<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
:	I-Application
Revelations	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2012	O
survival	O
horror	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
TOSE	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Capcom	O
originally	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
handheld	B-Application
game	I-Application
console	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
follows	O
counter-terrorism	O
agents	O
Jill	O
Valentine	O
and	O
Chris	O
Redfield	O
as	O
they	O
try	O
to	O
uncover	O
the	O
truth	O
behind	O
a	O
bioterrorist	O
organization	O
that	O
plans	O
to	O
infect	O
the	O
Earth	O
's	O
oceans	O
with	O
a	O
virus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
bring	O
back	O
the	O
content	O
and	O
horror	O
of	O
the	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
roots	O
,	O
while	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
trying	O
to	O
modernize	O
the	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Revelations	O
was	O
also	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
to	O
support	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
Circle	O
Pad	O
Pro	O
outside	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
three	O
nominations	O
at	O
the	O
Golden	O
Joystick	O
Awards	O
,	O
including	O
Ultimate	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
Handheld	B-Application
Game	I-Application
of	O
the	O
Year	O
at	O
the	O
D.I.C.E.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
high-definition	O
(	O
HD	O
)	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
in	O
2013	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
does	O
not	O
support	O
the	O
3D	B-Algorithm
capabilities	I-Algorithm
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
but	O
features	O
enhanced	O
graphics	O
and	O
additional	O
content	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
new	O
difficulty	O
setting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
:	I-Application
Revelations	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
:	I-Application
Revelations	I-Application
is	O
a	O
survival	O
horror	O
game	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
complete	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
scenarios	O
collected	O
together	O
into	O
episodes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
supports	O
a	O
StreetPass	B-Device
functionality	O
that	O
allows	O
different	O
players	O
to	O
exchange	O
items	O
for	O
use	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
4	I-Application
in	O
2004	O
,	O
the	O
bioterrorist	O
organization	O
Il	O
Veltro	O
launches	O
an	O
attack	O
upon	O
the	O
Mediterranean	O
city	O
of	O
Terragrigia	O
,	O
using	O
biological	O
organic	O
weapons	O
(	O
BOWs	O
)	O
,	O
in	O
opposition	O
to	O
the	O
city	O
's	O
development	O
of	O
solar	O
energy	O
relay	O
system	O
that	O
provides	O
it	O
with	O
power	O
via	O
an	O
orbital	O
satellite	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Revelations	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Capcom	O
and	O
directed	O
by	O
Koshi	O
Nakanishi	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
worked	O
as	O
a	O
game	O
designer	O
for	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
5	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
simultaneously	O
with	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Mercenaries	I-Application
3D	I-Application
and	O
the	O
team	O
in	O
charge	O
of	O
the	O
project	O
was	O
not	O
involved	O
in	O
the	O
production	O
of	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
6	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
chose	O
to	O
develop	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
because	O
they	O
felt	O
that	O
its	O
3D	B-Algorithm
capabilities	I-Algorithm
could	O
produce	O
a	O
"	O
tense	O
,	O
scary	O
experience	O
with	O
a	O
realistic	O
atmosphere	O
that	O
could	O
make	O
players	O
feel	O
like	O
there	O
could	O
be	O
something	O
lurking	O
around	O
every	O
corner.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
decided	O
to	O
give	O
the	O
game	O
an	O
episodic	O
structure	O
with	O
short	O
and	O
varied	O
chapters	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
suitable	O
for	O
playing	O
on	O
a	O
handheld	B-Application
game	I-Application
console	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developer	O
's	O
main	O
goal	O
was	O
to	O
bring	O
back	O
the	O
content	O
and	O
horror	O
of	O
the	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
roots	O
,	O
while	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
trying	O
to	O
modernize	O
the	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
zombies	B-Application
are	O
the	O
main	O
enemies	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
games	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
opted	O
to	O
create	O
"	O
water-logged	O
"	O
creatures	O
with	O
deformed	O
structures	O
for	O
Revelations	O
to	O
widen	O
the	O
variety	O
of	O
enemies	O
of	O
the	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Revelations	O
runs	O
on	O
a	O
ported	O
and	O
downsized	O
version	O
of	O
Capcom	O
's	O
proprietary	O
MT	O
Framework	O
engine	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
originally	O
designed	O
for	O
high-definition	O
(	O
HD	O
)	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
4	I-Application
and	O
Lost	B-Application
Planet	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Capcom	O
's	O
previous	O
experience	O
with	O
The	B-Application
Mercenaries	I-Application
3D	I-Application
helped	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
improve	O
the	O
technical	O
and	O
graphical	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
a	O
greater	O
extent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
in	O
previous	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
games	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
designed	O
Revelations	O
so	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
could	O
move	O
and	O
shoot	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
short	O
demo	O
,	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
control	O
Jill	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
cruise	O
ship	O
for	O
a	O
brief	O
period	O
,	O
was	O
included	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Mercenaries	I-Application
3D	I-Application
in	O
the	O
following	O
months	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2011	O
,	O
Revelations	O
was	O
presented	O
at	O
E3	O
2011	O
,	O
receiving	O
a	O
nomination	O
for	O
Best	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
Game	O
at	O
the	O
Best	O
of	O
E3	O
2011	O
awards	O
by	O
IGN	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
second	O
demo	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
download	O
from	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
service	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
in	O
January	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
game	O
to	O
support	O
the	O
Circle	O
Pad	O
Pro	O
outside	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
sales	O
of	O
Revelations	O
were	O
considered	O
successful	O
for	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
game	O
,	O
Capcom	O
wanted	O
it	O
to	O
sell	O
"	O
a	O
little	O
more	O
"	O
given	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
large	O
development	O
costs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
very	O
positive	O
review	O
,	O
GameRevolution	O
praised	O
its	O
spooky	O
setting	O
and	O
sound	O
direction	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
can	O
be	O
more	O
effective	O
than	O
old-school	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
reviewer	O
Richard	O
George	O
considered	O
Revelations	O
"	O
a	O
great	O
handheld	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
one	O
that	O
not	O
only	O
pushes	O
the	O
boundaries	O
and	O
standards	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
but	O
one	O
that	O
recaptures	O
a	O
long-forgotten	O
spirit	O
of	O
a	O
classic	O
franchise.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
critics	O
declared	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
graphics	O
to	O
be	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jonathan	O
Deesing	O
of	O
G4	O
praised	O
the	O
exploration	O
of	O
the	O
cruise	O
ship	O
setting	O
,	O
comparing	O
it	O
favorably	O
to	O
Super	B-Application
Metroid	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
he	O
criticized	O
the	O
controls	O
for	O
being	O
frustrating	O
and	O
the	O
computer-controlled	B-Application
companions	O
for	O
being	O
useless	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
mode	O
"	O
is	O
a	O
great	O
concept	O
for	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
"	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
executes	O
it	O
with	O
conviction	O
"	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
unlockable	O
features	O
,	O
challenge	O
,	O
and	O
replayability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
2012	O
Golden	O
Joystick	O
Awards	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
received	O
nominations	O
in	O
the	O
Best	O
Handheld	B-Application
Game	I-Application
,	O
Ultimate	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
,	O
and	O
Top	O
Gaming	O
Moment	O
categories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Awards	O
,	O
Revelations	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
Handheld	B-Application
Game	I-Application
of	O
the	O
Year	O
,	O
but	O
lost	O
to	O
Paper	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
:	I-Application
Sticker	I-Application
Star	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
NAVGTR	O
Awards	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
nominated	O
in	O
the	O
Graphics	O
,	O
Technical	O
and	O
Game	O
,	O
Franchise	O
Adventure	O
categories	O
,	O
losing	O
to	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
editors	O
nominated	O
Revelations	O
for	O
Handheld	B-Application
Game	I-Application
of	O
the	O
Year	O
at	O
their	O
Best	O
of	O
2012	O
Awards	O
,	O
while	O
IGN	O
editors	O
awarded	O
it	O
Best	O
3DS/DS	O
Graphics	O
,	O
and	O
nominated	O
it	O
in	O
the	O
Best	O
3DS/DS	O
Sound	O
,	O
Best	O
3DS/DS	O
Story	O
,	O
and	O
Best	O
3DS/DS	O
Game	O
categories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pocket	O
Gamer	O
awarded	O
the	O
game	O
Best	O
Action/Arcade	O
Game	O
and	O
3DS/DS	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
HD	O
version	O
of	O
Revelations	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
May	O
21	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
May	O
24	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
HD	O
version	O
does	O
not	O
support	O
the	O
3D	B-Algorithm
capabilities	I-Algorithm
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
version	O
supports	O
Miiverse	O
functionality	O
and	O
offers	O
additional	O
features	O
for	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
GamePad	I-Device
,	O
including	O
dual	O
screen	O
gameplay	O
and	O
Off-TV	B-Device
Play	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
HD	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
August	O
31	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
on	O
August	O
29	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
28	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
criticized	O
it	O
for	O
its	O
dated	O
graphics	O
and	O
uneven	O
controls	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
"	O
simply	O
out	O
of	O
its	O
element	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
Eurogamer	O
criticized	O
the	O
slow	O
character	O
movement	O
,	O
but	O
acknowledged	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
still	O
stands	O
out	O
compared	O
to	O
earlier	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
main	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2016	O
,	O
readers	O
of	O
the	O
Japanese	O
video	O
game	O
magazine	O
Famitsu	O
selected	O
Revelations	O
as	O
the	O
sixth	O
most	O
memorable	O
game	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
March	O
2019	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
versions	O
combined	O
had	O
sold	O
1.9	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
February	O
2018	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
versions	O
combined	O
had	O
sold	O
500,000	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
:	I-Application
Revelations	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
