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4.0 out of 5 stars
Prima guides - well worth the price tag, 25 Nov 2003
This book is a complete walkthrough for the Gamecube's top-notch title Resident Evil, and it is a spectacular success.The reworked version of the classic survival horror game is nearly a masterpiece; it's a good example of what the 'cube can manage and it even puts a lot of current PC titles to shame. But it's also a big game, with a lot of items and a lot of ground to cover (certainly after the amount of backtracking you will need to be doing). So if you get stuck, you have three real choices: 1)Ask someone who's finished it, 2) Check it up on the 'net, or 3) Just pay out the cash and get this excellent guide, like I did. And you will not be disappointed, as it is as near complete as any guide will ever get. The book itself contains just about everything you need. That includes a description of all the weapons and their appropriate uses (that means, which enemies they are best suited for killing), the same for the items (including locations and uses where items are specifically named). There are a few handy gameplay tips that might help you stay alive a bit longer, or generally take a bit less damage. And then there is the walkthrough itself. Now, a game like Resi can be tackled in several different ways, depending upon the sequence in which you do things, and which character you are playing as. And the guide follows the same general course, making notes about events and problems that will happen to you depending upon whether you are controlling Chris redfield or Jill Valentine. And depending on what you did earlier. And the guide covers it all. I have to say, I'm impressed. There's even a sealed section containing some of the game's secrets (fun). But the interesting part of the guide is all the background material that has been thrown in; with a whole set of games in the series, it has become a bit confusing as to who is who in the overall story (not to mention a few inconsistencies between the games). It makes for fairly good reading on its own and while you could say it's just to pad out the page count, it's a good way to round off the book. All in all I'm happy with this book. Prima game guides are well regarded for their quality, if not so well regarded for the limited print runs - and while the price tag isn't cheap, you still get the most comprehensive and well laid-out guides available on the market. I will happily say that as a PC gamer I already own a dozen of their excellent publications, from Mechwarrior to Baldur's Gate, and I will keep buying them as long as they keep bringing them out. This book is worth Four Stars and is well worth owning if you are a real Resi fan. Now, do they do a guide for Zero...
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by Dan Birlew
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by Dan Birlew
