Resident Evil 6

This article is about the video game. For the sixth film in the Resident Evil film series, see Resident Evil: The Final Chapter.
"RE6" redirects here. For other uses, see RE6 (disambiguation).

Resident Evil 6
Developer(s)Capcom[a]
Publisher(s)Capcom
Director(s)Eiichiro Sasaki
Producer(s)Yoshiaki Hirabayashi
Designer(s)Jiro Taoka
Programmer(s)Soji Seta
Artist(s)Tomonori Takano
Writer(s)Shōtarō Suga
Composer(s)Akihiko Narita
Akiyuki Morimoto
Kōta Suzuki
SeriesResident Evil
EngineMT Framework
Platform(s)
Release
2 October 2012
  • PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
    • WW: 2 October 2012[1]
    • JP: 4 October 2012
    Windows
    • AU: 21 March 2013
    • WW: 22 March 2013
    PlayStation 4, Xbox One
    • WW: 29 March 2016
    Nintendo Switch
    • WW: October 29, 2019
Genre(s)Third-person shooter[2][3][4]
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Resident Evil 6[b] is a 2012 third-person shooter video game developed and published by Capcom. A major installment in the Resident Evil series, Resident Evil 6 was released for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in October 2012, and for Windows in March 2013. It was re-released with all downloadable content for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in March 2016, and for the Nintendo Switch in October 2019. Players control Leon S. Kennedy, Chris Redfield, Jake Muller and Ada Wong as they confront the force behind a worldwide bio-terrorist attack. The story is centred around their four interwoven campaigns, and every campaign features a unique style in both tone and gameplay.

Resident Evil 6 was conceptualized in 2009 and entered full development the following year under Resident Evil 4 producer Hiroyuki Kobayashi. It had a development staff of more than 600, making it Capcom's largest production. Resident Evil 6 received mixed reviews from critics, who praised the graphics, artificial intelligence and controls, but criticized the execution of the interwoven campaigns and departure from the survival horror roots of the franchise in favor of a more action-oriented style. Despite these criticisms, the game sold 10.9 million units by December 2022. Resident Evil 7: Biohazard, released in 2017, switched to a first-person perspective and returned to the survival horror genre.

  1. ^ "Resident Evil 6 PC dated and detailed". New Game Network. 17 December 2012. Archived from the original on 2 March 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
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