November 17, 2009
RESIDENT EVIL®: THE DARKSIDE CHRONICLES FOR THE Wii SHIPS
TODAY
Wii Owners Get Their Resident Evil Fix as the Latest
Installment to the Series Combines Frantic First-Person Arcade Shooter Action
with 2-Player Co-op Gameplay
Capcom today announced that Resident Evil®: The Darkside
Chronicles is now shipping to all North American retailers for Wii™. The latest
installment in the Resident Evil® franchise, Resident Evil: The Darkside
Chronicles is a follow up to the successful Resident Evil®: The Umbrella
Chronicles that took the series’ infamous characters and storylines and turned
the gameplay on its side with new on-rails arcade shooter gameplay. Resident
Evil: The Darkside Chronicles takes this gameplay to a whole new level in terror
as the camera now mimics the first person view creating a more dramatic and
immersive horror experience.
The addition of a full 2-player co-op experience only adds to
the game’s level of depth, as players can now shoot zombies with their friends
throughout the game. Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles is rated M for
Mature by the ESRB and has a suggested retail price of $49.99 at all major
retailers across North America.
Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles sends a full cast of
characters into a world where the lines between good and evil are blurred and
the potential to go to the dark side lies within everyone. Leon S. Kennedy,
Claire Redfield, Jack Krauser, Steve Burnside, and Chris Redfield all play their
part in an engrossing storyline that will fill in the missing pieces from
Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles. This new chapter in the Resident Evil
series retraces the terrifying ordeals of Resident Evil® 2 and Resident Evil®
Code: Veronica, but this time from an all-new perspective. A vibrant new South
America part of the story pairs Jack Krauser with Leon S. Kennedy as they hunt
down Javier Hidalgo, a drug lord connected to the Umbrella Corporation.
The game’s on-rail, arcade shooter gameplay first featured in
Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles, has been radically upgraded in Resident
Evil: The Darkside Chronicles. To create a more terrifying and cinematic
experience, the camera mimics the first person point of view and at times,
zombies surround players so they must rely on each other to advance. Combined
with an eerie soundtrack and a new graphics engine utilizing state-of-the-art
technology, Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles delivers the most fun and
accessible horror game on Wii yet.
