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It's time to party like it's 1998 because today marks the release date for Resident Evil 2 remake on the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. Capcom has released a complete reimagining of the survival horror classic. Gone are the static cameras and PlayStation 1 era visuals. In their place is an over-the-shoulder perspective, plenty of gorey 2019-era visuals, and more puzzles than you can shake a diamond shaped key at.
Resident Evil 2 Runs on the RE Engine, the same engine used for Resident Evil 7. True to the original release, the game features multiple scenarios for each main character. Meaning that what you do in each character's first scenario has an impact on the other character's scenario.
If you haven't yet tried it out, you still have a few days remaining to download and try the Resident Evil 2 1-Shot Demo. It's available right now on all platforms.
Originally released in 1998 on the PlayStation® console, Resident Evil 2 is one of the most revered entries in the Resident Evil series, which has amassed nearly 85 million units sold worldwide to date. The original game embodied the grisly action, suspenseful exploration and puzzle-solving gameplay that set a standard for survival horror games. In Resident Evil 2, players join rookie police officer Leon S. Kennedy and college student Claire Redfield as they travel to Raccoon City to investigate the mysterious events taking place, only to find themselves trapped in a zombie nightmare from which they must escape. Their collective experiences piece together a comprehensive story revealing the reprehensible actions of Umbrella Corporation, which has thrown Raccoon City into a chaos of zombies and horrifically mutated monsters.
Once players complete Leon and Claire’s campaigns, they can unlock additional game modes offering a whole new perspective of the events unraveling in Raccoon City through the eyes of an Umbrella Corporation operative HUNK and a piece of tofu with a knife, in 4th Survivor and Tofu Survivor modes, respectively. If players choose to restart their adventures as Leon and/or Claire from the beginning of the game, they will be rewarded with the option to tackle a more challenging version of the main campaign with deeper story elements and content. For added variety, additional costumes for Leon and Claire can also be unlocked or purchased.
In addition to the standard edition of Resident Evil 2, the Deluxe Edition includes the full game plus the downloadable Extra DLC pack, which includes five character costumes (two for Leon and three for Claire), the Albert Model: Samurai Edge weapon, and the retro soundtrack that can be enabled during gameplay. Physical copies of the Deluxe Edition will also include a reversible box cover featuring Claire.
Once players complete Leon and Claire’s campaigns, they can unlock additional game modes offering a whole new perspective of the events unraveling in Raccoon City through the eyes of an Umbrella Corporation operative HUNK and a piece of tofu with a knife, in 4th Survivor and Tofu Survivor modes, respectively. If players choose to restart their adventures as Leon and/or Claire from the beginning of the game, they will be rewarded with the option to tackle a more challenging version of the main campaign with deeper story elements and content. For added variety, additional costumes for Leon and Claire can also be unlocked or purchased.
In addition to the standard edition of Resident Evil 2, the Deluxe Edition includes the full game plus the downloadable Extra DLC pack, which includes five character costumes (two for Leon and three for Claire), the Albert Model: Samurai Edge weapon, and the retro soundtrack that can be enabled during gameplay. Physical copies of the Deluxe Edition will also include a reversible box cover featuring Claire.
Capcom also announced today that some free additional content called "The Ghost Survivors" will be released soon for the game. This free DLC "explores 'what if' scenarios around victims of the Raccoon City outbreak and what happens if they survive the events of the main game." You will be able to "challenge the fate that awaits an U.S.S. agent, the daughter of the mayor, and a gun shop owner."
