Resident Evil: Chronicles Selection (Biohazard Chronicles Selection in Japan) is a game pack and port for the on-rail shooters 2007's Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles and 2009's Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles, for PlayStation 3 and was released June 2012 on Playstation Network exclusive to the Playstation 3. Like Resident Evil: Revival Selection, the game was released via digital only in Europe and North America and via Blu-Ray disc in Japan, similar with the same 2011 Chronicles compilation game for the Wii.
The game is compatible with both the Playstation 3 traditional dualshock wireless controller and the Move controller.
The game was released to possitive reviews.
Gameplay
The game includes both games, compiled in full HD graphics and dolby surround support.
The game is unchanged in terms of levels, models and story. However sounds, textures and other things have been changed or removed. Some subtitles have been fixed. Such as an example, in Darkside Chronicles leon behind the gun shop says: "Something must be rotting" but his subtitle in the wii version read: "Somethings rotting". This has been fixed in the Playstation 3 version.
Playable characters include Chris Redfield, Jill Valentine, Billy Coen, Rebecca Chambers, Ada Wong, HUNK, Leon S. Kennedy, Claire Redfield, Steve Burnside, Jack Krauser and Albert Wesker.
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Trivia
- This is the 7th release in the RE gun survivor series after Survivor, Survivor 2, Dead Aim, Umbrella Chronicles and Darkside Chronicles.
- This is the first game (or port) in which Billy Coen and Resident Evil Zero related material (areas, BOW, etc) appears in a Sony console.
- It is currently unknown if the game will be released for Xbox 360, due to difficulties in adapting the Kinect on a rail shooter game. Currently, no shooter games are released with Kinect compatibility. However due to the game supporting the wireless controller, its possible a port will be released to just use the Xbox 360 controller.
- This is the Resident Evil video game in features most playable characters, with a total of 12. The only classic character who does not appear in either game is Barry Burton due to script changes in the titles from there original stories.
- The game was released as a bundle for $30 on the PSN in june. On July 17, 2012 they will be released seperate for $15 each on PSN.