<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2019	O
survival	O
horror	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Capcom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remake	B-Application
of	O
the	O
1998	O
game	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
it	O
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
January	O
2019	O
and	O
for	O
Amazon	B-Operating_System
Luna	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
in	O
June	O
2022	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
cloud	O
version	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
control	O
the	O
rookie	O
police	O
officer	O
Leon	O
S	O
.	O
Kennedy	O
and	O
the	O
college	O
student	O
Claire	O
Redfield	O
as	O
they	O
attempt	O
to	O
escape	O
Raccoon	O
City	O
during	O
a	O
zombie	B-Application
uprising	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Capcom	O
considered	O
remaking	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
remake	B-Application
of	O
the	O
first	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
in	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
delayed	O
as	O
the	O
producer	O
,	O
Shinji	O
Mikami	O
,	O
did	O
not	O
want	O
to	O
divert	O
development	O
from	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
4	I-Application
(	O
2005	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Capcom	O
announced	O
the	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
remake	I-Application
in	O
August	O
2015	O
and	O
released	O
the	O
first	O
trailer	O
and	O
gameplay	O
footage	O
at	O
E3	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
received	O
praise	O
for	O
its	O
presentation	O
,	O
gameplay	O
,	O
and	O
faithfulness	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
2023	O
,	O
it	O
had	O
sold	O
more	O
than	O
11	O
million	O
copies	O
,	O
outselling	O
the	O
original	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
remakes	B-Application
of	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
3	I-Application
in	O
2020	O
and	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
4	I-Application
in	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
remake	B-Application
of	O
the	O
1998	O
game	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
which	O
uses	O
tank	O
controls	O
and	O
fixed	O
camera	O
angles	O
,	O
the	O
remake	B-Application
features	O
"	O
over-the-shoulder	O
"	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
gameplay	O
similar	O
to	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
4	I-Application
and	O
more	O
recent	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
that	O
allows	O
players	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
move	O
while	O
using	O
their	O
weapons	O
similar	O
to	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
6	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zombies	B-Application
will	O
attempt	O
to	O
break	O
into	O
the	O
station	O
through	O
windows	O
but	O
can	O
be	O
stopped	O
if	O
the	O
windows	O
are	O
boarded	O
up	O
beforehand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
the	O
1998	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
remake	B-Application
of	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
offers	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
play	O
through	O
the	O
main	O
campaign	O
as	O
either	O
Leon	O
S	O
.	O
Kennedy	O
,	O
a	O
rookie	O
police	O
officer	O
on	O
his	O
first	O
day	O
,	O
or	O
Claire	O
Redfield	O
,	O
a	O
college	O
student	O
and	O
sister	O
of	O
original	O
protagonist	O
Chris	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remake	B-Application
brings	O
back	O
"	O
The	O
4th	O
Survivor	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
The	O
Tofu	B-Application
Survivor	O
"	O
minigames	O
present	O
in	O
the	O
1998	O
original	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
unlocked	O
after	O
completing	O
the	O
2nd	O
Run	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
The	O
Tofu	B-Application
Survivor	O
"	O
features	O
the	O
same	O
scenario	O
,	O
but	O
replaces	O
Hunk	O
with	O
an	O
anthropomorphic	O
tofu	B-Application
armed	O
only	O
with	O
knives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remake	B-Application
's	O
version	O
of	O
"	O
The	O
Tofu	B-Application
Survivor	O
"	O
also	O
adds	O
the	O
unlockable	O
characters	O
Konjac	O
,	O
Uirō-Mochi	O
,	O
Flan	O
,	O
and	O
Annin	O
Tofu	B-Application
,	O
who	O
all	O
have	O
a	O
unique	O
item	O
loadout	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
night	O
of	O
September	O
28	O
,	O
1998	O
two	O
months	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
,	O
rookie	O
police	O
officer	O
Leon	O
S	O
.	O
Kennedy	O
makes	O
his	O
way	O
toward	O
Raccoon	O
City	O
to	O
start	O
his	O
first	O
shift	O
at	O
the	O
police	O
department	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gas	O
station	O
is	O
overrun	O
by	O
zombies	B-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
Raccoon	O
City	O
after	O
a	O
strain	O
of	O
the	O
T-virus	O
was	O
carried	O
into	O
the	O
city	O
water	O
supply	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Depending	O
on	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
,	O
either	O
Leon	O
or	O
Claire	O
finds	O
that	O
the	O
police	O
department	O
is	O
also	O
overrun	O
with	O
zombies	B-Application
after	O
being	O
briefly	O
rescued	O
by	O
Marvin	O
Branagh	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Branagh	O
,	O
infected	O
,	O
later	O
turns	O
into	O
a	O
zombie	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inside	O
the	O
parking	O
garage	O
,	O
Leon	O
is	O
attacked	O
by	O
zombie	B-Application
dogs	O
but	O
is	O
saved	O
by	O
Ada	O
Wong	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
2002	O
remake	B-Application
of	O
the	O
first	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
Capcom	O
considered	O
a	O
similar	O
remake	B-Application
of	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
but	O
series	O
creator	O
Shinji	O
Mikami	O
did	O
not	O
want	O
to	O
divert	O
development	O
away	O
from	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2015	O
,	O
producer	O
Yoshiaki	O
Hirabayashi	O
announced	O
in	O
a	O
video	O
that	O
the	O
remake	B-Application
had	O
been	O
approved	O
and	O
was	O
in	O
active	O
development	O
,	O
ending	O
the	O
video	O
with	O
the	O
phrase	O
"	O
We	O
Do	O
It	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
No	O
further	O
details	O
were	O
released	O
until	O
Sony	O
's	O
E3	O
2018	O
press	O
conference	O
,	O
when	O
Capcom	O
released	O
the	O
debut	O
trailer	O
and	O
gameplay	O
footage	O
and	O
removed	O
"	O
Remake	B-Application
"	O
from	O
the	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hideki	O
Kamiya	O
,	O
director	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
said	O
that	O
he	O
had	O
pushed	O
Capcom	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
remake	B-Application
for	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hirabayashi	O
said	O
the	O
team	O
was	O
striving	O
to	O
capture	O
the	O
spirit	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
team	O
incorporated	O
feedback	O
received	O
about	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
6	I-Application
,	O
a	O
game	O
he	O
also	O
produced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
uses	O
the	O
RE	B-Application
Engine	I-Application
,	O
the	O
same	O
game	O
engine	O
used	O
for	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
7	I-Application
:	I-Application
Biohazard	I-Application
(	O
2017	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
allowed	O
Capcom	O
to	O
modernize	O
the	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Producer	O
Tsuyoshi	O
Kanda	O
acknowledged	O
the	O
difficulty	O
of	O
making	O
zombies	B-Application
seem	O
scary	O
and	O
threatening	O
,	O
as	O
they	O
had	O
become	O
ubiquitous	O
in	O
entertainment	O
media	O
since	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
in	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
worldwide	O
on	O
January	O
25	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
supports	O
enhancements	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
Pro	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
X	O
,	O
offering	O
either	O
4K	B-Architecture
resolution	I-Architecture
or	O
60	O
frames	O
per	O
second	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
12	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
a	O
final	O
update	O
was	O
introduced	O
to	O
the	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
remake	I-Application
where	O
the	O
protagonist	O
of	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
Jill	O
Valentine	O
has	O
written	O
a	O
letter	O
to	O
Kendo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Versions	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
were	O
announced	O
on	O
March	O
2	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
13	O
,	O
2022	O
alongside	O
upgrades	O
for	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
7	I-Application
:	I-Application
Biohazard	I-Application
(	O
2017	O
)	O
and	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
3	I-Application
(	O
2020	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
versions	O
include	O
visual	O
enhancements	O
including	O
ray-tracing	B-Algorithm
and	O
high-framerate	O
modes	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
version	O
supports	O
haptic	O
feedback	O
and	O
adaptive	O
triggers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Owners	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
are	O
able	O
to	O
upgrade	O
for	O
free	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
free	O
upgrade	O
patch	O
for	O
the	O
Windows	O
version	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
simultaneously	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
for	O
Amazon	B-Operating_System
Luna	I-Operating_System
was	O
announced	O
on	O
May	O
26	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
subsequently	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
9	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
cloud	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
11	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
pack	O
,	O
The	O
Ghost	O
Survivors	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
15	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
and	O
features	O
four	O
missions	O
:	O
"	O
No	O
Time	O
to	O
Mourn	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Runaway	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Forgotten	O
Soldier	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
No	O
Way	O
Out	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
No	O
Time	O
to	O
Mourn	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Runaway	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Forgotten	O
Soldier	O
"	O
require	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
reach	O
a	O
destination	O
as	O
they	O
make	O
their	O
way	O
through	O
enemies	O
,	O
while	O
"	O
No	O
Way	O
Out	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
unlocked	O
after	O
completing	O
the	O
other	O
three	O
missions	O
,	O
requires	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
defeat	O
a	O
wave	O
of	O
a	O
hundred	O
zombies	B-Application
inside	O
a	O
gas	O
station	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
its	O
E3	O
2018	O
showing	O
,	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
won	O
the	O
"	O
Best	O
of	O
Show	O
"	O
award	O
at	O
the	O
2018	O
Game	O
Critics	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
received	O
"	O
universal	O
acclaim	O
"	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
versions	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
for	O
the	O
Windows	O
version	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ben	O
Reeves	O
of	O
Game	O
Informer	O
wrote	O
that	O
"	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
not	O
only	O
looks	O
great	O
,	O
it	O
plays	O
well	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
forces	O
you	O
into	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
dark	O
encounters	O
that	O
are	O
a	O
total	O
rush.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
stated	O
in	O
their	O
review	O
that	O
"	O
Capcom	O
did	O
a	O
fantastic	O
job	O
of	O
resurrecting	O
all	O
the	O
best	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
classic	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
making	O
it	O
look	O
,	O
sound	O
,	O
and	O
play	O
like	O
a	O
2019	O
game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Polygons	O
Michael	O
McWhertor	O
wrote	O
that	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
showcases	O
"	O
the	O
very	O
best	O
of	O
survival	O
horror	O
"	O
;	O
similar	O
praise	O
was	O
expressed	O
by	O
Heather	O
Alexandra	O
of	O
Kotaku	O
,	O
who	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
provides	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
moments	O
in	O
the	O
franchise	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alessandro	O
Fillari	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
said	O
that	O
with	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
"	O
the	O
classic	O
survival	O
horror	O
franchise	O
embraces	O
its	O
past	O
in	O
a	O
new	O
,	O
exciting	O
way	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
shipped	O
threemillion	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
and	O
four	O
million	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
month	O
,	O
with	O
more	O
than	O
one	O
million	O
on	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
became	O
Capcom	O
's	O
second	O
biggest	O
launch	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
after	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
:	I-Application
World	I-Application
from	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
debuted	O
at	O
number	O
two	O
on	O
the	O
Japanese	O
charts	O
with	O
252,848	O
retail	O
sales	O
,	O
after	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
also	O
topped	O
the	O
UK	O
charts	O
,	O
becoming	O
Capcom	O
's	O
biggest	O
UK	O
launch	O
since	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
7	I-Application
:	I-Application
Biohazard	I-Application
(	O
2017	O
)	O
in	O
physical	O
retail	O
sales	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
the	O
UK	O
's	O
best-selling	O
game	O
in	O
January	O
2019	O
,	O
despite	O
being	O
available	O
for	O
only	O
two	O
days	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
December	O
2019	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
sold	O
over	O
5.8	O
million	O
copies	O
,	O
overtaking	O
the	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
