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what's up internet kevin here with TLD bringing my full review of resident evil operation raccoon city for the xbox 360 and ps3 now while the game does share the namesake of Resident Evil and takes place in one of the most iconic settings from the series it honestly plays almost nothing like what we've come to expect whereas normal entries in the series place an emphasis on survival puzzle solving and slower pacing with limited resources operation Raccoon City is much faster paced action game that only makes use of coop but also by giving players a much larger group of resources than usual the main emphasis of the game is placed on having a team of four characters each with their own unique set of abilities and having players work together as these characters to clear out areas filled with tons of zombies and other series standard monsters during the game's main campaign players can play offline with AI teammates or online with friends and random players and our task to run through seven different missions that take them through Raccoon City as well as referencing and sometimes giving new backstory to events that took place during that time the flow of the game is very fast and has players killing enemies with a lot more efficiency than past games having each player coop to the primary weapon like an assault rifle or shotgun a sidearm a knife for melee a couple different grenade types and one special ability chosen from a list of three for each character class players can also adapt in situations by replacing their primary weapon with one found during a mission or even pick one up from a dead enemy the controls do feel a bit loose at times and the button mapping can be very frustrating one of the biggest examples that really bothered me most the time I was playing the game is that the a button is used to pick up items but is also used for performing a dodge roll while running so what ends up happening a lot of times is you'll be running away from zombies or running in search of ammunition or first aid or something you really need you find it you don't stop soon enough and then you just dodge roll right past it and then into a group of angry zombies it's really annoying and it happens very often and the timing is always really screwy like even when you feel like you're stopping in time you don't and instead you dodge roll and bad things happen now the game does add a few special mechanics that does make it a little more interesting one of my personal favorites being the ability to cause an enemy to bleed if someone takes enough damage all at once especially for melee attacks that can begin to bleed out which not only messes with their screen but also tracks all nearby zombies to them this is especially useful in the games campaign mode is it not only keeps aam Beast focused on living things that aren't you but also causes them to group up in one place making them an easy target for grenade after completing campaign missions and multiplayer matches players are awarded experience based on their performance which can then be spent on purchasing new weapons or unlocking and upgrading new abilities for their favorite class weapons vary from shotguns and sniper rifles to SMGs and assault rifles each having their own advantages and disadvantages when facing certain types of enemies no gun is just flat-out good and teams need to make sure that they actually choose a variety of weapons to fit situations at the time as far as character classes go each has two passive abilities that prove useful for their play style like reduced reload times or increased movement speed and each also has three different activatable abilities though a player can only have access to one of these per match each one is different enough so that your character feels unique but can really suck if you invest a lot of time in just one character because you're only allowed of one of each during a match so if someone else takes character you like to play as you're stuck with really other five characters that you invested no points into now one of the biggest differences between this side game and the normal Resident Evil games is that this one does place a much larger emphasis on its multiplayer mode rather than its campaign mode matches play out a lot like the missions in the campaign mode but with the one key difference of having two competing teams depending on what mode is being played teams will compete by not only killing each other but also by clearing out zombies and killing some of the more threatening ones and can even use them to their advantage by using certain tactics like making an enemy bleed matches vary from standard deathmatch to more objective based competitive modes like collecting G virus samples or fighting your way to the last helicopter out of Raccoon City and for the more diehard fans of the series the game does offer a special heroes mode where the standard character classes are replaced by popular characters involved in resin evil 2 and 3 and the match ends once one team successfully kills all heroic members of the opposing team overall the game is a fun distraction but in the end is honestly a very forgettable experience the main campaign itself takes less than a day's worth of serious playtime and once you're done with that the only thing the game really has to offer is its decent multiplayer mode or people looking to get as many achievements as they can the experience as a whole wasn't bad and the game does show some promise once you start but the amount of content is so limited there just isn't that much to do after your first day or two of playing those of you looking for a fun fast-paced a zombie shooter may find this one worth it rental or maybe even waiting for a price drop whereas those you that a long-term diehard fans of the series may want to add it to your collection but may not find yourselves very happy with the shift in gameplay it's not that it's a terrible game it's just that it's not a very long game that does very little to make it stand out in the long run that's a review of resident evil operation raccoon city if you guys have been gotten chance it makes check out our latest video and if you want to be extra also make sure the like button and I'll see you guys next time you