Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City

 Xbox 360
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4.9

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 362 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 103 out of 362
  2. Mixed: 93 out of 362
  3. Negative: 166 out of 362
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  1. neomoonsevin
    Mar 17, 2023
    7
    Could be a good game but wtf is up with the garbage sponge enemy's they soak up bullets like there immortal good game but something wrong with the collision detection sadly crapcom will discard all errors and questions regarding this game could have been a great game of the problem was sorted out
  2. dylansgaming48
    Jul 28, 2023
    4
    operation raccoon city is really not fun and i have no clue how this is backwords compatible on the newer consoles very bad overall just not fun at all
  3. goodgriff33
    Feb 2, 2023
    7
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  4. CloudStrife05
    Aug 20, 2021
    5
    Pure action. They should have names it anything but Resident Evil. Story takes place right before RE2 but just... pure action.
  5. EduardoGx
    May 31, 2021
    10
    I loved playing Resident Evil Op Rc for the first time on my xbox 360 at launch besides having nice graphics and you play and know more about Umbrella Corp, we faced the main B.O.W from previous REs.
  6. BaconB
    May 17, 2021
    6
    It's decent. Not bad, but not great either. The story is okay and the gameplay is entertaining. Overall, it's worth a shot, and if you feel bored with money lying around and this is on sale. I recommend you try it if you have spare time.
  7. Panchogul
    Oct 30, 2020
    0
    Para jugar este tipo de juegos prefiero Gears of War, Halo, Call of Duty, entre otros. De Resident Evil solo tiene el nombre, muy mal empleado por cierto.
  8. GamesTranslator
    Sep 13, 2020
    3
    I think this game broke a record for me, for being the game I've put aside earlier, after playing it for just a mere couple of hours.

    I love the RE franchise, but the single game campaign is just atrocious and the AI is ridiculous.

    I'm giving it a 3 for including established characters like Leon and Jill in multiplayer, but the game is definitely subpar.
  9. LucasFersou
    Nov 30, 2019
    10
    Não sei por que uma avaliação tão baixa, jogo top, muita variedade de armas, frenético, da pra jogar com até 3 amigos online, fora o modo versus, tem vários personagens, sinceramente não entendo mas pra mim é 10, super recomendo.
  10. Rolowayane
    Jun 30, 2016
    7
    Olvidense del terror en este juego...como juego de acción desenfrenada es bueno, tiene bastante acción con guiños de resident evil 2, pero esta lejos de ser parecido a los grandes resident. Resumen: como resident evil es MALO, como juego de acción es DIVERTIDO.
  11. Nobilis1984
    May 1, 2015
    1
    A very great disaster.
    Raccoon City is a complete disappointment. Instead there is only grusel Geballer here. The controls are so rigid that you can not aim properly until the monster is right.
    The "heroes" are so flat the Action lame.
    Well, that have been found in Revelations 2 to its former strength.
  12. Rahsmoove
    Dec 15, 2014
    3
    Capcom tried to go and make a different approch with the Resident evil series and failed. They tried to mix this game up with 6 protagonist that no one gives a damn about, and mix the gameplay up with a survival horror , and special op type of ****. This DLC takes you back to Resident Evil 2 in a up to date, BS way. So you're basically Umbrella's clean up crew, and you have to remove anyCapcom tried to go and make a different approch with the Resident evil series and failed. They tried to mix this game up with 6 protagonist that no one gives a damn about, and mix the gameplay up with a survival horror , and special op type of ****. This DLC takes you back to Resident Evil 2 in a up to date, BS way. So you're basically Umbrella's clean up crew, and you have to remove any evidence of their involvement. The plot is steel, the AI can be very stupid at times, and there's no polish. Yeah, it's very Glitchy. The combat is so repetitive. It's just knife, knife and kick. I could care less about the extra weapons or abilities. This game is boring,unpolished, and takes itself way too seriously. It is don't buy.… Expand
  13. Stevesitz
    Dec 15, 2014
    4
    This action spin-off of the main series would be fun if it didn't feel so odd to play and actually gave some progression as far as story. The control in the game just feels so floaty, and for me that is easily the worst part. Everything about this game just seems half-assed. The characters seem like they could be cool, but you never really get to learn anything about them. The storyThis action spin-off of the main series would be fun if it didn't feel so odd to play and actually gave some progression as far as story. The control in the game just feels so floaty, and for me that is easily the worst part. Everything about this game just seems half-assed. The characters seem like they could be cool, but you never really get to learn anything about them. The story tries to intersect the plots of the main games but really misses the mark. The idea of this game was really cool but it really didn't work out. Fans of the series will be hugely disappointed but non-fans may find a somewhat enjoyable game here.… Expand
  14. buscape
    Dec 4, 2014
    10
    This game got way over criticized to the point I think a lot of gamers are becoming as disillusioned as IGN, because its actually a fun game with a pinch of Resident Evil nostalgia set in a what if universe and the game is like a cross between gears of war and left 4 dead, so maybe its a tad bit buggy, but its still a fun game and if you paid 10 or so bucks then you got moneys worth forThis game got way over criticized to the point I think a lot of gamers are becoming as disillusioned as IGN, because its actually a fun game with a pinch of Resident Evil nostalgia set in a what if universe and the game is like a cross between gears of war and left 4 dead, so maybe its a tad bit buggy, but its still a fun game and if you paid 10 or so bucks then you got moneys worth for sure, so don't pay attention to all the haters, because they probably drink the Bill Gates kool aid.… Expand
  15. reconplayer9037
    Nov 7, 2014
    2
    I was so exited when Operation Raccoon city came out, I had been waiting for months when I heard about it. So when I bought the game for 40 bucks I was so let down. The positives first, The shooting is fun and the graphics are beautiful and the voice acting is solid. Now for the games many downsides. The story is terrible a sadly short. The A.I. is terrible and the pacing is terrible. II was so exited when Operation Raccoon city came out, I had been waiting for months when I heard about it. So when I bought the game for 40 bucks I was so let down. The positives first, The shooting is fun and the graphics are beautiful and the voice acting is solid. Now for the games many downsides. The story is terrible a sadly short. The A.I. is terrible and the pacing is terrible. I don't hate it because it's not horror themed, (hell I like Resident Evil 6) it just doesn't appeal to me. 2… Expand
  16. Lycria
    Nov 5, 2014
    3
    Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City takes you back to the RE: 2 story and setting during the initial outbreak in Raccoon City but you take the controls of Umbrella Spec Ops tasked to clean up this mess and cover up the incident. Sounds great right? That's what i thought too. This was the last game I purchased that I was unsure about and went into it blind. It also turned me off paidResident Evil: Operation Raccoon City takes you back to the RE: 2 story and setting during the initial outbreak in Raccoon City but you take the controls of Umbrella Spec Ops tasked to clean up this mess and cover up the incident. Sounds great right? That's what i thought too. This was the last game I purchased that I was unsure about and went into it blind. It also turned me off paid games for awhile, going back to free to play games.

    Pros of the game? What pros? The idea in and of its self i thought was amazing. Its a true spinoff of the series. Resident Evil as of late has totally abandoned its survival roots and went PURE action. This has been very disappointing in the series, and the idea of an action spinoff series like this I believe is a great idea. It would of given fans a different take on the game series following a part of the story a lot of the fans find the best part of the whole series. Unfortunately though the idea was great, at least in my eyes, they executed it completely wrong.

    Cons? Everything. The movement and combat feels awful. It reminds me a lot of 3rd person shooters from the PS2 era. Nothing seems polished or finalized, it honestly feels like an alpha of a future game. Some of the voice acting is alright, but most of the time it is a comedy show running and you cant help but to laugh. Dialog is awful and the story is just a joke. You eventually come into contact with a T1 Tyrant, which you cannot kill. You basically just run from it. Most classes are worthless, and people will be fighting trying to play Lupo, Vector and Spectre. And the end of the game you get the choice to save or kill Clair and Leon, the most generic choice ever and nothing is explained before or after.

    The game is bundled with a DLC that I never even bothered to download, which i believe covers the government ops that are shown in the triple threat trailer, basically giving you 2 bad games for the price of one.

    Overall the idea i think is great to have this type of a spinoff, but it needs to be done properly. The combat needs a huge overhaul to fix, a proper story with good voice actors. Fix these HUGE issues and they could have had a good spin off series. If rereleased by a different developer, i would try it again. All i can say from this game and the new DMC game is Capcom, keep your babies IN HOUSE.

    3/10    … Expand
  17. DoUEvnLft
    Sep 30, 2014
    2
    Truly one of the worst games of 2012. Don't play this. Don't look at this. Don't even think about this. Especially if you're a fan of the previous Resident Evil installments. Simply abysmal.
  18. benoski
    Aug 18, 2014
    2
    I really, really, REALLY wanted to like this. It was my first full Resident Evil experience too, but after playing the single-player, I am ashamed that it.

    The controls were confusing, the layouts of maps were terrible, the AI was horrendous, there weren't enough checkpoints (IMO) and the campaign was short too. Combat was a bit dull as well. If you're going to unlock all the    I really, really, REALLY wanted to like this. It was my first full Resident Evil experience too, but after playing the single-player, I am ashamed that it.

    The controls were confusing, the layouts of maps were terrible, the AI was horrendous, there weren't enough checkpoints (IMO) and the campaign was short too. Combat was a bit dull as well.

    If you're going to unlock all the achievements in this game, I STRONGLY advise playing in co-op. This game is completely broken and Slant Six should be ashamed that they rushed this out of the door.    … Expand
  19. killerbeed
    Jun 26, 2014
    2
    Awful game,awful characters,awful story,awful game play,there's hard to think of one thing this game gets right.The only reason I didn't give this game a one is because it is at least playable. It's an insult to fans, that may look like resident evil, but overall is just a bad version of gears of war.
  20. Masinaa
    Jun 13, 2014
    10
    i don't get why people don't like this game i mean it's not like the rest of the res. evil games but it's fun and i had a good time playing it and i it's a nice zombie survival game
  21. HeavenAshesX
    Feb 27, 2014
    9
    I think it was a good idea but Capcom gave little money Slant Six Game to create a game based. The characters are charismatic, weapons are well balanced (except the Samurai Edge destroys any other gun). Of course it has some flaws such as having no real cutscenes, the unbalanced difficulty, lack of bilities for the characters, some mythical enemy of the saga are not present (where ravensI think it was a good idea but Capcom gave little money Slant Six Game to create a game based. The characters are charismatic, weapons are well balanced (except the Samurai Edge destroys any other gun). Of course it has some flaws such as having no real cutscenes, the unbalanced difficulty, lack of bilities for the characters, some mythical enemy of the saga are not present (where ravens and spiders?) .. . with a little more money and time, I think that RE could be worthy of a 5 RE ... But Capcom has preferred to focus on RE 6, very bad and unworthy of the saga. It's a shame, I still hope a sequel !… Expand
  22. KotorFan3231
    Jan 8, 2014
    5
    Personally first i would like to say i am new to the Resident Evil series i own Resident Evil 4, Resident Evil 5, Resident Evil 6 and Resident Evil Operation Raccoon City. But so far i have liked and enjoyed them but this one was a bit of a mixed bag for me. Let me start off with a short summary because thankfully the plot is easy to follow. You are part of an Umbrella hit squad where youPersonally first i would like to say i am new to the Resident Evil series i own Resident Evil 4, Resident Evil 5, Resident Evil 6 and Resident Evil Operation Raccoon City. But so far i have liked and enjoyed them but this one was a bit of a mixed bag for me. Let me start off with a short summary because thankfully the plot is easy to follow. You are part of an Umbrella hit squad where you can play as one of six characters who are Lupo, Four Eyes, Bertha, Beltway, Spector, and Vector and you are sent into Raccoon city after the first mission where you fail to retrieve virus samples from William Birkin who is a scientist behind the G-Virus which was a more advanced version of the T-Virus which was the original virus and the one you mainly deal with in this game. While in Raccoon City you deal with a series of problems umbrella has but it mainly boils down to this you are covering up Umbrella's involvement in the Raccoon city incident. Along the story you will meet series favorites such as Leon S. Kennedy, Claire Red field, and Sherry Birkin. Now i want to this some of the positives with this game because yes even though the game is deficient in some areas i have still put considerable time into this game. As i said in the beginning the story is easy to follow and it is somewhat entertaining, the six characters you play has have cool descriptions about them plus when their class abilities because each characters has at least 6 different abilities some are passive the others are more direct. Personally my favorite and probably the most useful is Bertha's ability to immediate;y cure an infection because in this game you can can infected and if gone on too long your characters will just become basically rabid. Another positive is that there is a big selection of guns to unlock and to me that was a reason to put the amount of time that i have played in this game. Also i found the action in the game very cinematic, and for what this game is the graphics are ok. I also enjoyed the bone chilling voice overs during the cut scenes that occur before each missions. One final thing i enjoyed was how there is a leveling up system to where you spend the xp you earn to purchase weapons and upgrade your abilities. Now lets get to the games negatives, even though i said the story is entertaining it is also very short. I beat my first play through in just 5 hours and 25 minutes, then without much upgrades to Beltway on a second play through i beat the game in 4 hours
    then when i did a third play though as vector i beta the game in 2 hours and 5 minutes. WHY the heck is the game so SHORT! My third play through is even shorter than Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows part 2 video game which should take you 2 hours and 52 minutes. Another big negative is that the team AI as well as the enemy AI is very deficient on more than one occasion my team AI would not move through the level with me stand out in the open, and or not even fire at the military personal when fighting them. Also even though Berth at times would have like 3 health spray cans she would only use them on herself and not bother with the other team when myself and the other 2 Ai players were on very low health. Now the enemy Ai is not much better sometimes they will just charge your positions and other times they won't even shoot at you but for some reason these problems occur less so with the enemy Ai then the team Ai. Another problem with the both Ai's is that if you or the enemy military place land minds on the ground on more than one occasion either side would just blindly walk into the mines. This next negative isn't as big but something that i feel needs to be mentioned when you level up all it does is give you experience to purchase weapons and upgrades an nothing else i felt like there should have been more stuff to spend it on like concept art or additional characters and hidden bonuses. One last negative is that while there are two endings the final battle is climactic but the cut scenes that result afterwards are a mixed bag, the good ending is actually somewhat satisfying but when or if you choose the evil ending after the battle the cut scene just ends abruptly. Now putting everything aside i still somehow enjoyed them game because as is aid you can level up and i have played the game for so long that i am rank 71 and still have not hit the level cap yet. So if you are just looking to get into the Resident Evil series i could recommend this game because it does a decent enough job to get you introduced to the series if you have not done so already but if you already are a big Resident Evil fan like some other people out there i could say you can just skip this game.    … Expand
  23. bloodspray55
    Nov 11, 2013
    5
    Having been a big fan of RE since its earliest days i was kind of excited to hear about this game. Resident Evil Operation Raccoon City sounded pretty awesome on paper and was interesting to me as a fan of the series. I will also say i don't like what capcom has done to the series by taking it away from its intense atmospheric moments in favor of fast paced action but with ORC i knew whatHaving been a big fan of RE since its earliest days i was kind of excited to hear about this game. Resident Evil Operation Raccoon City sounded pretty awesome on paper and was interesting to me as a fan of the series. I will also say i don't like what capcom has done to the series by taking it away from its intense atmospheric moments in favor of fast paced action but with ORC i knew what the game was and wasn't worried about that. However it really just fails to bring itself above any of the competition in a meaningful way and is pretty bland and repetative. The controls are clunky and don't function well at all times specifically trying to switch weapons often locks me into the sidearm mode since its mapped to the same button and the cover is poorly done with no button mechanic. The visuals are sub par but aren't bad and the AI is downright dumb as hell. This game deserved nothing more than a bargain bin price but somehow sold over 2 million copies. I think this game rode success on the name alone but i'll give it that its not a bad game its just not really a good game either. Very mediocre and very underwhelming. You could do a lot better with your money but you could also do worse. 5/10… Expand
  24. Canadainwiteboy
    Nov 9, 2013
    2
    i have been a fan of RE forever i love it to death when i heard that this game was going to take place in racoon city i thought that another spin off like resident evil 3 would be a great addition to the story. so i popped in the game and all i can say is.... WHAT THE IS THIS jesus christ capcom what the happened to having a soul what happend to extreamly limited ammo, terrifyingi have been a fan of RE forever i love it to death when i heard that this game was going to take place in racoon city i thought that another spin off like resident evil 3 would be a great addition to the story. so i popped in the game and all i can say is.... WHAT THE IS THIS jesus christ capcom what the happened to having a soul what happend to extreamly limited ammo, terrifying aptmoshpere, and those fixed camera angles that we all know and loved???? that was what made resident evil great and this game has none of that it depresses me when i think that capcom thinks that they need to change their masterpeice into a ****ing 3 person shooter THIS ISNT SURVIVAL HORROR TIS IS CALL OF DUTY BLACK OPS ZOMBIES jesus christ i thought that residetn evil 5 was pushing it i was sadly mistaken Capcom better step up its game… Expand
  25. LydiaAlton
    Jun 11, 2013
    9
    I don't see why everyone is ranting about this game.. I love it!
    Positives;
    -The graphics are amazing. -You can choose your character and team before playing. -You can choose from four different difficulty levels (casual, normal, veteran and professional). -The cut scenes aren't too long. -The loading screens aren't always long, but even when they are, there is only one in each    I don't see why everyone is ranting about this game.. I love it!
    Positives;
    -The graphics are amazing.
    -You can choose your character and team before playing.
    -You can choose from four different difficulty levels (casual, normal, veteran and professional).
    -The cut scenes aren't too long.
    -The loading screens aren't always long, but even when they are, there is only one in each mission which is at the start (never any in the middle of game play).
    -The story line is strong and links to every mission.
    -It is highly addictive; when you start playing you can't stop!

    Negatives;
    -The AI team are absolute sh*t, so it's best to play co-op.
    -Unlike some of the earlier RE games, this game is focused more on the action less than the actual horror.
    -You can sometimes be out of your depths with the amount of enemies.
    -Some of the enemies are extremely hard to take out- for example, hunters.
    -Some of the levels are hard to pass, even in the early stages.    … Expand
  26. WyattTheAwesome
    May 30, 2013
    4
    Resident Evil Operation Raccoon City was disappointing on so many levels that I can't do it justice on this sight. To give it a little grace, the multiplayer was alright and I enjoyed the campaign, but this is definitely not Resident Evil anymore. This is 3rd person shooter, with cover system and zombies. It was kinda fun, but at the same time I grew bored because I forgot this was aResident Evil Operation Raccoon City was disappointing on so many levels that I can't do it justice on this sight. To give it a little grace, the multiplayer was alright and I enjoyed the campaign, but this is definitely not Resident Evil anymore. This is 3rd person shooter, with cover system and zombies. It was kinda fun, but at the same time I grew bored because I forgot this was a Resident Evil game. Can't recommend it, but there are worse games out there.… Expand
  27. gorelequint
    Apr 19, 2013
    10
    Operation raccoon city. A game which has been slammed by critics and fans alike. Seriously this game is everything i expected it to be, a third person socom with zombies. The story is set in many well known locations such as raccoon city police department, hospital, cemetery, (the building in resi 3 with the guy who locks himself in a storage tanker.) the gameplay is fun and controlsOperation raccoon city. A game which has been slammed by critics and fans alike. Seriously this game is everything i expected it to be, a third person socom with zombies. The story is set in many well known locations such as raccoon city police department, hospital, cemetery, (the building in resi 3 with the guy who locks himself in a storage tanker.) the gameplay is fun and controls really well, the cover which people seem to hate iv had no problem with, the shooting mechanic is really good and the abilities can be pretty cool. The melee which everyone seems to complain at is really brutal an makes you feel badass however online it is easily spammed and does no damage at all, speaking of which online the heroes mode is rediculous the heroes are total bullet sponges which is just stupid they should have the same health as in any other multiplayer mode. People keep also saying that there is no atmosphere this is wrong just from the fact that every location you are in is very well known.

    This game is alot of fun, if you are thinking this is going to be like other resi games you ll be disappointed you should know what ur buying before you do so watch some youtube gameplay and if you get the game remember to turn the gamma in options on the game to full because then you can see everything, the really dark areas are still dark but know you can slightly see whats there.    … Expand
  28. leeemmott
    Apr 1, 2013
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I got this game thought it's any good but I was wrong.

    It's a mix of Left for Dead the zombies and other creatures run really fast at you and then when you get hit you fall but then the creature that knocked you down say a hunter continues to attack you then you can't get back up so you get more damage.

    This only frustrate the player who is playing the game even more and those Spec Ops guys when they hit you they stun you so they repeat the same attack on you if you're close to them.

    If you become a zombie by infect, you can't control him or if you die you can't be revived by your team mates so you only get one chance to do it. (1P mode)

    Lack of save points is wasted too they are too long check points in the levels that makes the game more harder for you if you die and start right at the start of the level.

    It really gets more harder when you fight thousands of hunters on screen at the same time and the speed of them are really speedy while you or your character is a slow placed well done Cap com this is a fail game in 1p you can't be revived so one dead and it's really over sad and the checkpoints are long way from where you are so yup I give this a miss for all Cap com fans.

    This is just a frustration game at the end of the day don't waste your time on this game!    … Expand
  29. Auritone
    Mar 12, 2013
    2
    My God almighty...
    What the hell happened here?
    How can anyone destroy such a great premiss in such a way? When I heard of this I honestly thought it was a great idea. Playing a team working for the Umbrella Corporation busy getting rid of evidence in Raccoon City during the second game... AWESOME! And what we got was nothing short of one of the most generic, boring, and broken 3rd    My God almighty...
    What the hell happened here?
    How can anyone destroy such a great premiss in such a way?
    When I heard of this I honestly thought it was a great idea. Playing a team working for the Umbrella Corporation busy getting rid of evidence in Raccoon City during the second game... AWESOME!
    And what we got was nothing short of one of the most generic, boring, and broken 3rd person shooters I've ever played.
    The lack of feeling of threat is astounding. This is mainly caused by an AI which couldn't outwit a used teabag. I can live with zombies not acting intelligently, but human enemies running around like headless chickens and friendlies intent on lighting themselves on fire (when not running blindly into mines) happens so often hysterical laughter of disbelief is replaced by frustrated screams of rage.
    Add to this an appallingly lazy level design, scripted events with the timing of most public transportation services and you've got a game which should be avoided at all costs.
    The only reason I can give it a two is because the flaws of this game more often than not caused me to laugh out loud.    … Expand
  30. psbox362
    Feb 4, 2013
    5
    Finally got around to picking this game up, despite the shaky reviews on it. Used, of course. Oddly enough, my complaints on the game actually differ a bit on a few issues. First of all, unlike every other review on the game, I have no real complaint with the controls. If anything, I prefer this over the standard RE tank-style controls anyday. However, the cover system is kinda lame. It'sFinally got around to picking this game up, despite the shaky reviews on it. Used, of course. Oddly enough, my complaints on the game actually differ a bit on a few issues. First of all, unlike every other review on the game, I have no real complaint with the controls. If anything, I prefer this over the standard RE tank-style controls anyday. However, the cover system is kinda lame. It's set so that you take cover next to walls and debris whenever you walk into it. Not only does this create moments where you'd accidentally get stuck on a dumpster or something when you're trying to run away from a horde of crimson heads, but it actually pulls the reverse, where I'm desperately trying to get to cover and away from spec-ops gunfire, but my character decided that he'd rather just stand next to that car and soak up the bullets with his face. The melee fighting, while badass, is cumbersome and needs work.

    The enemy AI presents another problem. It really is a bad as people say it is, making it almost impossible to deal with certain parts in the campaign that would normally require a team to finish an objective. Everything's pretty much left up to you, alone. While the logical solution would be to take advantage of the online matchmaking and get a co-op campaign started, there's one obstacle in the way. There is absolutely NOBODY playing the campaign online. It was more than once that I started up a pre-game lobby, with the hopes of getting some players to help me get through this part of the story that I was stuck on. Instead, I'd sit there for over 20-30 minutes, without as much as a single gamertag popping up on the screen for even a second. I even once had it up for over an hour while I was on my laptop. I figure that anyone who has this game is probably playing the versus mode, if anything.

    Next topic.

    Here's a VERY common scenario that you'd often run into when playing through the campaign by yourself. You're going around kicking some zombie ass, popping heads like a professional, when all of a sudden, you somehow got infected. Now your health is draining and you have no anti-virus sprays in your inventory. But look! A glowing blue cylinder at the far end of the room! Perhaps you got lucky and a zombie randomly dropped an anti-virus spray? Maybe you can make it through this after all! You run past all of the zombies in a mad dash to keep yourself from dying when you finally reach your luminescent prize... Only to find that it's, in fact, a stun grenade (which glows a very slightly different shade of blue from the antivirus). Not only that, but you already have the maximum amount that you can possibly carry in you inventory as they're useless against zombies. Finally, you succumb to the disease and turn into a zombie. Game Over.

    The ease of contracting the virus in this game is staggering. Not only can you get infected by getting bitten by a zombie, but also when a zombie pukes on you, scratches you, or so much as looks at you funny. I'm also fairly sure that half of the BOWs don't even need to damage you to infect you. What I found really out of place, is that despite being put through the above scenario far more times than I'd like, a check through my records show that I have never once been bitten by a zombie. I probably wouldn't mind as much if infection wasn't an instant death sentence in single-player. But as it is, it makes playing through the campaign by yourself a nightmare.

    What really makes me sad is, that even though I really do enjoy the zombie killing in this title, this is one of the few games where I find that I'm actually forcing myself to beat the story. I don't hate the game, but there are just too many problems as a whole for me to fully enjoy it. I really feel that this game could've been far better if it was held in development for just a little longer. The AI could've been improved which, alone, would've greatly enhanced the gameplay. Maybe they could've also tweaked the melee fighting into better working order. Not to mention, smooth out the cover system.    … Expand
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#26 Most Shared Xbox 360 Game of 2012

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Mixed or average reviews - based on 56 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 56
  2. Mixed: 29 out of 56
  3. Negative: 24 out of 56
  1. GameCritics
    May 4, 2012
    40
    The characters, the story, the controls, the difficulty, and even the central premise... all of it seems to be on the right track, but none of it hits the mark. I still think there's a lot of potential here, but like any other game, the basics have to be nailed before it can start reaching for greatness.
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  2. X-ONE Magazine UK
    May 3, 2012
    50
    None of it feels much like Resident Evil. [Issue#84, p.85]
  3. Polygon
    Apr 26, 2012
    30
    An insult to Resident Evil fans, a failure at the most basic level for shooter fans, and a possible friendship-ender for those looking for a cooperative experience, Raccoon City is a disaster zone better left abandoned.
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