resident evil: Umbrella chronicles in-depth preview
me being a huge fan of both resident evil and the wii, it's only fair i do this, as updating through "new releases" is pretty messy, and i plan on doing a lot of updating for this one. if you want me to do updated previews for other games, please ask in the new releases forums. the first preview: http://givingacrap.10.forumer.com/viewtopic.php?p=856#856 resident evil: umbrella chronicles will be coming out in 2007. i breathed a huge sigh of releif when i read that, re5 won't be out till late 2008. :cry: http://blog.wired.com/games/2007/03/capcom_more_wii.html EDIT: this just in, i found some pretty brief footage of umbrella chronicles here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARkhySOnHfU (i see wesker! yay!) and another here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsOv-tU0SJ8&mode=related&search= (link appears at random for no apparent reason. these are the weirdest videogame trailers iv'e ever seen, i'm warning you, but it was worth it to finally get a look at the game.) and finally, More information has surfaced on Umbrella Chronicles, the first Resident Evil title for the Wii. The game will essentially be a retrospective, dropping players into scenarios from the first four "numbered" Resident Evil games. Jill and Chris will fight their way through the mansion in RE1; Claire and Leon will work through RE2's Raccoon PD; Jill and Carlos will patrol Raccoon City in RE3, and Leon and Ada will be stuck in the village from RE4. Capcom Japan promises that the title will be very large and open-ended. Other gameplay features should include the in-game cutscenes and over-the-shoulder controls seen in RE4, as well as the new ability to dual-wield weapons. edit: the following link has a lot of info on the game. the video in the link, though, is fake. just scenes from resident evil one on ganecube. the rest of the info i believe is true. http://kendra.wordpress.com/2006/09/18/resident-evil-umbrella-chronicles/

Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles for Wii is a game that ties up all loose ends throughout the series. Similar to Outbreak, it’s split up in different chapters; you will be able to play as the main Resident Evil (RE) protagonists from the main series (from RE Veronica to RE4, prologue to RE5>, as well as unlock additional characters. (wesker! :o ) Gameplay will be in 3rd person similar to RE4, but additionally the game takes advantage of the controller’s core features. Puzzles and shooting will have a new twist to it. Below is a list of all so far announced details & features: * The game consists of 4 “chapters”, RE1’s mansion, RE2’s racoon police department, RE3’s city areas and RE4’s village (plus surrounding areas). * Each chapter has 2 characters to choose from. RE1 has Jill and Chris, RE2 has Leon and Claire, RE3 has Jill and Carlos and RE4 has Leon and Ada. * New content not in the games that the chapters were based on will be added. The primary goal of this will be to link RE4 and Umbrella’s status in it more closely with the rest of the series. * There are several characters that can be unlocked by playing through the game: Rebecca Chambers, Hunk and Albert Wesker. * The gameplay of all chapters is designed around RE4’s. Press the B trigger on the Wii remote to ready the gun, aim with the pointer and press A to fire. * The game will have QTEs (quick time events from re4, where you have to press buttons during cutscenes to survive), but rather than push buttons you have to make motions with the Wii remote in order to get through them. * All characters will have melee attacks, just like RE4. * To encourage replayablility, each character has strengths and weaknesses, similar to how in RE4:Mercenaries Ada had the least health, Krauser was the slowest, etc. * Just like in RE4:Mercenaries each character has a unique set of weapons. What’s more players can only carry 2 weapons at any one time. Chris gets a pistol and shotgun whilst Jill gets a pistol and grenade launcher. * You will be able to find several new weapons during each stage. For example, RE1 will have Richard’s shotgun, RE2 will have the Desert Eagle, RE4 will have the Chicago Typewriter. There will also be new weapons like Krauser’s anti-personnel robots. * Similar to Devil May Cry 3, after each chapter you can save your data and any new weapons picked up will be available for use in Arcade Mode. * Arcade Mode is like a giant Mercenaries minigame, where you pick a character and stage and blast through it. Building on the resounding success of Mercenaries seen when RE4 was released. * Scenario mode will feature a large number of in-game cutscenes. * Ammo conservation will play a part in the gameplay, so it’s not just constant action like RE4. * The picture at the start (above, first link.) shows the player is able to destroy certain doors by blowing them up. EDIT: one more picture i found.

Cool add that to the list of games for me Wii, which I still am waiting for. :twisted:

glad you're hyped for it too :P

update: two new pices of info capcom has stated they will also be remaking 4 compleyley for the wii. re4: director's cut? awesome! this one will also have full wii controls, like umbrella chronicles. and: umbrella chronicles may come at june 22nd, as seen on a computer screen in a blockbuster store. japan also had a release date for about an hour, but it was removed. i wonder why? :P the date for that one was mayy 31st. they always get things early. :evil: