Resident Evil 3

You Cant Have a zombie round-up without mentioning the undisputed king of zombie survival horror. Sure, Resi 3 suffers from being the final reiteration of an increasingly familiar formula. OK, it’s still a matter of pushing things around until you’ve got the Ted, Barbara, Alan and Keith keys. And the acting is what we've come to expect from zombie games, since The House Of The Dead first tested our suspension of disbelief. Still, if you've played all the others and need more, then Resi 3 is exactly what you're after. It's still a good game, for what it is.

But there's the rub - it’s what it is that’s the problem. More than anything else, Resident Evil 3 suffers from what came before and after it. Resident Evil 2 was the same game, but less familiar and, well, better. And no-one needs to tell you that Resident Evi! 4 is about to effectively rip the franchise apart and start all over again.

Still, all this upbeat negativity can't detract from the game's dated solidity; I'd be remiss not to recommend it to fans of the genre.