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Tim S · 8th Dec 2007, 06:19

http://www.bit-tech.net/gaming/2007/...a_chronicles/1

Not only do we have a full review of Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles for the Wii, but we also get a chance to go hands on with the new Wii Zapper - the gun-like attachment from Nintendo. How do the two hold up? There's only one way to find out.

zelox991 · 8th Dec 2007, 07:15

alrite..first comment! XD
well...i think this device is unique in it's way but i dont really like Resident Evil series...
hope the ppl here can maybe test it on other games??!!!

dmak · 8th Dec 2007, 07:20

dont know about the game really, but the zapper is plain broken, the trigger is squishy, on the wrong hand, and its there is no room for your hand. Nyko is doing a more true light gun. maybe you guys will get one to review? then let us know how that compares.

Veles · 8th Dec 2007, 07:34

You guys get into work far too early

Awoken · 8th Dec 2007, 08:03

Shark attack?

Then there is the knife, which is mostly good for hacking at leeches and bats that cling to the screen. Swinging a blade is something which sounds like fin, but in-game is enormously disappointing because it’s so easy

Bauul · 8th Dec 2007, 10:35

If 7 is an average game, does this mean this is actually quite poor, or have you adjusted your scoring tactics? I was expecting something more like 6 to be honest, true it might not be a great game but this is a on-a-rail shooter, it's nigh on impossible to produce a good game in the genre.

Though in that respect maybe 5 is a correct score, if one doesn't distinguish between genres when scoring. In the grand scheme of things, whilst I know it's a bad game overall, how does it compare as a light-gun game, compared to say House of the Dead (1-4), Time Crisis or the like?

Ah, House of the Dead 3. Top of the scoring board! For, erm, one day, Lol.

CardJoe · 8th Dec 2007, 10:40

Let's throw averages aside. This is a 5 because it does exactly what you'd expect for a on-rails shooter without ever doing anything beyond that. If it was quite a fun game to play despite that then it'd be a 6 - a competent game which is worth fans picking up for a bit. A 7 isn't a score meaning that "This is an average game", it's just the score that most games get because they do what they say, are competent, and then are either enough fun to warrant a look from some non-fans or they do something fairly new or cool.

This gets a 5 because, although it 'does what it says on the tin', it isn't all that fun to play and even fans may find it a bit of a slog. It's not a bad game because it doesn't do anything wrong, but it's not something you'd really want to buy.

It's a little deeper than the arcade cabinet games, but in regard to the console versions of those then it's about the same. There's a few unlockables, but they never really bring you that far away from the original experience.

Zurechial · 8th Dec 2007, 10:56

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You can’t clutch it to your soldier because you need your left hand at the back and your thumb on the C-stick.

To your soldier?!

The schoolboy in me wants to giggle at that.

The word 'soldier' preceded by a personal pronoun AND the word 'stick' in the one line?! It's more than this immature boy can take!

Joe, I like the way that your reviews demonstrate quite clearly that you're not just someone who has jumped on the series' bandwagon because you were handed this game to review, but that you've either played the other games in the series or at least researched them.
It makes your opinions and insights that bit more credible and informed.
Keep it up.

DXR_13KE · 8th Dec 2007, 13:05

that light gun looks like crap..... i was always saying this after that guy with the strange hair do showed that the first time.

http://www.nyko.com/nyko/products/?i=124

why not do the zapper this way?

willyolio · 8th Dec 2007, 20:11

someone should make a zapper with a proper buttstock. aiming 2-handed is a bit better than single-handed, but still nothing compared to having the gun pressed against your shoulder.

LeMaltor · 8th Dec 2007, 20:18

This the one that was set in Africa or is that another one?

The Chugnut · 8th Dec 2007, 23:07

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Originally Posted by LeMaltor

This the one that was set in Africa or is that another one?

That's #5. This one's based around the early ones.

Woodstock · 9th Dec 2007, 01:01

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Originally Posted by Article

I can only liken it to being pushed along in a wheelchair whilst paralysed when you find out that you’ve got feeling restored in your left arm – only to find that that arm is tied down. It’s an unusual analogy, I grant you, but accurate.

unusual, how about damm near scary

Joe, btw loved the brain dead reference no-else has ever seemed to have heard about it except from my mum, who thought it was random crap (i thought it was awesome random crap). I must get it on dvd some stage

g3n3tiX · 9th Dec 2007, 13:12

Yay braindead !
I wouldn't spend 60€ on this type of game...Maybe rent it or buy it 2nd hand. Or the best would be lent by a friend....

StephenK · 15th Dec 2007, 21:02

Like the look of this myself :

http://forums.maxconsole.net/showthread.php?t=78750

8th Dec 2007, 06:19	#1
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8th Dec 2007, 10:35	#6
Bauul Sir Bongaminge Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Godalming, near Guildford Posts: 1,553	If 7 is an average game, does this mean this is actually quite poor, or have you adjusted your scoring tactics? I was expecting something more like 6 to be honest, true it might not be a great game but this is a on-a-rail shooter, it's nigh on impossible to produce a good game in the genre. Though in that respect maybe 5 is a correct score, if one doesn't distinguish between genres when scoring. In the grand scheme of things, whilst I know it's a bad game overall, how does it compare as a light-gun game, compared to say House of the Dead (1-4), Time Crisis or the like? Ah, House of the Dead 3. Top of the scoring board! For, erm, one day, Lol. __________________ Pentium 4 CPU 3.4 Ghz \| 1Gb + 2x512Mb Corsair DDR2 667 Mhz Sapphire Radeon HD 4770 512Mb\| WD Raptor 36Gb, Seagate 300Gb \| Asus P5LD2 SE Ibanez RG 470 Japanese Edition \| 1991 Japanese Lo-TRS Tremolo \| V7 S1 Custom V8 HSH Pickups

8th Dec 2007, 10:40	#7
CardJoe Player Character bit-tech Staff Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 7,945	Let's throw averages aside. This is a 5 because it does exactly what you'd expect for a on-rails shooter without ever doing anything beyond that. If it was quite a fun game to play despite that then it'd be a 6 - a competent game which is worth fans picking up for a bit. A 7 isn't a score meaning that "This is an average game", it's just the score that most games get because they do what they say, are competent, and then are either enough fun to warrant a look from some non-fans or they do something fairly new or cool. This gets a 5 because, although it 'does what it says on the tin', it isn't all that fun to play and even fans may find it a bit of a slog. It's not a bad game because it doesn't do anything wrong, but it's not something you'd really want to buy. It's a little deeper than the arcade cabinet games, but in regard to the console versions of those then it's about the same. There's a few unlockables, but they never really bring you that far away from the original experience. __________________ this is joe's non-bit-tech blog

8th Dec 2007, 13:05	#9
DXR_13KE Madeira's banana is the best!!! Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Madeira ; Portugal Posts: 6,469	that light gun looks like crap..... i was always saying this after that guy with the strange hair do showed that the first time. http://www.nyko.com/nyko/products/?i=124 why not do the zapper this way? __________________ *Renegade X - 0.40 Release!* <---- CLICK! Last edited by DXR_13KE; 8th Dec 2007 at 16:23.

8th Dec 2007, 20:18	#11
LeMaltor >^_^< Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: No. Posts: 1,396	This the one that was set in Africa or is that another one? __________________ Welcoming the riff-raff since February 2009.

8th Dec 2007, 07:15	#2
zelox991 Wanna-Be-Modder Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 77	alrite..first comment! XD well...i think this device is unique in it's way but i dont really like Resident Evil series... hope the ppl here can maybe test it on other games??!!!

8th Dec 2007, 07:20	#3
dmak Minimodder Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: canada Posts: 32	dont know about the game really, but the zapper is plain broken, the trigger is squishy, on the wrong hand, and its there is no room for your hand. Nyko is doing a more true light gun. maybe you guys will get one to review? then let us know how that compares.

8th Dec 2007, 08:03	#5
Awoken Gazing at the stars Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Marston, Oxford Posts: 1,144	Shark attack? Then there is the knife, which is mostly good for hacking at leeches and bats that cling to the screen. Swinging a blade is something which sounds like fin, but in-game is enormously disappointing because it’s so easy __________________ Saving for a new desktop and laptop (Ooooh! Is that Windows Mobile 7 and Android 2 around the corner?)

8th Dec 2007, 20:11	#10
willyolio Multimodder Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 136	someone should make a zapper with a proper buttstock. aiming 2-handed is a bit better than single-handed, but still nothing compared to having the gun pressed against your shoulder.

9th Dec 2007, 13:12	#14
g3n3tiX Resident frenchie Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: localhost Posts: 589	Yay braindead ! I wouldn't spend 60€ on this type of game...Maybe rent it or buy it 2nd hand. Or the best would be lent by a friend.... __________________ I also have a MTBF.

15th Dec 2007, 21:02	#15
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