<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Darkside	I-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
is	O
an	O
on-rails	O
light	O
gun	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
developed	O
by	O
Capcom	O
and	O
Cavia	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
on	O
November	O
17	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
serves	O
as	O
a	O
prequel	O
to	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
set	O
2	O
years	O
before	O
its	O
events	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
November	O
27	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
bundled	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Zapper	O
accessory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Darkside	I-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
upon	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
The	B-Application
Umbrella	I-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
,	O
is	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
Chronicles	O
HD	O
Collection	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
main	O
focus	O
is	O
retelling	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
-	I-Application
Code	I-Application
:	I-Application
Veronica	I-Application
,	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
chapter	O
is	O
featured	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
segment	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
takes	O
control	O
of	O
protagonists	O
Leon	O
S	O
.	O
Kennedy	O
and	O
Claire	O
Redfield	O
,	O
with	O
Sherry	O
Birkin	O
acting	O
as	O
an	O
escort	O
character	O
in	O
one	O
chapter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Code	B-Application
:	I-Application
Veronica	I-Application
chapter	O
features	O
Claire	O
,	O
accompanied	O
by	O
fellow	O
Rockfort	B-Application
Island	I-Application
prisoner	O
Steve	O
Burnside	O
and	O
later	O
her	O
brother	O
Chris	O
Redfield	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
scenario	O
in	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Darkside	I-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
focuses	O
on	O
Leon	O
Kennedy	O
four	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
scenario	O
re-tells	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
leading	O
up	O
to	O
when	O
Leon	O
and	O
Claire	O
destroy	O
'	O
G	O
 '	O
(	O
a	O
mutated	O
William	O
Birkin	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
abridged	O
re-telling	O
of	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
-	I-Application
Code	I-Application
:	I-Application
Veronica	I-Application
,	O
where	O
Claire	O
Redfield	O
and	O
Steve	O
Burnside	O
remain	O
together	O
and	O
attempt	O
to	O
escape	O
Rockfort	B-Application
Island	I-Application
in	O
a	O
seaplane	O
,	O
while	O
having	O
to	O
contend	O
with	O
the	O
psychotic	O
Alfred	O
Ashford	O
,	O
and	O
eventually	O
,	O
his	O
sister	O
Alexia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Darkside	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
is	O
a	O
rail	O
shooter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Umbrella	I-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
,	O
players	O
wield	O
a	O
handgun	O
with	O
infinite	O
ammunition	O
and	O
other	O
firearms	O
including	O
a	O
shotgun	O
,	O
sub-machine	O
gun	O
,	O
and	O
magnum	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
were	O
also	O
some	O
gameplay	O
changes	O
from	O
The	B-Application
Umbrella	I-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
;	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
headshots	O
were	O
made	O
easier	O
for	O
players	O
to	O
perform	O
and	O
a	O
status	O
screen	O
was	O
implemented	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
of	O
The	O
Darkside	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
as	O
a	O
rails	O
shooter	O
was	O
decided	O
because	O
Kawata	O
considered	O
it	O
the	O
best	O
way	O
to	O
retell	O
the	O
scenarios	O
that	O
could	O
not	O
be	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
began	O
before	O
the	O
production	O
of	O
Degeneration	O
and	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
different	O
timeframe	O
,	O
Kawata	O
ruled	O
out	O
connections	O
to	O
this	O
CG	O
film	O
and	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
5	I-Application
,	O
though	O
he	O
hinted	O
at	O
the	O
appearance	O
of	O
new	O
characters	O
and	O
the	O
exploration	O
of	O
the	O
Birkins	O
 '	O
and	O
the	O
Ashfords	O
 '	O
family	O
ties	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
music	O
of	O
The	O
Darkside	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
,	O
series	O
veterans	O
Shusaku	O
Uchiyama	O
and	O
Takeshi	O
Miura	O
have	O
been	O
brought	O
back	O
to	O
compose	O
and	O
arrange	O
tracks	O
for	O
the	O
retellings	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
they	O
originally	O
worked	O
on	O
,	O
with	O
Uchiyama	O
being	O
responsible	O
for	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
Miura	O
in	O
charge	O
of	O
Code	B-Application
:	I-Application
Veronica	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
gave	O
The	O
Darkside	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
8.1	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Compliments	O
were	O
given	O
to	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
music	O
,	O
playability	O
,	O
and	O
longevity	O
of	O
the	O
title	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
camera	O
was	O
said	O
to	O
be	O
mildly	O
distracting	O
and	O
the	O
story	O
can	O
be	O
confusing	O
for	O
those	O
unfamiliar	O
with	O
the	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
The	O
Darkside	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
placed	O
at	O
number	O
151	O
on	O
NPD	O
Group	O
's	O
year-end	O
2009	O
sales	O
ranking	O
.	O
</s>
