Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City

Phisix · Mar 25, 2011

Another new Resident Evil game is coming.

As previously rumored, SOCOM Confrontation developer Slant Six Games is currently working on Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, due out this Winter.

Some early first details come from the May issue of the Official Xbox Magazine, as reported on by Stickskills. Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City is a team-based, 4-player shooter that returns to 1998, the year of the original outbreak. The cast includes all-new characters, Vector, Beltway, Bertha, and Spectre, each with his or her own responsibilities necessary for survival.

The zombies this time around will be able to detect you in three different ways: sight, sound, and smell. Players will also be able to shape Resident Evil's story timeline as they will run into various characters from the series...and have the opportunity to kill them. XP is earned for kills, which can be spent on new abilities and weapons. And yes, there will be Tyrants.

By the sounds of it, it seems this title will return to the gameplay style of the Resident Evil Outbreak games on PlayStation 2. We hope to have more on Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City for you soon.

http://uk.ps3.ign.com/articles/115/1157503p1.html
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Yep, another team based Resident Evil game like Outbreak, but this time the console/s in question have a good online which everyone will have access to.

alterego · Mar 26, 2011

Zombies detecting you by smell? Someone at Capcom has been watching 'Walking Dead'...

Armadeadn · Mar 26, 2011

Resident Evil Outbreak is the worst Resident Evil by far. Even worse than Survivor on PS1. I'm suspicious about this one.

Phisix · Mar 26, 2011

Only because it was online only. Not many people outside of Japan had PS2 online, whereas everyone is online with Xbox and PS3, so this should do well. Like Left4Dead I would assume.

Armadeadn · Mar 26, 2011

Phisix said:

Only because it was online only. Not many people outside of Japan had PS2 online, whereas everyone is online with Xbox and PS3, so this should do well. Like Left4Dead I would assume.
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The Resi Outbreak I played wasn't online only. Maybe it had an online feature but I used to play with the cpu. Everything about that game sucked, the "story", the dialogue, the gameplay. I didn't like it. I still haven't played left 4 dead but from what I can gather it's meant to be awesome.

Phisix · Mar 26, 2011

There were two Resident Outbreaks. Maybe you could play with the Cpu, but I am sure they were only online versions which you needed friends or other online people to play with.

Armadeadn · Mar 27, 2011

Phisix said:

There were two Resident Outbreaks. Maybe you could play with the Cpu, but I am sure they were only online versions which you needed friends or other online people to play with.
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Yeah they made Outbreak then Outbreak the 2nd file. My mate had the first on PS2 and yes you could play with the CPU because as you said no-one had a ps2 online. It was terrible and I wouldn't wish that game on anyone.

Phisix · Mar 28, 2011

New information and titbits.

Developed by Vancouver-based Slant Six Games, Capcom says this new Resident Evil will take the series in a "completely new direction" and offer a style of gameplay "yet to be seen from the franchise." Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City is a third-person, squad-based shooter set in 1998 during the events depicted in Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil 3.

It is September 1998 and the action centers once more on the ill-fated Raccoon City and the horrific consequences of the deadly T-virus outbreak from the Umbrella facility. With a cover up required, Umbrella orders an elite team into Raccoon City to destroy all evidence of the outbreak and eliminate any survivors. Hearing of this plan, the US Government dispatches its own special forces to uncover any evidence that exposes the cause of the viral infection and Umbrella's actions. Players take on the role of an Umbrella Security Services soldier (U.S.S.), competing alone or in four player co-op in a battle against all the competing forces at play in Raccoon City.
Fans can expect to see the return of original Resident Evil characters and landmarks, such as Leon Kennedy and the Raccoon City Police Department.
Players will experience a retelling of classic moments from past titles Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil 3 and watch the events unfolding from the menacing perspective of the Umbrella Security Service, giving fans the chance to rewrite the history of the Raccoon City outbreak.
Capcom said Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City will have "a number of competitive online multiplayer modes" and offer a "unique gaming experience" due to the three-way combat between the Umbrella Security Service, US Special Ops, and zombies.

http://uk.pc.ign.com/articles/115/1158004p1.html
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Interesting. Seems a definite buy for me. Then again, I am a Resi Evil fan.

Phisix · Apr 12, 2011

More news.

Operation Raccoon City flashes back to the titular location during the events of Resident Evil 2 and 3, when the city is besieged by the undead just as a rookie police officer named Leon Kennedy arrives for his first day of active duty. However, instead of commanding one of the series' many familiar protagonists, Operation Raccoon City grimly flips the script and lets you play as one of the Umbrella Corporation's violent and likely sadistic Security Service operatives. Following the T-Virus outbreak that triggered this whole nightmare, your task is to indiscriminately eliminate the opposition -- be it police, United States Spec Ops soldiers, zombies, or random citizens -- and clean up your employer's mess.

While Capcom is saving the story details for a later date, it seems clear that several familiar Resident Evil series stars will appear in some form during the narrative-based campaign; and the development team's repeated mantra of "Kill Leon" (along with some of the promotional imagery released to date) seems to indicate that these revered heroes may fall on the other side of the gun during the experience. But Capcom did share details about the four Umbrella Security Service characters you can command in the campaign -- which is playable alone with A.I. allies and through four-player online co-op -- and eight-player versus modes, each of which boasts specific abilities and personality traits.

All four operatives hide behind masks and armored bodysuits -- much like longtime series character, Hunk -- but offer distinct play experiences. Vector is a recon class and has stealth-based abilities, including active camouflage that lets him blend into the world; while Bertha (the lone female of the group) is a medic that carries a jagged bone saw and can heal allies and utilize an adrenaline boost for enhanced combat skills. Beltway, on the other hand, is a hefty demolitions expert that sports some explosive ways to dispatch enemies, and finally Spectre falls into the surveillance class and is privy to additional combat information to assist his allies. Each class has access to a variety of firearms, including assault rifles, machine guns, and shotguns, as well as those aforementioned unlockable abilities and many more, which are distinctly divided by class.

http://www.1up.com/previews/resident-evil-operation-raccoon-city-online-combat
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Armadeadn · Apr 12, 2011

Sounds good

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