Resident Evil Code: Veronica (released in Japan as Biohazard Code: Veronica) is the
fourth instalment in Capcom's Resident Evil survival horror series. Resident Evil
Code: Veronica is the first Resident Evil game in the main series to use 3D
backgrounds instead of the traditional pre-rendered ones.
In this fourth game of the "Resident Evil" series, Claire Redfield
attempts to track down her brother Chris, who went missing during his
investigation of the Umbrella Corp., which is responsible for those pesky
zombie outbreaks throughout the series. It also comes complete with a playable
demo of Capcom's next big thing, "Devil May Cry."
Gameplay remained largely unchanged from Resident Evil 3: Nemesis (which was
developed in tandem with Code: Veronica); features such as explosive oil
drums and a 180-degree turn having been carried over to this game, though
the dodge feature was removed.
Code: Veronica features two protagonists, Claire Redfield and her brother
Chris. In the first half of the game, the player takes control of Claire and
then starts the second half with Chris. All of Claire's weapons and items left
in the item box are available for Chris to pick up in his half of the game. In
addition, a third character, Steve Burnside, is briefly playable during the
game's first half and Claire herself is playable during a short portion of
Chris' scenario.
Like previous Resident Evil titles, there are hidden features that are unlocked
after meeting certain requirements. Both the main game and the Battle Game feature
unlockable weapons and unlockable characters.
