In January 2012 it looked like a banner year for the Resident Evil license. Capcom would release Resident Evil Revelations on the Nintendo 3DS in February, Resident Evil Operation Raccoon City in March topped off by the ‘big one’ in Resident Evil 6 later in the year. Revelations didn’t see much hype as expected with a handheld release and Raccoon City has been slammed by most critics thus far. The jury is still out on Resident Evil 6 as we all expect big things from the latest sequel.
Resident Evil Operation Raccoon City sounds good on paper – a four-player co-op online game (with AI subbing when you don’t have friends around). Visually the game holds up well with some decent art direction and tone. Where things mostly fall apart is in the gameplay. The cover mechanics and controls are mediocre – the game feels very ‘slow’ and it doesn’t help that control over the camera is lost more often then wanted. Raccoon City has some charming parts here and there but the entire package will struggle to hold up in a gaming industry already populated by polished titles.
At the end of the day we’d offer Resident Evil Operation Raccoon City up as a ‘weekend renter’ – if you can get your friends together to play campaign or versus then you’ll find satisfaction but if you are a lone gunman like myself and relying on AI teammates then don’t count on much satisfaction. We’ve provided some gameplay from Resident Evil Operation Raccoon City with commentary by Robert Welkner – enjoy!
Resident Evil Operation Raccoon City is out now for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.
Related Videos:
Resident Evil Operation Raccoon City Official Launch Trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N07mx5f-OoI
Resident Evil Operation Raccoon City [Commentary] Gameplay
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESloP9xoG80
Resident Evil 6 Official Announcement Trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwGp4UsQdyk
Resident Evil Revelations Official Trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgSF2aY9MtM
[..YouTube..] Call of duty doesnt have cover and is first person my friend, but good gameplay 🙂
Call of duty doesnt have cover and is first person my friend, but good gameplay 🙂
[..YouTube..] hey thx for watching – i’m sure i compared Raccoon City to Gears and not COD
hey thx for watching – i’m sure i compared Raccoon City to Gears and not COD
[..YouTube..] Listen to 7:00-7:30 man, you definitely said Call of Duty, I was just confused.
Listen to 7:00-7:30 man, you definitely said Call of Duty, I was just confused.
[..YouTube..] hey your right – I did goof and say COD not GEARS — my bad — just came back from a COD event sooooo guess it was on my mind. I put up a ‘my bad’ annotation 🙂
hey your right – I did goof and say COD not GEARS — my bad — just came back from a COD event sooooo guess it was on my mind. I put up a ‘my bad’ annotation 🙂
[..YouTube..] Nice Commentary Friend, you have earned my sub.
Nice Commentary Friend, you have earned my sub.
[..YouTube..] Looks fun, but it’s not Survival Horror anymore, I guess.
Thanks for the video!
Looks fun, but it’s not Survival Horror anymore, I guess.
Thanks for the video!
[..YouTube..] The game gets so much more fun after that level when the zombies come in to play and you unlock weapons/upgrade abilities… Also you’re nt supposed to turn the around, just keep moving back and targeting the eye to slow him down until the cutscenes ad the game turns you the other way to run!
The game gets so much more fun after that level when the zombies come in to play and you unlock weapons/upgrade abilities… Also you’re nt supposed to turn the around, just keep moving back and targeting the eye to slow him down until the cutscenes ad the game turns you the other way to run!
[..YouTube..] That may have come across as fairly critical there but just intended it as friendly advice… Hope you I’ve the game another go and enjoy it because I got frustrated when I first played that exact bit and gave up for a few weeks because I had the same Mass Effect mode going on but I went back to it 2 days ao and am rather enjoying it now!
That may have come across as fairly critical there but just intended it as friendly advice… Hope you I’ve the game another go and enjoy it because I got frustrated when I first played that exact bit and gave up for a few weeks because I had the same Mass Effect mode going on but I went back to it 2 days ao and am rather enjoying it now!
[..YouTube..] @LloydyJr Hope you *give* the game (not I’ve) – stupid auto correct!
@LloydyJr Hope you *give* the game (not I’ve) – stupid auto correct!
[..YouTube..] thanks for the feedback/sharing — I thought the game was okay — just not ‘great’
thanks for the feedback/sharing — I thought the game was okay — just not ‘great’