Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City is a horror-survival, team-based third-person shooter. It is September 1998 and the action centers on the ill-fated Raccoon City during the outbreak of the T-Virus. The USS (Umbrella Security Soldier) team is given orders to destroy all evidence of Umbrella’s involvement and silence anyone that might discover the truth. Players take on the role of a USS and battle against all the competing forces at play in Raccoon City. Choose from 6 characters, each one equipped with a unique skill set. Risk infection from the hordes of zombies. Fight to survive with anti-viral sprays, your character's special skills or help from field scientist Bertha before your character's condition worsens, turning you into a violent zombie who will attack your own team members. The game also offers 4-player co-op play, and the online Heroes Mode which allows for play as classic Resident Evil characters, such as Leon Kennedy, Claire Redfield and others.