A money grab that didn’t even grab money, now I think about it.Ģ1: Resident Evil Outbreak: File #2 (PlayStation 2), Metascore - 58Ī huge leap in quality from our previous entry, but we’ve merely entered the painfully average stage with this one. It was a pointless money grab, a money grab that didn’t even benefit the overall story of Resident Evil. Offering cooperative play, which was essentially pointless because people would leave if they couldn’t be HUNK, this is the game where people truly started to feel Capcom was losing its way a bit with the series. Set during the events of the second and third game, but being purely hypothetical and non-canon, Operation Raccoon City is a wreck from start to finish. As one of the first light gun games to be off-rail, Resident Evil Survivor was often frustrating, with players refusing to survive the gameplay mechanics, rather than the game itself.Ģ2: Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City (PC), Metascore - 48įirstly, I’m shocked this game pulled in such a high score. Admittedly, light gun or not, the game was a poor attempt at breaking into a new market. A light gun shooter, where the light gun compatibility was removed from the game's American release. It somehow managed to pick up a 36/40 from Famitsu though, which seems absolutely criminal.Ģ3: Resident Evil Survivor (PlayStation), Metascore - 39Īn interesting specimen is Resident Evil Survivor. It was a low-point, not just for the franchise, but for Capcom too. A generic shooter, painted with Resident Evil references and sold for a quick turnaround. For most fans, it was a step too far for the franchise that had already deserted its survival-horror roots. Umbrella Corps was an awful mess from start to finish. Who would have thought we only had to travel back five years to get to the bottom game on this list? A lot of people, probably. Arguably the worst game in the franchise, definitely the worst game in the franchise set on a boat. It falls far short, thanks to the limited hardware, but it’s one quirk is allowing us to play as Barry Burton for the first time. It’s an ambitious project, attempting to recreate that Resident Evil feel on the Game Boy Color. Resident Evil Gaiden escapes the devastation of finishing bottom of the pile. Despite being much improved on the original Survivor game, it likely wouldn’t have pulled in a score higher than 65. Resident Evil Survivor 2 is a middle of the pack game. N/A - Resident Evil Survivor 2 - Code: Veronica (PlayStation 2) & Resident Evil Gaiden (Game Boy Color)Ī grand start here, with two games that actually failed to notch up a Metascore at any point. Remasters and mobile games won’t be counted, because we’ll be here until the sun implodes and consumes us all if I did. In addition, the remakes will all be ranked alongside their original counterparts. The platform with the highest score is the one used for the games final ranking.
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The rules are simple trawl through each game and note the Metascore for each version of its release. Honestly, there’s so many Resident Evil games, it’s ridiculous. So, given that we get just over a game a year on average, I figured it would be a grand idea to rank them all (based on their Metascore, because I’m a pathetic fence-sitter), over this whopping two-part special.
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In preparation for us all being stepped on by a tall vampire next month, I waded through the murky waters of Resident Evil’s history to compile a list of all the games the series has put out to date. Articles // 20th Apr 2021 - 7 months ago // By Adam Kerr Resident Evil Series Ranked by Metascore