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New Resident Evil Announced For Wii
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Last week, Capcom marketing director Matt Dahlgren made it pretty clear that Wii owners would be getting some Resident Evil loving soon, by stating that "I don't think Resident Evil 5 would transition well onto the Wii…That being said, Nintendo Wii fans will be very happy very soon." Until now, however, no one knew the specifics of said loving. That all changed today when the newest issue of Famitsu announced Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles.
According to the article, this new offering will be a sequel to the on-rails Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles, and will retell the events of 1998’s Resident Evil 2. As of yet, there is no release date for Japan or the US, and no price point has been set.
Resident Evil 2 is one of the most beloved games in the franchise, and many fans have been clamoring for a game to further expand on its story. Personally, an on-rails shooter wouldn’t have been my top pick for the best way to do this, but Umbrella Chronicles sold reasonably well, and the development costs for a game like this as compared to Resident Evil 5 must be infinitesimal, so I understand the move completely. I don’t like it much, but I understand it.
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Comments
I'm ok with rails. On a scale of boo to yay, I'd give this a hmm... (with raised eyebrows).
I love Wii on rails shooters, and I was really into Umbrella Chronicles when it came out. The Wiimote combined with one of those cheap plastic gun triggers makes an excellent arcade style shooter.
That being said, with this, Dead Space Wii, and the new House of the Dead, I've got enough rails shooters to keep me happy for a while.
So long as they change how the headshots work, this'll work out fine. The original Umbrella Chronicles only let you headshot a zombie if you hit them directly between the eyes.
So... No Zack and Wiki? This makes me sad...
On the plus side, my pants remain unstained.
Not a big fan of rail shooters. Just doesn't feel like survivor horror when you're being pulled along through a level.
rail shooters are to next gen as green jelly beans are to toenails. Fail.