
Significantly better experience than Umbrella Chronicle

The story’s a bit silly, but hey, so is the entire Resident Evil universe, and at the very least, it’s pretty cool to see how well this game sandwiches a new story arc into the familiar scenarios. If you’re a Resident Evil freak I think you’ll appreciate how this one ends, but if you’re not up on your Biohazard history, you’ll probably be a bit lost.
The rail shooter genre will never be the true Resident Evil experience, but Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles shows that the franchise can be spun out into different, successful styles of gameplay. Even with my complaints about the bouncy camera, I believe this follow-up is a significantly better experience than the original Umbrella Chronicles and one fun ride from start to finish.
8.0 Presentation
The story assumes you've played much of the Resident Evil franchise, but if you haven't you can still have a great time. A decent amount of options even with some awkward restrictions.
9.0 Graphics
The game looks fantastic: excellent character animations, environments, and lighting in realtime, and the CG cutscenes are excellent. Lipsyncing needs work, but it's a minor quibble.
8.0 Sound
The dialogue isn't as laughably bad as some previous Resident Evil efforts, but it's pretty cheesy nontheless. The moody background music sets the tone in a great way.
8.0 Gameplay
The early issues with the bouncy camera is a big hurdle to get used to, but once you do this is a really fun shooter. Even if it's a bit repetitive.
8.0 Lasting Appeal
Surprisingly lengthy and replayable. You can (and will) return to levels playing as the other character, and the online leaderboards are a good encouragement for high scores.
8.1
Impressive OVERALL
This game is available in my eBay Store at a good price:
http://stores.ebay.com/Mariio128-Gamemate
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