The game plans to deliver a third-person team-based shooter set within the Resident Evil universe, taking place between the events of RE2 and RE3. Players will have to team up with a squad to tackle both zombies and bio-organic weapons (B.O.W.’s) in its single player campaign, or join a squad online to participate in the game’s cooperative battles.
GenreOther Shooters
Platforms ps3
DEVELOPER Slant 6 Games | PUBLISHER Codemasters | RELEASE DATE
Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City Reviews ps3
officialplaystationmagazine.co.uk review
It’s these occasionally overwhelming numbers that provide fights with a constantly enjoyable tension. Even better, zombies’ limbs will drop off when shot with meatier firearms. Kapow!
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gameinformer.com review
Umbrella may have filled Raccoon City with horrific creatures, but SlantSix has tainted the fabled town in its own way. It’s difficult recommending a return to Raccoon when you have to endure buggy AI, clunky gameplay, and terrible glitches like disappearing floors. Yes, on more than one occasion my friends and I had to ditch whole missions because we kept falling into an empty void. Not even online play is enough to of a reason to warrant checking out this botched experiment with the Resident Evil brand.
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thesixthaxis.com review
Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City is by no means a bad game. The chance to face off against Resident Evil favourites such as Nemesis is a really interesting idea, and the constant threat of zombies will always have you on edge. Saying that, I can see the multiplayer modes becoming repetitive fairly quickly. Whilst differing slightly, the modes on offer are too similar, and all play out on the same handful of maps.
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incgamers.com review
Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City isn’t really Resident Evil as we know it, then. It’s trying to be something else, which is fine in theory, but it doesn’t quite manage to pull it off. The campaign is sloppy, repetitive and devoid of narrative intrigue. When playing as a group of four it’s fun to the same extent that most co-op games are, but there are much better alternatives waiting to take your hard-earned cash.
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pushsquare.com review
they’re mainly Resident Evil-themed versions of game types found in any number of shooters already out there. Most disappointingly, there just isn’t enough bite to Operation Raccoon City’s curious scenario; it doesn’t take full advantage of and adds nothing to the franchise’s lore, even as a ‘what if?’ side-story.
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cheatcc.com review
Then there’s the competitive multiplayer, which really shows off the weaknesses of the game’s engine. Guns here are powerful but extremely inaccurate. You’ll find that you can’t pick off your enemies at a distance through skilled shooting reliably. Instead, it’s a lot better to run right at them, guns blazing. Only, this isn’t even that great of a strategy since the characters handle so sluggishly. Characters are so slow that strafing is nearly impossible, so you are left hammering out melee attacks and hoping your opponent dies first. All the while, the zombies continue to nip at your heel, so every kill and death you have feels entirely random.
digitalspy.com review
On the one hand, Operation Raccoon City offers a different spin on the Resident Evil licence, involving team-based battles and the return of proper zombies. On the other, it is a rather confused and somewhat dated shooter that has numerous flaws and doesn’t really make the most of its premise. There is fun to be had in playing this game, particularly with three friends online, but this is very far from a Resident Evil classic.
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videogamer.com review
if you can stomach the wretched boss battles that feel like they’ve been lifted from a PSOne game; and if you can stomach the hideous dialogue and turgid story, then there’s just enough Resident Evil in-jokes to justify smashing through it. Just. Under no circumstances, though, should you go anywhere near this alone. When tackled with three AI buddies and a prayer, never has the name Biohazard felt more apt.
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