The city’s Special Forces division, S.T.A.R.S., sends their Bravo Team – including rookie cop member Rebecca Chambers – to investigate. Reports have been mounting about unusual murders on the outskirts of Raccoon City. The story of Resident Evil 0 takes players back to 1998. Resident Evil Zero was ported to the Wii in 2008, and a high-definition remaster is in development for modern game platforms due for release in January 2016. The traditional survival horror controls were largely regarded as clunky and outdated. Many felt the new partner and item management systems added new layers of strategy, however some found the changes cumbersome or non-innovative. Critics universally praised the graphics, soundtrack, and atmosphere. Resident Evil Zero received mostly positive reviews and has sold 1.25 million copies. officer Rebecca Chambers and convicted criminal Billy Coen, switching control between them at will in order to solve puzzles and take advantage of their unique abilities. The gameplay remains similar to other entries in the Resident Evil series, but includes a unique “partner zapping” system.
It serves as a prequel to the first Resident Evil, covering the ordeals experienced in the Arklay Mountains by the S.T.A.R.S. Resident Evil Zero, known in Japan as biohazard 0, is a survival horror video game developed and published by Capcom for the Nintendo GameCube in 2002.