<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
:	I-Application
Operation	I-Application
Raccoon	I-Application
City	I-Application
is	O
a	O
squad-based	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
co-developed	O
by	O
Slant	O
Six	O
Games	O
and	O
Capcom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
an	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
series	O
,	O
being	O
set	O
around	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
as	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
3	B-Application
,	O
and	O
featuring	O
the	O
characters	O
from	O
these	O
two	O
games	O
,	O
though	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
non-canon	O
hypothetical	O
scenario	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
their	O
way	O
to	O
Birkin	O
's	O
lab	O
,	O
they	O
find	O
Birkin	O
has	O
paid	O
numerous	O
Umbrella	O
Biohazard	B-Application
Countermeasure	O
Service	O
(	O
UBCS	O
)	O
mercenaries	O
to	O
work	O
for	O
him	O
while	O
the	O
deal	O
goes	O
forward	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
idea	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
came	O
about	O
during	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Lost	B-Application
Planet	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2010	O
,	O
Kotaku	O
reported	O
on	O
a	O
rumor	O
that	O
Slant	O
Six	O
Games	O
,	O
developer	O
of	O
SOCOM	B-Device
U.S.	I-Device
Navy	I-Device
SEALs	I-Device
:	I-Device
Confrontation	I-Device
,	O
was	O
developing	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
:	I-Application
Raccoon	I-Application
City	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Free	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
containing	O
playable	O
missions	O
for	O
Spec	O
Ops	O
arrived	O
on	O
April	O
10	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
May	O
10	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
:	I-Application
Operation	I-Application
Raccoon	I-Application
City	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aggregating	O
review	O
websites	O
GameRankings	O
and	O
Metacritic	O
gave	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
52.67	O
%	O
and	O
48/100	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
52.62	O
%	O
and	O
52/100	O
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
48.17	O
%	O
and	O
52/100	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Official	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Magazine	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
7.0	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
satisfying	O
blend	O
of	O
gunplay	O
and	O
teamwork.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
it	O
's	O
great	O
fun	O
and	O
adds	O
a	O
fresh	O
spin	O
to	O
a	O
key	O
time	O
and	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
universe.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GameShark	B-Device
said	O
:	O
"	O
Raccoon	O
City	O
is	O
n't	O
the	O
next	O
real	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
game	O
(	O
though	O
its	O
improved	O
controls	O
do	O
bode	O
well	O
for	O
that	O
game	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamesTM	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
3/10	O
,	O
criticising	O
the	O
teammate	O
AI	O
,	O
glitches	O
,	O
and	O
unimaginative	O
set	O
pieces	O
after	O
having	O
played	O
the	O
single	O
player	O
mode	O
GamesTM	O
would	O
revisit	O
the	O
game	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
to	O
review	O
online	O
options	O
,	O
and	O
largely	O
came	O
to	O
the	O
same	O
conclusions	O
,	O
criticising	O
the	O
poor	O
AI	O
and	O
mission	O
design	O
,	O
although	O
they	O
did	O
state	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
better	O
online	O
than	O
offline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
again	O
,	O
they	O
awarded	O
the	O
game	O
3/10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamesRadar	O
summed	O
up	O
its	O
review	O
with	O
"	O
poor	O
design	O
choices	O
,	O
narrative	O
missteps	O
,	O
and	O
technical	O
issues	O
combine	O
to	O
make	O
this	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
worst	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
games	O
to	O
date.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informer	O
ended	O
their	O
review	O
with	O
"	O
Not	O
even	O
online	O
play	O
is	O
enough	O
of	O
a	O
reason	O
to	O
warrant	O
checking	O
out	O
this	O
botched	O
experiment	O
with	O
the	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
brand.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Edge	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
3	B-Application
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
concluding	O
that	O
"	O
it	O
’s	O
hard	O
to	O
see	O
what	O
this	O
distinctly	O
low	O
budget	O
shooter	O
has	O
to	O
offer	O
beyond	O
yet	O
another	O
return	O
visit	O
to	O
already	O
blood-saturated	O
and	O
well-trodden	O
ground.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Revolution	O
even	O
went	O
as	O
far	O
as	O
to	O
say	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
hurt	O
the	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
brand	O
name	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
should	O
never	O
have	O
had	O
the	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
name	O
attached	O
to	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
's	O
not	O
fair	O
to	O
consumers	O
and	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
fans	O
alike.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2012	O
,	O
Capcom	O
announced	O
that	O
Operation	B-Application
Raccoon	I-Application
City	I-Application
shipped	O
2	O
million	O
units	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
