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Resident Evil: Revelations
- Nintendo 3DS
- Price: $39.99
- Genre: Action/Adventure
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Violent, carnage-filled survival horror game with zombies.
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What parents need to know
Parents need to know that Resident Evil: Revelations is a violent and bloody third-person shooter with "survival horror" elements. This "Mature"-rated game shows acts of strong violence, primarily weapon-based combat, against zombies and mutated creatures. Enemies can spray blood when shot and collapse on the ground in bloody chunks. Some profanity can also be heard and female characters wear revealing clothing.
What's it about?
RESIDENT EVIL: REVELATIONS takes place in between the events of Resident Evil 4 and Resident Evil 5. The action focuses on familiar characters Jill Valentine and Chris Redfield, who, depending on the mission, are looking for one another, with their new partners from the Bioterrorism Security Assessment Alliance (BSAA). It's 2005, and there's a deadly bioterrorist attack that destroys the island city of Terragrigia. For much of the first half of the single-player game, you're scouring a giant abandoned cruise ship -- which holds the secret to the global bio-terrorism conspiracy -- and you'll be warding off the horrors there, including undead zombies and other nasty creatures. You'll be joined by an A.I. (artificial intelligence) partner to help take down the baddies.
Is it any good?
Resident Evil: Revelations is a fantastic third-person survival horror game -- which looks and plays great on the portable Nintendo 3DS platform. While your A.I.-controlled partners lack personality (and at times, usefulness), the game delivers intense stop-and-pop action and memorable moments, impressive 3D visuals, many playable characters, multiplayer co-op options (local and Internet), and support for the optional Circle Pad Pro accessory ($20) which makes it feel more like a console game. The bite-sized "TV episode"-like feel also works for a mobile platform, when you might not have a lot of time to play in one sitting (and with a recap to the previous mission). If the violence and carnage isn't an issue for you (take heed to the "Mature" rating), then you'll no doubt like shooting your way through the creepy Resident Evil: Revelations.
What families can talk about
Families can talk about a portable Nintendo platform with "Mature"-rated games. Should Nintendo embrace games for older players to expand its appeal or focus solely on family-friendly games like its first-party titles that are mostly rated "E" for "Everyone" (except for the "Teen"-rated Metroid series).
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Just got this for my 3DS and have finished the game.In fact,this and resident evil the mercenaries are the only reasons I got my 3DS for.You can't blame me,I'm just a 13 year old American teen whom you expect to be a hardcore gore game fan and play violent games.Ask me for a game of Mario and I'll gladly recoil in disgust.I cant help it seeing gore has become a mini drug in my life.So when we come to this game,of course it's bloody.It'sgory.Everything nasty,So just don't expect the makers to have mercy on the blood and gore,as per normal for a resident evil game.This has interesting storyline which is why I gave it four stars.Continuing the never ending series ,this game continues a massive storyline in the RE umbrella corporation puzzle.Play for yourself and enjoy,but no kids under 13.
7/2/12,3:07 a.m,USA
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Must-buy for 3DS,not too violent
Great game,the graphics look awesome and the gameplay is very smooth.Not so scary you may expect.
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A game that revels in it's graphical prowless
Capcom does it again with the prolific game engine MT Framework, while the 3DS has many Wii-ish-like graphics games...RE:R brings contemporary console quality graphics to a handheld brimming with potential. Goodness knows what Capcom will be capable of with the Vita.
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| Topics: | magic and fantasy, superheroes, adventures, monsters, ghosts, and vampires |
| Platforms: | Nintendo 3DS |
| Available online? | Not available online |
| Genre: | Action/Adventure |
| Developer: | UbiSoft |
| Release date: | February 7, 2012 |
| Price: | $39.99 |
| ESRB rating: | M for Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Language |
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