Capcom rail shooter retelling the Resident Evil saga on Wii. Snappy pointer aim, vibe faithful to the original entries, fun local co-op. An excellent gateway to the series for rail-shooter fans.
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Rail Shooter1 player16+
Description
Rail shooter developed by Cavia and published by Capcom in Japan in November 2008. Players relive the events of Resident Evil 0, Resident Evil 1 and Resident Evil 3 in first-person shooting sequences with the Wiimote. Condensed narrative of the Umbrella organization origins, legendary saga bosses and two-player co-op mode. Japanese version of Umbrella Chronicles.
Biohazard - Umbrella Chronicles review
4/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Striking"
4/5
Music
★★★★★
"Excellent"
3/5
Story
★★★★★
"Solid"
The game rebuilds places players know by heart. Cavia takes the training facility, the mansion corridors and the ruined streets and renders them with dynamic lighting, torch beams carving out the corners and shadows moving while the camera advances on its own. Seeing familiar sets treated this way produces a vertigo specific to this version.
The soundtrack works like an album of covers. Themes from the three revisited episodes come back rearranged for full orchestra, sometimes chained into a medley inside one chapter, and the save room melody resurfaces exactly where the player catches their breath. Recognising a motif before recognising the room becomes a pleasure of its own.
Is Biohazard - Umbrella Chronicles still worth playing in 2026?
A rail shooter from Capcom, Biohazard Umbrella Chronicles revisits the great moments of Resident Evil on on rails routes where the Wiimote acts as a gun. The spectacular staging, the cut scenes from the original games and two player shooting deliver a snappy, generous retelling of the saga. The on rails format limits freedom and the replayability rests mainly on scoring. An excellent light gun game for Resident Evil fans and lovers of pointer shooting in multiplayer.
