'Resident Evil' trailer actually lets you shoot at the damn zombies
Posted on Thu Nov 12 2009
"Shoot them in the head!" demands the voice emanating from the speakers on my Mac, and the next thing I know, I'm aiming with my mouse and actually firing at zombies with a click. This is one of the nifty features from this Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles trailer. While I always tend to find these cinematic, Hollywood-wannabe game ads kind of cheesy, this one is really intense. Why? Because it actually engages the viewer. When the voice screamed "Shoot them in the head!" I tried to, and then my screen started to shatter and blood began to splatter. And when it was over, I found myself thinking, "Maybe I should buy that game." Well done, Capcom. For a game that is 13 years old, you've found a way to keep it fresh and even potentially change the way video games are marketed online.
—Posted by Kenneth Hein
