Resident Evil: Raccoon City Officially Announced

abhidev · 29-03-2011, 05:18 PM

Today Capcom has officially announced the game citing a Winter 2011 release date across the Xbox360, PS3 and PC.

Official PlayStation Magazine had a full fledged scoop on this...

"t is September 1998 and the action centres 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.

Expect the return of original Resident Evil enemies, iconic landmarks such as the Raccoon City Police Department and fan favourite characters, including Leon S. Kennedy, who as a rookie police officer in Raccoon City is on your hit list to eliminate. 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.

In addition, Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City will deliver a number of competitive online multiplayer modes. Each one of these will provide a unique gaming experience thanks to the three way combat between the Umbrella Security Service, US Special Ops and threat of zombies and B.O.W’s that could only exist in the deadly and twisted Resident Evil Universe."

**vamsi_krishna** · 29-03-2011, 05:51 PM

Seems like one of those resident evil outbreak games that use to come. Not so excited.

gameranand · 29-03-2011, 06:31 PM

I am more interested in forward story rather than prologue of the games. I wonder when RE6 is going to be released.

vickybat · 29-03-2011, 08:29 PM

I am excited about this one. Racoon city is so memorable for me. I can never forget resident evil 3 nemesis in my life.

Eagerly waiting for this.

Tachyon1986 · 30-03-2011, 09:57 AM

I'd love to see Resident Evil return to it's roots - specifically RE1. You had very little ammo , you had no clue wtf was waiting around the next corner and you pissed your pants everytime a cerberus jumped in through the window and the music changed.

Yes, RE1 was so scary that I played the damn game with the music off. Hope this newest iteration will be just as good if not better.

abhidev · 30-03-2011, 12:04 PM

I just wish that this one comes in an optimized manner as the RE-5 was....fluid and awesome graphics.....

Zangetsu · 30-03-2011, 12:09 PM

I love Capcom more than Ubisoft because of their in-depth genres

Resident Evil Series is good....will start playing RE5 after I complete FarCry 2

varunb · 12-01-2012, 11:58 PM

Complete list of Versus Modes released for Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City

Multiplayer modes in the game include:

Team Deathmatch - Battle for the most kills in brutal triple threat chaos that leaves players never knowing what’s behind them, an element that could only exist in the twisted Resident Evil universe.
Biohazard mode – Make sure samples of the G-virus are returned safely to their base while fighting off all the competing forces at play in Raccoon City.
Survivors mode – Try to survive the horror just a little bit longer while waiting for rescue. There’s limited space on board a helicopter so fight off the opposition and survive the hordes of hungry zombies, risking infection if they get too close.
Heroes Mode – Previously announced, this mode allows fans to play as one of their favorite Resident Evil characters, including Leon S. Kennedy, Hunk or Jill Valentine.

Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City will be available for PS3 and Xbox 360 on March 20 in North America and March 23 in the UK. A date for the PC version has yet to be announced.

I just hope they implement a good mouse support when it comes on PC later this year. Almost every game from Capcom has pathetic mouse support.

gameranand · 13-01-2012, 08:24 AM

Who will be the protaganist of the game ?? Any news about that ?

varunb · 13-01-2012, 09:27 AM

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Originally Posted by gameranand

Who will be the protaganist of the game ?? Any news about that ?

You will play as one of the 4 umbrella corps soldier. The campaign is 4 player coop. Each umbrella soldier has his own distinctive ability & I am buying this game since it will use Games for Windows LIVE bcos of which tunngling or hamaching will not be possible.

Kola2842 · 13-01-2012, 09:36 AM

^^but in "Heroes Mode" you can play old RE icons.

Sadly this mode is only for multiplayer as i listened.

I keep RE 4&5 always installed on my pc for anytime fun.

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Originally Posted by gameranand

I am more interested in forward story rather than prologue of the games. I wonder when RE6 is going to be released.

thats what i want. But it will take too long to announce RE6.

gameranand · 13-01-2012, 01:59 PM

What if I play offline ?? Would the three accompany me like L4D or would it be like Borderlands.

Extreme Gamer · 13-01-2012, 07:34 PM

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Originally Posted by varunb

You will play as one of the 4 umbrella corps soldier. The campaign is 4 player coop. Each umbrella soldier has his own distinctive ability & I am buying this game since it will use Games for Windows LIVE bcos of which tunngling or hamaching will not be possible.

GFWL sucks. It is a very borked form of DRM that has given me trouble loads of time.