RESIDENT
EVIL®: THE
UMBRELLA
CHRONICLES
TAKES ZOMBIE
HUNTING TO
THE NEXT
LEVEL WITH
TWO-PLAYER
CO-OP MODE
AND WII
ZAPPER™
SUPPORT
Flailing
Zombies Meet
Motion-Sensitive
Controls in
New Resident
Evil® Game
TOKYO —
September
20, 2007 „o
Capcom®, a
leading
worldwide
developer
and
publisher of
video games,
today
showcased
Resident
Evil®: The
Umbrella
Chronicles
for the Wii™
home video
game system
from
Nintendo at
Tokyo Game
Show 2007.
The game
will include
a two-player
co-op mode
and support
for the Wii
Zapper™ for
even more
intense
light-gun
style
shooting
action.
Resident
Evil® is the
highest
selling
Capcom
series with
more than 30
million
games sold
worldwide.
Rated M for
Mature by
the
Entertainment
Software
Ratings
Board (ESRB),
Resident
Evil: The
Umbrella
Chronicles
will be
available on
November 13
at a
suggested
retail price
of $49.95.
“Resident
Evil has
become one
of the
premier
franchises
in the games
industry,
with more
than 30
million RE
games sold
around the
world,” said
Jack Symon,
director,
product
marketing,
Capcom
Entertainment.
“The
innovative
controller
functionality
of the Wii
will allow
us to design
innovative,
original
game play
never before
seen in a
Resident
Evil game.
With The
Umbrella
Chronicles,
we’re
adapting
Resident
Evil to the
innovations
of the Wii.”
Resident
Evil: The
Umbrella
Chronicles
is a brand
new game in
the Resident
Evil
franchise,
with
familiar
locales from
the entire
series,
created
specifically
for the
unique
characteristics
of the Wii
console.
This
action/shooter
hybrid
reveals the
back story
behind the
fall of the
Umbrella
Corporation
by exploring
locations
from
Resident
Evil 0, 1, 2
and 3 as
well as new
never-before-seen
locations,
such as
Umbrella’s
stronghold.
Resident
Evil: The
Umbrella
Chronicles
combines
first-person,
light-gun
style combat
with
interactive
pathways,
multiple
weapons and
new enemies
to create an
entirely new
Resident
Evil
experience
that could
only be
delivered on
the Wii.