Not one of the best games in the series but a welcome addition overall.

Resident Evil Revelations is the first major installment to the series on the 3DS. It's dark, damp and full of action. The story follows a number of characters which the player is forcibly switched between as the story progresses, though the main focus is on Jill Valentine's segments. She and her partner, Parker, are sent out to investigate a mysterious cruise ship that has been abandoned out in the middle of the ocean. Of course, this cruise ship happens to be infested with subjects of the latest viral threat. The virus has a name but you may as well just call it whatever you want. It does the same thing as every other virus in the RE universe: Make monsters. The criminal organization, Veltro, threatens to contaminate the ocen with the virus. Jill, along with the large number of other characters in the game, must work quickly to prevent another viral outbreak from occurring. Visually, the game is quite nice looking. At this point this is probably the best looking 3DS game availabe. The characters and environments all have plenty of detail while not cluttering the 3DS's tiny screen with too much information. There are multiple, distinct settings that you will not have to worry about confusing with each other. Some areas of the game hearken back to the mansion of the original game. The cruise ship as a whole is dark and unsettling, though other areas visited in the game are largely unremarkable and sometimes feel out of place in the game. All of the cut-scenes are pre-rendered to allow a more impressive and cinematic experience. However, the compression of these scenes is very noticeable. The images look muddy and less appealing to the eyes than when you are actually playing the game. This game never strays from the fact that it is a shooter. There are some light puzzles to solve here and there that require rearrangement of objects on the touch screen but that's as far as it gets. You will be shooting the crap out of everything in this game and you will probably enjoy it a lot. You will come across a number of different weapons. The selection is pretty stock but they get the job done. You can also find custom parts which you are freely allowed to attach to different weapons and upgrade their efficiency. The ammo you carry is often a bit more than what you'd need to take out each enemy you come across, but it's not enough to allow the player to go nuts and waste it. There is usually plenty of ammo lying around for you to take and restock afterwards. The system is balanced. It's enough to make the player conscious of the shots fired and how it affects their ammo but not enough to make the player hesitate to fire in case they need that extra shot for later (like the original games). You also find green herbs to heal which are now available to use at the press of a button. You can carry several with you so like your ammo you can't just waste them for whenever you get a slight scratch The game also features Raid Mode, the multiplayer component of the game. It allows you and another player to connect locally or online and run through a level, shooting everything up in fast-paced bursts of action. You earn new weapons and upgrades as you make progress. It's an OK addition and fans that crave more monster blasting action will probably find it to double their pleasure with this game. I actually had a LOT more to say, but the ebay character limit is nearly reached, so I'll have to end it here.Read full review