Resident Evil 2

Main game

Released Jan 21, 1998

By: Capcom Planning Room 2, Capcom, Nintendo, Virgin Interactive Entertainment

Community median

—

No ratings yet

Catalog rank

#20.9K

IGDB-derived signal

Drop rate

0 tracked

Reviews

Community notes

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.

Genres: Adventure Puzzle Shooter
Platforms: Dreamcast Nintendo GameCube PC (Microsoft Windows)PlayStation PlayStation 3 PlayStation Portable
Themes: Action Horror Science fiction Survival
Franchises: Resident Evil
Collections: Resident Evil
Game modes: Single player
Perspectives: Third person
Keywords: 1990s action-adventure auto-aim backwards compatibility bad parents digital distribution easter egg evil organization false death fixed camera innocent people die interactive environments isolation male antagonist mercenary no hud no longer banned playstation network playstation plus playstation tv support pre-rendered backgrounds psone classics real-time combat retroachievements sequel surprising character switches survival horror tank controls zombies
Languages: English · Interface, Subtitles, Audio French · Interface German · Interface Italian · Interface Japanese · Interface Spanish (Spain) · Interface
Age ratings: ACB MA 15+CERO C CLASS_IND 16 ESRB M GRAC 19+PEGI 18 USK 16

Complete release history (20)

PlayStation · Jan 21, 1998
North america · Exact date · Full release · IGDB
PlayStation · Jan 29, 1998
Japan · Exact date · Full release · IGDB
PlayStation · May 8, 1998
Europe · Exact date · Full release · IGDB
PC (Microsoft Windows) · Feb 19, 1999
Japan · Exact date · Full release · IGDB
PC (Microsoft Windows) · Feb 28, 1999
North america · Exact date · Full release · IGDB
PC (Microsoft Windows) · April 1999
Europe · Month · Full release · IGDB
Dreamcast · Dec 22, 1999
Japan · Exact date · Full release · IGDB
Dreamcast · Apr 28, 2000
Europe · Exact date · Full release · IGDB
Dreamcast · Dec 6, 2000
North america · Exact date · Full release · IGDB
Nintendo GameCube · Jan 14, 2003
North america · Exact date · Full release · IGDB
Nintendo GameCube · Jan 23, 2003
Japan · Exact date · Full release · IGDB
Nintendo GameCube · May 30, 2003
Europe · Exact date · Full release · IGDB
PlayStation 3 · Dec 26, 2007
Japan · Exact date · Digital compatibility release · IGDB
PlayStation Portable · Dec 26, 2007
Japan · Exact date · Digital compatibility release · IGDB
PlayStation 3 · Feb 29, 2012
Australia · Exact date · Digital compatibility release · IGDB
PlayStation 3 · Feb 29, 2012
Europe · Exact date · Digital compatibility release · IGDB
PlayStation 3 · Feb 29, 2012
New zealand · Exact date · Digital compatibility release · IGDB
PlayStation Portable · Feb 29, 2012
Australia · Exact date · Digital compatibility release · IGDB
PlayStation Portable · Feb 29, 2012
Europe · Exact date · Digital compatibility release · IGDB
PlayStation Portable · Feb 29, 2012
New zealand · Exact date · Digital compatibility release · IGDB