Posted by Mathue Shell on March 12th, 2009 in Gaming, Nintendo
So, as Resident Evil 5 comes out for the PS3 and Xbox 360, the Wii gets some zombie action of it’s own. Well, sort of.
Capcom has announced that they will port Resident Evil and Resident Evil Zero to the Wii. The original Resident Evil was already ported to the Gamecube and Resident Evil Zero was an exclusive Gamecube game. Resident Evil Zero’s Wii port has been out in Japan for a while now, and it’s finally being released to the rest of the world. Both Resident Evil and Resident Evil Zero have been refitted to support the Wiimote and Nunchuk. I’m assuming that means they’ll both have an aiming system like Resident Evil 4 did on the Wii. If not, then there really isn’t any point in buying them; you can just play the Gamecube versions with the Wii.
So, two down, one to go. Many Resident Evil fans, including myself, want a full blown remake of Resident Evil 2. It’s easily my favorite of all the RE games so far, closely followed by RE4; and it needs a makeover with current generation consoles. It looks like we’re getting our wish…almost. Capcom has announced Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles, which is the follow up to the Wii game, Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles.
Resident Evil: Darkside Chronicles will take place in Raccoon City, and cover the story from Resident Evil 2. Leon and Claire will be the main characters of course. It will be an “on rails”, arcade type shooter just like Umbrella Chronicles. Sure, it’s not the remake of the actual game that we all wanted, but maybe, just maybe…one day we’ll get it.
