Resident Evil 5 vs Resident Evil – Code: Veronica
Resident Evil 5 is a horror survival game from Capcom (2009) while Resident Evil – Code: Veronica is a horror game from Capcom (2000).
Quick answer: Resident Evil – Code: Veronica has the higher Metacritic, 94 to 86.
Resident Evil – Code: Veronica
What each one is
Resident Evil 5 is filed under Horror and Survival. In contrast, Resident Evil – Code: Veronica under Horror.
This game is a port of the Games for Windows - Live version that was released in 2009. If you buy the Untold Stories Bundle here on Steam, it will be the same as upgrading to Resident Evil 5 Gold Edition.
Resident Evil – Code: Veronica is a 2000 survival horror video game developed and published by Capcom for the Dreamcast. It was the first Resident Evil game to debut on a platform other than PlayStation. The story takes place three months after the events of Resident Evil 2 (1998) and the concurrent destruction of Raccoon City as seen in Resident Evil 3: Nemesis (1999). It follows Claire Redfield and her brother Chris Redfield in their efforts to survive a viral outbreak at a remote prison island in the Southern Ocean and a research facility in Antarctica. The game retains the series' traditional controls and gameplay; however, unlike the pre-rendered backgrounds of previous installments, Code: Veronica uses real-time 3D environments and dynamic camera movement.
Story, characters and reception
Plot
In 2009, five years after the events of Resident Evil 4 , Chris Redfield , now an agent of the Bioterrorism Security Assessment Alliance (BSAA), is dispatched to Kijuju in West Africa. He and his new partner Sheva Alomar are tasked with apprehending Ricardo Irving before he can sell a bio-organic weapon (BOW) on the black market. When they arrive, they discover that the locals have been infected by the Las Plagas parasite (those infected are called… (Wikipedia)
Reception
Reception Resident Evil 5 received generally favourable reviews, according to review aggregator website Metacritic . Reviewers praised the visuals and content. Corey Cohen of Official Xbox Magazine complimented the fast pace, and called the graphics gorgeous. (Wikipedia)
Plot
In December 1998, three months after escaping from Raccoon City (seen in Resident Evil 2 ) prior to its eventual destruction (seen in Resident Evil 3: Nemesis ), Claire Redfield raids an Umbrella Corporation facility in Paris in search of her brother, Chris Redfield . Discovered by Umbrella's security forces and eventually captured, Claire is imprisoned on Rockfort Island, a prison complex owned by the corporation, situated in the Southern Ocean . She is… (Wikipedia)
Reception
Reception (Dreamcast version) Code: Veronica received universal acclaim; many critics felt it was the best Resident Evil game at the time, and a "must-own" for the Dreamcast. Derek Williams of AllGame called it the best game for the system along with Soulcalibur (1999). A critic from GameRevolution found it to be the best of all the horror games on the Dreamcast, towering the likes of The House of the Dead 2 (1999) , Zombie Revenge (1999), and Carrier… (Wikipedia)
At a glance
| Resident Evil 5 | Resident Evil – Code: Veronica | |
|---|---|---|
| GamingPickz Score | 7.9/10 | — |
| Steam rating | Very Positive (87%, 67,336) | — |
| Critic aggregate | 86/100 | 94/100 |
| Price | $19.99 | Unknown |
| Install size | — | — |
| Steam Deck | playable | Untested |
| Released | 2009 | 2000 |
| Developer | Capcom | Capcom |
Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.
Resident Evil 5 vs Resident Evil – Code: Veronica, point by point
Each facet side by side. A round is marked won only where a figure settles it; feel and "which is better" carry no mark, because no number we hold decides them.
Genre and premise
Resident Evil 5Horror survival gameResident Evil – Code: VeronicaHorror gameWhat each is filed as. Each game describes itself in full above; we do not judge a premise.
How it plays
Resident Evil 5Co-op, Action, ZombiesResident Evil – Code: VeronicaNo descriptive tagsThe tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.
Reception
Resident Evil 5Metacritic 86Resident Evil – Code: Veronica ✓Metacritic 94Metacritic's critic aggregate, from the game's Wikipedia reception where it was never on Steam.
Content and scale
Resident Evil 567,336 reviews · 1 add-onResident Evil – Code: Veronica—Reach and footprint, not quality: more reviews or a bigger install is not a better game.
Price
Resident Evil 5$19.99Resident Evil – Code: VeronicaUnknownRead live from Steam and subject to change.
Resident Evil – Code: Veronica takes 1 of the marked rounds to 0. That is only what a number can decide, not which you will enjoy more.
Which to pick, by what you want
- The better reviewed of the two: Resident Evil – Code: Veronica (Metacritic 94)
Where they differ
Co-opActionZombiesCo-op CampaignThird-Person ShooterOnline Co-Op
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Difficulty and who each is for
By the tags players apply, Resident Evil 5 is middle-of-the-road on difficulty. Resident Evil – Code: Veronica is middle-of-the-road on difficulty.
System requirements, side by side
| Resident Evil 5 | Resident Evil – Code: Veronica | |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum GPU | 512 MB | — |
| Minimum CPU | Intel Core™ 2 Quad 2.4GHz | — |
| Minimum RAM | 4 GB | — |
| Install size | — | — |
Can your PC run them? Check each against your own kit: Resident Evil 5 · Resident Evil – Code: Veronica.
Accessibility features
Steam store pages declare 1 accessibility feature for Resident Evil 5 and 0 for Resident Evil – Code: Veronica. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
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Common questions
How different are Resident Evil 5 and Resident Evil – Code: Veronica in scope?
Resident Evil 5 has drawn 67,336 Steam reviews and ships 1 add-on. Resident Evil – Code: Veronica lists little scope data.
Is Resident Evil 5 or Resident Evil – Code: Veronica better?
Neither carries enough reviews for us to score it reliably, so we do not call a winner. The table above shows what each does have.
Which is cheaper, Resident Evil 5 or Resident Evil – Code: Veronica?
One or both do not have a current listed price, so a straight comparison is not possible. See the table above.
Should I get Resident Evil 5 or Resident Evil – Code: Veronica?
Resident Evil – Code: Veronica has the higher Metacritic, 94 to 86. It also depends on what you want: the "which to pick" section above calls out which is cheaper, lighter on storage, better on a Steam Deck and the safer bet by weight of reviews.
Do you rank one above the other for a fee?
No. Neither game, nor anyone else, pays for placement or a verdict here. The order and every figure come out of the same public data the rest of the site uses.
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The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment (adjusted for sample size), the critic aggregate and popularity, computed by the same code every ranked list on this site uses. The Steam rating label is Valve's own, reconstructed from the positive percentage and review count. Prices are read live. We do not write an opinion of which game is "better": we report the numbers and say which wins each measurable question above.