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Resident Evil 2
Resident Evil 2 is a sequel to the first Resident Evil title. Like the previous game in the series, Resident Evil 2 is a 3D action-adventure using three-dimensional polygon characters over two-dimensional pre-rendered backgrounds, with the action viewed through a variety of cinematic fixed camera angles in each room. Players can choose to play as one of two possible characters; each goes through the same initial scenario but with differences in the type of weaponry they find and the people they meet along the way.
- Released
- 21 January 1998
- Developer
- Capcom Planning Room 2
- Publisher
- Nintendo
- Perspective
- Third person
- Age rating
- PEGI 18 · ESRB M
- Platforms
- PlayStation 3 · Nintendo GameCube · PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation · PlayStation Portable · Dreamcast
- Genres
- Shooter · Puzzle · Adventure
- Also known as
- Biohazard 2 · Biohazard 2 Value Plus · RE2 · Resident Evil 2 Platinum · Обитель зла 2
- 69
- Player rating
- 55
- Critic rating
- 593
- Ratings counted
Resident Evil 2
Quick answers
Resident Evil 2
The story
The game is set on September 29, 1998. Zombies have infested Raccoon City. A biological weapon known as the T-Virus was released into the sewer system. Rats then spread the virus to the city's population. Two people make their way to Raccoon City: Leon S. Kennedy, a rookie police officer on his first day on the job, and Claire Redfield, a college student looking for her brother. Leon and Claire quickly find themselves fighting for their lives against hordes of creatures in their search for survival.
Resident Evil 2
How long to beat
- Main story
- 2.8 h
- Main + extras
- 7.2 h
- Completionist
- 9 h
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Key facts
Platforms
Game modes
- Single player
Themes
- Action
- Science fiction
- Horror
- Survival
Resident Evil 2
Trailer
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Screenshots
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Reviews and languages
6 languages in the interface, 1 of them with full voice acting. English is supported, with full voice acting.
Resident Evil 2
Platform releases
- PlayStation
- 21 January 1998
- PC (Microsoft Windows)
- 19 February 1999
- Dreamcast
- 22 December 1999
- Nintendo GameCube
- 14 January 2003
- PlayStation 3
- 26 December 2007
- PlayStation Portable
- 26 December 2007
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Editions, DLC and remakes
- Resident Evil 2 Remake
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Official pages
Series
Resident Evil
Resident Evil 2