Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City

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4.3

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 262 Ratings

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  1. IamNader
    May 9, 2023
    4
    The game is enjoyable if you look at it as CALL OF DUTY ZOMBIES than a RESIDENT EVIL game - 4/10
  2. Soullex
    Nov 15, 2022
    5
    Sadece nemesis sahnesi için oynamıştım beklediğimi aldım..................
  3. EduardoGx
    May 31, 2021
    10
    excellent game, I liked the dynamic that is told by the Umbrella corporation side, I'm waiting for a sequel.
  4. dandalis
    May 7, 2020
    5
    Even though i managed to get some fun out of playing Operation Raccoon City, i cant lie that it's an undeniably average game, but at the same time it still offers decent amount of guilty pleasured times whether you're a Resident Evil fan or just a fan of mindless shooters.

    On gameplay side of things ORC is a quite bog standard 3rd person shooter. Gunplay is a mixed bag. There are some    Even though i managed to get some fun out of playing Operation Raccoon City, i cant lie that it's an undeniably average game, but at the same time it still offers decent amount of guilty pleasured times whether you're a Resident Evil fan or just a fan of mindless shooters.

    On gameplay side of things ORC is a quite bog standard 3rd person shooter. Gunplay is a mixed bag. There are some guns that feel satisfying to use, and equally much guns that dont. Problem with some guns is that their bullets travel in a very arcady manner when it comes to longer distance engagements, they dont instantly connect, as you watch them as they fly to their target, mostly this is a problem with pistols. I know, bullet travel is a real life thing, but ORC gunplay is not simulating real life aspects, bullets dont travel that slowly irl. Many, if not most, guns also have very generic sound effects, like the ones you find in cheap, straight to DVD action movies, bringing down the satisfyment of gunplay. Blasting down zombies for the most part is decent fun, however it's not the case when fighting human enemies, because it feels like they are way too bullet spongy than they should be and they often move around in erratic manner, making it annoying fighting them. Your AI team mates sadly arent the brightest either, when there are many enemies present and you get overwhelmed, your AI squad just cant handle it and they go down fast, often leaving you alone to make it through difficult encounters, unless you can revive them during action. The movement system is lackluster too, your controlled character doesnt feel like there's real weight behind them. ORC sadly uses auto-cover system that i dread so much. You cant always be sure which cover will work and engage, often leaving it a guessing game which can end badly if you're low on health with enemy fire coming your way. And human enemies have very good precision, if you're dicking around or the cover system, as usual, is letting you down, then chances are that they'll nail you. Another grievance i have is in how easily zombies can infect you, it just happens so fast and randomly that it's just annoying as hell.

    Story aspects take a back seat in ORC, though its fun playing as Umbrella's special forces and experiencing events from their POV. There is also a second campaign where you play as US goverment special forces, though you cant play it as one continuous campaign like you are able to with Umbrella forces one, you must play each mission seperately here, something i found rather dumb. Both sides offer somewhat interesting choices as to what kind of a character to play as, each with their unique little bit of personality and talents. You'll come across events that intertwine with the storyline of Resident Evil 2 and 3 and run into some famous faces from those game, but as i understand ORC's narrative isnt canon, so whatever happens to them in this game is unique and confined to ORC. The last leg of the final Umbrella forces mission was infuriating as hell, as the game endlessly throws zombies at you and at the same time you must break through a goverment forces barricade, your squad constantly gets infected and become zombies, goverment soldiers respawn aswell, unless your break through their baricade using a zombie horde which only happens if you make enough soldiers starting bleeding sending zombies into frenzy, it's a nightmare if you play solo...

    When it comes to presentation ORC looks dated even by 2012 standards, it looks more like a AA release from 2008 or 2009. On PC it feels like you're getting minimum effort console to PC port, with not so high resolution textures and quite low fidelity shadows. Though the character models atleast look nice and are well detailed. To add more salt to the injury, the game also doesnt run that well at times, with frame rate drops and stuttering appearing in certain parts of levels.

    I cant outright reccomend this game, but if you're on board with just a dumb shooter set in Resident Evil universe, and you're fine with the fact that it will piss you off at times, maybe give it a try.    … Expand
  5. SilverOrlov
    Apr 9, 2020
    0
    Interesting try to make a "coop" game in resident's setting... but awful realization. Predictable ratings and disappearance from game markets.
  6. Bloodnes
    Jan 31, 2020
    6
    Зачем и для чего выпустили эту часть игры непонятно мне до сих пор. Некая несуразная стрелялка, которая портит впечатления от серии игр. Игра набрала много негатива, отошла от своих истоков. На мой взгляд разработчики попытались внести что-то новое, но этот шаг оказался провальным, поэтому над таким геймплеем поставлен крест. Оценка 6/10, бал натянут за серию, но к ней игра по факту неЗачем и для чего выпустили эту часть игры непонятно мне до сих пор. Некая несуразная стрелялка, которая портит впечатления от серии игр. Игра набрала много негатива, отошла от своих истоков. На мой взгляд разработчики попытались внести что-то новое, но этот шаг оказался провальным, поэтому над таким геймплеем поставлен крест. Оценка 6/10, бал натянут за серию, но к ней игра по факту не имеет ничего общего. Да и насколько помню багов хватало и графика в игре посредственная… Expand
  7. Antreum
    Nov 3, 2019
    8
    el juego no es tan malo, es muy efectivo para matar el tiempo. espero le den la oportunidad que merese.
  8. NightElves
    Jun 18, 2019
    9
    Well…it's definitely not a Resident Evil game you might have expected, like Resident Evil 1-6 and both Revelations games. This game is like Counter-Strike just in third-person-over-the-shoulder. So, if you like Counter-Strike like I do you are going to love this game. But beware, the game is short. It's done in less than 4-5 hours. And if you are successful avoiding/skipping the zombiesWell…it's definitely not a Resident Evil game you might have expected, like Resident Evil 1-6 and both Revelations games. This game is like Counter-Strike just in third-person-over-the-shoulder. So, if you like Counter-Strike like I do you are going to love this game. But beware, the game is short. It's done in less than 4-5 hours. And if you are successful avoiding/skipping the zombies you might as well complete the game in less than 3 hours.… Expand
  9. EricZhang48
    May 27, 2019
    9
    I simply do not understand why are there so many negative ratings, the game experience is great with only a little bit of problems (the drawings of zombies are not perfect).
  10. mr-NachoMen
    Dec 12, 2018
    5
    Let's start... the concept is nice and interesting an hypothetical scenario were you play as umbrella security service with the mission of destroy every umbrella involvement over Raccoon City's outbreak, cool right? well just in paper because the game is totally broken.
    It plays a bit like a tactical shooter than a Resident Evil game, shooting to other armed enemies with zombies on the    Let's start... the concept is nice and interesting an hypothetical scenario were you play as umbrella security service with the mission of destroy every umbrella involvement over Raccoon City's outbreak, cool right? well just in paper because the game is totally broken.
    It plays a bit like a tactical shooter than a Resident Evil game, shooting to other armed enemies with zombies on the field just to make clear that this is a Resident Evil title.
    Friendly AI is way to dumb, they will constantly die a lot and you will be more time reviving them than killing enemies (the closest dumb AI which i can compare them is Clive Barker's Jericho), at least they can harm enemies, but still....
    And the game is hard, not that much like hard core but it is hard at times, and makes it obvious that this game must be played in co-op rather than solo.
    Ohh, and this game is so inconsistent, there will be times were enemies will die from a few shots and other times will require like 2 mags, the recoil in the weapons is terrible, like, 70% of the shots will miss even if you are in close range.
    And the multiplayer? well.... i didn't play it because "Games for Windows" you know...
    And the one of the game's endings is the lames in video game history.
    Operation Raccoon City could have had potential, if Capcom gave to the developers more time to fully polish the game, to make it constant and fair, with better friendly AI and a more structure and complete story.    … Expand
  11. Sebascr12
    May 5, 2018
    2
    A bad 3 person shooter.
    The gamplay is generic. The story is awful.
    The controls controls are very dumb.
  12. TheOneAD
    Jul 10, 2016
    10
    This is by far the greatest of the Resident Evil games, It abandons both the **** camera angle of the old games and the awful controls of 4 and 5. It gets rid of the interesting lead characters in favor for crap ones with zero personality, and I appreciate that as It reflects myself and my boring life. Seriously my life is incredibly depressing, My mother was killed by and drug dealer, andThis is by far the greatest of the Resident Evil games, It abandons both the **** camera angle of the old games and the awful controls of 4 and 5. It gets rid of the interesting lead characters in favor for crap ones with zero personality, and I appreciate that as It reflects myself and my boring life. Seriously my life is incredibly depressing, My mother was killed by and drug dealer, and yes she was that drug dealer.

    What am I even doing with my life?

    Please end my suffering.    … Expand
  13. muzmuz
    Jan 2, 2016
    3
    Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City may be fun and enjoyable for some players, but for me it just didn't feel right. Additionally, for a 2012 video game, the overall system requirement to run this game smoothly is annoyingly high.
  14. iwillkimchiyou
    Aug 14, 2015
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. do not buy. this is a nightmare.
    If you really want to buy it, even if you really want to buy this game, still do not buy this game.
    even if you really want this game, even if you really eager to play this game, do not buy it.
    buy something else.    … Expand
  15. QuitBeingStupid
    Oct 5, 2014
    7
    Controls are a little clunky, but overall a solid enough game. Good storyline, modest upgrading, and enough weapons to mix it up. Solid 7 for a $5 game
  16. bokica80
    Sep 14, 2014
    10
    Racoon city is nice game, just need more missions, i finish game in 1 day...
    Resident evil 3 example finish 200 times (to complete game 100%) but racoon finish in only 1 day, that is bad
  17. Mind_Killer
    Jul 15, 2014
    2
    This is the worst Resident Evil game EVER !!!
    CAPCOM badly hurt RE serial with this one :/
    One of the worst games i have played for a long time

    Do not buy this crap !!!
  18. Skitte
    Mar 17, 2014
    5
    I love the franchise of Resident Evil, each game, obviously. I don't know, I delayed playing this game a lot, just saying it will be a chaos, but it was just a bit different than I thought. I didn't understand why, at the beggining, I face a monster and then it disappear and I will never see him. Why ? What was his purpose? Also, the movement is weird, not so good. The graphics are okai,I love the franchise of Resident Evil, each game, obviously. I don't know, I delayed playing this game a lot, just saying it will be a chaos, but it was just a bit different than I thought. I didn't understand why, at the beggining, I face a monster and then it disappear and I will never see him. Why ? What was his purpose? Also, the movement is weird, not so good. The graphics are okai, but not so nice for 2012. I don't know, I didn't like the gameplay; if you drop down, you can't go back. If there appear many creatures, you have a limited space to move and survive. The most I liked is that Raccoon City is the single RE with real zombies. The comrades are useless and if you die, they cannot revive you. Why ? You're the single good piece in the game. Rare times they heal you, rare times they defend you... They are for nothing. I didn't play the multiplayer, to confirm that if there you can be resurrected, but it's weird. They cannot do something special. I said the movement, the gameplay, now the plot. I didn't understand it at all. I don't know why you can kill Leon ( I have to mention that the game is happening between RE 2 an 3 ) and in the RE 4 you play as him. Something's not linking. Anyway, the characters are good and you can choose what you like, which is a good thing. The last thing I didn't like is that the game ends suddenly, after you have to kill or defend Leon, and that totally decepted me. All in all, is a playable game, and in my opinion, it's from 5 up. From me, 5.… Expand
  19. ryan1126
    Nov 22, 2013
    7
    This game is good, not great but good. If you expect it to be like any other game in the series, then it's downright terrible and any true Resident Evil fan will hate it. If however, you look at it as an action shooter that takes place in the Resident Evil world but is it's own entity, it's a decent game.
  20. LBC
    Oct 31, 2013
    3
    Operation Raccoon City is a game that should be great, but just isn't. Playing as Umbrella Operatives? Aw yeah! Zombie-infested multiplayer matches? Sign me up! These are awesome concepts that are poorly executed. What we have here is another run of the mill class-based third person shooter. Glitches and awkward deaths are plentiful.
  21. RoofieColada
    Oct 30, 2013
    5
    So many little issues its kind of hard to list them all, but nothing game breaking. Just enough of them and just annoying enough to kill the potential here. I knew this wasnt your average resident evil when I got it, but was really intrigued by the prospect of something a little different from this franchise. But still even after playing this game with the fixes, the game still feels likeSo many little issues its kind of hard to list them all, but nothing game breaking. Just enough of them and just annoying enough to kill the potential here. I knew this wasnt your average resident evil when I got it, but was really intrigued by the prospect of something a little different from this franchise. But still even after playing this game with the fixes, the game still feels like it was shoved out the door without the time it needed for proper development. I can only imagine that this must have felt like a hot mess at release.
    Regardless I was just sort of disappointed even after picking this one up on a steam sale. Bottom line its just ok.... nothing special and not one I could recommend to anyone but not terrible either.Just a title you could take a pass on and not miss a thing, or pick up and wonder how the hell they justified pricing it at anything over 15 or 20 bucks.    … Expand
  22. metalforbrainz1
    Oct 19, 2013
    5
    Jesus Christ. What a mess. The game is just barely average. It's full of glitches, the A.I is horrendous and the hit damage on enemies seems to be random (I've emptied a whole clip of an assault rifle into a Lickers head and it didn't die, but then but 4-5 bullets of a silenced pistol into another and killed it). And you have to do a lot of grinding to get the good guns. But it's not allJesus Christ. What a mess. The game is just barely average. It's full of glitches, the A.I is horrendous and the hit damage on enemies seems to be random (I've emptied a whole clip of an assault rifle into a Lickers head and it didn't die, but then but 4-5 bullets of a silenced pistol into another and killed it). And you have to do a lot of grinding to get the good guns. But it's not all bad. The gun selection is great, and I like all the characters abilities. The gameplay also feels so much more natural when compared to previous Resident Evils. But really, nothing can stop this game from being just like Brink, a bucket of good ideas that were just slapped together to meet a deadline.… Expand
  23. Cashloog
    Oct 10, 2013
    5
    I'm giving this game 5 out of 10 because despite it's many flaws it's not entirely broken. Let's start with the good. This game can be very fun when played with several friends because it really does encourage teamwork. It's also the just about the only way to beat the game the AI is so bad. Plus the game looks good and chopping through hordes of zombies with melee is fun to. The bad inI'm giving this game 5 out of 10 because despite it's many flaws it's not entirely broken. Let's start with the good. This game can be very fun when played with several friends because it really does encourage teamwork. It's also the just about the only way to beat the game the AI is so bad. Plus the game looks good and chopping through hordes of zombies with melee is fun to. The bad in this game is glaring from the terrible AI, spongy enemies that absorb bullets, generic third person shooter mechanics and fairly non-threatening zombies. This game isn't the worst game ever but between the hype and its namesake one can't help but be underwhelmed.… Expand
  24. Expectoner
    Oct 2, 2013
    10
    Graphics 08/10
    Not really impressive and some animations are a little stiff ...
    But transcribed the ambiance resident evil 2 which ultimately is what is required ! Sound 04/10 Poor music, very bad and does not really fit the mood of the game. But in the game you can desactivate the music and just use SFX and it's OK ! SFX 09/10 Just really good ! The Story --/20 I do    Graphics 08/10
    Not really impressive and some animations are a little stiff ...
    But transcribed the ambiance resident evil 2 which ultimately is what is required !

    Sound 04/10
    Poor music, very bad and does not really fit the mood of the game.
    But in the game you can desactivate the music and just use SFX and it's OK !

    SFX 09/10
    Just really good !

    The Story --/20
    I do not give a rating because the story we already know what'll happen, so no surprise but we are warned it is Resident Evil 2 !

    Gameplay 08/10
    Versatile! It changes abitudes franchise with good ideas such as active and passive special abilities that are well managed, and that really changes the gameplay ...

    Lifetime 03/10
    The big downside of the game, once the campaign ended (which is pretty fast) the game was over too much interest over it is almost impossible to find players online That suxx !

    Why are u so negative whit this game ?
    You are an FPS fan You dont realy like this game, but i think you must return on your Battlefield fast !
    You are an zombie game player This game is a good game !
    You are a Resident Evil 2 Fan You love this game !

    PS My real note of this game is 07/10 but i give 10 cause some others retards give ZERO     … Expand
  25. JasonDaCritic
    Aug 31, 2013
    2
    Bugs? OMG TOO MUCH BUGS! A.I? Not so good I see. Graphics? Up to date. Gameplay? Very bad. Story? You ruined it Capcom you really did. Overall: Bad don't even think about making a new game in the RE series.
  26. Seryin
    Aug 16, 2013
    0
    This game stands to be 1 of 3 games I reviewed without finishing. This game is by far the WORST port I have ever seen. Not just in the control and menu scheme, which feels like awful, but in the graphics optimization. I run games like Farcry 3, Battlefield 3 and Skyrim on maxed out settings but can't run this game at reasonable frames on the lowest and ugliest settings.
    The performance of    This game stands to be 1 of 3 games I reviewed without finishing. This game is by far the WORST port I have ever seen. Not just in the control and menu scheme, which feels like awful, but in the graphics optimization. I run games like Farcry 3, Battlefield 3 and Skyrim on maxed out settings but can't run this game at reasonable frames on the lowest and ugliest settings.
    The performance of this port is not just unacceptable, it's actually rather painful. If this game was rated purely on its port quality, the developers would be on the same level as Stellar Stone...Yeah, I said it.    … Expand
  27. randomne
    Jul 28, 2013
    3
    I don't like this game very much. It seems that no one likes this game very much. And I can see why. This game isn't resident evil, it;s the unwanted bastard of resident evil. However I do like playing as people in gas masks. They have blue eyes, and I like that. The A.I is stupid. When I play games with my friends, I think they're stupid, and they think I'm stupid. But the A.i here isI don't like this game very much. It seems that no one likes this game very much. And I can see why. This game isn't resident evil, it;s the unwanted bastard of resident evil. However I do like playing as people in gas masks. They have blue eyes, and I like that. The A.I is stupid. When I play games with my friends, I think they're stupid, and they think I'm stupid. But the A.i here is very stupid and offers no real support when you need it most. When you're playing a game like this, you really do need support. You can play with friends however. And I thought resident evil games were supposed to be scary. This one wasn't. I hope this review hs convinced you not to buy the game.… Expand
  28. MonkeyNutts85
    May 5, 2013
    2
    Capcom have let themselves down in a big way. The game looked extremely rushed and badly made in every way. The sound bug on the PC is the worse I've seen in ages since Tom Clancy's Vegas 2.

    You start the first level and half way through the sound stops, but you can't restart the game because you have to restart the level.

    Get Resident Evil 6 and avoid this bad attempt at a MP game
  29. KSFsNiPeR
    Apr 27, 2013
    0
    I was pretty excited when Steam notified me that Resident Evil: Raccoon City Complete Pack went on sale. What I didn't realize was why it went on sale. After purchasing the game on Steam(without checking the metascore) I started playing with the expectation of a great cinematic storyline and details in the gameplay like Resident Evil: Outbreak (PS2), Resident Evil 4 (PS2 and PC), andI was pretty excited when Steam notified me that Resident Evil: Raccoon City Complete Pack went on sale. What I didn't realize was why it went on sale. After purchasing the game on Steam(without checking the metascore) I started playing with the expectation of a great cinematic storyline and details in the gameplay like Resident Evil: Outbreak (PS2), Resident Evil 4 (PS2 and PC), and Resident Evil 5 (PC). Like everyone, I was disappointed because it lacked a storyline and the gameplay "sucked". When you try shooting at the zombies/spec ops the AI would always run in front of you thus causing damage to themselves and making you heal them(where you can't get them close enough to heal multiple team mates at once). When you're under attack they're 1)already at the door to the next segment or 2)too slow in coming to your aid. I'm sure multiplayer may be a different story, but my interest in the game didn't last long enough to get to multiplayer. Both the storyline and AI intelligence has taken two steps back from previous Resident Evil games. I just hope Capcom will redeem themselves in an uncoming Resident Evil 7 where the singleplayer has an actual cinematic storyline with better AI.… Expand
  30. Jones21
    Apr 27, 2013
    3
    Now I'll be fair and say there's some good things about the game. Graphic is ok, it's nice to see that there's a new approach on the RE universe where you play as the enemy trying to kill the heroes, and it's nice that the game has multiple characters to choose from with different abilities. One problem though. The game itself is BROKEN. Cover system don't work at all, the way you aim yourNow I'll be fair and say there's some good things about the game. Graphic is ok, it's nice to see that there's a new approach on the RE universe where you play as the enemy trying to kill the heroes, and it's nice that the game has multiple characters to choose from with different abilities. One problem though. The game itself is BROKEN. Cover system don't work at all, the way you aim your weapon is so inaccurate it keeps on flying to directions you don't want to pick, every enemy in the game takes 30 bullets to kill, even when you shoot them in the head, you can get stuck on a low object, and the enemy AI, especially the bossfights, are terrible. They run and run without hitting you most of the time, and it takes 100 bullets to get them down. So while you fight regular enemies that takes 30 bullets, you also have to kill bosses with 100 bullets, even though you only have 180 bullets in total for regular assault rifles so you have to either find an ammo crate or use your secondary assault rifle, if you have any bullets left in that one. That's frustrating as hell. The game plays like SOCOM with zombies. I mean it'll be a decent game if the enemies don't take that much hit to kill and their AI is competent, I will rate it higher if it's like that, but nope. Stay away from this game. Buy RE6 instead which is one of the best third person shooter game I have ever played which I already play 200 hours into. Operation Raccoon City should be avoided at all cost. It's not worth $10 or even $5 to play this mess of a game.… Expand
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#85 Most Discussed PC Game of 2012
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#95 Most Shared PC Game of 2012

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Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 8
  3. Negative: 4 out of 8
  1. PC Gamer
    Jul 12, 2012
    46
    A Weskered development gives us the Wong game. Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City is evil in the wrong sense. [Sept 2012, p.70]
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  2. Absolute Games
    Jun 28, 2012
    37
    And yet again, the only bright spot in a game about zombies is a CG promo that has nothing in common with the actual gameplay.
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  3. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jun 18, 2012
    30
    Absolutely useless addition to Resident Evil series throws away almost everything that made this series famous. The solo campaign is almost unplayable and multiplayer isn't any better. [June 2012]
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