Battle Game

The Battle Game is a mini-game featured in Resident Evil CODE:Veronica.

Description

Upon completing the main game in CODE:Veronica, a blank screen displaying the text "Battle Game!!" will be shown after the final results screen. The mini-game can then be selected from the main menu. In the Japanese Dreamcast "BIOHAZARD CODE:Veronica Kanzenban" version, the Battle Game in unlocked by default.

The player is given 5 different characters to choose from as they're taken through an unrelated series of rooms and timed on how long it takes them to defeat the B.O.W.s within. Each character has a different set of items to work with, adding unique difficulty levels to each chosen character. Each character is given unlimited ammunition for their weapons.

The mini-game plays much more similar to the Battle Game in Resident Evil and the "Showdown" matches in Resident Evil Outbreak File #2, rather than other battle mini-games in the series, such as The Mercenaries or Extreme Battle.

Characters

Note: The Japanese Dreamcast "BIOHAZARD CODE:Veronica Kanzenban" version has "Another Claire" and "Albert Wesker" unlocked by default.

Character	How to unlock	Item List
Claire Redfield	Default character.	Combat Knife Handgun (x15) Bow Gun w/ Gun Powder Arrows (∞) Handgun Bullets (∞) Mixed Herb (G+R+B) (x4)
Another Claire^[1]	Clear Battle Game once with Claire.	Combat Knife Grenade Launcher (x0) Assault Rifle (∞) Grenade Rounds (∞) Flame Rounds (∞) Acid Rounds (∞) Mixed Herb (G+R+B) (x1)
Chris Redfield	Default character.	Combat Knife Magnum (∞) Shotgun (x7) Shotgun Shells (∞) Mixed Herb (G+R+B) (x2)
Steve Burnside	Clear the main game after obtaining the Luger Replica.	Combat Knife Gold Luger (∞) Sub Machine Gun (∞) Mixed Herb (G+R+B) (x2) Family Picture
Albert Wesker	Clear Battle Game once with Chris.	Combat Knife Mixed Herb (G+R+B) (x3)

Guide

Battle Game map from *BIOHAZARD CODE:Veronica kanzenban kaitaishinsho*.

The game is played on one set series of rooms with one set pattern of enemies however, each character fights their own specific boss at the end. Every boss fought except for the Tyrant T-078 is the same room they were fought as in the main game.

In the 13th room, there is a slot machine in which the player can get a random item. It will either be D.I.J.'s Diary or a specific item for that character. Players can only enter this room if they interact with the door on the right side in the room before.

Stage	Location	Enemies	Items
1	Torture chamber passage	Zombie (x4)	N/A
2	Hospital passage	Zombie (x5) Laying Zombie (x1)	Green Herb (x1)
3	Security room corridor	Bandersnatch (x3)	First Aid Spray (x1)
4	Sterilization room	Zombie (x4) Exploding Zombie (x1)	N/A
5	Underground ventilation room	Zombie (x6)	N/A
6	Lift storehouse	Hunter II (x2)	Green Herb (x1)
7	Package sorting room	Hunter II (x1) Sweeper (x1)	Green Herb (x1) Blue Herb (x1)
8	Garage passageway	Zombie (x3) Father Zombie (x1)	N/A
9	Control room	Zombie (x4) Laying Zombie (x1) Exploding Zombie (x1)	N/A
10	L-shaped corridor	Zombie (x6)	N/A
11	Infirmary	Zombie (x4) Father Zombie (x1)	First Aid Spray (x1)
12	Northern corridor	Zombie (x4)	Green Herb (x1) Blue Herb (x1)
13	Casino bar	N/A	Green Herb (x2) Blue Herb (x1) Slot Machine item (see below)
14	Locker room	Hunter II (x1) Sweeper (x1)	First Aid Spray (x1)
15	Power distribution room passage	Zombie (x7)	N/A
16	Garage	Zombie (x3) Father Zombie (x1)	N/A
17	Supply shed passageway	Zombie (x4) Exploding Zombie (x1)	N/A
18	Waiting room	Bandersnatch (x3)	First Aid Spray (x1)

Stage 19 - Boss Battle
Character	Location	Enemies
Claire Redfield	Antarctic heliport	Nosferatu
Another Claire	Antarctic heliport	T-078
Chris Redfield	Control room passageway	Alexia Ashford (2nd Form) Alexia Ashford (3rd Form)
Steve Burnside	Limestone Cave	Gulp Worm
Albert Wesker	Antarctic hall	Alexia Ashford (1st Form)

Below is a table listing the possibility of each item dropping for each character as it is written in the BIOHAZARD CODE:Veronica Kanzenban Kaitai Shinsho guide book.

Stage 13's slot machine item
Character	Exclusive item	First Aid Spray	D.I.J.'s Diary
Claire Redfield	20% for Sub Machine Gun (∞)	40%	40%
Another Claire	20% for B.O.W. Gas Rounds (∞)
Chris Redfield	20% for M-100P (∞)
Steve Burnside	20% for M-100P (∞)
Albert Wesker	80% for Magnum (x6)	Cannot spawn	20%

Results

Upon completing the game, the player gets a specific results screen for the character they picked and a rank of A, B, C, D or E based on the time it took to complete it. The Japanese versions include an S rank that goes above A.

The player won't get a rank if they used the Linear Launcher.

Character	Clear time required for A rank
Claire	6':09'':99 or less
Another Claire	7':59'':99 or less
Chris	6':29'':99 or less
Steve	9':59'':99 or less
Wesker	59':59'':99 or less

Unlockable content

The Linear Launcher can be unlocked for the minigame by completing it with every character and getting an A rank. This is also the requirement for the "Battle Master" award in the HD remaster and PS4 versions of the game, obtaining an A rank for each character and performing all special animations with them will also give an award on the PS4 version.

Some versions may have the Linear Launcher unlocked by default, such as the Japanese Dreamcast "BIOHAZARD CODE:Veronica Kanzenban" version.

PAL conversion problem

In order to get the A rank in Battle Game the player needs to complete each character's mission within a specific time limit. As PAL region TVs run at a frequency of 50Hz, games in these regions run 20% slower than games made for NTSC regions which run at 60Hz. To get around this, publishers typically re-optimise their games to avoid side-effects. CODE:Veronica however, was not re-optimised and as a result characters move 20% slower while the timer functions normally. As a result, it is considerably more difficult to clear the Chris and Another Claire characters with an A rank.

This problem is noted to exist in the PlayStation 4 version, which is a port of the PlayStation 2 game with minor modifications. The PAL problems are experienced by anyone downloading the game from the European and Australian stores.

Further notes

On the Sega Dreamcast, PlayStation 2, and GameCube versions of the game, "ID Number" was spelled incorrectly as "ID Nunmber". This was corrected in the Japanese Dreamcast BIOHAZARD CODE:Veronica Kanzenban and global HD Remaster versions of the game.