<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
6	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2012	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Capcom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
major	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
series	O
,	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
6	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
in	O
October	O
2012	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
Windows	O
in	O
March	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
6	I-Application
was	O
conceptualized	O
in	O
2009	O
and	O
entered	O
full	O
development	O
the	O
following	O
year	O
under	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
4	I-Application
producer	O
Hiroyuki	O
Kobayashi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
6	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
who	O
praised	O
the	O
controls	O
and	O
general	O
gameplay	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
execution	O
of	O
the	O
interwoven	O
campaigns	O
and	O
departure	O
from	O
the	O
survival	O
horror	O
roots	O
of	O
the	O
franchise	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
a	O
more	O
action	O
oriented	O
adventure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
re-released	O
with	O
all	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
March	O
2016	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
October	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
7	I-Application
:	I-Application
Biohazard	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
2017	O
,	O
switched	O
to	O
a	O
first-person	O
perspective	O
and	O
returned	O
to	O
the	O
survival	O
horror	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
6	I-Application
allows	O
players	O
to	O
select	O
between	O
four	O
scenarios	O
with	O
interwoven	O
storylines	O
centered	O
on	O
Division	O
of	O
Security	O
Operations	O
(	O
DSO	O
)	O
agent	O
Leon	O
S	O
.	O
Kennedy	O
,	O
Bioterrorism	O
Security	O
Assessment	O
Alliance	O
(	O
BSAA	O
)	O
Captain	O
Chris	O
Redfield	O
,	O
mercenary	O
Jake	O
Muller	O
and	O
spy	O
Ada	O
Wong	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
character	O
not	O
selected	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
controlled	O
by	O
either	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
(	O
AI	B-Application
)	O
or	O
another	O
player	O
via	O
local	O
or	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
6	I-Application
presents	O
new	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
such	O
as	O
rolling	O
in	O
any	O
direction	O
and	O
running	O
while	O
shooting	O
and	O
sliding	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
several	O
primary	O
enemies	O
,	O
including	O
zombies	B-Application
and	O
the	O
newly	O
introduced	O
J'avo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
zombies	B-Application
,	O
J'avo	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
interact	O
with	O
each	O
other	O
to	O
plan	O
an	O
attack	O
,	O
use	O
weapons	O
and	O
heal	O
themselves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
campaigns	O
feature	O
a	O
"	O
Lone	O
Wolf	O
"	O
ability	O
which	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
remove	O
their	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
companion	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
features	O
a	O
stamina	O
bar	O
;	O
which	O
depletes	O
once	O
the	O
player	O
performs	O
melee	O
attacks	O
,	O
or	O
uses	O
a	O
"	O
quickshot	O
"	O
—	O
which	O
involves	O
shooting	O
a	O
zombie	B-Application
with	O
a	O
headshot	O
instantly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
6	I-Application
is	O
twice	O
as	O
long	O
as	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
5	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
,	O
the	O
Mercenaries	O
mode	O
features	O
an	O
exclusive	O
sub-mode	O
named	O
"	O
No	O
Mercy	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
involves	O
the	O
cast	O
from	O
Left	B-Application
4	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
2	I-Application
fighting	O
a	O
total	O
number	O
of	O
300	O
enemies	O
against	O
a	O
timer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
6	I-Application
was	O
conceptualized	O
soon	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
5	I-Application
,	O
and	O
entered	O
full	O
development	O
in	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
5	I-Application
producer	O
Jun	O
Takeuchi	O
said	O
that	O
he	O
considered	O
a	O
"	O
completely	O
new	O
system	O
"	O
for	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
6	I-Application
,	O
but	O
ruled	O
out	O
his	O
involvement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
directed	O
by	O
Eiichiro	O
Sasaki	O
,	O
who	O
also	O
directed	O
the	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
Outbreak	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
first	O
begun	O
,	O
producer	O
Yoshiaki	O
Hirabayashi	O
wanted	O
to	O
revolve	O
the	O
game	O
around	O
the	O
"	O
ultimate	O
horror	O
entertainment	O
"	O
,	O
bearing	O
in	O
mind	O
that	O
the	O
team	O
considered	O
the	O
upcoming	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
6	I-Application
to	O
be	O
the	O
flagship	O
title	O
of	O
the	O
horror	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2012	O
,	O
Capcom	O
admitted	O
that	O
it	O
believed	O
the	O
survival-horror	O
market	O
was	O
too	O
small	O
for	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
,	O
and	O
issued	O
a	O
statement	O
that	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
would	O
instead	O
choose	O
to	O
orientate	O
the	O
gameplay	O
around	O
the	O
action	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
led	O
by	O
Hiroyuki	O
Kobayashi	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
stated	O
by	O
Capcom	O
to	O
be	O
aiming	O
to	O
"	O
deliver	O
the	O
most	O
impressive	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
title	O
ever	O
both	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
scope	O
and	O
production	O
values	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
decision	O
to	O
bring	O
back	O
zombies	B-Application
into	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
6	I-Application
was	O
made	O
by	O
Kobayashi	O
,	O
who	O
felt	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
a	O
popular	O
component	O
for	O
the	O
franchise	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
complying	O
per	O
fans	O
 '	O
requests	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
21	O
August	O
2012	O
,	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
6	I-Application
went	O
gold	O
and	O
initiated	O
its	O
online	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
a	O
Microsoft	O
press	O
briefing	O
at	O
E3	O
2012	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
gameplay	O
demonstration	O
was	O
shown	O
,	O
depicting	O
Leon	O
and	O
Helena	O
fighting	O
hordes	O
of	O
zombies	B-Application
in	O
China	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
playable	O
demo	O
of	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
6	I-Application
was	O
scheduled	O
for	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	O
Marketplace	O
on	O
5	O
September	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Capcom	O
later	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
demo	O
would	O
become	O
available	O
for	O
both	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
owners	O
on	O
18	O
September	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Early	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
demo	O
was	O
included	O
with	O
Dragon	B-Application
's	I-Application
Dogma	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
6	I-Application
was	O
also	O
contained	O
in	O
Biohazard	B-Application
Anniversary	O
Package	O
,	O
a	O
special	O
edition	O
for	O
Resident	B-Application
Evils	I-Application
seventeenth	O
anniversary	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
22	O
March	O
2013	O
alongside	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
6	I-Application
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
with	O
graphical	O
enhancements	O
and	O
all	O
DLC	B-Protocol
on	O
29	O
March	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
October	O
29	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
response	O
to	O
a	O
public	O
backlash	O
over	O
classifying	O
on-disc	O
content	O
as	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
,	O
Capcom	O
released	O
a	O
patch	O
in	O
December	O
2012	O
free	O
of	O
charge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
18	O
December	O
2012	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
multiplayer	O
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
was	O
released	O
with	O
three	O
new	O
multiplayer	O
modes	O
:	O
"	O
Predator	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Survivors	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Onslaught	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Survivors	O
mode	O
is	O
Resident	B-Application
Evils	I-Application
take	O
on	O
the	O
classic	O
solo	O
and	O
team	O
based	O
deathmatch	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
4	O
April	O
2013	O
,	O
a	O
Left	B-Application
4	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
2	I-Application
crossover	O
DLC	B-Protocol
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
,	O
adding	O
the	O
main	O
characters	O
and	O
two	O
monsters	O
from	O
Left	B-Application
4	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
2	I-Application
to	O
the	O
PC-exclusive	O
The	O
Mercenaries	O
:	O
No	O
Mercy	O
mode	O
in	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
6	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Various	O
weapons	O
,	O
characters	O
and	O
monsters	O
from	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
6	I-Application
have	O
also	O
been	O
added	O
as	O
optionally-downloadable	O
replacement	O
skins	O
on	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
Left	B-Application
4	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
review	O
aggregator	O
website	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
6	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
website	O
described	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
main	O
series	O
that	O
failed	O
to	O
receive	O
a	O
positive	O
reception	O
from	O
game	O
critics	O
"	O
and	O
reported	O
that	O
the	O
critics	O
"	O
complained	O
about	O
bloat	O
and	O
inconsistency	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
felt	O
that	O
"	O
RE6	B-Application
was	O
more	O
generic	O
shooter	O
than	O
distinctive	O
survival	O
horror	O
game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
praised	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
AI	B-Application
and	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
reviewer	O
from	O
the	O
Official	O
Xbox	B-Device
Magazine	O
concluded	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
an	O
accomplished	O
shooter	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
fittingly	O
"	O
thunderous	O
"	O
send-off	O
for	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
,	O
while	O
also	O
praising	O
the	O
length	O
and	O
variety	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Escapist	O
also	O
praised	O
the	O
improved	O
AI	B-Application
companion	O
that	O
"	O
does	O
a	O
decent	O
job	O
of	O
backing	O
you	O
up	O
and	O
taking	O
the	O
fight	O
to	O
the	O
enemy	O
rather	O
than	O
just	O
standing	O
by	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
disliking	O
the	O
cover	O
system	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
the	O
most	O
forgettable	O
new	O
feature	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jose	O
Otero	O
of	O
1Up.com	O
also	O
praised	O
the	O
improvements	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
controls	O
but	O
stated	O
:	O
"	O
While	O
building	O
on	O
that	O
game	O
's	O
(	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
4	I-Application
's	O
)	O
masterful	O
formula	O
of	O
stop-and-pop	O
gunplay	O
is	O
a	O
smart	O
approach	O
,	O
RE6	B-Application
serves	O
as	O
proof	O
that	O
too	O
many	O
compromises	O
and	O
too	O
much	O
empowerment	O
can	O
ultimately	O
erode	O
what	O
makes	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
,	O
at	O
its	O
core	O
,	O
work.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
,	O
Kevin	O
VanOrd	O
from	O
GameSpot	O
concluded	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
campaigns	O
were	O
the	O
ultimate	O
test	O
of	O
patience	O
for	O
"	O
even	O
the	O
most	O
dedicated	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
Destructoid	O
cited	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
6	I-Application
as	O
not	O
only	O
a	O
"	O
step	O
back	O
"	O
for	O
the	O
series	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
new	O
and	O
unconventional	O
features	O
,	O
but	O
a	O
"	O
step	O
back	O
for	O
commonplace	O
,	O
unassuming	O
action-shooters	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
interview	O
with	O
the	O
Official	O
PlayStation	O
Blog	O
,	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
6	I-Application
executive	O
producer	O
Hiroyuki	O
Kobayashi	O
responded	O
to	O
fan	O
criticism	O
shortly	O
after	O
release	O
,	O
noting	O
the	O
creative	O
differences	O
with	O
fans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
7	I-Application
:	I-Application
Biohazard	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
2017	O
,	O
switched	O
to	O
a	O
first-person	O
perspective	O
and	O
returned	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
survival	O
horror	O
roots	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
6	I-Application
had	O
sold	O
4.9	O
million	O
copies	O
by	O
April	O
2013	O
;	O
by	O
October	O
had	O
sold	O
5.2	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
,	O
becoming	O
one	O
of	O
Capcom	O
's	O
best-selling	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
6	I-Application
became	O
Capcom	O
's	O
fourth-best-selling	O
game	O
by	O
December	O
2020	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
lifetime	O
sales	O
of	O
7.7	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
of	O
its	O
first	O
single	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
versions	O
have	O
sold	O
2.3	O
million	O
copies	O
as	O
of	O
December	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
6	I-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
recipients	O
of	O
the	O
Award	O
for	O
Excellence	O
at	O
the	O
Japan	O
Game	O
Awards	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
