BIOHAZARD GAIDEN (Resident Evil Gaiden) is the first Resident Evil game not to be developed by Capcom. This project was assigned out to British developers M4 under the watchful eye of Shinji Mikami. Gaiden sees Leon S. Kennedy team up with former S.T.A.R.S. member Barry Burton trying to stop Umbrella's B.O.Ws on the SS Starlight. Gaiden was developed for the GameBoy Color and features an overhead camera until the player is engaged in combat. Here a first person perspective is activated with a unique shooting method.
Production Information
Developer: M4 Interactive
Publishers: Capcom, Virgin Interactive
Platforms: GameBoy Color
Release Dates
Developer: M4 Interactive
Publishers: Capcom, Virgin Interactive
Platforms: GameBoy Color
Release Dates
Plot Synopsis
An underground anti-Umbrella organization loses contact with an agent, Leon S. Kennedy after he had arrived on a luxury cruise liner called the SS Starlight to investigate the possibility of an Umbrella B.O.W being secretly transported in the hull. The group then decide to send in former S.T.A.R.S. member and survivor of the Mansion Incident, Barry Burton. His mission to search and rescue the lost Leon and complete their mission of eradicating any Umbrella B.O.W.'s. Upon arrival it soon becomes apparent to Barry that something has gone terribly wrong on the cruise liner. Indeed, the B.O.W. has escaped from its confines and infected every passenger on board, turning them into Zombies.