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Resident Evil 2 (1998)

Capcom Planning Room 2

Dreamcast · Nintendo GameCube · PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation · PlayStation 3 · PlayStation Portable

4.27 from 2156 ratings · #129 top rated on Grouvee

4080 members have it in their collection · 54 playing now · 682 backlogged · 570 wish listed

How long? Main story 7h · with extras 10h · 100% 17h (from 32 logged playthroughs)

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; … Read more
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. Read less

Details

Developers
Capcom Planning Room 2
Publishers
Capcom, Nintendo, Virgin Interactive Entertainment
Genres
Adventure, Puzzle, Shooter
Themes
Action, Horror, Science fiction, Survival
Franchises
Resident Evil
Series
Resident Evil

Release dates

  • Jan 21, 1998 (Full Release) (North_America) PlayStation
  • Jan 29, 1998 (Full Release) (Japan) PlayStation
  • May 08, 1998 (Full Release) (Europe) PlayStation
  • Feb 19, 1999 (Full Release) (Japan) PC (Microsoft Windows)
  • Feb 28, 1999 (Full Release) (North_America) PC (Microsoft Windows)
  • Apr 1999 (Full Release) (Europe) PC (Microsoft Windows)
  • Dec 22, 1999 (Full Release) (Japan) Dreamcast
  • Apr 28, 2000 (Full Release) (Europe) Dreamcast
  • Dec 06, 2000 (Full Release) (North_America) Dreamcast
  • Jan 14, 2003 (Full Release) (North_America) Nintendo GameCube
  • Jan 23, 2003 (Full Release) (Japan) Nintendo GameCube
  • May 30, 2003 (Full Release) (Europe) Nintendo GameCube
  • Dec 26, 2007 (Digital Compatibility Release) (Japan) PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable
  • Nov 19, 2009 (Digital Compatibility Release) (North_America) PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable
  • Feb 29, 2012 (Digital Compatibility Release) (Australia) PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable
  • Feb 29, 2012 (Digital Compatibility Release) (Europe) PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable
  • Feb 29, 2012 (Digital Compatibility Release) (New_Zealand) PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable

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Resident Evil Ranked by DucksOnQuack · 13 games · 3
BMO's memorable games: teen years by BMO · 50 games · 3
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PS+ Games by peter · 198 games · 0
Nintendo 64 by KiingShady · 76 games · 0

Rating distribution

5 stars
988
4 stars
836
3 stars
277
2 stars
42
1 star
12

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Chovus

Status Chovus Jun 3, 2020

Beat on Normal as Claire and then Leon. This was way back in the 90s. It was my cousin's game and I can't remember if it was playstation or N64. It was my first experience with the series and survival horror in general. I used to stay up late playing this with the lights off and some of the scares …

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Beat on Normal as Claire and then Leon. This was way back in the 90s. It was my cousin's game and I can't remember if it was playstation or N64. It was my first experience with the series and survival horror in general. I used to stay up late playing this with the lights off and some of the scares are still vivid 20 years later. The time when crows bust through the window, the time when I unexpectedly fell through the floor and the general concept of fighting dogs in a basement. Loved this game. Absolute masterpiece. I do vaguely recall playing as the Umbrella soldier but can't recall if I beat that campaign.

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HugoPolo

Status HugoPolo Jun 1, 2020

So I finished once again Resident Evil 2 on PlayStation (using the PS3 digital version). It's still awesome. I found out this new mode : Arrange Mode. Not sure what it does but it's like a super easy mode with beefy weapons waiting in the safe and tons of medic sprays. I was more interested revisiting the story and dive …

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So I finished once again Resident Evil 2 on PlayStation (using the PS3 digital version). It's still awesome. I found out this new mode : Arrange Mode. Not sure what it does but it's like a super easy mode with beefy weapons waiting in the safe and tons of medic sprays. I was more interested revisiting the story and dive back in the late 90's graphics with the cheesy storytelling :). It still delivers a blast and has aged well in my opinion. The game is still short like 3 hours 30 minutes of gameplay on my first runthrough and I enjoyed every minute of it ! Really, go back and check this one, it's delicious !

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Dallen

Status Dallen Mar 27, 2020

Stopped trying to treat it like an action shooter and more just enjoying the atmosphere and the B route so far is really adding to that. A lot more variety. Feels less rote and empty so far.

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Dallen

Status Dallen Mar 6, 2020

Finished my casual Leon A

Got a C rank with 4 hours 9 minutes and 15 saves.

Time to start Claire B.

I still like the game fine but it really isn't as good as I had hoped. I am surprised to learn that people like this over the original. I think the OG has much more interesting content and …

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Finished my casual Leon A

Got a C rank with 4 hours 9 minutes and 15 saves.

Time to start Claire B.

I still like the game fine but it really isn't as good as I had hoped. I am surprised to learn that people like this over the original. I think the OG has much more interesting content and replay value but we will see how I feel. Kinds dreading the idea I have 3 more campaigns to go through and that worries me.

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Dallen

Status Dallen Feb 23, 2020

Played another big chunk and I am feeling that railroading hard. The corridors are so thin and so tightly packed with zombies that I never feel like I have a choice between shooting or dodging. I feel a lot less like I'm slipping back and forth through a complex mansion with moment to moment choices and more like I'm on …

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Played another big chunk and I am feeling that railroading hard. The corridors are so thin and so tightly packed with zombies that I never feel like I have a choice between shooting or dodging. I feel a lot less like I'm slipping back and forth through a complex mansion with moment to moment choices and more like I'm on a theme park ride that doesn't go very fast. It's not...bad it's just I think it might hold up not as well as 1 did. The police station is just inherently less interesting to traverse I think and that hinders the experience a lot.

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Dallen

Status Dallen Feb 22, 2020

Going through this again and more thoroughly now. It's nice and relaxing like all old Survival Horror games are. I like the pacing better than 1 so far but it feels a little less involved than I want it too. The lack of meaningful choices is felt and I'm not sure the better pacing makes up for it yet. I …

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Going through this again and more thoroughly now. It's nice and relaxing like all old Survival Horror games are. I like the pacing better than 1 so far but it feels a little less involved than I want it too. The lack of meaningful choices is felt and I'm not sure the better pacing makes up for it yet. I feel a lot more railroaded but the atmosphere is a lot more detailed and I love that.

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Ivonnempg88

Status Ivonnempg88 Jan 12, 2020

Playing this again! Just blasting my way through with the infinite rocket launcher in arrange mode. Doesn't feel like resident evil, but I'm having tons of fun.

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Novastar

Status Novastar Nov 16, 2018

My childhood game! Can't wait for the remake in 2019! 😘

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Fugazi57

Status Fugazi57 Oct 16, 2018

If I was rating this right after finishing Leon's A campaign it would be an easy 5 star game, however, I did find it kinda bullshitty to have to play practically the same game again as Claire to get the true ending. Seeing the plot from another angle was cool and there were some minor but very welcome changes, but …

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If I was rating this right after finishing Leon's A campaign it would be an easy 5 star game, however, I did find it kinda bullshitty to have to play practically the same game again as Claire to get the true ending. Seeing the plot from another angle was cool and there were some minor but very welcome changes, but IMO not enough to not make a big portion of Claire B a bit of grind. I think that if they've had mixed it up a bit more with the collectibles and puzzles plus had some more portions of the game only explorable on the B scenario the game would've been perfect. I hope they manage to do that on the remake!

Nevertheless, an AWESOME, game. Although I'm nitpicking about the B scenario thing, you can end it in like 4 or 5 hours, and it's still pretty fun cause the game is so well made. I rate these games here according to my personal enjoyment, and I think that if I hadn't played the campaign back to back and had waited a couple of years to play as Claire i'd also give it 5 stars.

I love the atmosphere, the SUPERB music, the cheesy dialogues and I think the visuals hold up pretty well due to the nicely done pre rendered backgrounds.

Feeling a very strong 8 on this one!

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DARKLIGHTx90

Status DARKLIGHTx90 Feb 7, 2017

I never played "The 4th Survivor" Hunk scenario till now and it is really kicking my ass! even with the infinite ammo cheat on it's really brutal with only 2 herb mixes in the entire mode

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vodsel

Status vodsel Sep 21, 2016

Finished Claire A today and plan to try Leon B for the first time soon.

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thehaqq

Status thehaqq Aug 9, 2014

Incredible - just completed one of the best. Resident Evil 2 #residentevil

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thehaqq

Status thehaqq Aug 9, 2014

Beat Leon A. Almost done with Claire B. Not going to do it the other way around since it'll be overkill for me, too hyped about Nemesis. #re2 #residentevil

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