Resident Evil Gaiden

Resident Evil Gaiden
North American box art
DeveloperM4
Publishers
DesignerTim Hull
Programmers
  • James Cox
  • Kieron Wheeler
Artists
  • Stefan Barnett
  • Mark Brown
WriterHiroki Kato
ComposerShahid Ahmad
SeriesResident Evil
PlatformGame Boy Color
Release
  • PAL: December 14, 2001
  • JP: March 29, 2002
  • NA: June 4, 2002
GenreAction-adventure
ModeSingle-player

Resident Evil Gaiden is a 2001 action-adventure game developed by M4 for the Game Boy Color. It was published by Capcom in Japan and North America, and by Virgin Interactive in Europe. Receiving generally mixed reviews 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 and with battles fought in first-person view. The story revolves around a viral outbreak on a passenger ship and has Leon S. Kennedy and Barry Burton return as protagonists. This game is non-canon, as its plot is contradicted by the main series in key parts, and its events are ignored.