Resident Evil Gaiden

Received generally unfavorably by critics, the game marks a departure from other entries in the series, insofar as areas are explored with the playable character seen from a top-down perspective, with battles fought in first-person view. Kennedy, one of the protagonists of Resident Evil 2, joined the initiative and received orders to investigate the ocean liner, Starlight, which is rumored to be carrying a new type of bio-organic weapon developed by Umbrella. After discovering that the crew and the passengers on the ship have turned into zombies, he crosses the path with an orphan girl named Lucia, who, for some reason, can sense the presence of Umbrella's new BOW and also possesses some other mysterious abilities. Lucia is then kidnapped by the monster, but Barry eventually reunites with Leon and they cooperate to put the BOW to flight and save her. While the technical implementation of the game was done by the now defunct British company M4, two employees of Capcom were involved with the development as well. Mike Major of GamePro remarked that the visual presentation detracts from the intended creepy atmosphere.IGN's Craig Harris criticized the game's unpractical save system for a handheld game and was unsatisfied with the puzzles being reduced to collecting keys and items.Gamespot's Frank Provo addressed the same issues in their review, though they applauded the clever storyline for its many twists and turns.Computer and Video Games also criticized the graphics, but found the puzzles to be on par with that of other installments in the series, and commended the battle system.Retro Gamer included it on their list of top ten Game Boy Color games as a "superb actioner with a gripping storyline" and "an underrated classic.".