Two player possibilities in Umbrella Chronicles?

by David Hinkle { May 8th 2007 at 12:15PM }

One of the benefits of deciding not to take the game the route of Resident Evil 4 is the possibility of two-player co-operative gameplay. Of course, given the trailers we've seen from the game that have Chris and Jill running together through the mansion, plus the nature of on-rails shooters themselves, the likelihood of being able to play with a friend is very high. The latest news also confirms a list of playable characters, including Chris, Jill, Carlos Oliveira, Rebecca Chambers, Billy Coen, Albert Wesker, Leon Kennedy and Claire Redfield, with each character having their own signature maneuver (such as a roundhouse kick or knife slash).

See also: Umbrella Chronicles won't be another Gun Survivor

Tags: capcom, nintendo, nintendowii, umbrellachronicles, wii

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Trekkervger @ May 8th 2007 12:30PM

Well, the Capcom website mentions dual player gameplay.

"Resident Evil®: The Umbrella Chronicles combines two player, first-person, light-gun style combat with interactive pathways, multiple weapons and new enemies to create an entirely new Resident Evil® experience that can only be delivered on the Wii™."

http://shop.capcom.com/servlet/ControllerServlet?Action=DisplayPage&Env=BASE&Locale=en_US&SiteID=capcomus&id=ProductDetailsPage&productID=71188000

Chris @ May 8th 2007 12:58PM

I REALLY hate to say this, but the more I think about it, the more I might enjoy this game. I'm still PISSED Capcom ditched the amazing-ness that was RE4 for a rails shooter, assuming Wii owners would rather have this (given the choice I'd TOTALLY take RE4 sequel) but maybe I should set aside my stubbornness... It could be a good game...

gphoenix51 @ May 8th 2007 1:18PM

And how about you wait for a little while longer? RE 5 has been announced, video has been shown and its confirmed as in development. I really don't think the Wii will be abandoned considering RE 4 was chosen for the GameCube first. RE 4 revitalized the Resident Evil games, and made Capcom buckets of money. The PS2 version didn't exist for at least a year after the Cube version. I see Umbrella Chronicles as a test bed for Capcom to see how controls and other Wii features will work with their RE game. I fully expect RE 5 to be on the Wii, we may not get it first, but Wii will have it. And personally, I think a real RE rails shooter game would be great. Especially one that has already been guaranteed to have more content and longer play time than the previous shooters.

Jonathan Tran @ May 8th 2007 1:50PM

This game is looking so awesome. After playing Wii Play Shooting for 15 minutes my GF said "they should make a game like this, only where you kill zombies, and with some kind of story"

I said, "Oh they will, they will..."

Mr Khan @ May 8th 2007 3:17PM

So they decided to forego giving Wii owners a "serious" RE, and gave us a fangasm like this instead?

I'm not complaining...

Its RE "House of the Dead" with RE4+ graphics and all the in-depth RE goodness you can shake a stick at

unless the final build is as easy as that demo they had for gamers day, i can see no way this game could suck