<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1998	O
survival	O
horror	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Capcom	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
rookie	O
cop	O
Leon	O
S	O
.	O
Kennedy	O
and	O
college	O
student	O
Claire	O
Redfield	O
,	O
who	O
must	O
escape	O
Raccoon	O
City	O
after	O
its	O
citizens	O
are	O
transformed	O
into	O
zombies	O
by	O
a	O
biological	O
weapon	O
two	O
months	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
produced	O
by	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
director	O
Shinji	O
Mikami	O
,	O
directed	O
by	O
Hideki	O
Kamiya	O
,	O
and	O
developed	O
by	O
a	O
team	O
of	O
approximately	O
50	O
across	O
21	O
months	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
received	O
acclaim	O
for	O
its	O
atmosphere	O
,	O
setting	O
,	O
graphics	O
,	O
audio	O
,	O
scenarios	O
,	O
overall	O
gameplay	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
improvements	O
over	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
with	O
some	O
criticism	O
towards	O
its	O
controls	O
,	O
voice	O
acting	O
,	O
and	O
certain	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
best-selling	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
game	O
for	O
a	O
single	O
platform	O
at	O
more	O
than	O
copies	O
sold	O
across	O
all	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
Windows	O
,	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
,	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
and	O
a	O
modified	O
2.5D	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Game.com	B-Operating_System
handheld	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
of	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
retold	O
and	O
built	O
upon	O
in	O
several	O
later	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
been	O
adapted	O
into	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
licensed	O
works	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Nemesis	I-Application
in	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remake	B-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
survival	O
horror	O
game	O
,	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
features	O
the	O
same	O
basic	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
as	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
two	O
protagonists	O
may	O
be	O
equipped	O
with	O
firearms	B-Application
,	O
but	O
limited	O
ammunition	O
adds	O
a	O
tactical	O
element	O
to	O
weapon	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
graphics	O
of	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
are	O
composed	O
of	O
real-time	B-General_Concept
generated	I-General_Concept
–	O
and	O
thus	O
movable	O
–	O
polygonal	B-General_Concept
character	O
and	O
item	O
models	O
,	O
superimposed	O
over	O
pre-rendered	O
backgrounds	O
that	O
are	O
viewed	O
from	O
fixed	O
camera	O
angles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
version	O
of	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
contains	O
two	O
stand-alone	O
minigames	O
:	O
"	O
The	O
4th	O
Survivor	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
The	O
To-fu	O
Survivor	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
later	O
versions	O
(	O
except	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
)	O
add	O
a	O
third	O
minigame	O
,	O
"	O
Extreme	O
Battle	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
consists	O
of	O
four	O
playable	O
characters	O
and	O
three	O
stages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
29	O
,	O
1998	O
,	O
two	O
months	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
,	O
most	O
citizens	O
of	O
the	O
Midwestern	O
American	O
mountain	O
community	O
of	O
Raccoon	O
City	O
have	O
been	O
transformed	O
into	O
zombies	O
by	O
the	O
T-virus	O
,	O
a	O
biological	O
weapon	O
secretly	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
pharmaceutical	O
company	O
Umbrella	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
began	O
one	O
month	O
after	O
the	O
completion	O
of	O
its	O
predecessor	O
in	O
early	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
about	O
45	O
people	O
that	O
later	O
became	O
part	O
of	O
Capcom	O
Production	O
Studio	O
4	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Director	O
Hideki	O
Kamiya	O
led	O
the	O
team	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
composed	O
of	O
newer	O
Capcom	O
employees	O
and	O
over	O
half	O
of	O
the	O
staff	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
footage	O
of	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
shown	O
at	O
the	O
V	O
Jump	O
Festival	O
'	O
96	O
in	O
July	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Leon	O
received	O
help	O
from	O
fellow	O
police	O
officer	O
Marvin	O
Branagh	O
and	O
researcher	O
Linda	O
–	O
an	O
early	O
version	O
of	O
Ada	O
–	O
while	O
Elza	O
was	O
aided	O
by	O
Sherry	O
Birkin	O
and	O
John	O
,	O
who	O
appears	O
in	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
as	O
gun	O
shop	O
owner	O
Robert	O
Kendo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
Ohishi	O
based	O
Leon	O
on	O
his	O
bloodhound	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Annette	O
Birkin	O
on	O
actress	O
Jodie	O
Foster	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Enemy	O
models	O
used	O
far	O
fewer	O
polygons	B-General_Concept
,	O
allowing	O
many	O
zombies	O
to	O
appear	O
on	O
the	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mikami	O
planned	O
to	O
the	O
end	O
the	O
series	O
with	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
,	O
Okamoto	O
proposed	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
a	O
fictional	O
universe	O
that	O
would	O
turn	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
into	O
a	O
metaseries	O
–	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Gundam	O
and	O
James	O
Bond	O
franchises	O
–	O
in	O
which	O
self-contained	O
stories	O
with	O
common	O
elements	O
could	O
be	O
told	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sugimura	O
was	O
initially	O
consulted	O
on	O
a	O
trial	O
basis	O
,	O
but	O
Okamoto	O
was	O
impressed	O
by	O
the	O
ease	O
with	O
which	O
Sugimara	O
solved	O
script	O
problems	O
,	O
and	O
soon	O
asked	O
him	O
to	O
compose	O
the	O
entire	O
scenario	O
for	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
planners	O
redesigned	O
the	O
game	O
from	O
the	O
ground	O
up	O
to	O
fit	O
the	O
changes	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
programmers	O
and	O
other	O
remaining	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
team	O
were	O
sent	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
Director	O
's	O
Cut	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
shipped	O
with	O
a	O
playable	O
preview	O
disc	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
version	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
promote	O
the	O
sequel	O
and	O
to	O
apologize	O
to	O
the	O
players	O
for	O
its	O
belated	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
environments	O
were	O
created	O
on	O
SGI	B-Device
O2	I-Device
computers	O
,	O
and	O
each	O
background	O
took	O
two	O
or	O
three	O
weeks	O
to	O
render	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
maximum	O
number	O
of	O
zombies	O
displayed	O
on	O
the	O
screen	O
at	O
one	O
time	O
was	O
limited	O
to	O
seven	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
possible	O
to	O
use	O
450	O
polygons	B-General_Concept
for	O
the	O
comparatively	O
detailed	O
models	O
of	O
Leon	O
and	O
Claire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
than	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
important	O
new	O
features	O
is	O
the	O
"	O
Zapping	O
System	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
partly	O
inspired	O
by	O
Back	B-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
Future	I-Application
Part	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
a	O
time	O
travel-themed	O
film	O
sequel	O
that	O
offers	O
a	O
different	O
perspective	O
on	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
the	O
original	B-Application
film	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
voice-overs	O
by	O
the	O
all-Canadian	O
cast	O
of	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
were	O
recorded	O
before	O
the	O
actual	O
cutscenes	O
were	O
completed	O
,	O
with	O
each	O
of	O
the	O
actors	O
selected	O
from	O
a	O
roster	O
of	O
ten	O
people	O
per	O
role	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
North	O
American	O
version	O
contains	O
more	O
violent	O
game	B-Application
over	I-Application
screens	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
Japanese	O
Biohazard	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
made	O
more	O
difficult	O
(	O
and	O
thus	O
longer-playing	O
)	O
than	O
its	O
Japanese	O
equivalent	O
to	O
prevent	O
short-term	O
rentals	O
from	O
affecting	O
U.S.	O
sales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
for	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Masami	O
Ueda	O
,	O
Shusaku	O
Uchiyama	O
,	O
and	O
Syun	O
Nishigaki	O
,	O
except	O
one	O
track	O
composed	O
by	O
Naoshi	O
Mizuta	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
,	O
Biohazard	B-Application
2	I-Application
Original	O
Soundtrack	O
,	O
is	O
the	O
main	O
release	O
and	O
includes	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
significant	O
compositions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
,	O
Biohazard	B-Application
2	I-Application
Complete	O
Track	O
,	O
largely	O
encompasses	O
less	O
prevalent	O
themes	O
,	O
but	O
offers	O
an	O
orchestral	O
medley	O
and	O
a	O
second	O
CD	O
with	O
sound	O
effects	O
,	O
voice	O
collections	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
interview	O
with	O
the	O
sound	O
staff	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
European	O
version	O
of	O
Biohazard	B-Application
2	I-Application
Original	O
Soundtrack	O
has	O
an	O
identical	O
CD	O
,	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
Original	O
Soundtrack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Five	O
orchestral	O
arrangements	O
were	O
included	O
on	O
the	O
Bio	B-Application
Hazard	I-Application
Orchestra	O
Album	O
,	O
a	O
live	O
concert	O
performed	O
by	O
the	O
New	O
Japan	O
Philharmonic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Disc	O
jockey	O
Piston	O
Nishizawa	O
created	O
electronic	O
remixes	O
for	O
several	O
of	O
the	O
compositions	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
later	O
released	O
as	O
the	O
album	O
Biohazard	B-Application
2	I-Application
Remix	O
:	O
Metamorphoses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
its	O
initial	O
release	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
January	O
1998	O
,	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
reissued	O
and	O
ported	O
to	O
other	O
systems	O
,	O
many	O
gaining	O
new	O
features	O
in	O
the	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
re-release	O
is	O
the	O
Dual	B-Device
Shock	I-Device
Ver.	O
,	O
which	O
supports	O
the	O
vibration	O
and	O
analog	O
control	O
functions	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
's	O
DualShock	B-Device
controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Japanese	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Dual	B-Device
Shock	I-Device
Ver	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
"	O
mode	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
difficulty	O
level	O
of	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2s	I-Application
Western	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Dual	B-Device
Shock	I-Device
Ver	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
served	O
as	O
the	O
basis	O
for	O
the	O
majority	O
of	O
ports	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Windows	O
9x-based	O
PC-CD	O
version	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
Platinum	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	O
version	O
retains	O
all	O
previously	O
added	O
features	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
run	O
in	O
higher	O
resolutions	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developed	O
by	O
Sourcenext	O
,	O
it	O
includes	O
high-quality	O
FMVs	O
encoded	O
at	O
640×480	B-General_Concept
pixels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
keeps	O
the	O
additions	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
PC	O
release	O
,	O
and	O
incorporates	O
real-time	O
display	O
of	O
the	O
character	O
's	O
condition	O
on	O
the	O
Visual	B-Application
Memory	I-Application
Unit	I-Application
peripheral	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Japanese	O
edition	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
port	O
has	O
the	O
subtitle	O
Value	O
Plus	O
and	O
a	O
playable	O
demo	O
of	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
–	I-Application
Code	I-Application
:	I-Application
Veronica	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
unmodified	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
Dual	B-Device
Shock	I-Device
Ver	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
initial	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	O
Japanese	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
in	O
2007	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
service	O
's	O
North	O
American	O
counterpart	O
received	O
the	O
Dual	B-Device
Shock	I-Device
Ver	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
few	O
games	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
console	O
to	O
have	O
FMVs	O
,	O
overcoming	O
the	O
limited	O
storage	O
space	O
on	O
the	O
cartridge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
with	O
two	O
CD-ROMs	O
of	O
up	O
to	O
per	O
disc	O
was	O
faithfully	O
replicated	O
(	O
with	O
unique	O
enhancements	O
)	O
on	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Device
64	I-Device
Game	I-Device
Pak	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Across	O
twelve	O
months	O
and	O
with	O
a	O
budget	O
of	O
$1million	O
,	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
console	O
by	O
a	O
team	O
led	O
by	O
nine	O
full-time	O
and	O
one	O
part-time	O
personnel	O
from	O
Angel	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hidden	O
throughout	O
the	O
four	O
scenarios	O
,	O
they	O
reveal	O
new	O
information	O
about	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
lore	O
and	O
connect	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
to	O
those	O
of	O
the	O
other	O
installments	O
,	O
including	O
some	O
that	O
had	O
not	O
been	O
released	O
yet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
adjusts	O
its	O
display	B-General_Concept
resolution	I-General_Concept
depending	O
on	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
polygonal	B-General_Concept
models	O
currently	O
on	O
screen	O
,	O
and	O
supports	O
the	O
Expansion	O
Pak	O
accessory	O
for	O
a	O
maximum	O
resolution	O
of	O
640×480	B-General_Concept
during	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
reworked	O
the	O
sound	O
set	O
from	O
scratch	O
to	O
provide	O
each	O
instrument	O
with	O
a	O
higher	O
sample	O
rate	O
than	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
higher-quality	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
features	O
from	O
the	O
other	O
enhanced	O
versions	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Dual	B-Device
Shock	I-Device
Ver	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
do	O
not	O
appear	O
in	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Extreme	O
Battle	O
"	O
minigame	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
of	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
was	O
developed	O
at	O
Capcom	O
,	O
with	O
plans	O
for	O
it	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
4	O
MB	O
RAM	O
cartridge	O
,	O
but	O
technical	O
difficulties	O
led	O
to	O
its	O
cancellation	O
in	O
October	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tiger	O
Electronics	O
released	O
a	O
black	O
and	O
white	O
sprite-based	O
2.5D	O
version	O
for	O
its	O
Game.com	B-Operating_System
handheld	O
in	O
late	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
game	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
a	O
handheld	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
received	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
upon	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
original	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
release	O
holds	O
an	O
average	O
aggregate	O
score	O
of	O
93%	O
at	O
GameRankings	O
based	O
on	O
25	O
reviews	O
,	O
and	O
89	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
points	O
at	O
Metacritic	O
for	O
both	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
versions	O
based	O
on	O
13	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
majority	O
of	O
reviews	O
praised	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
for	O
its	O
atmosphere	O
,	O
setting	O
,	O
graphics	O
,	O
audio	O
,	O
and	O
overall	O
gameplay	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
its	O
controls	O
,	O
voice	O
acting	O
,	O
and	O
certain	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
tied	O
with	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Point	B-Application
Blank	I-Application
for	O
their	O
"	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Month	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
also	O
praised	O
for	O
its	O
graphics	O
,	O
which	O
many	O
critics	O
said	O
were	O
a	O
substantial	O
improvement	O
upon	O
those	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
installment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sanchez	O
and	O
Weigand	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
pre-rendered	O
backgrounds	O
were	O
an	O
impressive	O
leap	O
ahead	O
of	O
those	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
,	O
due	O
to	O
their	O
increased	O
detail	O
and	O
interactivity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sanchez	O
went	O
as	O
far	O
as	O
to	O
say	O
that	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
"	O
may	O
have	O
the	O
best	O
sound	O
design	O
yet	O
for	O
a	O
console	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
the	O
critically	O
acclaimed	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
most	O
later	O
releases	O
of	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
have	O
received	O
slightly	O
lower	O
scores	O
than	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Weigand	O
advised	O
players	O
who	O
already	O
owned	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
to	O
rent	O
the	O
Dual	B-Device
Shock	I-Device
Ver	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
widely	O
commended	O
for	O
the	O
technical	O
achievement	O
of	O
fitting	O
a	O
two-disc	O
game	O
on	O
a	O
single	O
cartridge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Taylor	O
criticized	O
this	O
version	O
for	O
retaining	O
scenes	O
from	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
that	O
were	O
used	O
to	O
conceal	O
its	O
CD-ROM	O
loading	O
times	O
–	O
a	O
technical	O
disadvantage	O
absent	O
from	O
cartridge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
writer	O
"	O
The	O
Freshman	O
"	O
was	O
impressed	O
with	O
the	O
enhanced	O
graphics	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
disappointed	O
by	O
its	O
heavily	O
compressed	O
FMVs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
said	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
's	O
unique	O
analog	O
control	O
"	O
works	O
supremely	O
well	O
to	O
the	O
point	O
where	O
it	O
's	O
borderline	O
game-breaking	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
reviewer	O
Matt	O
Casamassina	O
applauded	O
the	O
implementation	O
of	O
Dolby	O
Surround	O
support	O
,	O
and	O
called	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
release	O
the	O
"	O
best	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
clearer	O
sound	O
effects	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
port	O
were	O
received	O
well	O
by	O
Game	O
Revolution	O
's	O
Shawn	O
Sparks	O
,	O
who	O
also	O
remarked	O
that	O
the	O
character	O
models	O
look	O
slightly	O
sharper	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Steve	O
Key	O
of	O
Computer	O
And	O
Video	O
Games	O
disliked	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
release	O
's	O
low-resolution	O
backgrounds	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
thought	O
made	O
the	O
characters	O
stand	O
out	O
too	O
much	O
from	O
the	O
environments	O
,	O
and	O
thus	O
lessened	O
the	O
atmosphere	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
staff	O
writer	O
James	O
Mielke	O
said	O
that	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
port	O
was	O
not	O
"	O
an	O
essential	O
purchase	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
still	O
a	O
"	O
great	O
game	O
"	O
at	O
an	O
attractively	O
low	O
price	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GameCube	B-Application
release	O
was	O
heavily	O
criticized	O
for	O
its	O
high	O
price	O
and	O
dated	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Davis	O
and	O
com	O
's	O
Mark	O
MacDonald	O
were	O
disappointed	O
by	O
the	O
version	O
's	O
lack	O
of	O
features	O
that	O
were	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Peer	O
Schneider	O
of	O
IGN	O
found	O
the	O
2.5D	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
Game.com	B-Operating_System
to	O
be	O
frustrating	O
and	O
only	O
"	O
partially	O
faithful	O
"	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
release	O
of	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
promoted	O
with	O
a	O
advertising	O
campaign	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
therefore	O
surpassed	O
the	O
opening	O
revenue	O
of	O
all	O
but	O
one	O
Hollywood	O
movie	O
at	O
that	O
time	O
and	O
broke	O
previous	O
sales	O
records	O
set	O
by	O
the	O
video	O
games	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
and	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
1999	O
Milia	O
festival	O
in	O
Cannes	O
,	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
took	O
home	O
a	O
"	O
Gold	O
"	O
prize	O
for	O
revenues	O
above	O
or	O
in	O
the	O
European	O
Union	O
during	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
4.96million	O
copies	O
sold	O
,	O
the	O
original	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
franchise	O
's	O
best-selling	O
game	O
on	O
a	O
single	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
March	O
1999	O
,	O
approximately	O
units	O
of	O
all	O
versions	O
of	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
and	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
had	O
been	O
sold	O
worldwide	O
,	O
including	O
810,000	O
copies	O
of	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	O
Dual	B-Device
Shock	I-Device
Ver.	O
,	O
totaling	O
copies	O
for	O
both	O
PlayStation	B-Device
versions	O
of	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
17,973	O
copies	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
and	O
GameCube	B-Application
versions	O
were	O
sold	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
326,397	O
copies	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
were	O
sold	O
,	O
totaling	O
at	O
least	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Total	O
worldwide	O
sales	O
were	O
at	O
least	O
units	O
across	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Nintendo	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
a	O
finalist	O
at	O
the	O
Academy	O
of	O
Interactive	O
Arts	O
&	O
Sciences	O
 '	O
1st	O
Annual	O
Interactive	O
Achievement	O
Awards	O
for	O
"	O
Console	O
Action	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Console	O
Adventure	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
lost	O
to	O
GoldenEye	B-Application
007	I-Application
and	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthlys	O
1998	O
Gamers	O
 '	O
Choice	O
Awards	O
,	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
the	O
runner-up	O
for	O
Best	O
Adventure	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
and	O
Readers	O
 '	O
Choice	O
Best	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
,	O
behind	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
which	O
won	O
in	O
both	O
award	O
categories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
has	O
been	O
held	O
in	O
high	O
regard	O
in	O
the	O
years	O
following	O
its	O
initial	O
release	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
named	O
the	O
fourth	O
best	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
by	O
Famitsu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
listed	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
100	O
best	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
(	O
62nd	O
)	O
,	O
IGN	O
(	O
58th	O
)	O
,	O
Empire	O
(	O
49th	O
)	O
,	O
Game	O
Informer	O
(	O
34th	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Official	O
UK	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Magazine	O
(	O
6th	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Readers	O
of	O
Retro	O
Gamer	O
voted	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
the	O
97th	O
top	O
retro	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
staff	O
wrote	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
considered	O
by	O
many	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
best	O
in	O
the	O
long-running	O
series	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Italy	O
,	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
temporarily	O
banned	O
in	O
1999	O
following	O
criticism	O
from	O
the	O
political	O
organization	O
"	O
Movimento	O
Diritti	O
Civili	O
"	O
(	O
Civil	O
Rights	O
Movement	O
)	O
for	O
its	O
realistic	O
depiction	O
of	O
violence	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
law	O
enforcement	O
agency	O
Guardia	O
di	O
Finanza	O
seizing	O
over	O
5,500	O
unsold	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
the	O
basis	O
of	O
several	O
licensed	O
works	O
and	O
later	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
and	O
"	O
A	O
New	O
Chapter	O
of	O
Evil	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
and	O
second	O
issues	O
of	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Official	O
Comic	O
Book	O
Magazine	O
in	O
March	O
and	O
June	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
60-issue	O
Hong	O
Kong	O
comics	O
Biohazard	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
published	O
weekly	O
from	O
February	O
1998	O
to	O
April	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
:	I-Application
City	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
,	O
a	O
1999	O
book	O
written	O
by	O
S	O
.	O
D	O
.	O
Perry	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
more	O
direct	O
adaptation	O
of	O
the	O
narrative	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
release	O
in	O
her	O
series	O
of	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
novelizations	O
,	O
published	O
by	O
Pocket	O
Books	O
in	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mobile	B-Application
game	I-Application
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
:	O
Uprising	O
contains	O
a	O
condensed	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
story	O
,	O
adapted	O
by	O
Megan	O
Swaine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Darkside	I-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
,	O
an	O
on-rails	O
shooter	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
in	O
2009	O
,	O
includes	O
a	O
scenario	O
named	O
"	O
Memories	O
of	O
a	O
Lost	O
City	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
reimagines	O
the	O
original	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
plot	O
while	O
retaining	O
key	O
scenes	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
four	O
scenarios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2008	O
,	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
5	I-Application
producer	O
Jun	O
Takeuchi	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
series	O
as	O
weapons	O
designer	O
and	O
graphics	O
animator	O
,	O
alluded	O
to	O
the	O
possibility	O
of	O
a	O
full-fledged	O
remake	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Such	O
a	O
project	O
had	O
already	O
been	O
considered	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
in	O
2002	O
,	O
but	O
Mikami	O
abandoned	O
the	O
idea	O
as	O
he	O
did	O
not	O
want	O
to	O
delay	O
the	O
in-development	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
appears	O
in	O
the	O
British	O
sitcom	O
Spaced	O
in	O
the	O
episode	O
"	O
Art	O
"	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
a	O
character	O
hallucinates	O
that	O
he	O
is	O
fighting	O
a	O
zombie	O
invasion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spaced	O
director	O
Edgar	O
Wright	O
cited	O
this	O
episode	O
inspired	O
by	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
as	O
the	O
basis	O
for	O
his	O
zombie	O
comedy	O
film	O
Shaun	O
of	O
the	O
Dead	O
(	O
2004	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
arcs	O
introduced	O
in	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
continue	O
in	O
drama	O
albums	O
and	O
later	O
game	O
releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
dramas	O
were	O
broadcast	O
on	O
Radio	O
Osaka	O
in	O
early	O
1999	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
released	O
by	O
publisher	O
Suleputer	O
as	O
two	O
separate	O
CDs	O
,	O
Biohazard	B-Application
2	I-Application
Drama	O
Album	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ikiteita	O
Onna	O
Spy	O
Ada	O
is	O
set	O
a	O
few	O
days	O
after	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
and	O
deals	O
with	O
Ada	O
's	O
mission	O
to	O
retrieve	O
Sherry	O
's	O
pendant	O
with	O
the	O
G-virus	O
sample	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
said	O
to	O
be	O
in	O
the	O
possession	O
of	O
HUNK	O
in	O
the	O
backstory	O
of	O
the	O
drama	O
album	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
characters	O
 '	O
story	O
arcs	O
are	O
continued	O
differently	O
:	O
Sherry	O
is	O
taken	O
into	O
custody	O
by	O
the	O
U.S.	O
Government	O
immediately	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Ada	O
keeps	O
the	O
pendant	O
with	O
the	O
G-virus	O
and	O
resumes	O
her	O
activities	O
as	O
a	O
spy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2015	O
,	O
Capcom	O
announced	O
that	O
a	O
remake	B-Application
of	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
in	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Capcom	O
unveiled	O
the	O
game	O
at	O
E3	O
2018	O
,	O
with	O
trailers	O
and	O
gameplay	O
footage	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
worldwide	O
release	O
date	O
of	O
January	O
25	O
,	O
2019	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
uses	O
the	O
RE	O
Engine	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
also	O
in	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
7	I-Application
:	I-Application
Biohazard	I-Application
,	O
and	O
replaces	O
the	O
tank	O
controls	O
and	O
fixed	O
camera	O
angles	O
with	O
"	O
over-the-shoulder	O
"	O
gameplay	O
similar	O
to	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
