Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles

a.k.a. Biohazard: Umbrella Chronicles / バイオハザー ド アンブレラクロニクルズ

created and published by Capcom in 2007-11-13, running on Wii
type: shooting gallery
genre: Science Fiction, Horror, Action-Adventure, Rail shooter, Survival horror
series: Resident Evil, Resident Evil: Chronicles
setting: Present
perspective: 1st person
player options: single player
languages: eng jpn
3.6/5

Official description

Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles is a brand new game in the Resident Evil franchise, with familiar locales from the entire series. This action/shooter hybrid reveals the back story behind the fall of the Umbrella Corporation by exploring locations from Resident Evil 0, 1, 2 and 3 as well as new never-before-seen locations, such as Umbrella's stronghold. Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles combines first-person, light-gun style combat with interactive pathways, multiple weapons and new enemies to create an entirely new Resident Evil experience that could only be delivered on the Wii.
Key features
• Using the Wii Remote as a gun, players can experience breathtaking combat against a horde of zombies and various creatures in dynamic first-person perspective.
• 480p and 16:9 Widescreen support
• Certain weapons can destroy environments and items. Shoot objects and watch them splinter, explode and disintegrate.
• Interactive paths – choose various routes and pathways through the game, allowing for multiple levels of replayability
• Multiple weapons, including pistols, submachine guns, rocket launchers, the trusty knife, grenades and many more.
• Classic locations from previous Resident Evil games in full 3D, including the mansion from the original and RE 0, and elements of Raccoon City from RE2 and 3.
• Umbrella's stronghold, a new location, holds many secrets to events throughout the RE series
• Returning characters from many RE games, including Billy Coen, Rebecca Chambers, Chris Redfield, Jill Valentine and Carlos Oliveira.

Capcom - # 2007-04-26 00:48:12 - official description

Comment

Recaps the events from RE0, RE and RE3 Nemesis with added scenario in Russia sometime after these (in ~2003). Can't be called a remake or collection of those older ones as this is rail shooter and not action-adventure like the original games.

Sanguine # 2008-10-17 00:17:30

Technical specs

display: textured polygons

External reviews (2) - average: 77%

review sourceissuedatescore
IGN2007*7.9/1079%
Metacritic2007*75/10075%
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