Capcom announced yesterday that Resident Evil Revelations will hit North American retailers on February 7, 2012 for Nintendo 3DS. Resident Evil Revelations introduces a brand new storyline, characters and locations for the Resident Evil series, plus 3D graphics.
North American retailer GameStop will began offering an incentive for consumers who pre-order Resident Evil Revelations yesterday. A unique Resident Evil Revelations 3DS case with an image that changes in the sunlight will be available when consumers pick up their retail copies of the game.
Set between the events of Resident Evil 4 and Resident Evil 5, the all new episodic narrative sees fan favorite characters Jill Valentine and Chris Redfield paired with new BSAA members Parker Luciani and Jessica Sherawat on their search to discover the truth about the Veltro terrorist organization and the T-Abyss virus outbreak.
Players will need to make use of the Nintendo 3DS touch screen to solve puzzles and switch between weapons as they try to survive the horror that awaits them around every corner. Environments will need to be scanned with the Genesis Scanner to reveal hidden items and identify enemies.