Uploaded February 2022 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
In which Resident Evil goes on-rails with The Umbrella Chronicles & The Darkside Chronicles.
In late 2007 and 2009, Resident Evil would take a couple of cracks in the on-rails space with Umbrella Chronicles and Darkside Chronicles. They're both a lot of fun if you enjoy these kinds of games. Darkside Chronicles is one of the better examples of a sequel making improvements (with one major exception).
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The Resident Evil series had flirted with the idea in the past with the light gun focus, but not a full-fledged on-rails shooter. The motion controls of the Nintendo Wii left some room to explore this style of game.
Other franchises in the horror realm would make use of it - such as Dead Space. I do have some fondness for on-rail shooters - House of the Dead 2 is one of them.
There would be 2 on-rail shooters for Resident Evil. Umbrella and Darkside Chronicles - so let's take a gander, shall we?
This review/analysis/retrospective/critique on Umbrella Chronicles and Darkside Chronicles will look at how the games are played, their differences, their strengths and drawbacks, and more.
Timestamps:
00:00 - Prelude
01:10 - Umbrella Chronicles
07:39 - Darkside Chronicles
Additional Footage:
• Dead Space: Extraction
• House of The Dead 2:
youtube.com/watch?v=uZgSJXto1dQ
youtube.com/watch?v=wDZs1LSgsSU
#residentevil #boulderpunch #onrails
In which Resident Evil goes on-rails with The Umbrella Chronicles & The Darkside Chronicles.
In late 2007 and 2009, Resident Evil would take a couple of cracks in the on-rails space with Umbrella Chronicles and Darkside Chronicles. They're both a lot of fun if you enjoy these kinds of games. Darkside Chronicles is one of the better examples of a sequel making improvements (with one major exception).
Support the channel on Patreon: patreon.com/boulderpunch
Or Become a YouTube Member: youtube.com/channel/UCUe2AK0iirPfXcDkYu5dWow/join
• Boulder Punch Resident Evil Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9iyzUyf92M8bYd-6yDENm4_CKNMM0W6O
The Resident Evil series had flirted with the idea in the past with the light gun focus, but not a full-fledged on-rails shooter. The motion controls of the Nintendo Wii left some room to explore this style of game.
Other franchises in the horror realm would make use of it - such as Dead Space. I do have some fondness for on-rail shooters - House of the Dead 2 is one of them.
There would be 2 on-rail shooters for Resident Evil. Umbrella and Darkside Chronicles - so let's take a gander, shall we?
This review/analysis/retrospective/critique on Umbrella Chronicles and Darkside Chronicles will look at how the games are played, their differences, their strengths and drawbacks, and more.
Timestamps:
00:00 - Prelude
01:10 - Umbrella Chronicles
07:39 - Darkside Chronicles
Additional Footage:
• Dead Space: Extraction
• House of The Dead 2:
youtube.com/watch?v=uZgSJXto1dQ
youtube.com/watch?v=wDZs1LSgsSU
#residentevil #boulderpunch #onrails
