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Resident Evil 0PSYCHOLOGIST AT END OF TELEPHONE
FOR SCARED VIDEOGAME PLAYERSDistributed by
Capcom
Posted: March 8th, 2003.
Capcom launches a telephone helpline for consumers scared from playingResident Evil Zero
Videogame publisher Capcom has launched a special telephone helpline forconsumers scared from playing its latest title Resident Evil Zero.
Available now on 08700 46 55 20 (calls charged at national rates), theline has been designed explicitly to offer comfort and reassurance toterrified gamers. Players simply ring up and listen to the two-minuterecorded message scripted by a top psychologist. Once the call iscompleted, they should feel much more calm.
Resident Evil Zero, which was released on March 7th 2003, is thelatest in the series of successful horror games. It is availableexclusively on Nintendo Game Cube and available to players aged 15 andover.
Its our duty to look after our consumers properly, said Ben LeRougetel, Capcom spokesperson. Resident Evil Zero is a ridiculously scarygame. We want players to know help is at hand if they become toofrightened. The phone lines message is simple: its important to realisethat this is just a game. Fear is all the mind, and thats what we wantour players to remember.
Note: Calls to the hotline are charged at the same rate asany normal national phone call (8p per minute weekdays between 8:00am and6:00pm; 4p after 6:00pm weekdays; and 2p at weekends)
News page content input by Dominic Robinson, 2003.
Reviewer of movies, videogames and music since 1994. Aortic valve operation survivor from the same year. Running DVDfever.co.uk since 2000. Nobel Peace Prize winner 2021.