One can either play independently with an AI-controlled partner or cooperatively with another player. Players use the Wii-mote to target and eliminate enemies in the style of a Light gun shooter game. The Darkside Chronicles is a rail shooter.
Gameplay from Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles He becomes infatuated with the idea that Umbrella's mutagenic viruses can grant unlimited power and leaves the U.S. They ultimately defeat Javier, but Krauser is deemed physically incapable of continuing his military service. After a fierce battle with a BOW, Krauser severely injures his arm and is forced to rely on Kennedy's assistance for survival. Krauser narrates his thoughts as he helps Leon Kennedy battle their way through Javier's headquarters. "Darkness Falls" is a hidden scenario in the game that focuses on Jack Krauser during Operation Javier. In this iteration of the story, their father Alexander Ashford makes his first physical appearance, in a video, prior to becoming the monster known as Nosferatu. Claire and Steve are eventually separated and Chris arrives to help her find him, before taking on Alexia. All the while stalked by the powerful Tyrant and dealing with the mysterious agenda of Ada Wong.Īn abridged re-telling of Resident Evil - Code: Veronica, where Claire Redfield and Steve Burnside remain together and attempt to escape Rockfort Island in a seaplane, while having to contend with the psychotic Alfred Ashford, and eventually, his sister Alexia. Birkin's own daughter, Sherry, becomes his target and Leon and Claire must protect her from becoming mutated by his G-virus. They decide to go to the police station, hoping to find answers and discover Umbrella's involvement in the ordeal. Kennedy have just arrived in Raccoon City when they learn that the city has been infested with zombies and other monsters.
This scenario re-tells the events of Resident Evil 2, leading up to when Leon and Claire destroy 'G' (a mutated William Birkin). The three escape the compound with a helicopter. Manuela, in turn, uses the powers of the T-Veronica virus to aid Kennedy and Krauser in defeating Javier. Javier attempts to overpower Kennedy and Krauser by merging with a massive BOW called V-Complex. Kennedy dispatches Hilda, but Krauser severely injures his arm during the battle. They encounter Hilda, Manuela's mother, who transforms into a ravenous monster after succumbing to the T-Veronica virus. The group arrives at Javier's mansion and battle waves of Javier's experimental BOWs. Manuela reveals her father treated her with the T-Veronica virus to cure a terminal illness. The duo fights past the creatures and finds Javier's daughter, Manuela, who agrees to guide them through the jungle. They quickly discover the village has suffered a viral outbreak and is overrun with zombies and mutant bio-organic weapons (BOWs). Jack Krauser, an American Special Forces operative, accompanies Kennedy into a South American village to search for Javier Hidalgo, a former drug lord with ties to the Umbrella Corporation. The first scenario in Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles focuses on Leon Kennedy four years after the events of Resident Evil 2. The Code: Veronica chapter features Claire, accompanied by fellow Rockfort Island prisoner Steve Burnside and later her brother Chris Redfield. Kennedy and Claire Redfield, with Sherry Birkin acting as an escort character in one chapter.
For the Resident Evil 2 segment, the player takes control of protagonists Leon S. Its main focus is retelling the events of Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil - Code: Veronica, and a new chapter is featured. It received positive reviews from video games critics, with many praising the much needed overhaul and increased scare factor.The game's plot revolves around the personal stories in the series. The game is notable for its stunning, exceptional graphics. In Japan, the remake's title is spelled in lower-case letters (biohazard) in its logo along with the other GameCube installments, in contrast to the previous games' logos, which spelled the title in upper-case letters (BIOHAZARD). This version was simply titled Resident Evil, but it was often known under the informal titles of Resident Evil: Remake or Resident Evil: Rebirth (abbreviated REmake and REbirth, respectively) to disambiguate it from the original title. It was also released in the Pure Evil 2-Pack along with Resident Evil Zero. In 2002, the 1996 game Resident Evil was remade for the Nintendo GameCube as part of an exclusivity agreement between Capcom and Nintendo that spanned three new games (including Resident Evil Zero and Resident Evil 4, as well as ports of the previous sequels).