This Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City Preview gives a quick look at what can be expected from the upcoming action-horror title!
Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City is an upcoming 2011 third-person shooter video game for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, co-developed by Slant Six Games and Capcom, and currently scheduled for a release in late 2011.
Fans will be pleased to know that the game takes place during the events of Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil 3: Nemesis, and is set in Raccoon City, whose residents have been turned into zombies after an outbreak of the t-virus, a biological weapon illegally developed by the pharmaceutical company Umbrella. Players will take the role of an officer of the Umbrella Security Service (USS). They have a vastly different objective compared to the Spec Ops opposition: Members of the USS are tasked with destroying evidence of Umbrella’s illegal activities, including killing survivors of the outbreak, while the Special Operations team has to expose the actions of the company.
Operation Raccoon City will allow the player to make major “what-if” decisions such as killing Leon Kennedy, one of the main characters of Resident Evil 2 and the protagonist of Resident Evil 4.
Check out this interview with Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City producer Masachika Kawata at Captivate 2011.
The fight against the evil Umbrella corporation continues in “Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City”. Join Mike Jones for a hands-on with this latest Resident Evil, including story and the new Infection mechanic.
And survive the opening moments of the Raccoon City outbreak in this clip from Comic-Con 2011 in San Diego!
Key Features of Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City
Here is a list of key elements that will be available in Capcom and Slant Six’s Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City based on news and announcements made so far.
Playable Characters
There are six playable characters in the game, each have their own unique abilities:
- Vector (real name unknown) is the team’s recon expert and is equipped with a cloaking ability.
- Beltway (real name Hector Hivers) is proficient in the use of explosives.
- Bertha (real name Michaela Schneider) is the team’s medic.
- Spectre (real name Vladimir Bodrovski) is the team’s surveillance class and sharpshooter.
- Four Eyes (real name Christine Yamata) is the scientist of the group with the ability to program the bio-organic weapons (BOWs).
- Lupo (real name Karena Lesproux) is an Assault class/Team Leader as shown in a recent trailer.
Four Player Co-op
Alongside the single-player mode, the game will also offer four-player co-operative gameplay, which pits the USS against the US Special Operations task-force.
Zombies
The zombies in the game will be able to attack the player in a multitude of ways. A zombie that gets too close to the player will usually attempt to grapple the player, prompting the player to rapidly shake his analogue stick to avoid infection. Players who are unsuccessful in doing this will be “invisible” to nearby zombies for a limited amount of time whilst they are infected before their death in-game. If a player is successfully bitten and later runs out of time after becoming infected, the player will lose control of their character and begin attacking their former teammates until shot in the head, allowing the player to respawn.
Enemies
There will be additional enemy types in the game besides zombies. B.O.W. (Bio-Organic Weapon) enemies that can be confirmed from E3 are Hunters, Lickers and Tyrants. Furthermore, the player will be able to control them under certain circumstances, possibly by utilizing Four Eyes’ ability.
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