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Get ready for the fright of your life as the world’s most famous
Survival Horror game series invades Wii. Players will find
themselves immersed into a nail-bitingly tense fight to stay alive as they take on the sinister Umbrella Corporation in this new
instalment to the
Resident Evil
series - Resident Evil:
The Umbrella Chronicles! Featuring classic and never before seen
locations to play through, players will gain a complete picture of
the Umbrella Corporation as they unlock new areas and complete
side-missions which allow them to view the story from different
character perspectives. Also compatible with Nintendo’s new
peripheral, the Wii Zapper, Resident Evil: The Umbrella
Chronicles will provide an all-new Resident Evil and Wii
experience when it launches on 30th November 2007.
Both existing fans and newcomers to the Resident Evil series
will be delighted by the latest ‘re-incarnation’ of the game that
defined the Survival Horror genre. However, unlike its predecessors,
this game is not a Third-Person Action/Adventure game, but instead a
scary and exciting First-Person Shooter which will test your trigger
finger.
Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles spans the entire
Resident Evil series, giving new insights into the events of the
previous games as well as taking players to all-new locations like
Umbrella’s headquarters, where the evil corporation will finally be
put to a stop! Fans of previous titles will be able to discover the
back story behind many of the titles they have previously played and
be reunited with familiar faces like Rebecca Chambers, Billy Coen,
Chris Redfield, Jill Valentine, Carlos Oliveira, Ada Wong, and the
mysterious Albert Wesker.
There are a total of four scenarios in this game based around the
train derailment, mansion incident, destruction of Raccoon City and
the final demise of Umbrella. Each of these chapters contains three
sub-levels, each with a choice of two characters to play as. The
different characters available each have unique abilities and
strengths and weaknesses making playing as each of them a totally
different experience. There are also multiple Bonus Levels to unlock
in each scenario, providing an all-new challenge.
The unique Wii Remote and Nunchuk controllers give players greater
accuracy than ever before. By using the Wii Remote pointer to move
the on-screen cursor the player is able to quickly target and take
down enemies with pinpoint accuracy. What’s more, locations in the
game feature interactive objects and backgrounds allowing players to
trigger actions and reveal secrets by shooting specific items. As
this title is also compatible with the new Wii Zapper (available
separately) players will be given the chance to completely immerse
themselves even further into the action, and play like never before
on Wii.
To reload their weapons players need only shake the Wii Remote and
for close combat situations a knife can be used by performing a
simple slashing motion. Motion-sensitive controls don’t end there
with the return
 of Quick-Time Events like those seen in
Resident Evil 4. At specific parts in the game players will
be prompted to press a button or shake the Wii Remote to dodge
incoming danger. If they are fast enough their character will dodge
to safety, if they fail things could get messy!
Offering a unique backstory to the most famous survival horror
videogame series to date, Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles
launches across Europe for Wii on 30th November, 2007. It is also
compatible with the Wii Zapper from Nintendo which is available
across Europe on 7th December, 2007, and comes bundled with
Link’s Crossbow Training. |
