Resident Evil Directors Cut Dual Shock Version proves Capcom can milk any successful franchise they have. Not just those with Street Fighter in the title. This is the third release of the original Resident Evil game on the Sony PlayStation console. If you were a hardcore fan of the franchise that means Capcom got you for at least $150+ for just the first entry in this series. More when you count the Greatest Hits versions. The milking would continue too.

A tale of evil and mystery

I am not going to waste your time repeating the story of Resident Evil here. It is a good story and worth playing the games to get all of it. You can even play just certain entries that interest you and still get enough contained story to have fun. Survival Horror was put on the gaming map with the first Resident Evil game.

There are zombies and other creatures, all brought on by man-made bioengineering testing. Not your typical background for horror.

What is interesting is the sheer amount of censoring that went on with this entry. Full Motion Video clips were removed for being too gruesome. Certain in-game elements were changed as well (cannot have characters smoking).

For those paying attention, censoring games was not exclusive to Nintendo consoles. Sadly, these were things that were mentioned as re-inserted for the “Director’s Cut” which never happened due to an internal mistake at Capcom.

Resident Evil Directors Cut Dual Shock Version additions

First, they cheaped out as much as possible on packaging. Only really adding a sticker stating “Now supports Dual Shock Controller” to the front. Next, there is literally nothing new gameplay wise in Resident Evil Directors Cut Dual Shock Version. It is the same game as the previous “Director’s Cut” edition, which did feature new content.

What is different then? Music. The soundtrack was redone as a symphonic one. If you had the, new at the time, Dual Shock controller then you got vibration and analog control options. If you did not have that new controller then why were you buying this version of the game?

In Japan, gamers got a bonus disc that featured exclusive save data. That version also featured unused footage of the Full Motion Video scenes. Add insult to North American gamers with the fact that Japanese gamers got brief footage of Resident Evil 2 as well.

If you need to feel the controller shake when a zombie grabs you then you need this version. For everyone else, Resident Evil Directors Cut Dual Shock Version is a skip. Still want it to complete your collection, then check out Amazon or eBay.

Carl Williams

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