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Resident Evil returns -- as rail shooter?

May 28th 2007 01:56
I have to admit I have a weak spot for dark, bloody video games -- Resident Evil 4 is by far my favorite of all time. In it, the player runs around slaying zombies in quite a gruesome fashion.

I was very much looking forward to the sequel for Wii, Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles, but seeing the promotional videos, I'm a bit wary. Whereas previous games let the player control the character's movement -- killing, solving puzzles, etc. -- this one takes the "rail shooter" format.

It's been years since I've played a rail shooter. Remember those old arcade games with the guns you held? You shot at a screen full of enemies, and when you killed them all, the screen changed on its own. You couldn't walk around, hide, etc., by yourself. That's the new Resident Evil, a step back in control and probably dumbed down more than a little.

At first I thought this might be due to the Wii's controls, but it's obvious one could use the nunchuk's joystick to move. In fact, this month they're re-releasing RE4 for the Wii, with just that control scheme (thanks to them for keeping the price to $30 -- it might actually be worth it to re-buy the game for the new material at that price).

Also, for some reason the colors in "Umbrella Chronicles" look brighter than those in RE4. One of the reasons I loved playing RE4 so much was how haunting it looked. After loving RE4 as much as I did, I don't think anything could stop me from buying the followup the day it came out, but I'm not looking forward as much as I was.

By Robert VerBruggen

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