<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1996	O
survival	O
horror	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Capcom	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
Capcom	O
's	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
control	O
Chris	O
Redfield	O
and	O
Jill	O
Valentine	O
,	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
elite	O
task	O
force	O
S.T.A.R.S.	O
,	O
who	O
must	O
escape	O
a	O
mansion	B-Application
infested	O
with	O
zombies	B-Application
and	O
other	O
monsters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
was	O
conceived	O
by	O
the	O
producer	O
Tokuro	O
Fujiwara	O
as	O
a	O
remake	B-Application
of	O
his	O
1989	O
horror	O
game	O
Sweet	B-Application
Home	I-Application
(	O
1989	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
went	O
through	O
several	O
redesigns	O
,	O
first	O
as	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
game	O
in	O
1993	O
,	O
then	O
a	O
fully	O
3D	O
first-person	O
PlayStation	B-Device
game	O
in	O
1994	O
and	O
finally	O
a	O
third-person	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
established	O
many	O
conventions	O
seen	O
later	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
other	O
survival	O
horror	O
games	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
inventory	O
system	O
,	O
save	O
system	O
,	O
and	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
vitals-monitoring	O
system	O
instead	O
of	O
a	O
health	O
counter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
was	O
praised	O
for	O
its	O
graphics	O
,	O
gameplay	O
,	O
sound	O
,	O
and	O
atmosphere	O
,	O
although	O
it	O
received	O
criticism	O
for	O
its	O
writing	O
and	O
voice	O
acting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
an	O
international	O
best-seller	O
,	O
and	O
became	O
the	O
highest	B-Device
selling	I-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
game	I-Device
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
is	O
often	O
cited	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
video	O
games	O
ever	O
made	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
credited	O
with	O
defining	O
the	O
survival	O
horror	O
genre	O
and	O
with	O
returning	O
zombies	B-Application
to	O
popular	O
culture	O
,	O
leading	O
to	O
a	O
renewed	O
interest	O
in	O
zombie	B-Application
films	O
by	O
the	O
2000s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
created	O
a	B-Application
franchise	I-Application
including	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
films	O
,	O
comics	O
,	O
novels	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
merchandise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
been	O
ported	O
to	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
,	O
Windows	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2002	O
,	O
a	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
remake	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
and	O
ported	O
to	O
other	O
platforms	O
in	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1998	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
prequel	O
,	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
,	O
in	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
's	O
character	O
is	O
a	O
member	O
of	O
a	O
special	O
law	O
enforcement	O
task	O
force	O
who	O
is	O
trapped	O
in	O
a	O
mansion	B-Application
populated	O
by	O
dangerous	O
mutated	O
creatures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
objective	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
to	O
uncover	O
the	O
mystery	O
of	O
the	O
mansion	B-Application
and	O
ultimately	O
escape	O
alive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
graphics	O
consist	O
of	O
real-time	O
3D	B-General_Concept
polygonal	I-General_Concept
characters	O
and	O
objects	O
,	O
superimposed	O
over	O
pre-rendered	O
backdrops	O
with	O
fixed	O
camera	O
angles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
fulfill	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
objective	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
uncovers	O
various	O
documents	O
that	O
provide	O
exposition	O
about	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
narrative	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
clues	O
that	O
help	O
them	O
solve	O
various	O
puzzles	O
within	O
the	O
mansion	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
will	O
encounter	O
and	O
fight	O
various	O
infected	O
creatures	O
such	O
as	O
flesh-eating	O
zombies	B-Application
and	O
zombie	B-Application
dogs	O
,	O
giant	O
spiders	O
,	O
sharks	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
monsters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Alpha	O
Team	O
's	O
helicopter	O
pilot	O
,	O
Brad	O
Vickers	O
,	O
panics	O
and	O
takes	O
off	O
alone	O
,	O
the	O
remaining	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
team	O
—	O
Chris	O
Redfield	O
,	O
Jill	O
Valentine	O
,	O
Albert	O
Wesker	O
,	O
and	O
Barry	O
Burton	O
—	O
are	O
forced	O
to	O
seek	O
refuge	O
in	O
a	O
nearby	B-Application
abandoned	I-Application
mansion	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Depending	O
on	O
which	O
character	O
the	O
player	O
chooses	O
to	O
assume	O
control	O
of	O
(	O
Chris	O
or	O
Jill	O
)	O
,	O
either	O
Barry	O
or	O
Chris	O
are	O
separated	O
from	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
team	O
during	O
the	O
chase	O
and	O
do	O
not	O
make	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
mansion	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
decides	O
to	O
investigate	O
the	O
mansion	B-Application
to	O
search	O
for	O
their	O
missing	O
team	O
member	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
team	O
members	O
explore	O
the	O
mansion	B-Application
,	O
they	O
encounter	O
dangerous	O
creatures	O
roaming	O
its	O
halls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
creatures	O
roaming	O
the	O
mansion	B-Application
and	O
its	O
surrounding	O
areas	O
are	O
the	O
results	O
of	O
these	O
experiments	O
,	O
which	O
have	O
exposed	O
the	O
mansion	B-Application
's	O
personnel	O
and	O
various	O
animals	O
and	O
insects	O
to	O
a	O
highly	O
contagious	O
and	O
mutagenic	O
biological	O
agent	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
T-virus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
at	O
least	O
the	O
partner	O
survives	O
,	O
the	O
Tyrant	O
is	O
defeated	O
and	O
the	O
mansion	B-Application
destroyed	O
,	O
otherwise	O
the	O
mansion	B-Application
remains	O
intact	O
and	O
the	O
Tyrant	O
remains	O
loose	O
in	O
the	O
forest	O
if	O
the	O
partner	O
or	O
team	O
member	O
is	O
left	O
to	O
permanently	B-Application
die	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
was	O
created	O
by	O
a	O
team	O
of	O
staff	O
members	O
who	O
would	O
later	O
become	O
part	O
of	O
Capcom	O
Production	O
Studio	O
4	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
inspiration	O
for	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
was	O
the	O
earlier	O
Capcom	O
horror	O
game	O
Sweet	B-Application
Home	I-Application
(	O
1989	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shinji	O
Mikami	O
was	O
commissioned	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
game	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
haunted	O
mansion	B-Application
like	O
Sweet	B-Application
Home	I-Application
,	O
and	O
early	O
on	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
remake	B-Application
of	O
Sweet	B-Application
Home	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
project	O
was	O
proposed	O
by	O
Sweet	B-Application
Home	I-Application
creator	O
Tokuro	O
Fujiwara	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
Mikami	O
's	O
mentor	O
and	O
served	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
producer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fujiwara	O
said	O
the	O
"	O
basic	O
premise	O
was	O
that	O
I	O
’d	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
do	O
the	O
things	O
that	O
I	O
was	O
n’t	O
able	O
to	O
include	O
"	O
in	O
Sweet	B-Application
Home	I-Application
,	O
"	O
mainly	O
on	O
the	O
graphics	O
front	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
"	O
confident	O
that	O
horror	O
games	O
could	O
become	O
a	O
genre	O
in	O
themselves.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
Capcom	O
no	O
longer	O
had	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
Sweet	B-Application
Home	I-Application
license	O
,	O
they	O
had	O
to	O
invent	O
a	O
new	O
universe	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
game	O
still	O
adopted	O
many	O
elements	O
from	O
Sweet	B-Application
Home	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
was	O
based	O
on	O
Sweet	B-Application
Homes	I-Application
gameplay	O
system	O
,	O
adopting	O
many	O
elements	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
limited	O
item	O
inventory	O
management	O
,	O
the	O
mansion	B-Application
setting	O
,	O
the	O
puzzles	O
,	O
the	O
emphasis	O
on	O
survival	O
,	O
the	O
door	O
loading	O
screen	O
,	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
scattered	O
notes	O
and	O
diary	O
entries	O
as	O
storytelling	O
mechanics	O
,	O
multiple	O
endings	O
depending	O
on	O
how	O
many	O
characters	O
survive	O
,	O
backtracking	O
to	O
previous	O
locations	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
solve	O
puzzles	O
later	O
on	O
,	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
death	O
animations	O
,	O
individual	O
character	O
items	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
lockpick	O
or	O
lighter	O
,	O
restoring	O
health	O
through	O
items	O
scattered	O
across	O
the	O
mansion	B-Application
,	O
the	O
intricate	O
layout	O
of	O
the	O
mansion	B-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
brutally	O
horrific	O
imagery	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Part	O
of	O
the	O
inspiration	O
for	O
limited	O
ammunition	O
came	O
from	O
the	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
Alcazar	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Forgotten	I-Application
Fortress	I-Application
,	O
according	O
to	O
scenario	O
writer	O
Kenichi	O
Iwao	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Iwao	O
wanted	O
to	O
take	O
more	O
elements	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
adding	O
more	O
ways	O
to	O
attack	O
zombies	B-Application
with	O
items	O
such	O
as	O
mines	O
and	O
traps	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
unable	O
to	O
due	O
to	O
schedule	O
constraints	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
project	O
was	O
originally	O
planned	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
,	O
before	O
moving	O
development	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Koji	O
Oda	O
was	O
working	O
on	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
version	O
,	O
after	O
having	O
worked	O
on	O
Super	B-Application
Ghouls	I-Application
'	I-Application
n	I-Application
Ghosts	I-Application
(	O
1991	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
of	O
the	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
mansion	B-Application
's	O
pre-rendered	O
backdrops	O
were	O
inspired	O
by	O
The	O
Overlook	O
Hotel	O
,	O
the	O
setting	O
for	O
the	O
1980	O
horror	O
film	O
,	O
The	O
Shining	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
initially	O
conceived	O
as	O
a	O
fully	O
3D	O
first-person	O
update	O
of	O
Sweet	B-Application
Home	I-Application
(	O
influenced	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
first-person	O
battles	O
)	O
,	O
with	O
action	O
and	O
shooting	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
first-person	O
prototype	O
was	O
produced	O
,	O
and	O
initially	O
featured	O
a	O
supernatural	O
,	O
psychological	O
Japanese	O
horror	O
style	O
similar	O
to	O
Sweet	B-Application
Home	I-Application
,	O
before	O
opting	O
for	O
an	O
American	O
zombie	B-Application
horror	O
style	O
influenced	O
by	O
George	O
Romero	O
films	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
production	O
,	O
Mikami	O
discovered	O
Alone	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
(	O
1992	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
influenced	O
him	O
to	O
adopt	O
a	O
cinematic	O
fixed-view	O
camera	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mikami	O
said	O
that	O
,	O
if	O
it	O
was	O
n't	O
for	O
Alone	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
,	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
would	O
have	O
had	O
a	O
first-person	O
view	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mikami	O
was	O
initially	O
reluctant	O
to	O
adopt	O
Alone	O
in	O
the	O
Darks	O
fixed-view	O
camera	O
system	O
,	O
saying	O
it	O
"	O
had	O
an	O
effect	O
on	O
immersion	O
,	O
making	O
the	O
player	O
feel	O
a	O
bit	O
more	O
detached	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
eventually	O
adopted	O
it	O
because	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
pre-rendered	O
backdrops	O
allowed	O
a	O
higher	O
level	O
of	O
detail	O
than	O
his	O
fully	O
3D	O
first-person	O
view	O
prototype	O
,	O
which	O
"	O
did	O
n't	O
get	O
along	O
so	O
well	O
with	O
the	O
original	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
's	O
specs.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
concept	O
art	O
claimed	O
to	O
be	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
first-person	O
prototype	O
has	O
been	O
available	O
since	O
the	O
1990s	O
,	O
showing	O
more	O
similarity	O
to	O
Doom	B-Application
rather	O
than	O
Alone	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
first-person	O
perspective	O
was	O
not	O
used	O
again	O
for	O
the	O
mainline	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
series	O
until	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
7	I-Application
:	I-Application
Biohazard	I-Application
(	O
2017	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
graveyard	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
final	O
game	O
,	O
eventually	O
made	O
it	O
into	O
the	O
2002	B-Application
remake	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Capcom	O
did	O
not	O
use	O
any	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
despite	O
having	O
their	O
own	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
studio	O
;	O
instead	O
,	O
the	O
animators	O
referred	O
to	O
books	O
and	O
videos	O
to	O
study	O
how	O
people	O
,	O
spiders	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
animals	O
encountered	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
move	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Almost	O
all	O
development	O
was	O
done	O
on	O
Silicon	O
Graphics	O
hardware	O
using	O
the	O
software	O
program	O
Softimage	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
was	O
chosen	O
as	O
the	O
lead	O
platform	O
because	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
felt	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
most	O
appropriate	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
things	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
polygons	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Akio	O
Sakai	O
,	O
head	O
of	O
Capcom	O
's	O
consumer	O
software	O
division	O
,	O
Capcom	O
were	O
hesitant	O
to	O
port	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
to	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
because	O
the	O
hardware	O
was	O
not	O
as	O
ideally	O
suited	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
ensuring	O
the	O
port	O
would	O
take	O
a	O
long	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
was	O
finally	O
unveiled	O
at	O
the	O
April	O
1997	O
Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	O
,	O
at	O
which	O
Capcom	O
also	O
showed	O
a	O
demo	O
for	O
the	O
sequel	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
live	O
action	O
full-motion	B-Application
video	I-Application
sequences	O
were	O
filmed	O
in	O
Japan	O
with	O
a	O
cast	O
of	O
American	O
actors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
lead	O
programmer	O
Yasuhiro	O
Anpo	O
later	O
said	O
that	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
development	O
staff	O
being	O
Japanese	O
,	O
they	O
were	O
unaware	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
poor	O
localization	O
"	O
that	O
apparently	O
"	O
hindered	O
the	O
realism	O
and	O
immersion	O
of	O
the	O
title	O
"	O
for	O
the	O
international	O
release	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
reasons	O
for	O
the	O
re-dub	O
in	O
the	O
2002	B-Application
remake	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Japanese	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
also	O
features	O
a	O
vocal	O
ending	O
theme	O
,	O
,	O
performed	O
by	O
Japanese	O
rock	O
artist	O
Fumitaka	O
Fuchigami	O
,	O
that	O
is	O
not	O
in	O
any	O
other	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bio	B-Application
Hazard	I-Application
was	O
renamed	O
for	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
and	O
European	O
markets	O
after	O
Chris	O
Kramer	O
,	O
the	O
director	O
of	O
communications	O
at	O
Capcom	O
,	O
pointed	O
out	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
impossible	O
to	O
trademark	O
it	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
others	O
,	O
the	O
1992	O
video	O
game	O
Bio-Hazard	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
and	O
the	O
New	O
York	O
alternative	O
metal	O
band	O
Biohazard	B-Application
were	O
already	O
using	O
the	O
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
was	O
chosen	O
since	O
the	O
game	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
mansion	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
went	O
through	O
several	O
changes	O
between	O
its	O
original	O
Japanese	O
release	O
and	O
its	O
international	O
counterparts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shots	O
of	O
mangled	O
corpses	O
,	O
a	O
"	O
Cerberus	O
"	O
zombie	B-Application
dog	O
being	O
shot	O
,	O
Joseph	O
's	O
death	O
,	O
and	O
Kenneth	O
's	O
severed	O
head	O
were	O
edited	O
out	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
scenes	O
featuring	O
the	O
character	O
Chris	O
Redfield	O
smoking	O
a	O
cigarette	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
these	O
tweaks	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
ultimately	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
games	O
to	O
receive	O
the	O
Mature	O
rating	O
from	O
the	O
Entertainment	O
Software	O
Rating	O
Board	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
particular	O
game	O
mechanic	O
would	O
resurface	O
in	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
remake	B-Application
as	O
part	O
of	O
an	O
unlockable	O
difficulty	O
setting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
its	O
initial	O
release	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
March	O
1996	O
,	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
was	O
reissued	O
and	O
ported	O
to	O
other	O
systems	O
,	O
many	O
gaining	O
new	O
features	O
in	O
the	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
only	O
version	O
of	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
that	O
has	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
uncensored	O
FMVs	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
the	O
uncensored	O
introduction	O
,	O
Kenneth	O
's	O
death	O
scene	O
in	O
its	O
entirety	O
,	O
and	O
ending	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Support	O
for	O
3D	B-Architecture
accelerator	I-Architecture
cards	I-Architecture
were	O
added	O
,	O
allowing	O
for	O
much	O
sharper	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
updated	O
version	O
,	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
:	O
Director	O
's	O
Cut	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
September	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Director	O
's	O
Cut	O
was	O
produced	O
to	O
compensate	O
for	O
the	O
highly	O
publicized	O
delay	O
of	O
the	O
sequel	O
,	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
and	O
was	O
originally	O
bundled	O
with	O
a	O
playable	O
pre-release	O
demo	O
of	O
that	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Japanese	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
demo	O
disc	O
also	O
included	O
a	O
pre-release	O
demo	O
of	O
Rockman	O
Neo	O
,	O
later	O
retitled	O
Rockman	B-Application
DASH	I-Application
(	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
outside	O
Japan	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
trailer	O
for	O
the	O
newly	O
released	O
Breath	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
addition	O
to	O
Director	O
's	O
Cut	O
is	O
an	O
"	O
arranged	O
"	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
that	O
changes	O
the	O
location	O
of	O
nearly	O
every	O
vital	O
item	O
in	O
the	O
mansion	B-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
enemy	O
placement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
characters	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Rebecca	O
,	O
are	O
given	O
a	O
new	O
wardrobe	O
and	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
handgun	O
is	O
replaced	O
by	O
an	O
improved	O
model	O
where	O
any	O
shot	O
fired	O
has	O
a	O
random	O
chance	O
of	O
decapitating	O
a	O
zombie	B-Application
,	O
killing	O
it	O
instantly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
full	B-Application
motion	I-Application
video	I-Application
(	O
FMV	O
)	O
sequences	O
were	O
still	O
censored	O
,	O
and	O
Capcom	O
claimed	O
the	O
omission	O
was	O
the	O
result	O
of	O
a	O
localization	O
mistake	O
made	O
by	O
the	O
developers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rather	O
than	O
remove	O
the	O
individual	O
line	O
,	O
Capcom	O
Japan	O
decided	O
to	O
save	O
time	O
and	O
simply	O
swap	O
in	O
the	O
cinematics	O
from	O
the	O
U.S.	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Director	O
's	O
Cut	O
was	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
lineup	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Classic	I-Device
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
3	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
on	O
June	O
13	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
third	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
:	O
Director	O
's	O
Cut	O
Dual	O
Shock	O
Ver	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
came	O
packaged	O
with	O
a	O
bonus	O
disc	O
that	O
contained	O
downloadable	O
save	O
data	O
,	O
footage	O
of	O
the	O
unused	O
Japanese	O
dubbed	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
live-action	O
cutscenes	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
brief	O
gameplay	O
footage	O
of	O
the	O
canceled	O
original	O
version	O
of	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
was	O
generally	O
deemed	O
inferior	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
ambient	O
theme	O
for	O
the	O
mansion	B-Application
's	O
basement	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
worst	O
video	O
game	O
compositions	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1998	O
,	O
Capcom	O
USA	O
released	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
$19.99	O
under	O
Greatest	B-Device
Hits	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
:	O
Director	O
's	O
Cut	O
Dual	O
Shock	O
Ver	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
was	O
later	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
downloadable	O
game	O
available	O
from	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
,	O
although	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
advertised	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
Director	O
's	O
Cut	O
box	O
art	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
and	O
Europe	O
,	O
the	O
original	O
Director	O
's	O
Cut	O
was	O
instead	O
made	O
available	O
from	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
version	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
July	O
1997	O
,	O
added	O
an	O
unlockable	O
battle	O
mode	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
traverse	O
through	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
rooms	O
from	O
the	O
main	O
game	O
and	O
eliminate	O
all	O
enemies	O
within	O
them	O
with	O
the	O
weapons	O
selected	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
two	O
exclusive	O
enemies	O
not	O
in	O
the	O
main	O
game	O
:	O
a	O
zombie	B-Application
version	O
of	O
Wesker	O
and	O
a	O
gold-colored	O
Tyrant	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Japanese	O
version	O
is	O
the	O
most	O
gore-laden	O
of	O
all	O
the	O
platforms	O
;	O
after	O
decapitating	O
a	O
crawling	O
zombie	B-Application
with	O
a	O
kick	O
,	O
the	O
head	O
remains	O
on	O
the	O
floor	O
,	O
and	O
Plant	O
42	O
can	O
cut	O
the	O
character	O
before	O
the	O
game	O
over	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
also	O
features	O
exclusive	O
enemy	O
monsters	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
re-skinned	O
breed	O
of	O
Hunters	O
known	O
as	O
Ticks	O
and	O
a	O
second	O
Tyrant	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
final	O
battle	O
in	O
Chris	O
's	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
Software	O
House	O
HotGen	O
,	O
was	O
supposed	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
late	O
1999	O
or	O
early	O
2000	O
,	O
until	O
Capcom	O
decided	O
to	O
cancel	O
this	O
project	O
citing	O
that	O
the	O
port	O
was	O
poor	O
quality	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
Game	O
Boy	O
's	O
limited	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
contains	O
every	O
room	O
,	O
cutscene	O
,	O
and	O
almost	O
all	O
the	O
items	O
that	O
were	O
present	O
in	O
the	O
original	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2012	O
,	O
an	O
anonymous	O
individual	O
claimed	O
to	O
have	O
an	O
EPROM	B-General_Concept
cartridge	O
of	O
the	O
GBC	O
version	O
and	O
requested	O
$	O
2,000	O
before	O
he	O
was	O
willing	O
to	O
leak	O
the	O
playable	O
ROM	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
port	O
,	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
:	O
Deadly	O
Silence	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
made	O
to	O
commemorate	O
the	O
tenth	O
anniversary	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
graphical	O
changes	O
are	O
difficult	O
to	O
notice	O
on	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
 '	O
dual	O
screen	O
,	O
they	O
are	O
easier	O
to	O
notice	O
on	O
an	O
HD	O
emulator	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
also	O
includes	O
updated	O
play	O
mechanics	O
:	O
the	O
180-degree	O
turn	O
introduced	O
in	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Nemesis	I-Application
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
knife	O
button	O
and	O
tactical	O
reload	O
from	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
includes	O
wireless	O
LAN	B-General_Concept
support	O
for	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
players	O
with	O
two	O
different	O
multiplayer	O
game	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
is	O
a	O
cooperative	O
mode	O
in	O
which	O
each	O
player	O
must	O
help	O
each	O
other	O
solve	O
puzzles	O
and	O
escape	O
the	O
mansion	B-Application
together	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
was	O
critically	O
acclaimed	O
,	O
receiving	O
an	O
aggregated	O
rating	O
of	O
91	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
at	O
Metacritic	O
based	O
on	O
eight	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
made	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
their	O
three	O
highest-rated	O
games	O
of	O
1996	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
(	O
which	O
scored	O
39/40	O
)	O
and	O
Tekken	B-Application
2	I-Application
(	O
which	O
scored	O
38/40	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
was	O
also	O
one	O
of	O
only	O
ten	O
games	O
to	O
have	O
received	O
a	O
Famitsu	O
score	O
of	O
38/40	O
or	O
above	O
up	O
until	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sushi-X	O
remarked	O
that	O
it	O
,	O
"	O
at	O
first	O
glance	O
,	O
may	O
appear	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
clone	O
of	O
Alone	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
,	O
but	O
in	O
reality	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
totally	O
new	O
experience	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
trading	O
blows	O
with	O
the	O
first	O
zombie	B-Application
,	O
you	O
'll	O
quickly	O
become	O
hesitant	O
to	O
turn	O
down	O
any	O
uncharted	O
corridors	O
in	O
the	O
mansion.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
pointed	O
out	O
that	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
genuinely	O
confounding	O
puzzles	O
allows	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
move	O
at	O
a	O
good	O
pace	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
prerendered	O
backgrounds	O
allowed	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
to	O
handle	O
much	O
more	O
detailed	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
was	O
also	O
very	O
well-received	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
most	O
remarked	O
that	O
Capcom	O
had	O
taken	O
too	O
long	O
to	O
bring	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
to	O
the	O
console	O
(	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
been	O
out	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
for	O
well	O
over	O
a	O
year	O
,	O
and	O
hype	O
had	O
built	O
up	O
for	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
which	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
just	O
a	O
few	O
months	O
)	O
,	O
critics	O
agreed	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
still	O
as	O
stunning	O
as	O
it	O
had	O
been	O
on	O
its	O
initial	O
release	O
and	O
had	O
been	O
accurately	O
recreated	O
for	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
commented	O
that	O
"	O
With	O
all	O
the	O
talk	O
about	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
being	O
inferior	O
in	O
this	O
department	O
,	O
the	O
 [ graphics ] 	O
quality	O
cannot	O
be	O
surpassed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
,	O
which	O
gave	O
it	O
identical	O
scores	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
(	O
a	O
4.0	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
for	O
control	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
perfect	O
5.0	O
for	O
graphics	O
,	O
sound	O
,	O
and	O
funfactor	O
)	O
,	O
summarized	O
that	O
"	O
It	O
would	O
have	O
been	O
nice	O
to	O
have	O
it	O
on	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
sooner	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
is	O
as	O
close	O
to	O
a	O
sure	O
thing	O
as	O
you	O
could	O
ask	O
for.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
Magazine	O
said	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
intense	O
feeling	O
of	O
terror	O
heightened	O
by	O
the	O
chilling	O
music	O
and	O
eerie	O
silences	O
...	O
sets	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
apart	O
from	O
any	O
other	O
adventure	O
game	O
you	O
may	O
care	O
to	O
mention.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
also	O
widely	O
praised	O
the	O
Saturn-exclusive	O
Battle	O
Mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Director	O
's	O
Cut	O
was	O
positively	O
received	O
as	O
well	O
,	O
with	O
most	O
critics	O
regarding	O
the	O
advanced	O
mode	O
and	O
the	O
bundled	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
demo	O
as	O
the	O
highlights	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
was	O
a	O
best-seller	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
Europe	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
after	O
release	O
,	O
it	O
became	O
the	O
best-selling	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
game	I-Device
ever	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
sold	O
over	O
copies	O
by	O
early	O
September	O
1996	O
,	O
becoming	O
a	O
system-seller	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
increasing	O
its	O
install	B-Operating_System
base	I-Operating_System
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Capcom	O
's	O
investor	O
relations	O
website	O
,	O
the	O
original	O
version	O
of	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
has	O
sold	O
over	O
2.75	O
million	O
copies	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Director	O
's	O
Cut	O
version	O
(	O
including	O
the	O
Dual	O
Shock	O
edition	O
)	O
sold	O
an	O
additional	O
2.33	O
million	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
PlayStation	B-Device
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
have	O
sold	O
a	O
combined	O
units	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
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
that	O
it	O
coined	O
for	O
the	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informer	O
referred	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
as	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
important	O
games	O
of	O
all-time	O
"	O
in	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2004	O
,	O
readers	O
of	O
Retro	O
Gamer	O
voted	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
as	O
the	O
37th	O
top	O
retro	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
staff	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
finest	O
horror-themed	O
games	O
ever	O
"	O
and	O
adding	O
that	O
"	O
full	O
of	O
shocks	O
,	O
surprises	O
and	O
perfectly	O
poor	O
B	O
movie	O
dialogue	O
,	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
is	O
the	O
gaming	O
equivalent	O
of	O
Night	O
of	O
the	O
Living	O
Dead.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Stuff	O
ranked	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
3rd	O
best	O
PlayStation	B-Device
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
also	O
retold	O
in	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Umbrella	I-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
,	O
originally	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
in	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Umbrella	O
Conspiracy	O
is	O
a	O
novelization	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
was	O
written	O
by	O
S	O
.	O
D	O
.	O
Perry	O
in	O
1998	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
book	O
in	O
her	O
series	O
of	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
novels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
book	O
also	O
takes	O
liberty	O
with	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
source	O
materials	O
;	O
the	O
most	O
notable	O
difference	O
being	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
an	O
original	O
character	O
named	O
Trent	O
,	O
an	O
insider	O
from	O
the	O
Umbrella	O
Corporation	O
who	O
provides	O
Jill	O
with	O
information	O
about	O
the	O
Spencer	B-Application
Mansion	I-Application
prior	O
to	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
mansion	B-Application
incident	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
book	O
was	O
written	O
a	O
few	O
years	O
before	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
GameCube	I-Application
remake	B-Application
,	O
the	O
novelization	O
lacks	O
the	O
presence	O
of	O
Lisa	O
Trevor	O
in	O
the	O
mansion	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
book	O
does	O
allude	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
version	O
of	O
George	O
Trevor	O
's	O
journal	O
from	O
The	O
True	O
Story	O
Behind	O
Bio	B-Application
Hazard	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
short	O
story	O
it	O
contained	O
,	O
"	O
Bio	B-Application
Hazard	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Beginning	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
involved	O
the	O
disappearance	O
of	O
Chris	O
Redfield	O
's	O
friend	O
,	O
Billy	O
Rabbitson	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Overall	O
,	O
despite	O
having	O
been	O
written	O
before	O
the	O
retcon	O
introduced	O
in	O
the	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
remake	I-Application
and	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
,	O
the	O
book	O
still	O
maintains	O
overall	O
similarity	O
to	O
what	O
the	O
story	O
warped	O
into	O
in	O
the	O
early	O
2000s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2002	O
,	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
was	O
remade	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
as	O
part	O
of	O
an	O
exclusivity	O
agreement	O
between	O
Capcom	O
and	O
Nintendo	O
that	O
spanned	O
three	O
new	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remake	B-Application
includes	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
new	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
,	O
environments	O
,	O
and	O
story	O
details	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
improved	O
visuals	O
and	O
sound	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
later	O
ported	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
in	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remastered	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
remake	B-Application
,	O
featuring	O
high	O
definition	O
graphics	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
download	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
2015	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
limited	O
edition	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
released	O
at	O
retail	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
listed	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>
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>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
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
since	O
the	O
late	O
1990s	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
played	O
an	O
important	O
role	O
in	O
the	O
zombie	B-Application
genre	O
's	O
shift	O
from	O
supernatural	O
themes	O
to	O
scientific	O
themes	O
,	O
using	O
science	O
to	O
explain	O
the	O
origins	O
of	O
zombies	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
,	O
George	O
Romero	O
said	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
video	O
games	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
House	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
"	O
more	O
than	O
anything	O
else	O
"	O
that	O
popularised	O
zombies	B-Application
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
original	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
video	O
game	O
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>
Shaun	O
of	O
the	O
Dead	O
(	O
2004	O
)	O
star	O
and	O
co-writer	O
Simon	O
Pegg	O
also	O
credits	O
the	O
original	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
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	O
,	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>
After	O
the	O
original	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
video	O
game	O
sparked	O
a	O
renewed	O
interest	O
in	O
the	O
zombie	B-Application
genre	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
zombie	B-Application
films	O
such	O
as	O
28	O
Days	O
Later	O
,	O
Dawn	O
of	O
the	O
Dead	O
(	O
2004	O
)	O
,	O
Shaun	O
of	O
the	O
Dead	O
,	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
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
film	O
adaptations	O
also	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
become	O
the	O
highest-grossing	O
film	O
series	O
based	O
on	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
after	O
they	O
grossed	O
more	O
than	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
zombie	B-Application
revival	O
trend	O
was	O
popular	O
up	O
until	O
the	O
mid-2010s	O
,	O
before	O
zombie	B-Application
films	O
declined	O
in	O
popularity	O
by	O
the	O
late	O
2010s	O
.	O
</s>
