1998...

Several "unusual" murder cases had occured in Raccoon City, a suburb in the midwest.

Gravely, Raccoon City police reviewed reports of "people-eating monsters" attacking civilians' houses. The order came down: send in the elite S.T.A.R.S. team to investigate.

The S.T.A.R.S. Bravo Team went in first. Unfortunately, due to inexplicable engine trouble, they had to make an emergency landing...

They had touched down in a dense, dark forest. This was the beginning...

...of the nightmare!