Guide Note

Resident Evil: Code Veronica is a 2000 survival-horror game developed by Nex Entertainment and published by Capcom, and is the fifth game in the Resident Evil series. It was initially released for the Dreamcast, but was eventually released for the PlayStation 2 and the GameCube as Resident Evil: Code Veronica X with added material.

Fast Facts

1. Developer: Nex Entertainment
2. Platforms: Dreamcast, PlayStation 2, GameCube
3. Genre: Survival-horror
4. Mode: Single-player
5. First Resident Evil game to use fully polygonal environments
6. Rating: ESRB (M) Mature
7. Release Dates:
   1. Dreamcast: Mar 29, 2000
   2. PlayStation 2: Aug 22, 2001
   3. GameCube: Dec 3, 2003

The first Resident Evil game set outside Raccoon City, Resident Evil: Code Veronica takes place on Rockfort Island, the site of a large Umbrella Corporation facility. Claire Redfield is captured while infiltrating one of Umbrella's headquarters in Paris, and transported to Rockfort. Claire eventually escapes her cell and meets up with fellow prisoner Steve Burnside. The two make a getaway in a jet, heading for another Umbrella site in Antarctica, where Steve's sister Alexia is being held. She has been injected with the T-Veronica-Virus for experimentation purposes. When Claire is imprisoned yet again by the mutated Alexia, it's up to her brother Chris to storm to the Antarctica facility, defeat Wesker and rescue them all.

The survival-horror formula from previous entries remains largely intact in Resident Evil: Code Veronica: you control a third-person character, navigating through a series of environments, killing zombies and monsters, bosses, solving puzzles and collecting more powerful weaponry to aid you. However, the graphics in the game received a significant upgrade on the Dreamcast, using fully polygonal environments and backgrounds, as opposed to the past games which were pre-rendered. In terms of gameplay, the game maintained many of the features introduced in Resident Evil 3: Nemesis: quick-turn, dodge and upgradeable guns among others. New minor editions include dual wielding pistols, as well as the ability to use healing herbs immediately upon discovery, which is useful if your inventory is full. The game is split into two halves, the first of which you play as Claire Redfield, and the second you play as her brother Chris.