The first Resident Evil game in 1996 had Tyrant (Resident Evil).
 With Resident Evil 4 (2005), the franchise shifted to more dynamic shooting action; it influenced the evolution of the survival horror and third-person genres, popularizing the "over-the-shoulder" third-person view
 The next three games in the seriesa remake of the original Resident Evil and the prequel Resident Evil Zero, both released in 2002, as well as Resident Evil 4 (2005)were all released initially as GameCube exclusives

