Biohazard 2 (1998) (VG)

Director:

Hideki Kamiya

Writer:

Noboru Sugimura (scenario)

Release Date:

21 January 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

If the suspense doesn't kill you, something else will!

Plot:

The deadly virus escapes into the streets of Racoon City.

Plot Keywords:

Resident Evil | Little Girl | Sequel | Virus | Raccoon City

Cast

Paul Haddad	...	Leon Kennedy (voice)
Alyson Court	...	Claire Redfield (voice)
Sally Cahill	...	Ada Wong (voice)
Lisa Yamanaka	...	Sherry Birkin (voice)
Jennifer Dale	...	Dr. Annette Birkin (voice)
Rod Wilson	...	Ben Bertolucci (voice)
Gary Krawford	...	Chief Brian Irons / Robert Kendo (voice)
Diego Matamoros	...	Dr. William Birkin (voice)

Also Known As:

Resident Evil 2 (USA)
Resident Evil 2 Platinum (USA)

Country:

Japan

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

South Korea:18 | Argentina:M | Norway:18 | UK:15 | USA:M | Germany:18 (heavily cut)

Company:

Capcom Company

Trivia:

Is being remade and will be called Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles, and will be played just like The Umbrella Chronicles will be, but as a fully remastered remake of Resident Evil 2. Expected release by the end of 2009 or early 2010.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: There's a part where your playing character hears a window crashing and zombies pour in after entering the library. But from the distance between the library and either of the two hallways where the zombies crash the window, you wouldn't be able to hear a window crash at all.

Quotes:

Police Chief Brian Irons: Nobody's going to leave my town, everyone's going to die!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Biohazard 4D: Executer (2000)

In a class of its own.

I got this game for Nintendo 64 and loved every minute of it. The best way to play it is late at night in the dark. You start off playing one of two characters, both on their own agenda. Claire Redfield comes to Raccoon City to find her brother Chris, a STARS operative from the previous game. Leon Kennedy arrives to start his new assignment at the city's police department. After you play through the game as the first character, you follow through with the second character. The story varies slightly depending on who you take and actions the first character makes will affect the second character.

There's plenty of action here, as you must fend off the undead with limited ammo, so strategy is also key. If you escape from the city in a certain time limit and difficulty level, you can unlock secrets in the game. This is definitely a challenge for finding your way, solving puzzles and finding necessary items takes time and patience.

The music for this game is fantastic, and perfectly fitting for survival horror. There are plenty of times when this game will make you flinch because of the level of suspense it creates. The voices came through a little scratchy, and the acting was ok but better than the first game. Sure the plot may seem to be similar to a B movie, but this story gets you hooked. There are plenty of surprises here, and I personally love the way the two character subplots intertwine.