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Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles

For Nintendo Wii

Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles kind of surprised me with how fun it is to play. While not your typical Resident Evil game, it still retains the campy yet spooky atmosphere and the well-designed graphics that the series is known for. With Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles, you are given the chance to play through various key events in the overall RE storylines that involve the Umbrella Corporation. It doesn’t include ALL of them, but the game does share a good bit of the story that you may have missed before, and a lot of gaps are filled as well. As for the game itself, it’s quite a departure from the previous games. In this game, you use the Wii Remote (or Wii Zapper) to move the targeting reticle around on the screen, aiming your firearm or weapon. To shoot, you pull the trigger or B button on the bottom of the remote. Although hitting your targets is a little tricky at first, once you get the hang of it, it becomes a lot of fun. You can pick up items with the A-button when prompted, and you can switch weapons on the fly with the directional pad. To move your point of view, you can use the joystick on the nunchuck. Although you don’t really need to move your head around to see very often, it does come in handy upon occasion. When it comes to controlling the movement of your character, you don’t. The game runs entirely on rails, which means the game progresses constantly, save the few instances where you have to smash open a door. It might seem a bit slow at first, but after a few levels you get used to the pacing and can really focus on mastering your technique.
Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles is nothing revolutionary or amazing, but fans of the series will surely want to pick this title up, if for nothing else, to experience the back-story behind all of those enigmatic characters that make Resident Evil so interesting.