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Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles

Developer(s) cavia, Capcom[1]
Publisher(s) Capcom


Designer(s) Masachika Kawata (chief producer)
Yasuhiro Seto (director)
Kentaro Noguchi (producer)
Writer(s) Shoutarou Suga (scenario writer)
Hisashi Fujii, Kouhei Nanri (main scripters)


Composer(s) Shusaku Uchiyama
Takeshi Miura


Series Resident Evil
Engine Havok Physics




Platform(s) Wii
Release date(s) NA November 17, 2009[2]
EU November 27, 2009[3]
JP January 14, 2010[4]



Genre(s) Rail shooter
Mode(s) Single-player, two player co-op
Rating(s) CERO: D
ESRB: M (Mature)
PEGI: 18+














Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles (Biohazard: The Darkside Chronicles in Japan, バイオハザード / ダークサイド・クロニクルズ) is a sequel to Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles and is currently being developed by Cavio. The game was released November 17th in the US, and will be released on November 27th in Europe and January 14th in Japan. European consumers may choose to purchase a bundle pack featuring the wii-zapper along with the game, and Japanese players can choose to buy a collectors pack including booklet, soundtrack and a dvd featuring promos.

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[edit] Gameplay

Producer Masachika Kawata at Capcom and producer Kentaro Noguchi at Cavia explained that replay ability is one of the focuses. However, they're also aiming to make the game more accessible as far as difficulty is concerned. Expert shooters needn't worry, though, as plans call for the dynamic difficulty system of Resident Evil 4 and Resident Evil 5 to be implemented here, meaning better players will end up with a tougher experience. The overall game play is largely unchanged, with the only true changes being the control of the camera view and the weapon sharing. Though Resident Evil 2 and Code Veronica, featured the characters traversing solo their stories have been combined to allow co-op and thus allowing new interactions between characters.

The two producers stressed that the feel will be like that of a new game. One point of note is the "feeling of being there" that the game promises to offer, thanks to skilled camera work, some nice visual effects, and the fact that you can see your partner character on the screen in front of you. The game will also make use of the Havok engine for realistic physics.

Having your partner character visible on screen will be a key to playing the game. However, you will only see the partner character on the screen during single player mode. Two player mode will leave nothing between you and your undead foes except in predetermined scenes in which one of the players will step out to interact with NPC's or become attacked by zombies, in these cases the player whose character had emerged will no longer have the ability to shoot.

Collectibles are once again featured, hidden in plain view or behind destructible objects. These include a large variety of archieve files and gold which can be used to customize your weapons.  

In addition the main game several other modes and features are included such as 'The Tofu Survivor' which has the player battling off hordes of giant blocks of Tofu, a model viewer and alternate costumes for each character.

[edit] Plot

Unlike The Umbrella Chronicles, the main focus will not be the Umbrella Corporation, but instead the 'darkside' of a person and what causes a person to do evil things.

Operation: Javier revolves around Leon Kennedy and Jack Krauser on their first mission together to stop a ruthless drug lord named Javier Hidalgo, who has taken control of the jungle region, called Amparo, through unecessarily cruel means. However, upon their arrival they find that an outbreak of the Umbrella made virus has leaked through out the town causing it to become filled with dangerous B.O.W's. After encountering a young girl named Manuela , Leon finds himself recounting the events of Raccoon City, and Rockfort Island to educate his partner on B.O.W's and the Veronica virus Manuela has become infected with. With Krauser caught up on the events, Leon reveals he is on special orders from the President to wipe the virus from the face of the Earth. Krauser agrees to help Leon in his fight, secretly harboring a deep jealousy over Leon's special treatment. The three journey to Javier's mansion where the learn the truth of his actions, he has been kidnapping girls to harvest their organs in an attempt to keep Manuela from succumbing to the virus. Ironically, Javier himself becomes taken over by the Veronica virus in an attempt to stop the Americans, who have a difficult time taking down the beast made worse by Krauser's arm being severely injured in a previous fight. Manuela in an attempt to help her friends uses the ability of the Veronica virus to turn her blood into fire and projects it toward her father. Though they defeat him and escape, Krauser becomes fascinated with Manuela's power and opts to seek out Albert Wesker to fix his arm and give him more power.


Memory of a Lost City, features Claire Redfield, and Leon S. Kennedy in 1998 recounting their first fight against the undead within Raccoon City. They make it to the police station and meet the corrupt Police Chief, Brian Irons. Along the way, the two team up with Ada Wong and Sherry Birkin as they attempt to escape the city. Ada is mysterious and Claire feels she is hiding somthing, yet Leon cannot see that as he is infactuated with her. Things take a turn for the worse when Sherry is infected by her fathers G-virus. Sherry's mother, Annette Birkin informs the two of what has happened with the G-Virus. After she is mortally wounded by the mutated William Birkin, she tells the two to seek out an antidote for Sherry. While attempting to shake off Mr.X and Birkin along the way. After narrowly escaping through an underground subway system, Claire heads to Paris to seek out her brother while Leon and Sherry are taken in by Government officials, who blackmail Leon into working for them.

Game of Oblivion, takes place several months after the Raccoon City incident with Claire continuing her search for her brother, Chris Redfield. She is captured and held captive on Rockfort Island when another outbreak of the T-virus occurs. Along with Steve Burnside, a fellow prisoner, Claire must escape the twisted mind of Alfred Ashford, who puts them through a series of dangerous tests.Claire also tries to figure out the mystery of Alexia Ashford, who roams the island singing, yet has been pronounced dead for 15 years. After a confrontation at the mansion, Claire and Steve realize that the singing Alexia was Alfred in drag, as he could not bear the fact that his sister was gone. The two get on a plane, yet are sent to Antartica. After fight with Alfred again, as well as Nosferatu, the two make it out to a snow mobile. When Alfred's sister Alexia, is awakened from her 15 year slumber, she attacks Steve and Claire just as Chris arrives to save them. Alexia also kills her brother Alfred, as he was not worthy enough. Steve is infected by the Veronica Virus and though he is able to supress it he is killed by Alexia. Chris and Claire then confront Alexia. The Redfield siblings manage to put an end to Alexia, after she transforms to a Queen Ant Monster. Chris and Claire return to Steve only to discover that Wesker had abducted his body. As the two leave off in the jet, Claire looks down to see Wesker staring back at her in the flames of the exploding facility.

[edit] Characters

Leon S. Kennedy and Claire Redfield are the main protagonists of the game, which is set from 1998 - 2002. Claire and Leon will star in the Resident Evil 2 scenario together. They are joined by supporting characters such as Ada Wong, The Birkin Family, Cheif Irons, Marvin Branagh, Ben Bertolucci, Robert Kendo, and HUNK.

During the Code:Veronica scenario, Steve Burnside fills in as Claire's partner and Chris Redfield replacing him in the final chapter.  The Ashford twins, Alexia and Alfred, serve as primary antagonists and serve as a twisted foil to the sibling relationship of Chris and Claire. Wesker also appears but his role is quite minimal. Alexander Ashford also appears via video tape, in a speaking role. He was not shown prior to his mutation in the original.

During Operation: Javier, Leon is partners with Jack Krauser and the two meet Manuela, a young girl they meet in the village. They also meet Javier, the man they are tracking down. During a bonus chapter, the player is able to hear Krauser's thoughts. Also at the end, Wesker makes another appearance.

[edit] Weapons

The name of the weapons went back to classic Resident Evil when it was just handgun, shotgun etc. Some of the weapons are: (Using Darkside Chronicles names)


There has also been some changes to their arsenal as Claire can be seen using a Samurai Edge , though how she obtained this weapon has not yet been revealed. Canonically, Claire has never used one of these weapons.

[edit] Unlockables

  • Operation: Javier Chapters 6 & 7 - If the players defeats Javier under 10 minutes and gets the good ending, the message "The door of darkside has been opened" will be shown. This allows the player to play Operation: Javier chapter 4 and 5 over with Krauser's thoughts. Note: This is a single player only mission.
  • Tofu Mode - After players finish the game, Tofu mode is unlocked. The player's take the role of Claire as she goes from the R.P.D to the streets of Raccoon City. Instead of fighting zombies, players will shoot at zombie tofu. This is a homage to the Tofu mini game in the original Resident Evil 2.
  • Linear Launcher - Get S's on all chapters in Hard.
  • Very Hard mode - Get S's on all chapters in Hard.

[edit] Videos

[edit] Interactive Trailer/Demo

On the 12th of November, reputed trailer website, GameTrailers, posted the following video [1]. This is different to the above trailers, in that it utilizes Flash elements to manipulate the entire screen, and some parts are interactive. Think of this as a demo.


[edit] Trivia

  • Just like the Umbrella Chronicles, some of the plot and locations have been changed to fit the rail shooter format.

[edit] External links

[edit] Gallery

Cover in NTSC regions (exc. Japan and Europe)

Cover in PAL regions (Europe)

Leon in South America

Krauser engaging in combat

Javier Hidalgo

Poster for The Darkside Chronicles


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