My hot and cold experience with Capcoms infamous Survival Horror series, Resident Evil, has been something Ive endured for years without the satisfaction of actually defeating any of the games. Its a group of games that makes it incredibly easy to become stuck, frustrated or cornered, and as a result give up altogether. Though I enjoyed the unique perspective of the first game, the integrated elements of past horror movies, and the whole premise of an underground city filled with zombies, I really had a hard time correctly rationing my ammo, my game-saving ink ribbons and my time. Its a strange marriage, a brainless, balls-out action title merged with a time consuming, brain teasing puzzle game. Capcom teases you into adopting a Final Fight mindset, then completely derails the player by halting the action altogether and throwing them coldly into a Kings Quest style, item gathering and puzzle solving mission. Thats like hopping into a Dodge Viper, pulling it out to the highway, and shifting from fifth to first without slowing down.