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Resident Evil 2

Capcom Planning Room 2

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

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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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Reviews and languages

6 languages in the interface, 1 of them with full voice acting. English is supported, with full voice acting.

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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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Resident Evil

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