Naturally this caused a massive decrease in trade and employment for both sides that sparked great economic and moral criticism from the G77, a political organization formed by seventy-seven different southern countries.

Three Special Forces divisions were placed on the Heimdal to carry out an attack on a Southern Cross base as well as to pick up an ancient organism said to have been located somewhere in the South Pacific.

[5] Jon Thompson of AllGame noted that "there are plenty of aspects to Carrier for die-hard survival horror fans to appreciate, but ultimately, the title suffers from a number of problems and quirks that keep it from being anything more than average.

"[6] Thompson noted that the large environments lead to a tedious amount of backtracking and that "when there are a lot of objects on the screen, the game slows to a crawl.

[10] Tokyo Drifter of GamePro said in one review, "Carrier may not win any awards for most original gameplay, but gamers who have played through Code Veronica, or who are just looking for a change, should definitely check it out.

"[19][c] In another GamePro review, however, Jake The Snake said, "If you loved RE on the PlayStation and can't wait to play a similar—but not nearly as good—game on your Dreamcast, you might enjoy Carrier.