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            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.
        
            
This game is awesome!
            
                5
                Rating: 5, 
                Useful: 0 / 0
                Date: February 15, 1999
                Author: Amazon User
            
            Resident Evil 2 is one of the coolest games ever to grace the Playstation console. You are traped in a city infested with mindless zombies that want to make you their next meal. Its your job to find and save any survivors,  and expose a conspiricy that rivals even the X Files. This game will keep  you playing for hours and leave you begging for more.
        
            
A very slick,gory and frightening sequel to the original
            
                5
                Rating: 5, 
                Useful: 0 / 0
                Date: February 19, 1999
                Author: Amazon User
            
            .You take the role of Leon Kennedy,A brave new rookie cop coming to Raccoon police station,unaware of what's really on the dinner menu of his welcoming party, or Claire Redfield,the beautiful sister of Chris  Redfield,she has come to search for him, as he has been missing for  months.
The FMV movies and graphics ever to grace the playstation,great  and easy to use controls,frightening suprises and music to match.Anyone got  a shotgun?
        
            
It kicks major butt!
            
                5
                Rating: 5, 
                Useful: 0 / 0
                Date: February 20, 1999
                Author: Amazon User
            
            I think its an awesome,thilling adventure though the threashhold of pure evil.  I love the custom-magnum,and not to mention,the lovely miss Claire Redfield.I like eggs?! Sorry,I have to pay more attention.I believe that  Resident Evil 2 is one of the best Survival Horror games ever imagined by  Capcom and the great efforts of Sony.
        
            
Awesome.That's all that can be said.
            
                5
                Rating: 5, 
                Useful: 0 / 0
                Date: February 24, 1999
                Author: Amazon User
            
            What can I say? Capcom gives us the coolest FMV,throws in the incredibly beautiful Claire Redfield and the chilling tale of zombies and voila!Instant success.The game will always outrank any other game on  playstation.PERIOD!
        
            
It is as gory as Dawn of the Dead
            
                5
                Rating: 5, 
                Useful: 0 / 0
                Date: February 25, 1999
                Author: Amazon User
            
            This game is a one heck of a good game. No matter if you play as Leon or Clair you will defintley be in for a nice chill. I will recomend this game to anybody that loves gore. The graphics of this game are almost unreal.
        
            
It  is the best horror game ever made!
            
                5
                Rating: 5, 
                Useful: 0 / 0
                Date: February 27, 1999
                Author: Amazon User
            
            I think it can scare you when zombies jump out.It is a very good game by Capcom.It sometimes gets borring!Leon is the best person in the game.Claire is a big wimp so is Sherry.
        
            
Very, very good
            
                5
                Rating: 5, 
                Useful: 0 / 0
                Date: March 06, 1999
                Author: Amazon User
            
            Resident Evil is outstanding!!!  If you like horror-adventure games this is a GREAT start.  The game plays very similar to the first (Resident Evil) and allows for addtional gameplay once you finish the game - in more ways  than one!  Finally, gamemakers have made a game worth your hard-earned  dollars.
First, you can play any of two characters, Leon or Claire,  similar to the prequel.  Once you finish with that character you are given  the option to play that same game using the other character.  This allows  you to experience what the other character is going through during the game  once both characters are initially seperated.  Well, somewhat,  anyway.
Second, there are two versions of the game, Original and Arrange.   Once you finish those you can further work on relishing your fun with the  Extreme Battle version.  There are at least three difficulty levels in this  version, allowing you to play with at least two more additional character  options.  Cool!
On the flip-side, there are SOME terrible camera angles  which are annoying and make the game  difficult to play/survive, but are  much better than the prequel.  In addition, the game is designed with some  poor interactive flaws, such as telling you that you've picked up something  when you can clearly tell that you already have.  This doesn't effect you  gameplay much, but acts as more of a distractor.  You'll want to stay into  the game.  Also, you can't swap out items that you find when your inventory  is full - how frustrating is that?!
Altoghether, the game has a descent  story-line, excellent gameplay controls (three configurations are  available), very good attetion to detail graphics/sounds and enough  excitement to keep you coming back for more - REALLY!
        
            
BEST GAME EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!
            
                5
                Rating: 5, 
                Useful: 0 / 0
                Date: March 08, 1999
                Author: Amazon User
            
            It has the best graphics of any games I have seen to date. The suspense really gets you and makes you want to continue.
        
            
Resident Evil 2 lets you go more places than Resident Evil.
            
                5
                Rating: 5, 
                Useful: 0 / 0
                Date: March 14, 1999
                Author: Amazon User
            
            This game is the best. You can cruise around the city, go into police buildings just mostly do what ever you want. Another reason why I think this game should be number one is, every single gameing magazine says that  "Resident Evil 2" has a good story to it from begining, to end.  One thing that I don't like is, there is just a little too much blood, I  mean I don't want any blood, because then it wouldn't look like a real  game. But, besides that I love the game.
        
        
       
    
    
    
    
    
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