The Umbrella/Darkside Chronicles

Folks, I like shooting zombies as much as anyone here at the Toaster, and I must say that these two games give you a significant amount of that. ^^V As some of you may know, Resident Evil: the Umbrella Chronicles and Resident Evil: the Darkside Chronicles are rail-shooters that serve as compilations of the early RE titles. Specifically, the games give the following histories.

Umbrella

Resident Evil 0
Resident Evil (REmake)
Resident Evil 3: Nemesis

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Darkside

Resident Evil 2
Resident Evil: Code Veronica (not X)

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I've found these two games very challenging and engaging. Trying to nail Alexia with the Linear Launcher is a serious pain in the ass after you see five craters behind her where you've missed. ><

Also, they are a good way to bring new fans into the realm of the games' storyline, as opposed to the films. Both are two-player simultaneous, so a veteran can help a newbie challenge the bowels of Raccoon City or the walls of Rockfort Island.

Plot-wise, there are some liberties taken here and there with the story.

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However, I do like that they have tied all the stories together, showing how the viruses are all linked and how the characters have grown.

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In short, I believe Capcom has cleaned up the RE canon and condensed it nicely into these two games. Further, you get to relive all these adventures with updated graphics and music. The now-infamous "Third Malformation of 'G'" theme used on the Toaster as a very awesome orchestration, as does the theme from fighting Alexia. ^^V

I recommend both if you have a Wii and are a fan of the RE game franchise. ^^V I've finished Umbrella and all of the "past-content" segments of Darkside. I'll let you know how the last bit goes. ^^v

Now, that sounds like a plan. ^_^v