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Resident Evil 2
A deadly virus engulfs the residents of Raccoon City in September of 1998, plunging the city into chaos as flesh eating zombies roam the streets for survivors. An unparalleled adrenaline rush, gripping storyline, and unimaginable horrors await you. Witness the return of Resident Evil 2.
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In Resident Evil 2, the classic action, tense exploration, and puzzle solving gameplay that defined the Resident Evil series returns. Players join rookie police officer Leon Kennedy and college student Claire Redfield, who are thrust together by a disastrous outbreak in Raccoon City that transformed its population into deadly zombies. Both Leon and Claire have their own separate playable campaigns, allowing players to see the story from both characters’ perspectives. The fate of these two fan favorite characters is in players hands as they work together to survive and get to the bottom of what is behind the terrifying attack on the city. Will they make it out alive?
- A spine-chilling reimagining of a horror classic - Based on the original release in 1998, the new game has been completely rebuilt from the ground up for a deeper narrative experience.
- A whole new perspective – New over-the-shoulder camera mode and modernized control scheme creates a more modern take on the survival horror experience and offers players a trip down memory lane with the original gameplay modes from the 1998 release.
- Terrifyingly realistic visuals – Built on Capcom’s proprietary RE Engine, Resident Evil 2 delivers breathtakingly photorealistic visuals whilst stunning lighting creates an up-close, intense and atmospheric experience as players roam the corridors of the Raccoon City Police Department (RPD).
- Face the grotesque hordes – Zombies are brought to life with a horrifyingly realistic wet gore effect as they react in real time taking instant visible damage, making every bullet count.
- Iconic series defining gameplay – Engage in frenzied combat with enemies, explore dark menacing corridors, solve puzzles to access areas and collect and use items discovered around the environment in a terrifying constant fight for survival.
- See favorite characters in a whole new light - Join rookie police officer Leon S. Kennedy on his first day in the job and college student Claire Redfield, who is searching for her brother amidst a terrifying zombie epidemic.
- Step into the rookie shoes of both heroes - Enjoy separately playable campaigns for both Leon and Claire, allowing players to see the story from both characters’ perspective.
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Minimum:- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: WINDOWS® 10 (64-BIT Required)
- Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-4460 or AMD FX™-6300 or better
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 960 or AMD Radeon™ RX 460
- DirectX: Version 12
- Storage: 26 GB available space
- Additional Notes: This game is expected to run at 1080p/30 FPS. If you have don't have enough graphics memory to run the game at your selected texture quality, you must go to Options > Graphics and lower the texture quality or shadow quality, or decrease the resolution. An internet connection is required for product activation. (Network connectivity uses Steam® developed by Valve® Corporation.)
Recommended
Recommended:- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: WINDOWS® 10 (64-BIT Required)
- Processor: Intel® Core™ i7-3770 or AMD FX™-9590 or better
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060 or AMD Radeon™ RX 480 with 3GB VRAM
- DirectX: Version 12
- Storage: 26 GB available space
- Additional Notes: This game is expected to run at 1080p/60 FPS. An internet connection is required for product activation. (Network connectivity uses Steam® developed by Valve® Corporation.)
Game details Languages, features & support
- Publisher
- CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
- USK rating
- 18
- Brazilian rating
- 16
- Achievements
- 44
- Controller support
- full
- Metacritic
- 89
- Features
- Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Cloud, Remote Play on Tablet, Remote Play on TV, HDR available, Family Sharing
- Languages
- English*, French*, Italian*, German*, Spanish - Spain*, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese*, Traditional Chinese, Japanese*, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Arabic, Thai, Spanish - Latin America
*languages with full audio support - Website
- Official website ↗
- Support
- Support site ↗
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Value Score
Price-to-player ratio ranks in the 100th percentile. Priced as Premium at $39.99.
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