left him excited for future games. Steinberg of GameSpy liked the puzzles which required both characters working together, but he was not keen to fight alongside them, feeling like he was "babysitting" the other character due to weak AI. Re-releases of Resident Evil Zero have received considerably less praise than the original, receiving mixed or average reviews. The Wii release was criticized for being a near-identical port of the GameCube version and for not fully using the Wii Remote's motion control capabilities, instead relying largely on the Classic Controller and remote/nunchuk combo. For the high-definition remaster, critics were impressed by the improved visuals but ultimately felt the game inherited the problems of the original. Peter Brown of GameSpot highlighted Wesker Mode as a fun addition and noted the game still "bears the hallmarks that made the original Resident Evil enjoyable." Resident Evil Zero sold 1.25 million copies on the GameCube, and the high-definition remaster has sold 2.8 million units as of December 2020. The game was novelized into the book Resident Evil: Zero Hour by S. D. Perry and published by Pocket Books on October 24, 2004. Awards Resident Evil Zero was nominated for GameSpots annual "Best Action Adventure Game", "Best Sound", "Best Story", "Best Graphics (Technical)", and "Best Graphics (Artistic)" awards among GameCube games. Notes References External links Resident Evil Archives: Resident Evil Zero official website 2002 video games Action-adventure games Cancelled Nintendo 64 games Flagship (company) games GameCube games Nintendo Switch games PlayStation 3 games PlayStation 4 games Zero Single-player video games Survival video games Video game prequels Video games about police officers Video games developed in Japan Video games featuring female protagonists Video games set in 1998 Video games set in the United States Video games with pre-rendered 3D graphics Wii games Windows games Works set in country houses Xbox 360 games Xbox One games 2000s horror video games