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Not too far before the release
of Biohazard Code: Veronica, images scattered around the internet of a
mock up box art for Biohazard 4 which appeared to be on the Playstation 2.
As it turned out, these images like many others during the Biohazard
timeline, turned out to be fakes. Biohazard 4 however was far from fake,
being announced and said to be in production soon after these images
scattered about.The first build was never
seen, aside from the mock up box art. It was later revealed by Mikami
however, that the first project of Biohazard 4 was trying many new game
styles. These newly developed styles however developed another project,
entitled Devil May Cry. The demo of Devil May Cry was included with
Biohazard Code: Veronica Complete and Resident Evil Code: Veronica X (5th
Anniversary) in the United States. Many areas from the original Devil May
Cry were said to be transformed a bit from the original build of Biohazard
4, thus enticing fans of the Biohazard universe to not only give this
fresh new action game a try, but see what could have been.
In 2001 Shinji Mikami
announced that the Biohazard series would be exclusive to the Gamecube,
including the originally scrapped Biohazard 0, remakes of Biohazard,
Biohazard 2, Biohazard 3: Last Escape, Biohazard Code: Veronica and
finally the release of Biohazard 4. Only three of these six promised
titles released in the form spoken above, Biohazard 2, 3 and CV were only
ported not remade.
Less than a year after this
conference, the first images of Biohazard 4 appeared. These featured Leon
S. Kennedy invading Umbrella Inc. He was said to be infected and being
chased by some sort of swarm. This was the second build, as the first
turned into Devil May Cry.
One year after this build
was shown, a scattering of new images and an official trailer hit at E-3.
This time there was no swarm, though the setting looked somewhat similar.
Leon S. Kennedy was still there, but instead of an infectious swarm a
ghost-like hook man chased Leon through what seemed to be a hazy dream
world. Dolls would attack Leon when in this state and he would seemingly
have other illusions. A small font appeared on the bottom right-hand
screen of his condition, which set up for the final builds life meters.
All together there were
four builds of this game, including a version that turned into Devil May
Cry and the final build. This is our modern Biohazard 1.5, yet another
title for the Biohazard community to salivate over, with near no chance of
ever playing. All we can do at this point is hope a demo is included
someday in an upcoming title or bonus package of some sort.

Watch Mikami play Biohazard
3.5 (Build 3)
Trailers:
Biohazard 3.5 (Build 2)
Trailer
Biohazard 3.5 (Build 3)
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