Resident Evil 2

About This Game

Gameplay

Resident Evil 2 is a third-personsurvival horror game which features the same basic gameplay as its predecessor, Resident Evil "Resident Evil (1996 video game)"). Set in Raccoon City, a fictional town in the Midwestern Arklay Mountains, the game offers a choice of two protagonists; rookie police officer Leon S. Kennedy or college student Claire Redfield, as they attempt to survive a zombie outbreak in the city. The player explores Raccoon City while fighting monsters and solving puzzles. While the player characters may be equipped with firearms, limited ammunition adds a tactical element to combat, forcing the player to choose between engaging or evading encounters. The game uses tank controls, meaning that pressing up moves the character forward, down reverses, and left and right rotates, independently of the camera perspective. On the status screen, the player can check the condition of the player character, view a map of the area, re-read obtained files, and equip or combine items. The characters' current health can also be determined by their posture and movement speed.

History

Development of Resident Evil 2 began one month after the completion of its predecessor in early 1996.Resident Evil 2 was developed by a group of about 45 people that later became part of Capcom Production Studio 4. Director Hideki Kamiya led the team, which was composed of newer Capcom employees and over half of the staff from the original Resident Evil. In the initial stages of development, producer Shinji Mikami often had creative disagreements with Kamiya, and tried to influence the team with his own direction. He eventually withdrew into an overseeing role as producer, and only demanded to be shown the latest build once monthly. Development cost more than $1 million. The creation of the Raccoon City Police Station was based on the Osaka City Central Public Hall. ### Resident Evil 1.