Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles (Wii, 2007)

Basically, this game is an averagely difficult but well made on-rails shooter. If you don't know what that is, its like a First Person Shooter, except you can't control where you move, the game has a predetermined path.

What sets this game apart is the story. The game is a RE game through and through, and takes you through the main parts of the first three games, and an entirely new chapter that wraps up Umbrella and kills off the company in the RE series. If you've never played the series, you won't really "get" the story.

There are small glowing spots on many of the things you kill. Shoot these and you get a one shot kill. However a little luck is involved, because it is impossible to hit them everytime, but it is very satisfying. The boss battles themselves are quite engaging, and they will probably be your favorite parts of the game.

Your handgun has infinite ammo, but the rest of your guns have ammo you need to collect, and you won't get much, like all other RE games, you must conserve.

The game is very long for a On-Rails shooter. House of the Dead by Sega, the standard, clocked in at about 4 hours. This one can take well over 8 hours to complete. This is a good thing, and amazing for this genre of game, which has been stale for a while, until this game was released.

The graphics are good, about RE4 quality, which are excellent. The sound, music, and VA, suprisingly aren't as good as you'd expect, but this is really a nitpick.

Overall, the game is great fun, and perfect for the Wii. Some minor annoyances keep it from being excellent, but overall, your gonna have a good time with this title. Don't miss it if your a RE fan, or an On Rails Shooter fan. If your both, you should have already bought this one. I would personally give this game a 4/5, but I'll rate it a 5/5 on this site, to counteract the 1/5 guys review, which was just terrible and I feel, made me a dumber person for reading it.