Resident Evil: Revelations
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Resident Evil: Revelations, known as in Japan, is an upcoming survival horror video game for the Nintendo 3DS
. The game will be the eighth installment in the Resident Evil main series. It is currently in development by Capcom
. The game is scheduled to be released on January 26, 2012 in Japan, January 27, 2012 in Europe and February 7, 2012 in North America.
It will be one of the many to support the Circle Pad Expansion peripheral.
and Resident Evil 5
, the game's camera keeps an over-the-shoulder view from behind the playable character. The player may move the protagonist while aiming a weapon, and has the option to switch between a first-person
and third-person
perspective. A new item, the supply scanner, detects items hidden throughout the game's environments.
group introduced in Resident Evil 5. The story revolves around BSAA co-founders Jill Valentine
and Chris Redfield
, the protagonists of the first Resident Evil
. Chris and his partner Jessica have gone missing, and Jill is dispatched to a cruise ship in the Mediterranean sea to investigate their whereabouts. On her mission, Jill is joined by fellow BSAA operative Parker Luciani. Settings in addition to the cruise ship include a port town and a snowy mountain.
, an action game that was created by the same staff members at Capcom
. The Mercenaries 3D was intended as a test for the capabilities of the Nintendo 3DS
, and made the development team familiar with the handheld's technology. Resident Evil Revelations uses a new revision of the internally developed MT Framework
graphics engine. Referred to as MT Framework Mobile, it was designed specifically for the Nintendo 3DS, and is based on an earlier version of the engine utilized in the third-person shooter Lost Planet 2
. Depending on the mode Resident Evil Revelations is run in, some graphical effects will be toggled on and off; for example, the graphics feature anti-aliasing
if the 3D mode of the Nintendo 3DS is disabled. Resident Evil Revelations is being directed by Resident Evil 5 co-designer Koushi Nakanishi, and produced by Masachika Kawata and Takayuki Hama. Tsukasa Takenaka, who provided the story background and in-game files for Resident Evil 5, is joining the team as assistant producer. According to Kawata, there will be a significantly larger amount of script in the game. The game was revealed at the E3 2010 trade show in Los Angeles
. A playable demo for Resident Evil Revelations, referred to as a "pilot version" by Capcom, was released with Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D.
Nintendo 3DS
The is a portable game console produced by Nintendo. The autostereoscopic device is able to project stereoscopic 3D effects without the use of 3D glasses or any additional accessories. The Nintendo 3DS features backward compatibility with Nintendo DS series software, including Nintendo DSi software...
. The game will be the eighth installment in the Resident Evil main series. It is currently in development by Capcom
Capcom
is a Japanese developer and publisher of video games, known for creating multi-million-selling franchises such as Devil May Cry, Chaos Legion, Street Fighter, Mega Man and Resident Evil. Capcom developed and published Bionic Commando, Lost Planet and Dark Void too, but they are less known. Its...
. The game is scheduled to be released on January 26, 2012 in Japan, January 27, 2012 in Europe and February 7, 2012 in North America.
It will be one of the many to support the Circle Pad Expansion peripheral.
Gameplay
Resident Evil Revelations will see a return to the survival horror gameplay of earlier series installments, with returning elements such as a limited supply of ammunition, and more emphasis on exploration and puzzle solving. As in Resident Evil 4Resident Evil 4
Resident Evil 4, known in Japan as , is a survival horror third-person shooter video game developed by Capcom Production Studio 4 and published by multiple publishers, including Capcom, Ubisoft, Nintendo Australia, Red Ant Enterprises and THQ Asia Pacific...
and Resident Evil 5
Resident Evil 5
Resident Evil 5, known in Japan as , is a survival horror third-person shooter video game developed and published by Capcom. The game is the seventh installment in the Resident Evil survival horror series, and was released on March 5, 2009 in Japan and on March 13, 2009 in North America and Europe...
, the game's camera keeps an over-the-shoulder view from behind the playable character. The player may move the protagonist while aiming a weapon, and has the option to switch between a first-person
First-person shooter
First-person shooter is a video game genre that centers the gameplay on gun and projectile weapon-based combat through first-person perspective; i.e., the player experiences the action through the eyes of a protagonist. Generally speaking, the first-person shooter shares common traits with other...
and third-person
Third-person shooter
Third-person shooter is a genre of 3D action games in which the player character is visible on-screen, and the gameplay consists primarily of shooting.-Definition:...
perspective. A new item, the supply scanner, detects items hidden throughout the game's environments.
Plot
The game is set in 2005, between Resident Evil 4 and Resident Evil 5. It depicts the events shortly after the establishment of the Bioterrorism Security Assessment Alliance (BSAA), a counter-terrorismCounter-terrorism
Counter-terrorism is the practices, tactics, techniques, and strategies that governments, militaries, police departments and corporations adopt to prevent or in response to terrorist threats and/or acts, both real and imputed.The tactic of terrorism is available to insurgents and governments...
group introduced in Resident Evil 5. The story revolves around BSAA co-founders Jill Valentine
Jill Valentine
is a fictional character in the Resident Evil survival horror series by Capcom.Jill is one of the two protagonists of the original Resident Evil game, where she was introduced as a member of the Raccoon Police Department's Special Tactics And Rescue Service , trapped in a secret research complex of...
and Chris Redfield
Chris Redfield
is a fictional character from Capcom's Resident Evil series.Chris is one of the two main protagonists in the first Resident Evil game, the other being Jill Valentine. Redfield returned as a playable character in Resident Evil Code: Veronica, where he must search for, and ultimately rescue, his...
, the protagonists of the first Resident Evil
Resident Evil (video game)
Resident Evil, known as in Japan, is a survival horror video game by Capcom. The first installment in the Resident Evil series, it was originally released in 1996 for the PlayStation and was subsequently ported to the Sega Saturn and PC. In 2002, a remake of the game was released for the Nintendo...
. Chris and his partner Jessica have gone missing, and Jill is dispatched to a cruise ship in the Mediterranean sea to investigate their whereabouts. On her mission, Jill is joined by fellow BSAA operative Parker Luciani. Settings in addition to the cruise ship include a port town and a snowy mountain.
Development
Development of Resident Evil Revelations began before that of Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3DResident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D
Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D, known as in Japan, is a third-person shooter video game developed by Capcom for the Nintendo 3DS. The game was announced at the 2010 Nintendo conference in Japan...
, an action game that was created by the same staff members at Capcom
Capcom
is a Japanese developer and publisher of video games, known for creating multi-million-selling franchises such as Devil May Cry, Chaos Legion, Street Fighter, Mega Man and Resident Evil. Capcom developed and published Bionic Commando, Lost Planet and Dark Void too, but they are less known. Its...
. The Mercenaries 3D was intended as a test for the capabilities of the Nintendo 3DS
Nintendo 3DS
The is a portable game console produced by Nintendo. The autostereoscopic device is able to project stereoscopic 3D effects without the use of 3D glasses or any additional accessories. The Nintendo 3DS features backward compatibility with Nintendo DS series software, including Nintendo DSi software...
, and made the development team familiar with the handheld's technology. Resident Evil Revelations uses a new revision of the internally developed MT Framework
MT Framework
MT Framework is an exclusive seventh generation game engine built to be used with "all of the Capcom next-generation games" on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 , as commented by Dead Rising, Lost Planet, Devil May Cry 4, and Resident Evil 5. MT stands for "Multi-Thread", "Meta Tools" and "Multi-Target"...
graphics engine. Referred to as MT Framework Mobile, it was designed specifically for the Nintendo 3DS, and is based on an earlier version of the engine utilized in the third-person shooter Lost Planet 2
Lost Planet 2
Lost Planet 2 is a third-person shooter video game developed and published by Capcom. The game is the sequel to Lost Planet: Extreme Condition, taking place ten years after the events of the first game, on the same fictional planet. The game was developed for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and...
. Depending on the mode Resident Evil Revelations is run in, some graphical effects will be toggled on and off; for example, the graphics feature anti-aliasing
Anti-aliasing
In digital signal processing, spatial anti-aliasing is the technique of minimizing the distortion artifacts known as aliasing when representing a high-resolution image at a lower resolution...
if the 3D mode of the Nintendo 3DS is disabled. Resident Evil Revelations is being directed by Resident Evil 5 co-designer Koushi Nakanishi, and produced by Masachika Kawata and Takayuki Hama. Tsukasa Takenaka, who provided the story background and in-game files for Resident Evil 5, is joining the team as assistant producer. According to Kawata, there will be a significantly larger amount of script in the game. The game was revealed at the E3 2010 trade show in Los Angeles
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. A playable demo for Resident Evil Revelations, referred to as a "pilot version" by Capcom, was released with Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D.