Leon Kennedy is initially sent to deal with it, but communication with the hero of Raccoon City is lost, so Barry Burton sets out to learn what happened and hopefully finish the job.
Resident Evil Gaiden takes place aboard the ocean liner known as the Starlight where reports of a new bioweapon draw the attention of a special task force aiming to prevent the spread of them following the zombie outbreak in Raccoon City. Resident Evil Gaiden on the Game Boy Color though feels like a legitimate attempt was made to provide a unique adventure while keeping in mind the limits of the hardware, and while its cruise ship setting would funnily enough be copied by Resident Evil Relations on the 3DS which also essentially had the same approach, it does feel more impressive that Capcom first tried to bring the zombie shooter to a much weaker handheld. The Resident Evil series has had an odd relationship with Nintendo handhelds, from the odd remake Resident Evil: Deadly Silence that added touch controls and multiplayer to the first game to the 3DS getting Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D that only provided the short side modes from Resident Evil 4 and 5, it’s always been an odd way to experience the survival horror series.
