Capcom's press release for Resident Evil Dead Aim

E3, LOS ANGELES ( May 14, 2003. -Capcom(r) today confirmed that Resident Evil(: Dead Aim will release across all PAL territories on Sony PlayStation 2 this June. Based on the popular Resident Evil series, which has sold more than 20 million copies worldwide, Resident Evil: Dead Aim combines first person shooter action with third person adventure exploration in a seamless package of fluid survival horror game-play. Resident Evil: Dead Aim is compatible with the G-Con 2 controller.

Resident Evil: Dead Aim sees search and pursuit team agent, Bruce McGivern spear heading a shady anti-Umbrella organization's attempt to infiltrate and investigate a gigantic sea-cruiser as it makes its way across the Atlantic. Bruce McGivern is a brand new character to the Resident Evil series and along with his mysterious female partner Fongling, must battle against the hoards of relentless zombies that confront them for the first time.

In the true spirit of the survival horror genre, players must perform search and stealth manoeuvres as well as attack moves to make it out alive. Bullets are scarce but new weapons become available as players progress though the game including a grenade launcher, shotgun and assault rifle. Resident Evil: Dead Aim maintains the action and puzzle solving elements that the Resident Evil series is best known for and heightens tension by introducing the new first person perspective.

Resident Evil: Dead Aim includes the following features:

• An intense blend of action and puzzle solving
• Two different gameplay perspectives - Shoot in a first person viewpoint and explore in a third person perspective
• A cache of weapons will be available to help destroy the hoard of flesh eating zombies including a handgun, assault rifle, grenade launcher and particle rifle.
• Survey the bowels of a cruise ship from the upper and lower deck to the lower cargo area and underwater test centre
• GunCon'2 light gun controller compatible

CE Europe Ltd, headquartered in London, England, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Capcom, Co., Ltd. of Japan. A leading force in the multi-billion dollar interactive entertainment industry, Capcom's legacy spans more than 22 years of entertaining video gamers. Capcom develops, markets, and distributes home video games for the PlayStation(r) game console, PlayStation(r)2 computer entertainment system, Nintendo(r) GameCube and the Xbox(tm) game consoles, Game Boy(r) Advance and Game Boy(r) Color Systems, personal computers, and coin-operated games. Worldwide recognizable product lines include the Resident Evil, Street Fighter, Mega Man, Breath of Fire, and Onimusha series. World headquarters in Osaka, Japan, the company also has offices in Tokyo, Hong Kong, London and Sunnyvale, California. The company is publicly traded on the Tokyo Stock Exchange code number 9697.

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