Resident Evil is a survival horror video game developed and published by Capcom. Released for the GameCube video game console in 2002 it is a remake of the 1996 PlayStation game Resident Evil the first installment in the Resident Evil video game series. The story takes place in 1998 near the fictional Midwestern town of Raccoon City where a series of bizarre murders have taken place. The player takes on the role of either Chris Redfield or Jill Valentine S.T.A.R.S. officers sent in by the city and the R.P.D. to investigate the murders.