
in	O
the	O
horror	O
and	O
zombie	B-Application
genres	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
listed	O
the	O
original	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
fifteen	O
most	O
influential	O
video	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
credited	O
with	O
taking	O
video	O
games	O
in	O
a	O
cinematic	O
direction	O
with	O
its	O
B-movie	B-Application
style	O
cut-scenes	O
,	O
including	O
live-action	O
full-motion	B-Application
video	I-Application
(	O
FMV	O
)	O
footage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
live-action	O
opening	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
was	O
controversial	O
;	O
it	O
became	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
action	B-Application
games	I-Application
to	O
receive	O
the	O
"	O
Mature	O
17+	O
"	O
(	O
M	O
)	O
rating	O
from	O
the	O
Entertainment	O
Software	O
Rating	O
Board	O
(	O
ESRB	O
)	O
,	O
despite	O
the	O
opening	O
cutscene	O
being	O
censored	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
franchise	O
is	O
credited	O
with	O
sparking	O
a	O
revival	O
of	O
the	O
zombie	B-Application
genre	O
in	O
popular	O
culture	O
,	O
leading	O
to	O
a	O
renewed	O
interest	O
in	O
zombie	B-Application
films	O
during	O
the	O
2000s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
also	O
helped	O
redefine	O
the	O
zombie	B-Application
genre	O
,	O
playing	O
an	O
important	O
role	O
in	O
its	O
shift	O
from	O
supernatural	O
themes	O
to	O
scientific	O
themes	O
by	O
using	O
science	O
to	O
explain	O
the	O
origins	O
of	O
zombies	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Kim	O
Newman	O
in	O
the	O
book	O
Nightmare	O
Movies	O
(	O
2011	O
)	O
,	O
"	O
the	O
zombie	B-Application
revival	O
began	O
in	O
the	O
Far	O
East	O
"	O
mainly	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
1996	O
Japanese	O
zombie	B-Application
games	I-Application
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
House	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
George	O
Romero	O
,	O
in	O
2013	O
,	O
said	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
video	O
games	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
and	O
House	O
of	O
the	O
Dead	O
"	O
more	O
than	O
anything	O
else	O
"	O
that	O
popularised	O
his	O
zombie	B-Application
concept	O
in	O
early	O
21st-century	O
popular	O
culture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
2015	O
interview	O
with	O
Huffington	O
Post	O
,	O
screenwriter-director	O
Alex	O
Garland	O
credited	O
the	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
series	I-Application
as	O
a	O
primary	O
influence	O
on	O
his	O
script	O
for	O
the	O
horror	O
film	O
28	O
Days	O
Later	O
(	O
2002	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
credited	O
the	O
first	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
game	O
for	O
revitalizing	O
the	O
zombie	B-Application
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Screenwriter	O
Edgar	O
Wright	O
cited	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
as	O
a	O
primary	O
influence	O
on	O
his	O
zombie	B-Application
comedy	O
film	O
Shaun	O
of	O
the	O
Dead	O
(	O
2004	O
)	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
film	O
's	O
star	O
and	O
co-writer	O
Simon	O
Pegg	O
also	O
crediting	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
with	O
starting	O
the	O
zombie	B-Application
revival	O
in	O
popular	O
culture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Walking	O
Dead	O
comic	O
book	O
creator	O
Robert	O
Kirkman	O
cited	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
as	O
his	O
favorite	O
zombie	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
while	O
The	O
Walking	O
Dead	O
television	O
series	O
director	O
Greg	O
Nicotero	O
credited	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
House	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
with	O
introducing	O
the	O
zombie	B-Application
genre	O
"	O
to	O
a	O
whole	O
generation	O
of	O
younger	O
people	O
who	O
did	O
n’t	O
grow	O
up	O
watching	O
Night	O
of	O
the	O
Living	O
Dead	O
and	O
Dawn	O
of	O
the	O
Dead.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
Apocalypse	O
zombies	B-Application
were	O
conceptualized	O
and	O
choreographed	O
by	O
Sharon	O
B	O
.	O
Moore	O
and	O
Derek	O
Aasland	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Through	O
script	O
analysis	O
and	O
movement	O
research	O
a	O
“	O
scientific	O
logic	O
”	O
was	O
devised	O
for	O
the	O
T-Virus	O
accounting	O
for	O
each	O
Zombie	B-Application
behaviour	O
envisioned	O
in	O
Paul	O
W	O
.	O
S	O
.	O
Anderson	O
's	O
script	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
DVD	O
Featurette	O
‘	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
;	O
Game	O
Over’	O
RE2	O
Apocalypse	O
director	O
Alexander	O
Witt	O
said	O
the	O
zombies	B-Application
needed	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
more	O
aggressive	O
and	O
more	O
dangerous	O
"	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
film	O
,	O
so	O
they	O
were	O
created	O
by	O
the	O
film	O
’s	O
choreographers	O
Sharon	O
B	O
.	O
Moore	O
and	O
Derek	O
Aasland	O
as	O
"	O
liquid	O
zombie[s]’	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
their	O
relentless	O
forward	O
motion	O
:	O
unstoppable	O
,	O
flowing	O
around	O
any	O
kind	O
of	O
resistance	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
rushing	O
in	O
on	O
the	O
final	O
attack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
film	O
adaptation	O
also	O
contributed	O
to	O
the	O
revival	O
of	O
zombie	B-Application
films	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
film	O
and	O
the	O
games	O
resulting	O
in	O
zombies	B-Application
achieving	O
greater	O
mainstream	O
prominence	O
and	O
several	O
zombie	B-Application
films	O
being	O
greenlit	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
film	O
adaptation	O
House	O
of	O
the	O
Dead	O
(	O
2003	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
remake	B-Application
Dawn	O
of	O
the	O
Dead	O
(	O
2004	O
)	O
and	O
Romero	O
's	O
Land	O
of	O
the	O
Dead	O
(	O
2004	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
films	O
,	O
28	O
Days	O
Later	O
and	O
the	O
Dawn	O
of	O
the	O
Dead	O
remake	B-Application
all	O
set	O
box	O
office	O
records	O
for	O
the	O
zombie	B-Application
genre	O
,	O
reaching	O
levels	O
of	O
commercial	O
success	O
not	O
seen	O
since	O
the	O
original	O
Dawn	O
of	O
the	O
Dead	O
(	O
1978	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
were	O
followed	O
by	O
other	O
zombie	B-Application
films	O
such	O
as	O
28	B-Operating_System
Weeks	I-Operating_System
Later	I-Operating_System
(	O
2007	O
)	O
,	O
Zombieland	O
(	O
2009	O
)	O
,	O
Cockneys	O
vs	O
Zombies	B-Application
(	O
2012	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
World	B-Application
War	I-Application
Z	I-Application
(	O
2013	O
)	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
zombie-themed	O
graphic	O
novels	O
and	O
television	O
shows	O
such	O
as	O
The	O
Walking	O
Dead	O
and	O
The	O
Returned	O
,	O
and	O
books	O
such	O
as	O
World	B-Application
War	I-Application
Z	I-Application
(	O
2006	O
)	O
,	O
Pride	O
and	O
Prejudice	O
and	O
Zombies	B-Application
(	O
2009	O
)	O
and	O
Warm	O
Bodies	O
(	O
2010	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
zombie	B-Application
revival	O
trend	O
was	O
popular	O
across	O
different	O
media	O
up	O
until	O
the	O
mid-2010s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
then	O
,	O
zombie	B-Application
films	O
have	O
declined	O
in	O
popularity	O
during	O
the	O
late	O
2010s	O
,	O
but	O
zombie	B-Application
video	I-Application
games	I-Application
have	O
remained	O
popular	O
,	O
as	O
seen	O
with	O
the	O
commercial	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
remake	I-Application
and	O
Days	B-Application
Gone	I-Application
in	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
