Resident Evil: Darkside Chronicles Confirmed for U.S.

Yesterday Japanese magazine Famitsu unveiled what Capcom has recently been teasing Nintendo fans about: a sequel to Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles subtitled The Darkside Chronicles. This morning Capcom reassured North American fans that the sequel is heading West this year. The Darkside Chronicles apparently has a more in-depth co-op mode. It is set during Resident Evil 2 and stars Leon S. Kennedy and Claire Redfield. An on-rails shooter like Umbrella Chronicles, it will give fans a chance to relive some classic moments in the series and also fill in some gaps in the story. Players can use the new evade system performed with the Wii remote. Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles is set for release this winter.

Check out the first screenshots of The Darkside Chronicles in our gallery.

Along with this news, the publisher announced a line of Resident Evil "Classics" that will bring the GameCube games Resident Evil (the remake) and Resident Evil Zero to Wii. The Classics will set you back $30. Both should arrive this year. As with Resident Evil 4, these ports will be outfitted with Wii pointer controls.

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