Resident Evil 2
Reviewed by Clement Chan Zhi Li
I admitted that I haven't played Resident Evil series before
so Resident Evil 2 is a completely new game to me. Looking
back at the reviews that stated it to be a nice game, I
decided to give it a try. The game turned out to be very
tricky at first, in controls terms as well as the agony of
trying to keep your character moving at the right point. For
beginners and non-Resident Evil players, you'll sure have
problems trying to scrape through a pile of moving zombies
as well as hounds that will try and get you.
Graphics - 8
The graphics aren't really that great; it's just a simple
conversion from the PC to the Dreamcast with the graphics
not even enhanced a little bit (maybe there is, but I did
not notice it). The FMV sequence are really jaw-dropping
with the characters walking about and sudden zombies
appearing could really frighten you out of your skin. It's
nice to see how Capcom can create such realistic-looking
characters (Leon looks the worse) and eerie, flesh-eating
zombies that can kill anyone with heart attack.
The characters modeling and in 3D as you will find most
Dreamcast games would be. The colours are suited nicely
towards every single thing in the game, except for the sky
and most of the places which are mysteriously dark for the
whole day. The background itself and everything that are
placed in the game are obviously cool and of course, putting
dead humans here and there on the ground are simply
terrifying.
Music - 9
Combining the two important aspects, the graphics and the
music, Resident Evil 2 will be one of those scariest game
ever. The horrendous sounds of zombies walking by and
quickly beating background music will let you shudder if you
play alone (that's why I always play when more than one
people is around with me). Sound effects are created
perfectly and all are on the right time, from the drop of
water falling down to shots of handgun bullets repeatedly.
Background music will be eerie, as you will aspect from this
kind of game. Turn off the volume if you're scared, and
you'll feel better in a not-so-scary atmosphere. When
zombies come in crowd to attack you, the music will appear
very fast to make you sweat and after all of that is over,
normal music could be heard or none at all, except for all
of those tiny bit of sound effects like blood dripping down and such.
Gameplay - 9
You can control as two people, either Leon S. Kennedy, a
rookie police officer who is on his first day job or Claire
Redfield, the S. T. A. R. S (Special Tactics and Rescue Service)
member who is in search of her missing brother, Chris
Redfield. This two characters have a different storyline and
if you plug in the first disc, you'll find yourself playing
as Leon and put in the second disc and you can play as
Claire. Choose carefully which you want to play first and go for it.
This game is pretty straightforward, just kill those creepy
creatures that come towards you, like zombies, hounds, crows
and other bosses that run to your direction. There are some
tricky puzzles that will make you think for days and you can
explore simply everywhere in the whole of Raccoon City. Some
are simply while some are easy but you'll need your quick
thinking (or a walkthrough) to save the day. Clues will be
somewhere near but you'll either need to figure out what the
sentence means, look for odd things and other items that
will make you proceed further.
Cut-scenes will appear out of nowhere than you expected it
to be, mostly people get killed and new zombie-type monsters
appearing. Bosses are mainly hard and you'll need your
powerful weapons to kill it, and make sure you have enough
ammo. More than often, you'll either find yourself almost
running out of health with your character posing in an
annoying 'get hurt' way like putting his hand on his
shoulder so you'll really need to get recovery items like
Herbs and First Aid.
Ammo and bullets can be found almost everywhere but it's
quite hard to find it. More powerful weapons are quite hard
to find in terms of ammo. You'll see that why this game is
classified as 'Survival Horror', as you'll need good
planning and strategy to save yourself from the letters 'You
Died' in front of you. You can even use a Combat Knife if
you want but it's really too hard to use it as zombies will
come forward and gnaw you on the next when you least expect it.
Controls - 6
Oh poor. Poor, poor, poor. Beginners will throw the
controller and the question that will hang on everyone's
mind is: Why can't Capcom make simpler controls like when
you want to go left, just press the left button and when you
want to go front, just press the Up button. This simple type
of controls have been used for generations (if computer
games ever existed previously before). I can't describe the
controls exactly but if you press left or right, your
character will only turn round and round where he or she
stands. To move, you'll have to press the up button and to
walk backwards from whatever direction, you'll need the down button.
To go to the menu, press the B button, attack or examine by
pressing the X button, A button to run, Y button for map, L
and R button for targeting. If seeing this makes you dizzy,
playing it seems worse. But well, if you can get the hang of
it for this game, there should not be any problem for you to
win this. The Dino Crisis series as well as Resident Evil
series have been using this awkward controls and to be
honest, I wish that Capcom could change it or let us alter
the directional buttons.
Story - 9
Umbrella has did it again. The company has created a virus
that made the whole city infested with zombies and even the
police force can't stop them (then why Leon and Claire can
take care all of them single-handedly?). Leon ÒScottÓ
Kennedy is a rookie police officer of Raccoon Police
Department and is on his first day job (on a first day job
killing zombies? WowÉ) while Claire Redfield, one of the
STARS members is searching for his missing brother, Chris Redfield.
Replay Value - 7
There is a special bonus if you complete the game, which
will unlock a mode (I can't reveal it as a spoiler). You
will also gain special weapons based on how well you played
the game, how many items have you collected and used and all
those secret stuffs that have been planted by Capcom in all
of Resident Evil series. I don't think you would want to
play the game all over again if you had completed it but
maybe once in a while, you'll look back and play this game again.
Overall - 8 out of 10
This game is nice for those who fall deeply in love with the
Resident Evil series and even for beginners, Resident Evil 2
is a good try. This game is strictly not for kids of young
age (well, what the rating wants to say) as it contains the
so-called 'explicit violence and gore'. Imagine zombies with
head chopped off, humans flesh pouring out and see whether
you like it or not. It's your choice so don't regret it later.
President
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+ Nice storyline!
+ Two characters means two times the gameplay!
+ It's Resident EvilÉ where blood and gore are waiting for you.
Resident
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- Not for the young and old. One might cry and one might die.
- Hard puzzles occasionally and real mean bosses.
- Controls are the worse of all,
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