There's not all that much to see (check the screenshots for that) but I like its cinematic look.

SAN MATEO, Calif. – March 12, 2009 — Capcom®, a leading worldwide developer and publisher of video games, today announced its plans for a big comeback of its multi-million-selling franchise, Resident Evil® to the Wii™ video game system this year. Resident Evil®: The Darkside Chronicles, the sequel to the highly successful Wii title Resident Evil®: The Umbrella Chronicles, is in development exclusively for the Wii and is set to hit North American retailers this winter. Capcom also introduced its plans for a new Resident Evil “Classics” line, which will bring the critically acclaimed Nintendo GameCube™ classics, Resident Evil® and Resident Evil® Zero exclusively to the Wii, allowing a whole new audience to experience the world of Resident Evil.

“We are very excited to be bringing the sequel to Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles to the Wii as it’s the perfect fit for the platform,” said Mona Hamilton, vice president, marketing, Capcom Entertainment. “We are always looking for new ways to give Capcom fans a chance to experience our games. Umbrella Chronicles was a huge success for us, Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles includes a more in-depth co-op experience, and we are excited to bring this exclusive content to the Wii audience.”

Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles‘s story is based on Resident Evil 2 and includes the popular characters, Leon S Kenney and Claire Redfield. Its on-rails style gameplay and active camera will create a more immersive “Chronicles” survival experience. As in the last installment, this is a first-person game with extreme shooting gameplay and interactive pathways. Filling in many of the missing pieces of storyline that were not covered in the original “Umbrella Chronicles”, Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles will give hardcore fans the chance to re-live some of the most classic moments of the Resident Evil franchise, while allowing new players to take advantage of the intense action-horror experience only possible on the Wii.

Gamers can choose to take on their enemies with the help of an A.I.-controlled character or enlist the help of a friend to fight via two-player co-op. Adding new dimension and strategy to the arcade-style gameplay in the “Chronicles” experience, the new Evade system will utilize the Wii Remote for a more intense experience when fighting enemies.

Capcom’s new Resident Evil “Classics” line will allow the new audience who has embraced the Wii to experience some of the greatest games in the Resident Evil franchise for the value price of $29.99. Both set to launch this year, the remake of Resident Evil and Resident Evil Zero have been refitted to support the Wii Remote, giving the Wii audience easy access to the rich characters and in-depth storylines of the series and the chance to experience both games on a new platform.

More information on Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles and the Resident Evil “Classics” Line will be revealed in the coming months. For the first details, images of the games and key characters, visit the official Capcom press site at http://press.capcom.com

Okay.

• Darkside Chronicles takes place in Resident Evil 2's Racoon City - city turned to hell due to T-Virus.
  
• Players control Claire Redfield and Leon S. Kennedy in on-rails, Umbrella Chronicles styled play.
  
• Enemy no longer Umbrella (hence the different title), focuses on darker areas of the RE story and character history. More horror compared to the original.
  
• Scenarios from RE2 will be included, with various past characters including Shelly Birkin.
  
• Makes use of the Havoc engine for realistic physics.
  
• Re-playability being improved, and also accessibility for newer players. Seasoned shooters can use the dynamic difficulty system from RE4/5 for a tougher experience.
  
• Partner character shown on screen in front of you - in single player mode.
  
• Game is about 35^ complete, without a final release period set.

• Faster NPCs
• Greater difficulty
  
• A lot more variation in NPCs
• Better graphics
• Online Co Op

• Online Co Op

Why does online CoOp seem nonsensical, even comical to you :? Is it because Wii's online ability has been nonsensical and comical to date?

Where's the fun in Online Co Op in a lightgun shooter?

The same place there is fun in any online CoOp game : / If this game were on any other platform online CoOp would be absolute certainty given their com devices, but then other platforms don't get lightgun games anymore..do they.


 

"Why does online CoOp seem nonsensical, even comical to you :? Is it because Wii's online ability has been nonsensical and comical to date? "

Replaced the video with gametrailers embed, it's a little better quality and has English text. I really like the feel they're going for, it's kinda like watching a movie in first person, and you do the shooting part. If they can pull it off well enough throughout the whole game then it's a nice change of pace from the usual lightgun shooters which employ obviously setup gamey situations for the majority of the encounters.

Joystiq article talking about how it's going to be a very dark game. Not in the Doom 3 sense.

The game has a time crisis style cover system apparently. I wonder how that will work with the cinematic feel the trailer has. I guess it's as simple as not having it available during the running sequences.

"Kawata-san has promised that he's going to go more in depth with the new cover mechanic being introduced in this game, as well as showing off how the Wii remote is being used."

Fuck this.  RE2 is considered the best game in the series by a fairly large portion of the series' fan base, and they're insulting it by doing it this way.  Remake the game, REmake style.  Stop trying to cash in on a popular license.  DO NOT become Square Enix.

Fuck this.  RE2 is considered the best game in the series by a fairly large portion of the series' fan base, and they're insulting it by doing it this way.  Remake the game, REmake style.  Stop trying to cash in on a popular license.  DO NOT become Square Enix.

Jeez,  if it's the best game then go play it, what's wrong with having a little lightgun shooty fun? It's not like CAPCOM's new to the milking business, look how many SF games there are, yet we're only at number 4. At least these games are different, new, from the ground up experiences, not clones. And it's not like there's so many of these, the genre was dead before the Wii, it's good to have it back.