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[Chris Lionheart]

Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City

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The first details on long-rumoured Resident Evil title, Operation Raccoon City have arrived via Official Xbox Magazine US.

Confirming rumours from last year, the mag says SOCOM Confrontation developer Slant Six Games is currently working on the new Resi game, which is a team-based shooter allowing four players to take on roles as USS soldiers out to destroy all evidence of the original Resident Evil 2-era outbreak - zombies and survivors.

The game features three factions that Capcom has stated make up a "three-corner conflict"; the US Spec Ops, who are there to repel the USS, and the "bio-organic weapon monsters (BOWs) created by Umbrella.
Hunk, first seen in Resident Evil 2, is the inspiration behind the USS team, which is made up of the following characters; Vector, Beltway, Bertha, and Spectre. Depending on which character you choose your responsibilities within your team will differ, says OXM.

The gameplay is described as "dirty", and will apparently feel much darker than the series has up to this point.

"Whichever team you play on, you'll be facing Umbrella-created horrors in between skirmishes with each other," it says.

Operation Raccoon City, depending on how you play the game, will give you the option to "change the history of Resident Evil," says OXM. 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 - including Resi 2 protagonist Leon Kennedy.

[Chris Lionheart]

Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City
Rumors have been floating around for quite some time about Slant Six, former developer of SOCOM, working on a brand new Resident Evil title. Today, we're here to officially validate those rumors along with giving you the very first detail on the upcoming title.

Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City

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!

[Chris Lionheart]

Essentially a SOCOM game set in the Resident Evil Universe. Will a player whom hates RE4/5, but loves L4D1/2 like this? Unfortunatley I have no experience with previous SOCOM games.

[Brandon Payne]

Well, I hate SOCOM lol. So I won't be picking this game up if its anything like that . I don't mind if it was like L4D 1 or 2. But I never did like the SOCOM series at all... just wasn't my type of game. I'm more looking forward to the HD editions of RE:4 & RE: Code Veronica

[Chris Lionheart]

Just the other night we got to see the latest trailer from Capcom’s Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City. While it did look good, it showed no actual gameplay from the game and left people wondering about just that, gameplay. Thanks to these two new gameplay trailers now we know. Hop in to see if their newest entry in survival horror is an adventure you’d like to take.

[Chris Lionheart]

PS3 version running at a smooth 18fps

4 player co-op over internet, otherwise with bots.

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