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Not what I expected

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 5
Date: December 30, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I bought this game because I was looking for a game my boyfriend and I could play co-op, and I was really disappointed by it. We both love the other RE games and I figured this one would be similar to the rest. I was WRONG. While it did allow us to play co-op, the game also moves you along on its own. You follow a set path and shoot, but you have little control over the speed of movement or the direction your characters will go. It makes it difficult to pick up items on the way, and there were several times when I'd be stuck in one direction while a zombie was chewing on my shoulder behind me - I'd have to wait for the game to turn me around before I could shoot the bugger. To me, having control over my characters' movements is a big plus. I am going to give this game another try after I get a zapper, hoping that the game will get at least a little better as we continue through.

Just another rail shooter with poor controls

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: January 18, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I've played this with and without the wii zapper and was disappointed. It plays like House of the Dead or any other rail shooter, but with really crappy accuracy and poor responsiveness to controls.

Head shots just don't seem to work. The aiming reticule doesn't line up with the way the zapper feels like it should. You basically have to aim lower than it feels like you should. Squeezing the zapper trigger in a rapid fire fashion does not work. The trigger only trips every second or third time when you squeeze it quickly. Even if you use the wiimote without the zapper, shots just don't seem to connect.

The voice acting is a crime against humanity. The only redeeming value of this game is the graphics. That's the only reason I gave this two stars instead of one.

Bottom line, if you really want a good zombie shooter, just wait for Left for Dead on the 360 and you might be happy. But RE Umbrella Chronicles just isn't worth the $50 dollar price tag. At all.

disappointing

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 7
Date: January 21, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Well I never knew what a "shooter on rails" was until i got this game. Its not as much fun to play as the previous one because you only aim and shoot. YOu don't control where your character goes. It gets old quick too. I'm not sure I would recommend it even for a rental and the graphics are not too impressive but its a wii game so that goes without saying.

decent game

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: January 29, 2008
Author: Amazon User

The game is pretty fun, just wasn't what I was expecting. It is fun and all but I don't think its worth the 50$ i payed for it.

fun

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: February 08, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I enjoyed playing the game a little hard to aim with the nun chucks but I know it will be better when the gun I ordered comes in.

Disappointment.....why a rail shooter?

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 4
Date: February 10, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I loved RE 4...I don't understand what was gained by making it a rail shooter. All the finesse and strategy is striped from the game. All you have is the most mindless of shooters.......I thought we moved away from this way back in the day DOOM anyone?

Not What I Would Expect From A Resident Evil Game!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 4
Date: February 11, 2008
Author: Amazon User

How do I put this...I am a HUGE resident evil fan. Minus the dumb movies they totally screw up with their own themes I really think almost all the games are just awesome I have 0-4 on gamecube and plus the others. This has to be by far the worse one of all. As I was playing I was wondering if many of you thought the same and you did!! It was just like playing house of the dead when things just pop at you and all you do is shoot. I was impressed with the graphics but thats just about it. The voice acting? I laugh my booty off. Here I am fighting off gorillas and your asking me how did I escape from prison??...LOL. Conversation start in the strangest times. I am more intrested in fighting zombies then telling you how I escaped jail..LOL In any case I brought the game and got half way and sold it on e-bay for 30.00. I brought it for 49.00. I admit at times you were at the edge of your seat but to me this was more of a rental then a own. Like one review said I would rather go to an arcade and put a quater in then pay 50.00 dollars for it. Sorry...this RE just doesn't do it for me. I will be renting this it's just not enough for me to own it.

Not what I expected

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: February 13, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I have played Resident Evil games on various platforms over the years. I found Umbrella Chronicles a disapointment. You follow a pre-formed attack plan and can't deviate. You just shoot whatever it throws at you. No tactics, no puzzle-solving, just shooting. I prefer being more in control of the game. I should have bought Resident Evil 4.

Its NOT Resident Evil 4

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: March 18, 2008
Author: Amazon User

So I was completely addicted to Resident Evil 4 and then I beat it. I enjoyed every blood gushing minute of it. So I figured I would get Umbrella Chronicles after I finished with RE4. What a disappointment! The controls are tough to use (compared to RE4 anyway) and you can't control where you're moving....the game is controlling you instead. I'm just not a big fan. Since you have limited movement, you have limited opportunities to pick up herbs and ammo. If you walk past it and possibly miss it, you can't turn around to go get it. In my opinion, compared to RE4, this game pretty much sucks. Maybe some gamers like the format but not this one. I can't wait until RE5 comes out.

Probably good, but not for me

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 3
Date: March 21, 2008
Author: Amazon User

A lot of people seem to like this game, so this is really just directed at the uninformed (i.e., nongamers like me whose first experience with the Resident Evil franchise was through its other Wii release, Resident Evil 4).

Warning! Resident Evil 4 is nothing like the other games in the series to date, and if you loved playing it, there's no guarantee you'll like this one. I LOVED RE4, but personally hated this one; It felt more like "Zombie Smash 2000" than RE4.

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