Resident Evil

1996 survival horror video game
VideoGame video_game Q1248594
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Resident Evil

Summary

Resident Evil is a video game[1]. It ranks in the top 0.088% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (118,675 views/month, #17 of 19,301).[2]

Key Facts

  • Resident Evil's instance of is recorded as video game[3].
  • Resident Evil was directed by Shinji Mikami[4].
  • Resident Evil's composer is recorded as Takashi Niigaki[5].
  • Resident Evil was published by Capcom[6].
  • Resident Evil's genre is survival horror[7].
  • Resident Evil was produced by Tokuro Fujiwara[8].
  • Resident Evil's developer is recorded as Capcom[9].
  • Resident Evil's part of the series is recorded as Resident Evil[10].
  • Resident Evil's platform is recorded as Nintendo DS[11].
  • Resident Evil's platform is recorded as Q10677[12].
  • Resident Evil's platform is recorded as Microsoft Windows[13].
  • Resident Evil's platform is recorded as Q200912[14].
  • Resident Evil's game mode is recorded as single-player video game[15].
  • Resident Evil's soundtrack release is recorded as Bio Hazard – Sound Track Remix[16].
  • Resident Evil was distributed by optical disc[17].
  • Resident Evil was distributed by digital distribution[18].
  • Resident Evil's review score is recorded as 81/100[19].
  • Resident Evil's review score is recorded as ★★★★[20].
  • Resident Evil's input device is recorded as gamepad[21].
  • Resident Evil's country of origin is recorded as Japan[22].
  • Resident Evil was published on March 22, 1996[23].
  • Resident Evil was released on September 25, 1997[24].
  • Resident Evil's characters is recorded as Jill Valentine[25].
  • Resident Evil's characters is recorded as Chris Redfield[26].
  • Resident Evil's characters is recorded as Barry Burton[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Soundtrack[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: b0835fe2-749e-4765-b951-96205de57322[29]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Resident Evil was published by Capcom[6]. It was produced by Tokuro Fujiwara[8]. It was directed by Shinji Mikami[4].

Publication

Publication dates include March 22, 1996[23] and September 25, 1997[24]. Resident Evil's genre is survival horror[7]. Its part of the series is recorded as it[10]. Recorded distribution format include optical disc[17] and digital distribution[18].

Subject and Themes

Resident Evil's main subject is zombie[30]. Its part of the series is recorded as it[10].

Reception

Reviews include 81/100[19] and ★★★★[20].

Why It Matters

Resident Evil ranks in the top 0.088% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (118,675 views/month, #17 of 19,301).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 67 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . redump.org. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . redump.org. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Q131917281. Retrieved . criticdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Gen4. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Q20056333. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 7d ago · ならちゃん · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Review score → 81/100, ★★★★
    Derivative work → Resident Evil: Director's Cut, Resident Evil
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'az', 'be_x_old', 'bg', 'ca', 'ckb', 'cs', 'da', 'de', 'el', 'en',
    Sitelink count → 43
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P4969]]: [[Q622336]], #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1790846661412"
  2. 12d ago · Mule hollandaise · 2026-09-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Abandonware-france game id → 954
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P12267]]: 954, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/275230|batch #275230]]"
  3. 21d ago · Jakub Vrána · 2026-09-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Databáze her video game id → 2164
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/54523|batch #54523]]: Databáze her representative"
  4. 6w ago · UndefinedRachel · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14801 → resident-evil-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0yodg0ndi
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/48928|batch #48928]]: BBFC release ID"
  5. 8w ago · Matthias M. · 2026-08-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Usk id → 10889, 38558, 38741
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P11063]]: 10889, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/142836982|Resident Evil (#142836982)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/5476|USK]] #mix'n'match"
  6. 10w ago · Teiron · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gry-online game id → 1264, 16864
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P9877]]: 16864, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/180147118|Resident Evil: Director's Cut (#180147118)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6822|Gry-"
  7. 11w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Title → {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'バイオハザード'}, {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Resident Evil'}
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/41992|batch #41992]]: moving [[P:P9675|P9675]] qualifier from the [[P:P5247|incorrect property]] to the [[P:P14470|correct one"
  8. 13w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Goha.ru id → resident-evil
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P10437]]: resident-evil, adding [[P:P10437|GoHa.ru]] IDs ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/786bbc5c059|details]])"
  9. 14w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-06-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Opencritic id → 20361
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P2864]]: 20361, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/295135709|Resident Evil (1996) (#295135709)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/5492|OpenCritic ga"
  10. 15w ago · Xezbeth · 2026-06-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Games/Resident_Evil
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14470]]: Games/Resident_Evil, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/293355387|Resident Evil (#293355387)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8000|‎Gian"
  11. 18w ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-06-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Platform → Nintendo DS, Q10677, Microsoft Windows +1
    Publication date → —
    Soundtrack release → Bio Hazard – Sound Track Remix
    Input device → gamepad
    + 37 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||da, bg, gl, id, pt, hr, hy, no, be-tarask */ import labels from sitelinks; cleanup"
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