Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles | |
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North American box art
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Developer(s) |
Capcom Cavia |
Publisher(s) | |
Director(s) | Yasuhiro Seto Hiroaki Kotake Isao Takahashi |
Producer(s) | Masachika Kawata Kentaro Noguchi |
Writer(s) | Shotaro Suga Yasuhiro Seto Haruo Murata |
Composer(s) | Shusaku Uchiyama Takeshi Miura |
Series | Resident Evil |
Engine | MT Framework |
Platform(s) | Wii, PlayStation 3 |
Release date(s) |
Wii
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Genre(s) | Rail shooter |
Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Aggregate scores | |
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Aggregator | Score |
GameRankings | 74.55% (Wii) |
Metacritic | 75% (Wii) |
Review scores | |
Publication | Score |
1UP.com | A- |
GameSpot | 6/10 |
IGN | 8.1/10 |
Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles, known as Biohazard: The Darkside Chronicles (バイオハザード/ダークサイド・クロニクルズ Baiohazādo/Dākusaido Kuronikuruzu?) in Japan, is an on-rails shooter video game for the Wii developed by Capcom and Cavia. The game was released for the Wii on November 17, 2009 in North America. It serves as a prequel to Resident Evil 4, setting 2 years before its events. It was released in Europe on November 27, 2009 bundled with the Wii Zapper accessory.
The game, along with The Umbrella Chronicles, is included in the Resident Evil Chronicles HD Collection for the PlayStation 3.
The game's plot revolves around the personal stories and tragedies in the series. Its main focus is retelling the events of Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil Code: Veronica, and a new chapter is featured. For the Resident Evil 2 segment, the player takes control of protagonists Leon S. Kennedy and Claire Redfield, with Sherry Birkin acting as an escort character in one chapter. The Code: Veronica chapter features Claire, accompanied by fellow Rockfort Island prisoner Steve Burnside and later her brother Chris Redfield.