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Playstation : Resident Evil 2 Reviews

Gas Gauge: 89
Gas Gauge 89
Below are user reviews of Resident Evil 2 and on the right are links to professionally written reviews. The summary of review scores shows the distribution of scores given by the professional reviewers for Resident Evil 2. Column height indicates the number of reviews with a score within the range shown at the bottom of the column. Higher scores (columns further towards the right) are better.

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Game Spot 89
CVG 90
IGN 93
Game Revolution 85






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Best game of the series

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: May 23, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This is the scariest game I have ever played!You either get to play as Leon Kennedy, the rookie cop or Claire Redfield, trying to find her lost brother Chris.Either way, you'll end up playing as both.The game has two essential features:the zapping system and a night of fright. The zapping system is when you encounter certain events as one charactor,the game ends and when you start a new game with the other character using the same loaded info,you get to experience the alternate charactors point of view! Another thing about this game is you never know when a zombie or a licker burst in on you!I never jumped so many times as when I played this game.I played re2 numerous times and I still jump!! So if you want a great scary game with plot twist,I highly recommend this!!

Best Resident Evil

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: July 03, 2001
Author: Amazon User

In my opinion this is the best Resident Evil yet, although I have still not played Code Veronica. If you're going to buy a Playstation Resident Evil title get this one. It is by far the longest one also.

The Best In The Series

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: August 03, 2001
Author: Amazon User

The second instalment of the classic Resident Evil series remains the biggest and the best. With four missions it is a massive game and each scenario adds its fair bit of challenge. The ending to the B scenario is mind-blowing, absolutely brilliant. There is a superb plot and it is great the way that the two scenario's (i.e. Leon A & Claire B) run parallel to each other and fit in with the storyline. Some people say that this is a bit short but when you finally complete all four scenario's on easy and hard mode then you will truly appreciate the challenge that this game has to offer. There are extra games such as the HUNK and TOFU scenario that add even more depth and challenge to an already massive game. The police station gives a very atmospheric setting to the game and the new batch of monsters can also give you a hard time. This is a landmark game for the Playstation and the whole Resident Evil series is fantastic. Hopefully, this quality of gaming can continue onto the Playstation 2.

re2

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 3
Date: August 03, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This game blow's most other's out of the water. Unlike it's prequle it has much better story lines'people. the weapon's you get blow the hell out of your enemy's but one bad thing there are no hunter's which just [not fun] and unlike 3 there's no big [thing] chaseing you

Resident Evil 2

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: October 01, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This game is one of the only games to truly terrify me. (the other being silent hill. check my review on that in upcoming weeks!) The graphics are just right for this type of game, although they could have been better. The control is muddy, although never cumbersome. the weapons are alright, but upgrading them is a hoot. I wish that you could upgrade more weapons, though. An upgraded rocket launcher that could blow through doors, now that would be really...' cool!!! Oh well, If I want to do that, I should go play Red Faction. The zombies are as dumb as oxes, but the lickers and dogs and the birds (THEY ARE COMING TO GET ME!!!!) are fairly intelligent. avoid those at all costs, if you know what is good fer ya. adios!

GORE!!!! GORE!!!! 5 starz

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: October 28, 2001
Author: Amazon User

oh my god the gore has arrived you all just have to play R.E 2
and just glorify with the Gore every body who is in to horror survival and bloddy situational games get Resident EVIL 2

MY NEW FAVORITE GAME!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: July 26, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I have written reviews saying this game ... but hey, I played it again, and I love it! The graphics are good for a PSOne game, the voice overs are good, the zombies look real life-like, it will give you nightmares! I can't wait to play the Dreamcast version! I don't know if the PS2 enhances the quality of a PSOne game, but the quality was surprisingly shocking! Buy this game immediately!

The Truth about Resident Evil 2...

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: April 25, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I see myself as a guru of Survival Horror games, I like'em and I like what they make me feel. Now let's get on with my review for Resident Evil 2.

I have to first mention that I did not and will not buy Resident Evil 2 or Resident Evil 3 for Gamecube... unlike Resident Evil Remake they have nothing new to offer me or you... which is sad after seeing what they did and what improvement remake was to the original Resident Evil. So let's just keep this review centered around the Original Resident Evil 2 game for PSX 1.

Comparing RE 2 to RE or RE Director's Cut is like comparing Raw Horsemeat to a young Stallion. Resident Evil 2 had better graphics and sound by far, not to mention the fact that it was on a bigger bolder scale than Resident Evil. Simple bottom line folks is that if your looking for a GOOD Survival Horror game... pick this one up.

I had no real gripes towards the game and I felt that the DEVs of the game did everything in the better interest for the Resident Evil genre. As you can see by the score that I gave this game, I liked it and I truly think you'd like it aswell.

fun... but frightning very frightning

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 4
Date: January 15, 2006
Author: Amazon User

this is oniy the benining for Leon and Clare but why do they call Sherry the big one she is not a boss yet you say she is evil she is good on the outside give her a shot she is not evil but in the of resident evil 3 i felt bad for her i hope Leon or Clare find her soon if she is still alive

I was wrong...

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: January 02, 2006
Author: Amazon User

My first experience with the Resident Evil series was with Code: Veronica X. I was severely disappointed overall with it, and from what I've read, the whole series is the same, so I had little to no faith in it. I didn't feel the need whatsoever to play the other games, and openly spoke out against the series, even though I only played one game. But, after playing Resident Evil 4, I got intrigued by the story, so I decided to try out Resident Evil 1-3. I thought, "There's no way they can be worse than Code: Veronica, so why not?" And good god... was I right.

Although the first RE was little more than a big laughable joke (thanks to the ridiculously horrible voice acting that makes what you find in Code: Veronica X look like an Oscar-winning performance), that wasn't really scary at all until the hunters came into the picture, the second iteration really blew me away. Anybody who has known me for more than two seconds knows I don't care at all about graphics in a videogame, so I'm not going to say anything about them because it is irrelevant (which is why I'm not a GameCube or Xbox fan). The gameplay is very good for a survival horror - there is plenty of puzzle solving, adventure, exploration, and combat to keep the interest level up. That's what I like about survival horror: it's not just about fighting to stay alive, but it is also about exploring and solving puzzles to unravel the plot and make sense out of mysterious circumstances. And, while Resident Evil 2 isn't anywhere near as scary or intricate in story as the Silent Hill series, it is still a top-notch game to play for any fan of the genre, and I highly recommend it. The first one you can play on your own; I just played it because I wanted to know what Wesker did to get Chris so ticked off with him, and vice versa. The reason the title of my review is "I was wrong..." is because I really was wrong in assuming that the Resident Evil series was a bunch of bunk and no worth anyone's time. So, I apologize for being a presumptuous jerk.

But, there is one issue I just can't stop from addressing: the controversy over the control scheme. Now, I won't go into one of my trademark rants insulting everybody, but I will state my thoughts from an objective point of view. The reason survival horror games have such awkward controls is because the game developers wanted it that way. This is a genre for puzzle solving, plotlines, exploration, and thought, not just about shooting things. They made the controls this way to render it, in a way, a sort of "anti-action" type of game genre. Still, though, once you get used to the controls, like me, you will have no trouble blasting zombies torsos in two soon enough.

Another thing that is cool about this game is the zombies and their... "creative" death sequences (okay, so maybe they die a second time, but this time for good). Naturally, you can blow their heads off, but even more possibilities await your execution. Sometimes, you can fire at them and their arm will be severed by your bullets, or with a shotgun you can shoot them at the base of their spine and they will be blasted in half, the upper section of their body crawling on the ground with its arms alone to try and bite you. When you upgrade your shotgun later on, you can actually blow their chest in half! And, with a rocket launcher, if you fire at them square in their torso, their arms, head, and a good portion of their upper body will be gone. If you hit them to the right side, most of said side will be gone, as will their head and respective arm, yet their left arm will still be attached. Pretty cool, huh? Code: Veronica X didn't have anything like that, which is rather too bad.

The only problem I had with this game, and it really isn't a problem with the game itself, is that it really made me shake my head at Code: Veronica X. It almost seems as if Capcom had taken a huge step backward in their videogame-making abilities. Heck, even the first Resident Evil is better than REC:VX. For example, in the first one, the hunters had narrow, sharp, reptilian eyes, rows of razor-sharp teeth that protruded from their mouths, and they looked pretty scary, but in Code: Veronica, they didn't have such teeth (it almost looked like they didn't have any at all), and they also had small, beady eyes, making them more of a joke than an intimidating enemy.

Yet another good part about this game is the Titan. I must say, he is really one heck of a bad guy. But, of course, he's nowhere near as bad*ss as the Nemesis or as terrifying as Pyramid Head. But he's cool nonetheless.

So, in conclusion, if you like survival horror games, then I suggest you try this one out. But don't expect it to be better than Silent Hill, if you're a fan of that series (just as a side note).


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