Video | 3/20/2012 at 1:00 PM

Co-Op Spotlight: Resident Evil Operation Raccoon City

The Resident Evil franchise branches out into the military shooter genre today.  Resident Evil Operation Raccoon City is a squad-based third-person shooter which focuses on the events of Resident Evil 2 and 3.  Players will not be taking on the rolls of heroic S.T.A.R.S agents in this adventure.  Instead you'll be acting on behalf of Umbrella, the misunderstood global conglomerate whose products just so happen to cause zombie apocalypses and some mild to severe monsterism.

Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City launches today, March 20th, for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.  We should have our Co-Op review up by Monday, March 26th.

Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City Selected Stories

RESIDENT EVIL: OPERATION RACCOON CITY CO-OP DETAILS

Online Co-Op:  Yes   Number of Players: 4
Couch Co-Op:  No
Single Player Campaign Co-Op:  Yes
Separate Co-Op Mode:  No

The Co-Op Experience:  Choose one of six specially trained members of the Umbrella Security Service.  Form a four man team and destroy all evidence of Umbrella Corporation's involvement in the Raccoon City Outbreak.

Capcom Announces Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City - "That's right, you'll be playing as the 'bad guys' during the T-Virus outbreak."

First Trailer for Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City - "Thrusting co-op players into the role of the Umbrella Security Service, they'll be tasked not only with dealing with the undead, but also opposing forces."

E3 2011 - Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City Hands-On Preview - "As we played we came across other enemies from the early RE games, including Lickers and helicopter-deployed Hunters."

A Trio of Co-Op Videos for Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City

Brutal Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City Trailer Boasts 0% More Dubstep  - "There is plenty of point blank shooting, head stomping, and throat slitting.  The Umbrella Security Service does not mess around." 

Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City DLC Goes on Sale Early on Xbox.com