You've got a new scanner gizmo this time round too, which you can flash about the place in search of hidden objects such as those magical green herbs and ammo.
Guns and ammo are hard to come by, which makes the fact that zombies are impervious to fewer than ten direct hits fairly frustrating. Ultimately, dealing with ammo scarcity is once again the name of the game and all too often you'll find yourself relying on the dodge move to avoid some slathering beastie.
You'd have thought our heroes would have learnt how to run away from these creatures by now, right? Instead you'll find yourself colliding with obstacles as you try to avoid being eaten and saunter away from their salivating jaws at a snail's pace. Accurately shooting and manoeuvring, however, is as frustrating as ever. and never linger by a door! Otherwise, the other locations fail to really hit the mark and you can't help but think you've seen them all before.Īs with previous games, the controls are pretty standard and easy to pick up. Personally, I think the ship concept is fantastically well employed - a really chilling environment, with its dark corners, eerie creaks and narrow corridors. All the enemies you face are pretty tame and bordering on laughable caricatures - from giant sea slugs to rabid, half eaten dogs and lurching ooze creatures. There were several moments where I leapt in surprise when something burst onto the screen in front of me - although I'm not really talking Dead Space moments here. You'd certainly feel hard done by if you've paid through the nose for a relaxing break on this ship.Īdmittedly, Revelations is a tense affair with plenty of thrills and spills. Unsurprisingly, all is not as it seems onboard. This is where all the action starts with Jill in search of Chris after he goes missing during a mission. They say that worse things happen at sea - and that's never been more true given the events taking place on the abandoned cruise liner, the Queen Zenobia. To be fair, they're not nearly as inept as Sheva of Resident Evil 5 fame but nonetheless, they'll drive you mad with their inaccurate shooting and inane chatter.
Series stalwarts Chris and Jill make yet another return to our screens, along with a couple of other characters, Parker Luciani and Jessica Sherawat.Īs you'd expect for a modern Resident Evil game, these two are the usual useless AI sidekicks who join you for the ride. Revelations takes place between Resident Evil 4 and Resident Evil 5, and continues the story of the T-Abyss infection and terrorist organisation, Il Veltro. but that's kind of what we've come to expect from this long-running series, isn't it? Saying that, it's still not particularly scary, the camera angles are irritating and the zombies are still bullet sponges. For the first time in years, this really does feel like a genuine Resident Evil title, capturing what made the first few games in the series so enjoyable.
Then there's the inclusion of an extra hard Infernal difficulty mode and the new Wall Blister beast to confront. This new edition not only boasts HD visuals but also crams in more lighting effects and sounds than the handheld version. I'd never played the 3DS version so came to Revelations fresh.