Resident Evil Operation Raccoon City
Biohazard - Operation Raccoon City is a PlayStation 3 shooter game released in 2012 developed by Slant Six Games. It centers on aiming and shooting, positioning and evasion, and weapon and firepower management, with controls and information arranged around the DualShock 3 or Sixaxis twin sticks, triggers, and face buttons, with PlayStation Move only where explicitly supported.
- AI score · out of 10
- 5.1 / 10
About this game
Biohazard - Operation Raccoon City is a PlayStation 3 shooter game centered on aiming and shooting, positioning and evasion, and weapon and firepower management. Missions pace progress through enemy waves, routes, objectives, and weapon opportunities, with progress divided into stages, tasks, matches, or growth milestones that make immediate goals understandable. Its value depends on whether these rules continue to create judgment and room for mastery rather than on length, sales, or series recognition. Short campaigns are judged by repeat-challenge value, while longer ones are judged by variety, pacing, and recovery after failure. Aiming feedback, projectiles, hits, and danger zones need to remain readable, while HD 3D scenes, Blu-ray data streaming, surround audio, and cinematic presentation need to preserve action, state, and text readability together. The genre-specific limitation is that camera turning, aiming methods, dense encounters, and peripheral support can increase control pressure. Platform conditions also include Blu-ray loading, HDD installs, system software, DualShock 3 battery life, Move accessories, resolution and frame rate, and retired online services affect present-day use. This description covers only this platform release and does not import features or conveniences from remasters, emulators, or other console editions.
Collected in series
Resident Evil follows people trying to survive biological disasters, combining dangerous exploration, puzzles and encounters with hostile creatures. Each game finds a different balance between fear and action, with fixed, over-the-shoulder and first-person perspectives changing how you face the danger.
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AI review
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A compelling Raccoon City angle weakened by PS3 cover and squad AI.
The PS3 Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City revisits familiar series territory from an Umbrella squad's viewpoint, an intriguing reversal for fans. As a shooter, though, its execution trails its premise. Reviews of the PS3 release describe unreliable AI partners and firefights that repeat more than they develop. Human co-op can improve coordination and enjoyment, but a short campaign limits how much the stronger social play can carry the whole package. Raccoon City locations and recognizable characters provide fan appeal while the action emphasis reduces the horror that defines the main series. On this platform, the automatic cover system is described as inconsistent, and allied support does not give reliable feedback during combat. Those are PS3-specific usability findings; button-conflict observations from an Xbox 360 review are deliberately not transferred here. The score acknowledges the value of a different series viewpoint and co-op, yet it is held down by campaign pacing and control-system friction.
Strengths
- Umbrella perspective and human co-op make the spin-off distinctive.
Weaknesses
- Unreliable PS3 cover and allies, plus a short campaign.
Who it is for: PS3 fans who can play the campaign with friends.
Play notes: Solo play relies on notably inconsistent AI partners.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension A short campaign benefits most from human co-op. | Reviewed | 4.9 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Umbrella's perspective outshines its gunplay. | Reviewed | 5.2 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Familiar imagery outweighs suspense. | Reviewed | 5.4 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Inconsistent PS3 cover and allies impede fights. | Reviewed | 4.7 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- Slant Six Games
- Publisher
- CAPCOM
- Release date
- 2012
- Platforms
- PlayStation 3
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Shooter · Primary genre
- Tags
- Linear LevelsShootingPlayer versus EnvironmentSolo-friendlyMain Story Under 10 HoursThird PersonReplayable3D GraphicsFast-pacedDodge
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
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- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Not provided
- Perspectives
- Not provided
Release editions
- Xbox 360Worldwide2012
- PlayStation 3Worldwide2012
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