Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles

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Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles, known in Japan as biohazard: Umbrella Chronicles (バイオハザード アンブレラ・クロニクルズ), is an upcoming shooter game and a new installment in Capcom's Resident Evil series. It is currently set to be released for the Wii console in 2007. The game is currently slated to be released on November 15, 2007 in Japan.

Development
The game is being published and developed by Capcom and produced by Masachika Kawata who was behind the PS2 port of Resident Evil 4. At E3 2006, Capcom officially announced that development was already underway for an exclusive Resident Evil game for the Wii and mentioned that it would take advantage of the console's unique Wii Remote controller, giving players a new experience in the series' franchise. Members of Capcom's Clover Studios, who created such games as Viewtiful Joe and Ōkami, have been called upon to help develop the game.

A short clip of the game was shown on the Nintendo World event on November 3, 2006, where 2007 was revealed as the release date. On April 6th 2007 the official Japanese website went live containing an official teaser video. On April 13th 2007 the official Japanese website updated with a second trailer, character profiles and screenshots. Capcom is planning on releasing the game with a limited edition collector's biohazard box featuring several items along with the game itself. Christian Svensson, Capcom's senior director of strategic planning and research, stated the game will support 480-progressive scan and 16:9 wide-screen resolution. A trailer was included in the Wii Edition of Resident Evil 4, which shows the mansion from the original game and areas of Raccoon City. On July 11th, 2007 Nintendo announced at the pre-E3 press conference that the Wii Zapper peripheral will be compatible with the game.

Gameplay
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Plot
The story will shed more light on the Umbrella Corporation's activities and downfall, with the official trailer's motto being "Witness the end of Umbrella". Characters currently known to appear in the game are: Chris Redfield, Jill Valentine, Carlos Oliveira, Rebecca Chambers, Billy Coen, Ada Wong, Richard Aiken, and Albert Wesker who will play a very important role.

While Claire Redfield does not make an appearance, Leon Kennedy is shown and referenced briefly in the cutscene leading to Ada Wong's playable side mission "Death's Door." The May 2007 issue of Nintendo Power stated, "New characters are planned for the never-before-seen Umbrella sections, but the game is still too early in development for Capcom to reveal those characters". Voice actress Tara Platt has also confirmed that she will play the role of the Red Queen in the game.

On September 07, it was revealed by Jeux-France that the final level in the game will be titled "Fall of Umbrella". It will take place in a snowy Umbrella stronghold. The player will control Chris Redfield and Jill Valentine for this scenario.