Umbrella Cronicles not quite as on-rails as we thought...

[Paul Campbell]

After reading and early review and watching some gameplay footage on IGN, I am finally a bit excited about this game.  Apparently you still look around your environment with the nunchuck, and there is alot of interaction with objects on the screen.  Plus plenty of in-game moments where the camera backs out and gives you a different view of the action.  Go to IGN and read the preview and watch the video.  It actually looks pretty promising, even if it isn't the RE we're all used to.

[m0zart1]

Yeah I saw the same gameplay footage on Gamespot, and I am much less skeptical than I was.

[Hargrada]

Apparently reloading involves shaking the wiimote, which I think would be pretty awkward when your in the middle of shooting a horde of zombies rushing at you. What I'd really like to see is a scoring/grading system on your performance throughout the levels and allowing players extra content based on that (Better score/grade would mean unlocking extra levels/guns/characters). It would give the game some replayability beyond some of the "other" light gun games.

[qubit]

I so want to see a House of the Dead collection on Wii.  They should use a modified version of the Rayman shooting levels, with better accuracy and such.

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[QUOTE=Hargrada]

Apparently reloading involves shaking the wiimote, which I think would be pretty awkward when your in the middle of shooting a horde of zombies rushing at you.

[/QUOTE]

No, it works perfectly. That's how you reload in the Rayman: Raving Rabbids shooting games, and it somehow feels more realistic and really intuitive, which I understand doesn't make sense. That is, I have yet to see a gun that you reload by shaking. I'd imagine it would be a bit dangerous.

[Paul Campbell]

[QUOTE=a][QUOTE=Hargrada]

Apparently reloading involves shaking the wiimote, which I think would be pretty awkward when your in the middle of shooting a horde of zombies rushing at you.

[/QUOTE]

No, it works perfectly. That's how you reload in the Rayman: Raving Rabbids shooting games, and it somehow feels more realistic and really intuitive, which I understand doesn't make sense. That is, I have yet to see a gun that you reload by shaking. I'd imagine it would be a bit dangerous.

[/QUOTE]

I once owned a gun that was reloaded by pointing it off to the side and firing, but it scared off all the animals. 

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[QUOTE=Paul Campbell]

I once owned a gun that was reloaded by pointing it off to the side and firing, but it scared off all the animals. 
[/QUOTE]

Good point, I didn't even think of that. How is shaking the nunchuk somehow less intuitive or harder than what you're describing?

[feilong801]

I think Wii owners are really in a for a treat this summer/fall: RE4 redone with the PS2 extras and motion controls, plus Umbrella Chronicles, totally built for Wii.

Well met, Capcom!

-Rob

[Shawn]

[QUOTE=feilong80]I think Wii owners are really in a for a treat this summer/fall: RE4 redone with the PS2 extras and motion controls, plus Umbrella Chronicles, totally built for Wii.

Well met, Capcom!

-Rob
[/QUOTE]

RE4 is easily one of my favorites but is there really a market for this game considering that it was originally on the Gamecube like 2 years ago? I tell you the Wii is going to have to do better then this. It is becoming the King of rehashed games! Don't hate me, it's true.

Although I will say I don't care if Umbrella Chronicles is on rails. A RE light gun type game? Sounds good to me.

[feilong801]

Keep in mind before you bang on RE4 Wii that it's probably being released for $30 bucks.

-Rob