Metacritic Games

Resident Evil 2 (Playstation)

Something is desperately wrong in Raccoon City. A muta-genic virus has broken loose and the entire town is infested. Blood-thirsty zombies, hideous mutations now overwhelm the community. When Leon and Claire arrive in town, their nightmare is just beginning...Now, you control their destiny in this survival horror classic. [Capcom]

Capcom
Survival Horror, Adventure
Players: 1
M (Mature)
Developer: Capcom
Released December 31, 1997

Overall Metascore

This is a weighted, normalized average of all individual scores given by critics, on a scale of 0 (worst) to 100 (best).

89 / 100

Critic Reviews

100	Official U.S. Playstation Magazine Better graphics, imroved story, and the same basic look-out-for-the-zombies gameplay. [Nov 2001, p.51]
97	PSX Nation The sequel elevates what was so great about the first one to a complete new level of terror.
96	TotalGames.net One of the most clever, crowd-pleasing, tense, dramatic, beautiful and playable games ever conceived.
95	Absolute Playstation In every conceivable category, this game outclasses and outshines its predecessor by a wide margin. Gotta love it.
94	Electronic Gaming Monthly Better than before, this sequel lets you take on Umbrella as Leon or Claire. [Jan 2004, p.189]
93	IGN Resident Evil 2 should be sponsored by Huggies - it's both pant-creamingly good and trouser-soilingly scary!
91	Game Revolution Now, I hear what you're saying: "This Zombie is chewing on my foot, it deserves to be shot." But that's just the response that society has conditioned you to have. So even though this is a great game with good graphics, terrific sound, riveting action, and puzzles that will keep you entertained for hours... As a favor to our Zombie friends, do not buy this game.
90	GamePro For newcomers to the series, there's never been a better time to get scared.
90	Games Domain Had the game lasted a little longer, and if the monsters had been a little more creative, this would be one of the best games ever made for the PSX.
90	GMR Magazine Zombies running amok in Raccoon City; more B-movie voice acting running amok on your speakers. Enough to fill two disks this time! [Feb 2003, p.97]
89	GameSpot One of the most entertaining games I've ever played. With its unique camera angles, storyline, graphics, sound effects, and music, RE 2 seems more like a product out of Hollywood than the video game industry.
80	All Game Guide So, for all of it's action and nerve wracking moments, if you only play games to beat them the first time through, I'd suggest renting Resident Evil 2.
70	Happy Puppy More an interactive movie than a game, RE2 looks pretty but lacks challenge.