New Stills and Trailer from Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City

Horror video gamers (like me), let us all rejoice and applaud the new offering from the famed Resident Evil video game franchise. The new title Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City will be hitting all your favorite platforms soon. Read more for a synopsis of the game and the trailer.

For over 15 years (wow that still amazes me) the video game community has been more than appreciative of the series that’s spawned movies, comics, and the like. Now Capcom teams up with Vancouver based Slant 6 to provide a new experience in the classic tale of the beloved Raccoon City. One of the things that immediately stands out to me is that you can move and fire at the same time! I’m sure they have done things to make the game play harder now that this feature is available because to be honest that was the one thing that ever allowed me not to triumph in the series. Let’s hope for more titles to continue to come in the future to spawn a new generation of Resident Evil fans. It looks like this will hit the shelves in the winter of 2011 on all consoles. So all I can say is, “Merry Christmas to us all!”

Here is the synopsis, stills, and trailer for Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City

It is September, 1998, and the action centers once more on the ill-fated Raccoon City and the horrific consequences of the deadly T-virus outbreak from the Umbrella facility. With a cover-up required, Umbrella orders an elite team into Raccoon City to destroy all evidence of the outbreak and eliminate any survivors. Hearing of this plan, the US Government dispatches its own special forces to uncover any evidence that exposes the cause of the viral infection and Umbrella’s actions. Players take on the role of an Umbrella Security Services soldier (U.S.S.), competing alone or in four-player co-op in a battle against all the competing forces at play in Raccoon City.

Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City delivers a true third-person team-based shooter experience set within the dark and sinister Resident Evil universe and a reinterpretation of the events depicted in Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil 3. The setting of the Resident Evil universe not only provides a rich backdrop to the action but delivers a unique and thrilling triple threat battle. Zombies and Bio-Organic Weapons (B.O.W’s) add to the mix as players not only compete against an opposing squad but also tackle this third unpredictable element, creating a brand new style of gameplay and breaking the conventions of traditional team-based shooters.

Expect the return of original Resident Evil enemies, iconic landmarks such as the Raccoon City Police Department, and fan favorite characters including Leon S. Kennedy, who as a rookie police officer in Raccoon City is on your hit list to eliminate. Players will experience a retelling of classic moments from past titles Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil 3 and watch the events unfolding from the menacing perspective of the Umbrella Security Service, giving fans the chance to rewrite the history of the Raccoon City outbreak.

In addition, Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City will deliver a number of competitive online multiplayer modes. Each one of these will provide a unique gaming experience thanks to the three-way combat among the Umbrella Security Service, US Special Ops, and the threat of zombies and B.O.W’s that could only exist in the deadly and twisted Resident Evil Universe.