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Fills in the story blanks left by Umbrella Chronicles, adding another new chapter to the saga, Beautiful, technically impressive game, Coop is fun and eases the challenge, Bouncing zombie boobs?
Much harder than Umbrella due to the shakycam and strict boss fights, Not as much environmental mayhem, Upgrading your guns takes forever, Bouncing zombie boobs?
Abstract: After the lukewarm reception the much-hyped Resident Evil 5 received earlier this year, die-hard fans may’ve felt Capcom had injected a new viral strain of their own into the feel of the venerable series. With a much more prominent emphasis of explo...
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Published: 2009-11-20, Author: Eric , review by: gamespy.com
Pacing and action just right; co-op recreates arcade experience; fun to see events from a new perspective.
Camera can be annoying; newcomers will have a hard time parsing the story; in-game graphics fail to impress.
Abstract: When I first heard that Capcom's next Resident Evil game was going to be a sequel to the Wii-exclusive Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles, I was pretty disappointed. Umbrella Chronicles actually turned out to be great -- much better than I thought...
Abstract: Throughout the years, the Resident Evil series has played host to a number of first-person shooter experiences, some of which were more ill-fated than others. Sticking close to the successful story-driven, on-rails formula it established with 2007's Re...
Abstract: At some point, the Resident Evil series stopped being considered scary by the masses and became a simple zombie-shootin' action-adventure. So, it wasn't too surprising that Capcom tried to bring some of the scares back in the light gun-style shooter Re...
Lengthy campaign with replayability, Large variety of locations to explore and enemies to fight, Strong, coherent storytelling.
Shakycam perspective makes precise aiming nearly impossible, Overreliance on cheap surprise tactics, AI partner is absolutely useless, Second player can't join during the action.
The only thing scary about this light-gun game is the dreadful shaky camera. ...
