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GREATEST GAME ON THE PLAYSTATION!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: November 30, 1999
Author: Amazon User

This is a great game teens because its just a great survival horror game. You travel througout a city and then find yourself in a police precaint. Finaly, you end up Umbrella's secret lab. These places are really infested with zombies. Anyway, this is a great game for the playstation. Can you get out of this alive? Will you make it out and defeat Umbrella? Buy this game and find out what happens.

Great Game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: October 17, 2000
Author: Amazon User

This is a great game, the added vibration gives the player a new feeling like being in threre with the character. It comes with two CDs, one for playing as Leon Kennedy and the other as Claire Redfield and the stories are happening at the same time. I'd say buy this game if you dont have it.

This is by far my Favorite Game!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: November 19, 2000
Author: Amazon User

If you are thinking of buying this game, do not hesitate... I have played this game all the way through twice, and I am about ready for another go at it. When my husband first bought it, I thought, "Oh great, just another shoot 'em up game." Then I started watching him play, and I got so into it that I couldn't wait for it to be my turn. The replay value is great, and I guarantee that this game will not let you down.

The Scariest of the Series

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: May 09, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This game is the scariest Resident Evil game. I have come to this conclusion by the number of times I have jumped while playing the game. If there is a game that is second scariest, it would be Resident Evil 3: Nemesis. RE3 will make you very paranoid because you know that Nemesis is following you and you never know when he will show up. If you run, he will chase you. Just don't play the game with headphones!

A REAL WINNER !!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 7
Date: December 10, 2002
Author: Amazon User

AFTER GETTING INTO '' RESIDENT EVIL '' I KNEW THIS GAME WAS OUT FOR A WHILE NOW ,SO I DECIDED TO PICK IT UP !!IT WAS A VAST IMPROVEMENT OVER THE FIRST GAME . THE DIALOGUE WAS MUCH BETTER AS
WELL AS THE GRAPHICS ! PLUS YOU COULD PLAY AS 2 DIFFERENT CHARACTERS INTHE SAME GAME BUT WITH DIFFERENT STORIES. PLUS NEW OTHER FEATURES AS WELL .. THESE GAMES ARE GREAT TO PLAY OVER AND OVER AGAIN. AND YOU DON'T EVEN NEED TO CHEAT AT THEM. PLUS BEING LOTS OF FUN .. PLAY ROOKIE MODE AND HAVE COOL MACHING GUNS WITH TONS OF AMMO FOR LEON ..AND PLAY '' RESIDENT EVIL -NEMESIS '' TOO !! IT ROCKS MAN ! I NOW HAVE TO TAKE OUT ALL 4 GAMES TO PLAY AGAIN TO DRIVE MY WIFE CRAZY !! SO GET IT TODAY ! YOU WON'T BE BORED WITH TONS OF DIALOG THAT YOU HAVE TO SIT THRU , LIKE IN RPG GAMES. BUT YOU WILL LOVE HEARING THE STORY UNFOLD AND KILL ZOMBIES AND OTHER NASTIES ! SO TURN OUT THE LITES , AND SLAY SOME UNDEAD ASS !!!!!!!!

A solid sequel but sort of betrays the tone of the franchise

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: April 28, 2002
Author: Amazon User

The premise of the Resident Evil franchise has always been fairly straight-forward: you assume the role of a woefully unequipped character thrown into a location infested with flesh-eating zombies and other assorted baddies in an escape mission from the depths of Hell. It is the subject of B-rated horror flicks and the series delivers in predictable fashion. Resident Evil is a game that people will either love or love to hate. I'm part of the former so my review will be slightly biased--I thought the game was really cool and addictive but the following points are why I could only give it 3 stars.

Following a brief opening sequence where you wander through the back alleys of Raccoon City, fending off one zombie horde after another, you enter into the seemingly safe refuge of an historic police station. This huge labyrinthine complex is reminiscent of the original mansion that mesmerized gamers in RE1. Inside, are the same puzzles that abounded in RE1. Some are genuinely unique, but most are overly simple and quite often out of place. Much of the first half of the game involves tedious errand running--a point further confounded by the RE inventory management system (i.e. magic box). At first, when the complex is filled with the walking undead, the idea of moving about is rather frightening. But once you start cleaning the place out, it gets rather boring, esp. when you have to watch another cut scene of the same old door. The fact of the matter is, unlike the original RE where everything seemed justified within the context of a haunted mansion, much of the ambience in the RPD building seems out of place (two locations I should mention are the precinct library and the art hallway that leads to the rear east exit). Although there is one surprise in the game that could justify the interior design of the venue, I feel that the forced attempt to make a gothic police building ruined what could have been a genuinely creepy gaming experience.

Once you're freed from the RPD building you make your way out through the sewers. Depending on which storyline you pick (Leon or Claire) you will swap characters with different people you encounter in the game. Claire's story is the only story that is directly related to the original RE so I will focus on her half. Regardless of the game you play, once you beat the scenario you can switch disks and see the game through the eyes of the other character. It is in the second part of the story that things started going off on a tangent.

In Claire's story you will enlist the help of a young girl, Sherry Birkin, daughter of an Umbrella scientist William Birkin. Birkin is the creator of the G-Virus, superior in every way to the T-Virus. There are sequences in which Sherry will follow you through the Raccoon City sewers. The experience is truly awesome but I couldn't help feeling that you weren't playing Resident Evil anymore so much as you were playing Aliens with Ripley at the helm. Even the nature of the G-Virus mutants resembles face-huggers and xenomorphs more than the humanoid or reptilian creatures we have come to expect. This futuristic vibe is exacerbated later on when you get to the game's final area: a top-secret Umbrella Lab. Again, you're not in Kansas anymore. Some gamers might like the new direction, however, I couldn't help but feel the departure was too stylistically out of sync with the RE concept. Thankfully, RE3: Nemesis returns us to the genre's origins.

Overall, the game is a solid sequel with better videos (gone are the corny live-action videos) and better voice acting. Graphically, quality is not very much improved and the sound quality is also the same caliber. Game play is exactly the same; the camera angles, thankfully, are not as annoying as the original but still make running around to new areas rather creepy. The only modification to the combat system is that Claire or Leon will actually limp as their injuries get more severe. The bottom line: Resident Evil 2 is a fun game but for veterans of the original, it will seem very abrupt and will leave players feeling like they want something more (I beat it the first time with Claire in 5 hours at one sitting).

Sweet Game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: July 14, 1999
Author: Amazon User

This game is aweseome! It is one of the better action games for playstation. If you like lots of gore in your games or a challenge, this is one for you.

Great game for an RPG fan!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: November 05, 1999
Author: Amazon User

I absolutely loved this game! My husband originally got it forhim and when I first played it I thought it was lame. Needless to sayI got hooked quickly. When you think it is over...it isn't! I don't know how many times I jumped outta my skin! It is a great RPG game however, I didn't find it too challenging...was more lengthy than anything else. However I like games that don't frustrate the player...overall a GREAT game! Can't wait for Residant Evil 3!

Off The Hook!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: November 08, 1999
Author: Amazon User

RE2 was definitely worth every penny I spent on it. I really enjoyed solving the puzzles and being scared while doing it. I can't wait for RE3 to come out. I know that it's going to be a hit. For the best effect. Play RE1 or RE2 in STEREO!

Resident Evil 2 for people who aren't sure

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: July 24, 1999
Author: Amazon User

Resident Evil 2 is one of the best games for the playstation console. I bought the game not sure if i wanted it because it was my 1st playstation game i would be buying. I made the best decision I could have made. This game has everything a video game needs it has fum, frightening enemies, challanging puzzles, and a great story. If your not sure if u want this game do yourself a favor and buy it.

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