Resident Evil Operation Raccoon City delivers a true third person team based shooter experience set within the dark and sinister Resident Evil universe and a reinterpretation of the events depicted in Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil 3. The setting of the Resident Evil universe not only provides a rich backdrop to the action but delivers a unique and thrilling triple threat battle. Zombies and Bio-Organic Weapons (B.O.Ws) add to the mix as players not only compete against an opposing squad but also tackle this third unpredictable element creating a brand new style of gameplay and breaking the conventions of traditional team based shooters. It is September 1998 and the action centres once more on the ill-fated Raccoon City and the horrific consequences of the deadly T-virus outbreak from the Umbrella facility. With a cover up required Umbrella orders an elite team into Raccoon City to destroy all evidence of the outbreak and eliminate any survivors. Hearing of this plan the US Government dispatches its own special forces to uncover any evidence that exposes the cause of the viral infection and Umbrellas actions. Players take on the role of an Umbrella Security Services soldier (U.S.S.) competing alone or in four player co-op in a battle against all the competing forces at play in Raccoon City. In addition Resident Evil Operation Raccoon City will deliver a number of competitive online multiplayer modes. Each one of these will provide a unique gaming experience thanks to the three way combat between the Umbrella Security Service US Special Ops and threat of zombies and B.O.Ws that could only exist in the deadly and twisted Resident Evil Universe. Team based shooter set in the dark and sinister Resident Evil universe Triple threat battle as zombies and B.O.W.s add to the action Choose from six U.S.S. characters each with their own unique skill set and roles Rewrite the history of the Raccoon City outbreak.