Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City - Out Now!

[Havok83]

http://stickskills.com/news/1556/fir...-city-unveiled

• Hitting this Winter, gamers will be able to get their hands on Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City for the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3. Our friends over at the Official Xbox Magazine have the official cover story this month, and while we'll list a few details, you'll have to pick up their May issue to find out everything!
• The game takes place in 1998, a time where Resident Evil fans already know what's set to take place. The title lets you enjoy the series from a new perspective, as the men and women who are technically responsible for it all.
• Rather than continuing the zombie slaying antics of BSAA agents, you're taken back to the original outbreak "that underscored both Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil 3: Nemesis."
• The game doesn't require any crazy amounts of knowledge of the past titles or characters involved in the series. The title opens up to a "quartet of new faces". Essentially, you're playing as members of the official Umbrella Security Services squad.
• Operation Raccoon City is a team-based shooter allowing four members of the USS team to destroy all evidence of the ongoing outbreak. Along with slaying the zombies, you're looking to "kill pretty much every survivor possible".
• The gameplay is described as "dirty", and the series will feel much darker than it has up to this point.
• The game features three factions that Capcom has stated make up a "three-corner conflict". The other two factions are the US Spec Ops, who are there to repel the USS, and the "bio-organic weapon monsters (BOWs) created by Umbrella.
• The USS team is made up of the following characters: Vector, Beltway, Bertha, and Spectre. Depending on which character you choose, the responsibilities that you're asked to do within your team will variate.
• Hunk, first seen in Resident Evil 2 as a hidden character, is the inspiration behind the USS team.
• "Whichever team you play on, you'll be facing Umbrella-created horrors in between skirmishes with each other".
• Zombies in the game can sense you in three different manners: sight, sound, and smell.
• A situation is described in the game where Vector cloaks himself to stir up previously slumbering zombies to use against the Special Ops military foes.
• Quite a few scenarios in the game aren't "all about headshots". A quote in the article states, "It's about shooting the other soldiers - manipulating the, making them bleed."
• The game will take you through a number of familiar areas if you're a Resident Evil junkie who remembers your journey to Raccoon City.
• Operation Raccoon City, depending on how you play the game, will give you the option to "change the history of Resident Evil". Not only will you have the chance to meet and interact with various characters from the series, but you'll even have the opportunity to kill them.
• One of th mottos repeated to OXM throughout the demo was "Kill Leon". It's also stated that if you choose to represent in the game as the Special Ops team, that you'd more than likely have the goal of trying to save Leon Kennedy.
• Slant Six or Capcom won't reveal if any other characters will be playable in the title just yet, but it'd make sense to see quite a few big cameos.
• The title will still see players relying on collecting herbs to heal from any attacks you may suffer. You won't need to hoard any herbs, but they'll still benefit you to collect them throughout the game.
• "This is not a one-versus-one game where you've got one clip full of ammo and zombies on you. If you've ever thought of those times in an RE game when you thought, 'I'd wish I had a big gun', that's what this game is. It's not fair to give people big guns, then take all the ammo away."
• One of the pictures in the article showcases a zombie being used as a "meatshield".
• Operation Raccoon City allows players to earn XP for kills, with these points helping you survive the onslaught, and to help to encourage you to anihilate everything in your path.
• The XP will allow you to earn new abilities, such as Vector's cloaking skill, and new weapons.
• Tyrants will most definitely be included in the title.

There's a ton of details listed above, but there's even more listed in the May 2011 issue of the Official Xbox Magazine. Don't forget to be on the lookout for the issue to hit store shelves to get even more details on Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City!

[agoofykindasuperman]

Exciting! I loved the originals. Can't wait to see more on this

[1blufan]

Sounds interesting, but I think most RE die hards will say this is no longer a RE game or survival horror like the early games.
Also sounds like they are setting us up for multiplayer with the 2 different squads plus zombies. A cool multiplayer game would be human forces going at it ala Team Deathmatch but also throw zombies into the enviorment as well. Imagine chasing down a opposing soldier into a warehouse and both of you run into a swarm of zombies? Do you kill your opponent? Do you kill the zombies then go for your opponent? Or do you just get out of there?
Looking forward to finding out more .

[Shin-Ra]

Nothing in there sounds appealing to me at all.

One of the pictures in the article showcases a zombie being used as a "meatshield".

Oh dear.

[Chiyo_chichi]

I'm on the fence. I've always wanted to see the battle between the US Army and the T-103s that is shown by the aftermath of the fight near the end of RE3...if its stuff like that it could be really cool.

Could be. Maybe not. Hopefully screens/vids come soon, probably at E3.

[Havok83]

Seems promising. I liked Resident Evil Online bc it had a good concept but it was way ahead of its time. It was limited by the technology available and online play wasnt a standard back then but is now

[Shin-Ra]

Those guys are so TOUGH, they're not scared to use ZOMBIES as meatshields!

[BlackLightShark009]

That sounds cool! Though of course i want to know more about this. THe part about it being darker sounds good too.

[supersix4]

Originally Posted by 1blufan

Sounds interesting, but I think most RE die hards will say this is no longer a RE game or survival horror like the early games.
Also sounds like they are setting us up for multiplayer with the 2 different squads plus zombies. A cool multiplayer game would be human forces going at it ala Team Deathmatch but also throw zombies into the enviorment as well. Imagine chasing down a opposing soldier into a warehouse and both of you run into a swarm of zombies? Do you kill your opponent? Do you kill the zombies then go for your opponent? Or do you just get out of there?
Looking forward to finding out more .

I could see the appeal of something like that, but honestly it makes me mad when games that have such well established single player stories, start wasting time on multiplayer just because that's what everyone else does.

[Havok83]

Originally Posted by supersix4

I could see the appeal of something like that, but honestly it makes me mad when games that have such well established single player stories, start wasting time on multiplayer just because that's what everyone else does.

Whats the problem with this though? I thought RE Outbreak was a great idea when it came out but it suffered from the limited technology. Loading times were slow, there was no voice chat, there werent alot of people with network adapters....etc. Things are different now and none of these should be an issue. I think an online squad based RE could be fun. I dont see it as "wasting" time on multiplayer. This isnt meant to be the same experience of the main RE series

[ZIPPO]

Originally Posted by Havok83

Whats the problem with this though? I thought RE Online was a great idea when it came out but it suffered from the limited technology. Loading times were slow, there was no voice chat, there werent alot of people with network adapters....etc. Things are different now and none of these should be an issue. I think an online squad based RE could be fun. I dont see it as "wasting" time on multiplayer. This isnt meant to be the same experience of the main RE series

I'm in for the new game. The Outbreak games were a blast back in the day, even without voice chat. It was a sight to behold watching 3 or 4 experts on Showdown 3 VH. Every now & then, you'd get a noob in the group, but it was still fun.

[SoCalTiger]

'I'd wish I had a big gun', that's what this game is. It's not fair to give people big guns, then take all the ammo away."

So... in otherwords this is COD: Resident Evil?

[Shin-Ra]

Originally Posted by SoCalTiger

So... in otherwords this is COD: Resident Evil?

Meatshields man, some CoD punk wouldn't shield himself with zombie MEAT!

[RaijinUT]

Please anyone but Slant Six taking over this franchise.

[richieb1971]

It seems the narrow gauge of acceptance by mass mainstreamers forces devs to take this route with every franchise.

The only difference between dozens of games today is the name on the box.

[OJs other glove]

Slant six says it all. Not touching this one.

[Shin-Ra]

A situation is described in the game where Vector cloaks himself to stir up previously slumbering zombies to use against the Special Ops military foes.

How did I miss this bit?!

[Havok83]

Originally Posted by RaijinUT

Please anyone but Slant Six taking over this franchise.

Originally Posted by OJs other glove

Slant six says it all. Not touching this one.

are they really that bad?

[STARSCREAM]

Are you guys sure this isn't just some kind of early April Fool's joke?

[Denoku]

Originally Posted by Shin-Ra

Nothing in there sounds appealing to me at all.


Oh dear.

Originally Posted by Shin-Ra

Those guys are so TOUGH, they're not scared to use ZOMBIES as meatshields!

Originally Posted by Shin-Ra

Meatshields man, some CoD punk wouldn't shield himself with zombie MEAT!

Someone is a little upset about the "meatshields" huh?