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Protected by Copyright. Unauthorized Or Unlawful Copying Or Downloading Expressly Prohibited Protected by copyright. Unauthorized or unlawful copying or downloading expressly prohibited. Contents Introduction .....................................................4..................................................... Neptune ..................................................................................................................................................25 Welcome to The Umbrella Chronicles ..........................4.......................... Wasp .............................................................................. 25 Web Spinner..................................................................Spinner.................................................................. 25 The Resident Evil Experience .....................................4..................................... Zombie...........................................................................Zombie........................................................................... 26 What’s in the Book? ..................................................4 Bosses ...................................................................26 Basic Training .................................................6 Grave Digger ................................................................ 26 Getting Started ........................................................6 Infected Bat .................................................................. 26 Starting/Loading a Game ............................................... 6 Ivan ................................................................................26 Scenario Select/Main Menu .......................................... 6 Lisa Trevor .....................................................................27 Chapter/Subchapter Select ........................................... 8 Mimicry Marcus ............................................................ 27 Character Selection ........................................................8 Nemesis T-Type (Pursuer) ............................................27 Equipment Selection ...................................................... 8 Plant 42 ......................................................................... 27 Controller Setup ............................................................. 9 Queen Leech ................................................................27 The In-Game Environment ........................................10 Sergei Monster (Boss) ..................................................27 The Game Screen ......................................................... 10 Stinger ............................................................................28 Weapon/Item Usage .....................................................11 Talos ............................................................................... 28 The Environment........................................................... 11 Tyrant (T-002) ................................................................ 28 Actions ........................................................................... 12 Yawn ..............................................................................28 Dying ..............................................................................13 Weapons Training .......................................... 29 Ranking ..........................................................................13 Default Weapons .....................................................29 Playable Characters .......................................14 Upgrading Weapons .................................................29 Train Derailment .....................................................14 Shotguns ................................................................30 Rebecca Chambers .......................................................14 Assault Shotgun ............................................................ 30 Billy Coen ...................................................................... 15 Shotgun.......................................................................... 30 The Mansion Incident ...............................................16 Shotgun SA ....................................................................30 Jill Valentine ...................................................................16 Submachine Guns .....................................................31 2 Chris Redfi eld ................................................................17 Automatic Pistol ............................................................31 Raccoon’s Destruction ..............................................18 Submachine Gun .......................................................... 31 Carlos Oliveira .............................................................. 18 Submachine Gun HP .................................................... 31 Umbrella’s End .........................................................19 Grenade Launchers ................................................. 32 Subchapters ............................................................19 Grenade Launcher ........................................................32 Albert Wesker ............................................................... 19 Grenade Launcher AT ...................................................32 Ada Wong ...................................................................... 20 Grenade Launcher HP ..................................................32 HUNK .............................................................................21 Magnums ................................................................33 The Infected .................................................22 Magnum AT ................................................................... 33 Non-Boss Encounters ............................................. 22 Magnum Revolver .........................................................33 Adder ............................................................................. 22 Hand Cannon ................................................................33 Bat .................................................................................. 22 Rocket Launchers ...................................................34 Black Tiger ..................................................................... 22 Anti-Tank Gun ............................................................... 34 Cerberus ........................................................................ 22 MRL ................................................................................34 Chimera ......................................................................... 23 Rocket Launcher ........................................................... 34 Crimson Head ...............................................................23 Surviving the Game ....................................... 36 Crow .............................................................................. 23 Introduction ........................................................... 36 Eliminator ...................................................................... 23 Train Derailment 1 .........................................38 Hunter ............................................................................24 First Encounter: Zombie ...............................................40 Ivy ...................................................................................24 First Encounter: Leech .................................................. 40 Large Roach ...................................................................24 First Encounter: Cerberus ............................................ 41 Leech ..............................................................................24 Action!............................................................................ 41 Licker ............................................................................. 25 PRIMA OFFICIAL GAME GUIDE Protected by copyright. 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Basic Training Boss Battle: Stinger ....................................................... 41 Beginnings 1 .................................................82 Train Derailment 2 ........................................42 Beginnings 2 ................................................ 84 First Encounter: Eliminator ...........................................43 Boss Battle: Ivan ............................................................85 First Encounter: Bat .......................................................44 Dark Legacy 1 ...............................................86 Action!............................................................................ 44 Boss Battle: Ivan ............................................................87 Boss Battle: Infected Bat .............................................. 45 Train Derailment 3 ........................................46 Dark Legacy 2 .............................................. 88 Boss Battle: Sergei ........................................................ 90 First Encounter: Tyrant ................................................. 48 Action!............................................................................ 48 Death’s Door .................................................92 Boss Battle: Mimicry Marcus/Queen Leech ............... 48 Action!............................................................................ 94 Mansion Incident 1 ........................................50 Boss Battle: Tyrant .........................................................95
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