Resident Evil 2

"The very first RE2 version. Great? Yeah!"

Resident Evil 2 is a great game. I've played the PDC and N64 Versions and this. But the PSX Version, to me, was rather very good compared to the DC and N64 Versions. You'll see. This is also called BIOHAZARD 2 in Japan and is the name I use for this game.

REQUIREMENTS:
-Memory Card PSX for saving games
-Controller
-At least have played RE1 or RE3 to get the story

CONTROL: 8
The controls are something that confuses everyone in the RE world. But you'll learn it in a bout a half-hour or so. They really aren't too difficult to learn, but you'll be stuck in a muck for the first minutes of the game.

STORY: 8
The story is about Claire Redfield as she goes to Raccoon City to loom for her lost brother, Chris from RE1. Leon Kennedy is also here to help fight the zombie onslaught of the day before. This story also takes place after the beginning of BIOHAZARD 3: Last Escape (or RE3: Nemesis) so you'll find out why when you play. This game is also about William Birkin, who injected himself with the G- Virus to survive an onslaught from Umbrella, the mad company that makes the T- Virus, which turns people into zombies. William Birkin becomes a monster and attacks humans as people turn into zombies. The T- Virus turned them into zombies. It got to Raccoon City through rats that ate William Birkin's T- Vials. It also features Mr. X, a mad Tyrant after William Birkin and his G- Virus. Mr. X is a T- Virus Tyrant by Umbrella. An overall good storyline.

GRAPHICS: 8
OK. BIOHAZARD 2 for PSX is VERY good in graphics. They are crisp, superb, and come very close to RE3's graphical capabilities. They also ''rub'' like the N64's version, but not as much as the PC version. They are simply outstanding and wipe the N64's out of the water.

REPLAYABILITY: 8
Well, there are 2 ways to play BIOHAZARD 2. You can officially start as Leon and end as Claire, or start as Claire and end as Leon. Who ever you start with sends the game in a different direction because one of them encounters some events earlier than the other.

GAMEPLAY: 8
There are many features in BIOHAZARD 2. There is HUNK and TO-FU minigames where you control characters and try to escape!!! Fun!!!!!! The whole point of this game is to blast zombies, which is cool.

OVERALL: 10 (not an AVERAGE, but a HOLISTIC)
Well, this is a good BIOHAZARD 2 version to date. But for the same price, you can get the Dual Shock or Dreamcast versions which have the Extreme Battle Game and galleries. But if you can only get your hands on this masterpiece, I highly suggest this game. Have fun!

Reviewer's Score: 8/10, Originally Posted: 10/05/01, Updated 10/05/01