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            Ohhwee! A TEDIOUS PUZZLE GAME WITH ZOMBIES
            
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                Rating: 4, 
                Useful: 0 / 6
                Date: July 17, 1999
                Author: Amazon User
            
            Video games are fun. This is not fun. The only thing that this toy should get 5 stars is in duribility. {I mean, the CD's hard to break.} You run around some police station that seems like a colledge area, I mean, what  police station has a library. Half of the rooms seem worthless, and it's a  puzzle shooter where you walk around, find object/key and try to find  thing/door to use whatever you picked up, with some Zombies thrown in for  fun. The sounds seem unispired, it's more like Homer Simson than the dead.  Music is MIA, the game would've been scary if it had some scary tunes,  plus, it ain't dark enough. I felt more afraid in MGS than this. In the  end, the Manodoom knows a bad game when he sees it, and this is a bad  game. The Manodoom recomends Pokemon over this, at least Pokemon has  scarier moments than this, and it makes you love the characters, this,  haha, it makes you wanna blow the CDs into smitherines.
        
            
resindent evil family
            
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                Rating: 4, 
                Useful: 0 / 3
                Date: October 30, 1999
                Author: Amazon User
            
            you herd about resindentevil 1and2 but what about three  its the new game of the century but resindent evil 2 was good ovcourse I beat it but it was  good enogh tobuy but I did'nt buy it so it was kind of fun
        
            
best of the series
            
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                Rating: 4, 
                Useful: 0 / 1
                Date: November 20, 1999
                Author: Amazon User
            
            I think this is the best game of the three game series. it has better grafics and controll then the first and more secrets.  And it is better than thee because it has two people to chose from and more secrets.  I hope  4 will be good
        
            
Best one yet!
            
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                Rating: 4, 
                Useful: 0 / 2
                Date: December 07, 1999
                Author: Amazon User
            
            Res Evil2 is the best one capcom has made so far. It scared me to death the first time I played it. Watch out for the lickers, they're brutal. Have fun and good luck, you'll need it!
        
            
Scary
            
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                Rating: 4, 
                Useful: 0 / 1
                Date: January 02, 2000
                Author: Amazon User
            
            My god if this game doesn't scare the jujimbas out of you, you're already dead.A surreal aspect to the game mixed with bone-chilling music and excellent visuals suck you right into the game.The story line is brilliant,and the two(In you will get to play about 4 total characters in  the game overall, not counting bonus characters)main characters are  great.This game isn't perfect,however.The games biggest and one of it's  only problems are the puzzles........Puzzles and riddles that i often deem  as pointless.I mean, honestly, some of the puzzles will have you walking  around for hours saying"MAn!WHat the hell am i doing  here!"Another note, this does add somewhat of a good aspect to the  game.Although RE2 is the most gory game on any platform in my opinion, you  don't simply walk around shooting up zombies and such.Bang!Bang, Look  Look...Pretty much is what you do in RE@.And oh, the weapons you have to  get the job done are great.So, all in all, the game is smart (at times, to  smart)and fun to play, buy this one and pick up the stradegy guide. TheCrow
        
            
Scary Survival Horror Game
            
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                Rating: 4, 
                Useful: 0 / 1
                Date: January 26, 2000
                Author: Amazon User
            
            "Resident Evil 2" upholds that well-loved idea that the sequel is better than the first one. And here, that concept is not let down. Interestingly, there is a special feature which makes the game even more  fun -- a "zap" feature, which allows you to play as either Leon  Kennedy (the cop) or Claire Redfield (biker sister of Chris from RE 1), and  what you do in those games has some cool, subtle effects in the  corresponding character's game. Lots of fun.
        
            
sloppy and meaningless...
            
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                Rating: 4, 
                Useful: 0 / 4
                Date: February 01, 2000
                Author: Amazon User
            
            I happen to own a copy of the original "Resident Evil" in the original black casing. It was my first Playstation game, and as ar as I'm concerned, it's the greatest game ever made, for any platform, nothing even  comes close. But as for this sequel...welll, it's a dissapointment really.  The first game was lonely, dark, forboding, depressing almost. In this game  however the backgrounds are very sloppy and cluttered, as are the zombies.  It seems like the developers just packed as much stuff as they could into  it with idea that it would make it better. Well, it's not better, because  it's just...welll...like I said, cluttered. This game feels more like a  B-horror movie than anything. If the first game had been a movie, it at  least would be somewhat original, certainly terrifying. This is game is not  scary however. The most frightening parts in the original game were the  non-zombie enemies, like the rafter-crabs, the giant snake and the little  green lizard thingies. Not so here, the enemies, both the zombies and  non-zombies just seem really silly, and not at all scary. And worst of all,  the mode of progression is EXACTLY the same as the first game. You begin is  a mansion in the original, and a police station in this game. And as the  game progresses, you make your way to a laboratory. It's EXACTLY the same,  no originality at all this game, just more zombies and more blood with  cluttered sloppy backgrounds and boring non-scary monsters.
        
            
Okay, let me tell you what I thought of THIS one...
            
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                Rating: 4, 
                Useful: 0 / 1
                Date: March 28, 2000
                Author: Amazon User
            
            It's a great game, but the reason I gave it 3 stars is because of the storyline. To me, everything needs a great storyline. And this one had the worst. Now, I loved the gameplay, the new monsters, the characters, the  puzzles, and the acting. But the storyline? plllbbttt!  I do recommend this  one though. It's a good sequel. But you can get much more fun and junk with  the 3rd one: Nemesis. So, if you want to see what they did wrong with such  a good game, get it. If you want better, 3 is the best way to go.
        
            
The Best RPG out there!
            
                5
                Rating: 5, 
                Useful: 0 / 1
                Date: February 15, 1999
                Author: Amazon User
            
            Resident Evil 2 is, arguably, the best RPG out for any console system. With a complete array of weapons and charcacters, it will never cease to amaze you. The graphics are good and the gameplay is excellent. If you are  looking for a serious challenge and loads of fun, then you should definetly  buy Resident Evil 2.
        
            
A Game That Gamers Should Buy
            
                5
                Rating: 5, 
                Useful: 0 / 2
                Date: November 12, 2000
                Author: Amazon User
            
            This game is GREAT! The story line makes you want to keep going. You get a hand gun, magmum, rocket launcher, and more! The game is really long because you have 2 cds. One is for Leon and one is for Clarie. You have to play both of them twice to bet the game. You also get to play other people too. Make sure you buy this game. It is the best Resident Evil game so far. BIG IMPROVEMENT from Resident Evil 1.
        
        
       
    
    
    
    
    
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