<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Umbrella	I-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
is	O
an	O
on-rails	O
light	O
gun	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
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
13	O
,	O
2007	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
;	O
November	O
15	O
,	O
2007	O
in	O
Japan	O
;	O
and	O
on	O
November	O
30	O
,	O
2007	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
excluding	O
Germany	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
not	O
available	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
refusal	O
of	O
a	O
USK	O
rating	O
and	O
its	O
subsequent	O
inclusion	O
in	O
the	O
index	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Darkside	I-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Chronicles	O
games	O
are	O
included	O
on	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>
The	O
game	O
exposes	O
the	O
Umbrella	O
Corporation	O
's	O
meddling	O
throughout	O
the	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
series	O
through	O
narration	O
from	O
Albert	O
Wesker	O
,	O
a	O
former	O
Umbrella	O
scientist	O
,	O
and	O
hidden	O
documents	O
pertaining	O
to	O
the	O
organization	O
's	O
secret	O
motives	O
and	O
actions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
composed	O
of	O
five	O
scenarios	O
that	O
recapitulate	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
remake	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Nemesis	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
new	O
material	O
pertaining	O
to	O
the	O
Umbrella	O
Corporation	O
's	O
downfall	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Umbrella	I-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
is	O
an	O
on-rails	O
shooter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
use	O
their	O
Wii	B-Device
remote	I-Device
to	O
target	O
and	O
shoot	O
like	O
they	O
would	O
in	O
a	O
light	O
gun	O
shooter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
also	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Zapper	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
some	O
cases	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
activate	O
melee	O
weapons	O
against	O
enemies	O
where	O
the	O
camera	O
shifts	O
to	O
a	O
third-person	O
view	O
,	O
or	O
use	O
timed	O
button	O
presses	O
in	O
certain	O
cutscenes	O
to	O
evade	O
traps	O
and	O
enemy	O
attacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Umbrella	I-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
encompasses	O
several	O
scenarios	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
based	O
on	O
various	O
plot	O
elements	O
from	O
the	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
nine	O
playable	O
characters	O
from	O
previous	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
games	O
,	O
including	O
Rebecca	O
Chambers	O
,	O
Billy	O
Coen	O
,	O
Chris	O
Redfield	O
,	O
Jill	O
Valentine	O
,	O
Carlos	O
Oliveira	O
,	O
Albert	O
Wesker	O
,	O
Ada	O
Wong	O
,	O
Richard	O
Aiken	O
,	O
and	O
Hunk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
first	O
scenario	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
,	O
follows	O
STARS	O
operative	O
Rebecca	O
Chambers	O
,	O
and	O
former	O
Marine	O
Billy	O
Coen	O
as	O
they	O
venture	O
through	O
a	O
train	O
that	O
eventually	O
takes	O
them	O
to	O
a	O
derelict	O
training	O
facility	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
then	O
proceeds	O
to	O
retell	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
scenario	O
follows	O
Chris	O
Redfield	O
and	O
Jill	O
Valentine	O
,	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
the	O
actual	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
game	O
,	O
which	O
features	O
the	O
two	O
splitting	O
up	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
scenario	O
features	O
two	O
different	O
sub-chapters	O
,	O
which	O
reveal	O
Chambers	O
 '	O
action	O
between	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
and	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Wesker	O
's	O
reanimation	O
and	O
escape	O
after	O
his	O
apparent	O
death	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
next	O
scenario	O
visits	O
Raccoon	O
City	O
during	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Nemesis	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
co-developed	O
by	O
Capcom	O
and	O
Cavia	O
and	O
produced	O
by	O
Masachika	O
Kawata	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
behind	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
port	O
of	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
E3	O
2006	O
,	O
Capcom	O
officially	O
announced	O
that	O
development	O
was	O
already	O
underway	O
for	O
an	O
exclusive	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
game	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
and	O
mentioned	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
unique	O
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
controller	O
,	O
giving	O
players	O
a	O
new	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Members	O
of	O
Capcom	O
's	O
Clover	O
Studio	O
,	O
who	O
created	O
such	O
games	O
as	O
Viewtiful	B-Application
Joe	I-Application
and	O
Ōkami	B-Application
,	O
were	O
called	O
upon	O
to	O
help	O
develop	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Japan-only	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
came	O
with	O
a	O
limited	O
edition	O
collector	O
's	O
Biohazard	B-Application
box	O
featuring	O
several	O
items	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
trailer	O
was	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
4	I-Application
:	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
Edition	O
,	O
which	O
shows	O
the	O
mansion	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
and	O
areas	O
of	O
Raccoon	O
City	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
its	O
pre-E3	O
press	O
conference	O
on	O
July	O
11	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
announced	O
that	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Zapper	O
peripheral	O
will	O
be	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
initially	O
going	O
to	O
play	O
similarly	O
to	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
in	O
an	O
interview	O
with	O
Famitsu	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
producer	O
Masachika	O
Kawata	O
revealed	O
the	O
reason	O
for	O
the	O
drastic	O
change	O
in	O
gameplay	O
:	O
according	O
to	O
him	O
,	O
"	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
users	O
like	O
easiness	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
a	O
Resident	O
Evil	O
4-style	O
game	O
is	O
"	O
too	O
complicated	O
"	O
for	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
users	O
to	O
enjoy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Masachika	O
Kawata	O
then	O
elaborated	O
that	O
"	O
complex	O
operability	O
can	O
be	O
an	O
obstacle	O
for	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
users	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
he	O
purposefully	O
had	O
to	O
"	O
compromise	O
to	O
a	O
lower	O
difficulty	O
level	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
reduce	O
enthusiast-only	O
elements	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Umbrella	I-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
late	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
and	O
written	O
by	O
Osamu	O
Makino	O
are	O
novels	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Umbrella	I-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
and	O
direct	O
novelizations	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
Shot	O
Blaster	O
is	O
a	O
replacement	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Zapper	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
package	O
also	O
includes	O
a	O
decal	O
that	O
you	O
can	O
put	O
on	O
your	O
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
which	O
has	O
a	O
picture	O
of	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
it	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
Nunchuk	O
joystick	O
grip	O
which	O
has	O
the	O
logo	O
of	O
the	O
Umbrella	O
Corporation	O
on	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Biohazard	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Umbrella	I-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
Original	O
Soundtrack	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Masafumi	O
Takada	O
and	O
Jun	O
Fukuda	O
from	O
Grasshopper	O
Manufacture	O
featuring	O
Ada	O
Wong	O
as	O
the	O
cover	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
CD	O
with	O
49	O
tracks	O
called	O
Biohazard	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Umbrella	I-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
Original	I-Application
Sound	I-Application
Track	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
December	O
19	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Umbrella	I-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
has	O
received	O
positive	O
scores	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
praised	O
its	O
unlockable	O
secrets	O
and	O
satisfying	O
gameplay	O
,	O
adding	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
only	O
downside	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Umbrella	I-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
is	O
that	O
longevity	O
will	O
be	O
an	O
issue.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GameTrailers	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
fantastic	O
overall	O
"	O
and	O
a	O
"	O
superb	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
genre	O
,	O
"	O
praising	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
its	O
surprising	O
length	O
and	O
unlockable	O
content	O
,	O
but	O
stated	O
that	O
while	O
the	O
graphics	O
"	O
look	O
good	O
"	O
,	O
they	O
were	O
sometimes	O
"	O
a	O
step	O
behind	O
"	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
4	I-Application
and	O
added	O
that	O
having	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
rails	O
actually	O
makes	O
it	O
scarier	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
's	O
"	O
basically	O
a	O
love	O
letter	O
"	O
to	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
having	O
"	O
amazingly	O
cool	O
"	O
design	O
but	O
complained	O
about	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
representation	O
from	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	O
and	O
4	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
gameplay	O
,	O
which	O
they	O
felt	O
was	O
too	O
slow	O
;	O
on	O
the	O
other	O
hand	O
,	O
they	O
called	O
the	O
presentation	O
"	O
pretty	O
impressive	O
"	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
there	O
’s	O
no	O
denying	O
the	O
fun	O
"	O
they	O
had	O
with	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
sold	O
over	O
1.4million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
8	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
Capcom	O
announced	O
they	O
would	O
have	O
new	O
game	O
announcements	O
on	O
March	O
12	O
at	O
the	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
5	O
launch	O
party	O
in	O
San	O
Francisco	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
few	O
days	O
earlier	O
,	O
Capcom	O
's	O
Associate	O
Product	O
Marketing	O
Manager	O
,	O
Matt	O
Dahlgren	O
,	O
said	O
in	O
an	O
interview	O
that	O
"	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
fans	O
will	O
be	O
very	O
happy	O
very	O
soon	O
"	O
when	O
asked	O
about	O
getting	O
more	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
on	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
11	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
confirmed	O
a	O
sequel	O
for	O
Umbrella	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
,	O
titled	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Darkside	I-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
.	O
</s>
