Resident Evil 6

                     

Resident Evil 6
Developer(s)	Capcom
Publisher(s)	Capcom
Director(s)	Eiichiro Sasaki
Producer(s)	Hiroyuki Kobayashi Yoshiaki Hirabayashi
Designer(s)	Jiro Taoka
Composer(s)	Akihiko Narita Akiyuki Morimoto Azusa Kato Kota Suzuki Thomas Parisch Laurent Ziliani
Series	Resident Evil
Engine	MT Framework
Platform(s)	PlayStation 3 Xbox 360 Microsoft Windows
Release date(s)	October 2, 2012
Genre(s)	Survival horror Third-person shooter
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer
Rating(s)	8.8
Media/distribution	Optical disc

Resident Evil 6, known in Japan as Biohazard 6 (バイオハザード6 Baio Hazādo Shikkusu), is an action third-person shooter video game in the Resident Evil series, developed and published by Capcom. It released on October 2, 2012, for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, and Microsoft Windows with a 2013 release date

 

 

 

 

Plot

Chronologically, the game starts in December 2012, in the fictional South-Slavic state of Edonia. Edonian Liberation Army mercenary Jake Muller, the son of late bio-terrorist Albert Wesker, flees from the authorities during a bioterrorist attack. During Jake's adventure, he partners up with Division of Security Operations (DSO) agent and Raccoon City survivor Sherry Birkin. At the same time, Bioterrorism Security Assessment Alliance (BSAA) Captain Chris Redfield and his team, including Piers Nivans fight against BOWs and J'avo. However, they are attacked by Ada Wong, an employee of Neo-Umbrella, who kills most of the BSAA members using a device that injects them with the newly developed C-Virus, turning them into monsters except Chris and Piers.
Six months later in June 2013, U.S. President Adam Benford has decided to officially reveal the truth behind the 1998 Raccoon City incident, believing that it will curb the current resurgence in bioterrorist activity.By the President’s side is his personal friend, DSO agent and Raccoon City survivor Leon S. Kennedy and United States Secret Service agent Helena Harper but when the venue becomes host to another bioterrorist attack, Leon is forced to face the infected and mutated President, and kill him.

Meanwhile, Chris returns to duty in the BSAA (after retiring and turning to drink to forget the Edonia incident) with Piers and a new team, arriving in the fictional Chinese city of Lanshiang (based on Hong Kong), itself under threat of a bioterrorist attack. With no country safe from the attacks and ensuing outbreaks, the entire world’s population is united by a common fear: there may be no hope left.

Gameplay

Resident Evil 6 will allow players to select between three scenarios with connected storylines, each with their own intentionally different design. Each scenario follows one of three main protagonists - Leon S.
Kennedy, Chris Redfield and Jake Muller. The player characters from each scenario will have their own partners which are controlled by either the computer AI or another human player via local or online multiplayer. When playing in single player, the player can allow another player to join in online at any 

time and inventories are now kept seperate from each other. A fourth scenario is unlocked after the player has finished the other three, in which the player controls Ada Wong (without a partner).
 

The game also features the Mercenaries mode, where players fight against oncoming hordes of enemies, and the Agent Hunt mode which allows players to take control on random enemies in other people's games.

Players can pick up items quickly and change weapons in real time. Players are also able to move while aiming their firearms. A new feature comes in the form of tablets, in which players can recover health at the push of a button. More tablets can be produced by locating herbs. By finding various herbs and saving them before converting, more tablets can be obtained from them. If one player runs out of health, that player will have a short time to try and defend him/herself while his partner attempts to revive them.

 If either player is killed, gameplay resumes at the last checkpoint. The game will have several primary enemies, including zombies and the newly introduced J'avo. Unlike zombies, J'avo are able to interact with each other to plan an attack, use weapons, and heal themselves.  Certain enemies drop skill points when killed, which can be picked up and spent on upgrades such as increased weapon effectiveness or specific ammunition drops. Players can equip three of these upgrades which apply to all the campaigns. There are set piece events that require different approaches, such as shooting at zombies, prying through a door, and attempting to locate keys in a vehicle.

Development

Concept development of the game began soon after the release of Resident Evil 5, and began full development in 2010. Resident Evil 5 producer Jun Takeuchi said that he considered a "completely new system" for Resident Evil 6, but later ruled out his involvement with the game. In March 2009, co-producer Masachika Kawata stated that the new installment was not decided upon, but that it could take Capcom four to eight years to develop. Sources familiar with the project indicated that the series would return to its roots and be "brutally scary."

The development of the game is led by Hiroyuki Kobayashi, who is stated by Capcom to be aiming to "deliver the most impressive Resident Evil title ever both in terms of scope and production values." Capcom also noted that the game is meant to be "a giant stride forward in the evolution of the series." The staff wanted to give the game a new setting with director Eiichiro Sasaki wishing to place it in China. While the country of Edonia was not modelled on any country from Europe, it was given an Eastern European air. The character of Jake was also made to attract new fans. The game has a development staff of more than 600, making it Capcom's biggest production to date. In May 2012, Capcom announced they expect the game to sell 7 million copies by the end of this fiscal year.

An official trailer was released on January 19, 2012. On April 10, 2012, a second trailer was released which detailed the game's plot further, also revealed that the release date has been moved from November 20, 2012 to October 2, 2012. At Microsoft's press briefing at E3 2012, the first gameplay demonstration was shown, depicting Leon and Helena fighting zombie hordes in China.

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