Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles

Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles is a 2007 shooter game developed by Capcom for the Wii and is the fourteenth installment in the popular Resident Evil series.

Fast Facts

1. Developer: Capcom
2. Genre: Rail Shooter
3. Can be used with the Wii Zapper
4. ESRB rating: Mature (M)
5. Release date: November 13, 2007

Story

In terms its placement in the Resident Evil storyline, Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles takes place during the Resident Evil 0, Resident Evil and Resident Evil 3: Nemesis games. These early games in the series are still set within the fictional Raccoon City, before it is destroyed at the end of Resident Evil 3: Nemesis. However, the final chapter of the game “Umbrella's End” is an entirely new story that takes place in 2003, as the S.T.A.R.S. operatives storm the Umbrella Corporation's main Russian facility. Additionally, the game reveals the actions and side-story of Albert Wesker, the S.T.A.R.S traitor, during the first three games.

Gameplay

In a rare departure from previous entries in the survival-horror series, Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles is a actually a first-person rail shooter. The game is the third rail shooter game in the series, following Resident Evil: Survivor and Resident Evil: Dead Aim. You play the game from a first-person perspective while being guided along a set path (or “rail”). The camera automatically moves you into new rooms and situations, while you attempt to kill all of the zombies. The game utilizes the Wii-Mote as a point-and-shoot device, which operates much like a gun in an arcade style light-gun game. Your pistol always has unlimited ammunition, though you are eventually given access other more powerful weapons with limited ammo: automatic weapons, shotguns, RPGs, grenades and others.

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