Resident Evil 2, known in Japan as biohazard 2, is a sequel to the first Resident Evil title. It was originally released in 1998 for the Playstation – however as of 2016, a remake is the in works for XB1, PS4 and PC. Set in Raccoon City, you take on the role of Leon S. Kennedy and Claire Redfield as you try to escape the city, which has come under a zombie virus thanks to Umbrella Corporation. The gameplay of Resident Evil 2 focuses on a combination of puzzle solving and combat.
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.
Minimum System Requirements | Recommended System Requirements | |
CPU | Intel® Core™ i5-4460 or AMD FX™-6300 or better | Intel Pentium III / AMD Athlon MP |
VRAM | 256 MB | 16 MB |
RAM | 8 GB RAM | 128 MB |
OS | WINDOWS® 7, 8.1, 10 (64-BIT Required) | WINDOWS® 7, 8.1, 10 (64-BIT Required) |
Graphics Card | NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 760 or AMD Radeon™ R7 260x with 2GB Video RAM | nVidia GeForce 2 MX 100/200 32MB / AMD Rage 128 Ultra 16MB |
Direct X | Version 11 | DX 8 |
SOUND CARD | DirectX Compatible | DirectX Compatible |
HDD Space | 26 GB available space | 128 MB |
Game Analysis | Resident Evil 2, known as Biohazard 2 in Japan, is a survival horror video game originally released for the PlayStation in 1998. Developed by Capcom as the second installment in the Resident Evil series, its story takes place two months after the events of the first game, Resident Evil. It is set in Raccoon City, a Midwestern American mountain community whose residents have been transformed into zombies by the T-virus, a biological weapon developed by the pharmaceutical company Umbrella. In their escape from the city, the two protagonists, Leon S. Kennedy and Claire Redfield, encounter other survivors, and are confronted by William Birkin, the mutated creator of the even more powerful G-virus. | |
High FPS | 200+ FPS ( GTX 1060 ) | |
Note | If you have don't have enough graphics memory to run the game at your selected texture quality, you must go to Options > Graphics and lower the texture quality or shadow quality, or decrease the resolution. An internet connection is required for product activation. (Network connectivity uses Steam® developed by Valve® Corporation.) | |
Optimization Score | 10 |
Everything about this game just clicks: it’s faster paced than the original, has MUCH better voice acting, a darker, deeper story, insane amounts of replay value- the list goes on. It also provides a BIT more of a challenge but not too much more to not be enjoyable. Overall, this is very close to the best RE game, though the REmake probably still stands at the pinnacle. Awesome experience every time though.
Score Breakdown
“The Tale”
Story- 8
Pacing- 7
Characters- 7
Originality- 8
Linearity- 9
Length- 10
Epicness- 8
“The Presentation”
Visuals- 8
Display- 8
Music- 9
Sound FX- 8
“The Mechanics”
Ease of Use- 6
Innovation- 9
Replayability- 10