We’ve just been slipped a press release and screenshot of Capcom’s upcoming Wii shooter sequel Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles. It looks so awesome that we figured we should just paste the press release and accompanying photo into this article, because they speak so much more than anything we write ever could.

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SAN MATEO, Calif. – September 3, 2009 — Capcom®, a leading worldwide developer and publisher of video games, today announced its plans for a big comeback of its multi-million-selling franchise, Resident Evil® to the Wii™ video game system this year, in collaboration with Lucasarts®. Resident Evil®: The Darkside Chronicles, the sequel to the highly successful Wii title Resident Evil®: The Umbrella Chronicles, is in development exclusively for the Wii and is set to hit North American retailers this winter.

“We are very excited to be bringing the sequel to Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles to the Wii as it’s the perfect fit for the platform, especially in collaboration with Lucasarts,” said Mona Hamilton, vice president, marketing, Capcom Entertainment. “We are always looking for new ways to give Capcom fans a chance to experience our games and in this partnership we have perhaps found the ultimate in new experiences. Umbrella Chronicles was a huge success for us, Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles includes a more in-depth co-op experience –and lightsabers — and we are excited to bring this exclusive content to the Wii audience.”

Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles‘s story is based around an entirely new storyline and includes the popular characters, Leon S Kennedy and Claire Redfield, as they are recruited by Emperor Palpatine and Darth Vader to do the Empire’s bidding against the evil undead Rebel Alliance. Its on-rails style gameplay and active camera will create a more immersive “Chronicles” survival experience, while effectively integrating blaster gameplay with classic pistol and shotgun action.

As in the last installment, this is a first-person game with extreme shooting gameplay and interactive pathways. Filling in many of the missing pieces of storyline that were not covered in the original “Umbrella Chronicles”, such as how the characters end up in space, Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles will give hardcore fans the chance to re-live some of the most classic moments of the Resident Evil franchise, while allowing new players to take advantage of the intense action-horror experience only possible on the Wii.

Yeah.