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Resident Evil 4 (Bradygames Signature Series Official Strategy Guide)

Dan Birlew, Damon Brown

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Total reviews: 16 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

Great Guide - But do You Need It? 5 out of 5 stars.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful.

The Guide for RE4 is a beautifully rendered one, covering all the places things hide, all the ways to combine items, and how to get every detail out with regard to outfits and the oddity of "other" weapons. The first time you play it you could probably use this, too, but only if you want to make one run at the game and only if you need it to fast-forward all of the puzzles. The problem with this is that a guide is simply a guide and, in the end, RE4 is player-friendly enough that you won't need it. You might need to find out about what to beat to get something bizarre, but there are things in game that allow for everything else.

First, the merchants in the game are really useful and they sell maps that highlight out all the treasure. While this doesn't tell you how to combine everything, you can simply keep all your odd little items and try combining them until you manage a priceless artifact. Second, you can look at the guns and see how they "stat up" to figure out what you want. The guide give advice that works if you want to edge up from one weapon to the other, but some of the weapons are pretty playthings and their use is what makes the experience unique. Third, this is the friendliest game as far as enemies are concerned, and you should be able to beat anything with a little practice and a few lucky shots. The same can be said for the puzzles - none of them are really difficult and finding out stuff on your own makes you feel strong. Finally, just play through the minigames in the game, kick it up and beat the game more than once, and power up your weapons all the way and see what you end up with.

So, you really don't need a guide and maybe you know it. Still, if you have to have one because you just need it or if you are buying this for someone who you might think needs help, it thrives here. This book is sexy, too, and I was impressed by the quality of the maps and the excellent care taken by the designers of the walk-through. I am of the opinion that a walk-through is either (1) a compulsive need to get everything or (2) a way to even the playing field. If you need either one of those, this is a golden ticket out of Las Plaga land. If not, you know how to run and gun.
Regardless, try to run the game first! The play-through is exciting when you have no idea what to expect AND you are better than you think. I wish i could wink when saying this, too, and add "trust me" for good measure. Resident Evil 4

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BradyGames’ Resident Evil 4 Official Strategy Guide includes the following:

• A comprehensive walkthrough leading players through the entire game.
• Expert boss tactics to defeat all beasts, including the new enemies.
• Highly detailed maps.
• Complete item and weapon rosters, bestiary, and character bios.
• Signature Series guide includes bonus coverage, an exclusive foldout and more!

Platform: PlayStation 2

Genre: Action/Adventure

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Resident Evil 4 Official Strategy Guide (Bradygames Signature Series)

Dan Birlew

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Total reviews: 15 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

This guide vs. Gamefaqs free contents 3 out of 5 stars.
3 of 4 people found this review helpful.

Why would you shell out a dozen big ones to get a walkthrough while you can get two dozen walkthroughs for free plus lots of detailed guides for free on Gamefaqs.com? Two reasons: 1. This guide is much better written and edited than the poor-English ones you find on Gamefaqs, 2. this guide includes maps and other goodies. If you are a true RE4 fan this is an indispensable companion to getting the most -- like 100% -- out of your RE4 game. If you just want to play RE4 once through, then one of the free walkthroughs from Gamefaqs should suffice.

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BradyGames' Resident Evil 4 Official Strategy Guide includes the following:

Comprehensive walkthrough leading players through every scenario.

Expert boss tactics to defeat all beasts, including the new enemies.

Highly detailed maps.

Complete item and weapon rosters, bestiary, and character bios.

Signature Series guide includes bonus coverage, and exclusive foldout and more!

Platform: GameCube

Genre: Action/Adventure

This product is available for sale in North America only.

Resident Evil Zero Official Strategy Guide

Dan Birlew

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Total reviews: 5 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

A Perfect RE0 Companion 5 out of 5 stars.
4 of 5 people found this review helpful.

This guide is a concise and thorough guide. I have to give credit to the author because doing some of the feats in this game the way he did seemed nearly impossible at first but using Dan Birlew's strategies I managed to survive everything this game threw at me with no problems.

The walkthrough is much better written than their RE1 guide was. Not as many typos and they don't result to the Kill everything strategy that was previously used. Puzzles are easily described and while the guide has points where it is difficult to read...you have to remember that Dan Birlew is an RE veteran so you can trust what he's trying to tell you in this guide.

What I like about this guide is that it is simply that, a guide. No spoilers, but rather right to the point in helping you get the best from your gaming, in helping you get through an area in the best way possible. They recomend what items you should drop (like that Knife that is only there to taunt you), and what room to drop it in.

They also have a very nice way of helping you adapt to the game, something I don't usually get out of strategy guides anymore. Most guides wouldn't go into so much detail on the aspects of the game and helping you prepare to master it first. Most other guide would much rather jump into the walkthrough right away.

This guide is a companion when you go thorugh RE0, and not a guide that completely holds your hand. Helpful hints and easy puzzle solutions as well as easy to see boss call outs. In other words, a nice organized walkthrough. I couldn't ask for anything more. This is the best RE guide I've seen from BradyGAMES since their N64 RE2 guide. Great Guide, if you need help on RE0 you should definitely pick this up.

Editorial Review:

BradyGames' Resident Evil Zero Official Strategy Guide provides a complete walkthrough, including strategies for inventory management, when to switch between Rebecca and Billy, solving complex puzzles, and more! Highly detailed maps depict every area and pinpoint all crucial items. Expert boss tactics provide methods to defeat each ghastly beast. Plus, complete item and weapon rosters, bestiary, character bios, game secrets, and much more!.

This Signature Series guide features a special cover treatment, fascinating history of the Resident Evil series, an exclusive concept art section, and a giant hi-res. poster depicting the main characters.

Resident Evil 3 Nemesis: Prima's Official Strategy Guide

Dimension Publishing, Prima Publishing

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Total reviews: 14 Average rating: 3.5 of 5

I honestly can't recomend this guide. 1 out of 5 stars.
4 of 4 people found this review helpful.

This guide was not very helpful to me at all. Almost no detail in the maps, didn't help out with puzzles (thats not too big but it could've explained how to get the solution), some screenshots in the wrong place and some misleading information.

First of all, the walkthrough is very dull. It'll tell you how to get to certain areas, but I found several screenshots in the wrong place, and the walkthrought moved very quickly. There wasn't enough detail to tell me what I'm running into. They don't tell you how enemy placements work, or what items could be replaced as.

The Quick-Decisions card was nice, but I could've gotten along without it. Also, the guide doesn't tell you what items nemesis drops. While it would tell me sometimes, something was always missing.

The puzzle solutions that they claim to be there, aren't really there. They hardly tell you how to get to a solution. For example at one point in the guide when your searching for a password it reads and I quote "Just look around for a while and bingo! (That's not the password)." The problem with this? What am I looking for? I don't know! It just tells me to look around. Every other guide I saw told me EXACTLY what I was looking for at that point in the game.

The maps are from the ingame so of course they have no level of detail in them, making the maps useless. The only thing this guide really did state to me were the secrets. However, it didn't cover too much about the rankings or the mini-game.

My Advice, VERSUS BOOKS and BradyGAMES made a guide to RE3 and they're much better than this. (The BradyGAMES guide even tells you what's in Jill's diary!) So you might want to looke away from Prima for this guide.

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Only the well-prepared can survive the horror of Nemesis!

• Huge pull-out poster with a map of all relevant points in Raccoon City–including hints and tips!
• Tear-out "quick decisions" card gives you all critical game decisions at a glance
• Complete walkthrough of the game, featuring over 500 full-color screen shots
• Complete items list, showing locations and functions
• Mixology chart shows how to create more powerful herbs and ammo

Resident Evil (Prima's Official Strategy Guide)

David Hodgson

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Customer Reviews:
Total reviews: 11 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Careless about Chris 2 out of 5 stars.
6 of 7 people found this review helpful.

Okay, so you just bought the remake of Resident Evil and are looking foward to kicking some zombies' rotting butts. Only one problem: where the heck do you go to get farther into the game? Well, this strategy guide should tell ya...If you're playing as Jill. The people who wrote this startegy guide should be ashamed. They forgot that it's a multiple character game. They show you what to do as if you were playing as Jill. Instead of writing two seperate strategies they just tride to slide some of Chris' here and there. If you want to get through the game as Chris, definately DO NOT buy this strategy guide, go with the other one by Brady Games.

Hmmm good for Jill but does Chris even exist? 4 out of 5 stars.
6 of 6 people found this review helpful.

Whatever this guide is missing I can guarantee BradyGAMES has got it, and whatever this guide has good of Bradygames don't got.

To start the guide is a fairly good lentgh. But it would've been nice to have a seperate walkthrough of Chris as you have to find it out as you read. The items list and such is great! The strategies for defeating enemies are great and they actually tell you how to CONSERVE your ammo unlike the BradyGAMES guide.

The walkthrough however can be very confusing at times, but how much is packed onto one page is incredible. Some of the screens are in the wrong place (but they are EXTREMELY good at explaining what to do you don't need any screens really). But as I mentioned earlier the guide completely leaves out chris. But the maps are beautiful. The guide is so detailed and precise. The sealed secrets sectio is also impressive. But the fact that it spoils the ending made this guide lose a star, but I didn't have to heat to hold it against them since it was in the SEALED SECRETS section.

Puzzle solutions are also brilliant, and they have great suggestions on what to do with certain items. The guide is better than I thought it would be as I was disappointed with some of the others, but the guide is by far the better pick out of the two.

OVERALL:
Positive
+AMAZING MAPS
+VERY GOOD PUZZLE SOLUTIONS
+Actually tells you the difference between game modes
+Very in depth on secrets
+Good weapon strategies
+Is mor focused on conserving ammo
+Tells you how to get all six different endings!

Negative
-Where the hell is Chris? Small call outs to his game but not good enough
-A little bit disorganized but still readable
-Spoils the endings

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Strategies for surviving Umbrella's horrors
Handy item reference section
Tips on dispatching all enemies
Herb mixing chart
Sealed bonus section with details on the Battle Game and more
Double-sided 30" x 24" Map Poster!

Resident Evil Director's Cut (Prima's Official Strategy Guide)

Anthony James

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Total reviews: 12 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

I don't care for Strategy guides but... 3 out of 5 stars.
7 of 16 people found this review helpful.

I'm the type of person that feels I game has to be experenced in it's true form... I beat Final fantasy 7 without a guide, I've gotten through about half of Resident evil,FF8,and I've just about beat Crash 2 without the guides but I do like having them for second go rounds... most give you tips,maps, and well disired secrets, with the Final Fantasy games they list much needed items list, world maps, and weapons. all and all I feel they have their good points, but someone shouldn't rely on them for walkthroughs because that's part of the fun in playing... long time gamer... Rat BOy

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The nightmare begins again . . . and this time with the dual shock controller activated! Take Leon and Claire to the edge of darkness with Resident Evil Director's Cut: Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Inside you will find:

Thorough walkthroughs for Chris and Jill
Detailed maps
Vital secrets and strategies
Locations of all essential items
Strategies for defeating every monster
Complete weapons list
Alternate path flowcharts

Resident Evil 3: Nemesis Official Strategy Guide (VIDEO GAME BOOKS)

BradyGames

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Customer Reviews:
Total reviews: 3 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

the best strategy out for residebt evil today 5 out of 5 stars.
10 of 12 people found this review helpful.

I beat the game without dying onbe time it is really the best out there and cheapest here buy it now only one word wow

This is a great RE3 guide! 4 out of 5 stars.
9 of 9 people found this review helpful.

This is a very helpful RE3 guide. I like the maps, and how it tells you what to do on the map. The only downside is it tells you the name of the items in the area, but it doesn't tell you where to find them. But it really helps in tight situations. I have to recomend this guide

A master and an author. 5 out of 5 stars.
4 of 4 people found this review helpful.

Being a novice at video games, a friend recommended Dan Birlew's game guides. Wow! Dan makes it possible for even someone like me to play this game and actually feel like I can someday master it. Video games of this level are intimidating for the novice but with a game guide like Dan Birlew's, how can you not learn? Dan's expertise do not keep him from thinking on a level of a novice like me and yet maintaining the quality of an expert, presenting the challenges and nerve wrecking strategies that make you want to back down, but at the same time, gets the adrenaline going and you can't wait to go at it again!

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BradyGAMES Resident Evil 3:Nemesis Official Strategy Guide Features: Exclusive illustrated mapsthat guide your way and indicate locations of enemies, weapons, and rare items throughout the game. A detailed walkthrough takes you through every room, lissts every item, and helps you solve every puzzle. Boss strategies tell you step-by-step how to defeat Nemesis in all his forms! Plus, Bonuses and Secrets Revealed!

Resident Evil Code: Veronica X: Prima's Official Strategy Guide

David Hodgson

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Total reviews: 9 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

The best guide ever 5 out of 5 stars.
6 of 6 people found this review helpful.

In this guide I found my dream book. it has everything I could possibly want, Weapons, enemy list and absolutely NO major plot spoiles!! I would recommend this book to anyone who has the game!!

useful guide 5 out of 5 stars.
4 of 5 people found this review helpful.

I would get this guide if you are stuck on some parts. It has lots of cool information like weapons and items. It also has a sealed secret section. It is a complete stradagy guide

Helpful as far as Walkthroughs go, Terrible Errors though 3 out of 5 stars.
2 of 3 people found this review helpful.

Good Guide with terrible misconceptions about certain things in the game.

one of the best guides prima has to offer 5 out of 5 stars.
0 of 1 people found this review helpful.

This guide is the only guide that I've read that has everything a guide should have. It has an enemy, weapon, item and character index and it doesn't give away the ending of the game. It tells you what herbs to mix and the result of mixing them. It tells you where to find the weapons and their ammo. The maps are also very well done. They tell you where to find herbs, weapons/ammo, and save points. This guide also tells you what attacks the enemies have and it gives you strategies for defeating each monster. The only thing that they didn't have was a map for Evil Claire in the minigame you get to play after you beat the game(can't remember name of minigame).

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Experience a new chapter in survival horror in RESIDENT EVIL: CODE VERONICA X , the latest game in the most chilling series of all times. After surviving the horrific onslaught in Raccoon City, Claire now follows new clues regarding her missing brother and Umbrella Corporation's insidious activities. Control both Claire and Chris Redfield throughout the game each with separate adventures!

Resident Evil?: Outbreak 2 Official Strategy Guide

Dan Birlew

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BradyGames' Resident Evil Outbreak File #2 Official Strategy Guide includes the following:

• AREA MAPS: FIND THE SAFEST PATH THROUGH EACH LOCALE. INTRICATE MAPS OF EVERY AREA IDENTIFY ALL THE ITEMS AND WEAPONS IN THE GAME.
• NETWORK PLAY: LEARN THE FINER POINTS OF PLAYING ONLINE WITH YOUR FRIENDS–OR ENEMIES!
• TOP-NOTCH BOSS STRATEGIES: PUT DOWN EVERY INFESTED MONSTER WITH FLAWLESS EFFICIENCY. VITALITY POINTS FOR EVERY DIFFICULTY MODE INCLUDED, ALONG WITH A BREAKDOWN OF EVERY FOE’S ATTACKS.
• COMPREHENSIVE WALKTHROUGH: GAME-TESTED TIPS AND STRATEGIES LEAD THE PLAYER THROUGH ALL 11 ZOMBIE-INFESTED AREAS OIN THE GAME. COMPLETE COVERAGE OF ALL DIFFICULTY LEVELS INCLUDED!
• SECRETS & UNLOCKABLES!
• EXHAUSTIVE RUNDOWN OF EVERY UNLOCKABLE ITEM IN THE GAME, GALLERIES, COSTUMES, MOVIES–THEY’RE ALL IN HERE!
• AND THERE’S MORE! ITEM AND WEAPON LISTS, A COMPLETE BESTIARY, CHARACTER BIOS, AND MORE!

Platform: PlayStation 2

Genre: Action/Adventure

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Resident Evil 2: Prima's Official Strategy Guide

Anthony James

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Total reviews: 13 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

The Evil Has Returned 5 out of 5 stars.
7 of 7 people found this review helpful.

The Evil has returned and the book has come to save the day it brings everything, maps, files, walkthroughs,a nd codes it's a gamers dream pick this up whenever you get the game because you'll need it.

its ok, the other one is better 4 out of 5 stars.
4 of 6 people found this review helpful.

just what i said, this is not as extencive as the other nad more expencive, but if you know the game ok, it is a good reference guide, but to people that plan on using it for the whole game shouldnt get this

A great way to beat the game 5 out of 5 stars.
3 of 4 people found this review helpful.

It is a great book to read and has alot of helpful information included in the book. If you are at a tough spot in the game chances are this book could really help you out.

Player info lover. 5 out of 5 stars.
2 of 3 people found this review helpful.

This or anygame now a days is really hard to beat. If you buy a book like this strickly for the perpose of walking through the game, the you've wasted money on the game. However if you by it to simply help you through the impossable areas then you bought wizely and got your money out of the book, and game.

Editorial Review:

A and B walkthroughs for Leon and Claire
Every secret walkthrough covered
Killer maps!
Complete Monster, Item, and Weapon index
Extreme Battle Mode covered Dual Shock Version