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Resident Evil 2

Capcom Planning Room 2

1998•Shooter•PEGI 18•About 7 hours

Taste attributes: actionadventurehorrorscience fictiondetectivemonster/alien/supernaturalteenfasttried & testedunsavouryheavyimaginarysimplelineargrittyenclosedcoming of agefighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardyunderdog triumphs

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Boxlist takeExpect an otherworldly, dark shooter, simple rather than intricate. Best if you like edge over warmth.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: very dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: very simple · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

IGDB rating

69 / 100

612 ratings

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About This Game

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.

Summary: IGDB

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.

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionAdventureHorrorScience fictionDetectiveMonster/alien/supernaturalTeenComing of ageFighting evilHuman spirit/resilience/survivalRescue/escape/jeopardyUnderdog triumphs

Keywords

ZombiesAction-adventureSurvival horrorEaster eggSequelFixed cameraPsone classicsAuto-aim

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Details

Developer: Capcom Planning Room 2
Publishers: Nintendo, Virgin Interactive Entertainment, Capcom
Released: 21 January 1998
Series: Resident Evil
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Nintendo GameCube, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation, PlayStation Portable, Dreamcast
Modes: Single player
Perspective: Third person
Time to beat: 3h rushed, 7h normally, 9h complete
Age rating: PEGI 18
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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