Resident Evil 2 Reviews

Resident Evil 2 is ranked in the 100th percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
10 / 10.0
Jan 26, 2019

Capcom has released the Game of the Year in the first month of 2019. If you only buy one game this year, make sure it’s this one. Screw Red Dead Redemption 2, move over The Witcher 3—Resident Evil 2 is, so far, the game of the generation.

Read full review

10 / 10.0
Jan 29, 2019

Resident Evil 2 will easily be one of the best games of 2019. In addition to being a new staple for the Resident Evil franchise, Resident Evil 2 shows how remakes can and should be done.

Read full review

10 / 10
Feb 1, 2019

Resident Evil 2 is a shining example of how remakes should be done.

Read full review

10 / 10.0
May 13, 2021

Capcom has proven themselves to be extremely capable of not only capturing what made the original game so incredible – but how to add little touches to improve it. Resident Evil 2 is not a simple remake, it’s a love letter to the franchise and the fans who have stood by the series through thick and thin. Do not miss this.

Read full review

9.9 / 10.0
Feb 8, 2019

Capcom has laid the foundations for what a good remake should be. Personally, I'm not surprised, they already did it with Resident Evil 1 in the Gamecube era and as with that previous work, the new REsident Evil team has taken some licenses in the lore of the game to better unite it. However, it still seems to me that there have been wasted opportunities to give consistency to the original, such as repeating puzzles, in Code Veronica the puzzles that one completed did not impede the progress of the other.

Review in Spanish | Read full review

98 / 100
Jan 22, 2019

Resident Evil 2 is an excellent game. The Survival Horror that fans wanted so much is here, the technical aspect is impressive and the various campaigns (even if they have very similar elements) increase the lifespan considerably. Although the remake is not exactly identical to the original, the essence of the 1998 game remains present. Resident Evil 2 is a must-have title in your collection.

Review in Portuguese | Read full review

9.8 / 10.0
Feb 1, 2019

With a great campaign, extra modes, and other unlockables Resident Evil 2 is without a doubt a must own.

Read full review

9.8 / 10.0
Feb 3, 2019

Resident Evil 2 is the game to either rekindle your love of the series or finally experience what others have been in love with all this time.

Read full review

9.8 / 10.0
Dec 10, 2019

Resident Evil 2 is one of the best horror games I’ve ever played.

Read full review

SomosXbox
Top Critic
9.7 / 10.0
Jan 22, 2019

It is very difficult to synthesize Resident Evil 2 in a single sentence, but perhaps this is the most appropriate: Resident Evil 2 is the horror game of the year and a clear contender for GOTY 2019

Read full review

10 / 10
Feb 1, 2019

While the game lacks in more open environments with several sections coming out as just hallways, it still nails it with its bleak tone, fantastic enemies, and groundbreaking characters. In short, Resident Evil 2 is a “must have” for any survival horror fan.

Read full review

9.6 / 10.0
Jan 22, 2019

Resident Evil 2 is one of the best remakes we've ever seen: it's a bit different from the classical survival horror released in 1998, while still remaining true to the original game.

Review in Italian | Read full review

4.8 / 5.0
Jan 24, 2019

A fan-faithful remake rebuilt from the ground up and jam-packed with quality content. A package both longtime Resident Evil fans and newbies will enjoy.

Read full review

9.6 / 10.0
Jan 22, 2019

A perfect remake or Resident Evil 2 and an amazing game overall. I got what I expected it to be and even more than that. Definitely a recommendation for fans or the series as well as for everybody else.

Read full review

9.5 / 10.0
Jan 22, 2019

For Resident Evil fans this is a must-play, but even those without nostalgia for RE 2 will have a good time

Read full review

9.5 / 10.0
Jan 25, 2019

One of the best survival horror adventures ever released gets the royal remake treatment in 2019's first must-play game

Read full review

9.5 / 10.0
Jan 22, 2019

Capcom has achieved the near-impossible with the remake of Resident Evil 2. A remarkable labour of design, iteration, faithfulness, and adaptation; a masterclass in knowing what to change, how to change it, and what to build upon, Resident Evil 2 in 2018 emerges from the shadow of its namesake with consummate ease.

Read full review

9.5 / 10.0
Jan 28, 2019

Resident Evil 2 is a breath of fresh (or should I say foul and dead?) air into the bloated world of open-ended gameplay mechanics that, instead of leaving the player feeling empty and exhausted for the amount of options, leave them with a constant sense of tension but knowledge and will to push on. Truly an innovation that proves its necessity.

Read full review

9.5 / 10.0
Jan 22, 2019

More than just a simple remake of a cherished classic, Resident Evil 2 is a reinvigoration of the entire franchise, showing just how much life it still has left without the need to make drastic gameplay or stylistic changes. From start to end, this is a phenomenal showcase of old mixed with new, both giving players the chance to relive an important chapter in the life of the series under fantastic new conditions, while also potentially paving the way for Resident Evil for years to come.

Read full review

95 / 100
Jan 22, 2019

No matter what your past with this series, this new face of Resident Evil 2 must be within your priorities at all costs, because the love work that was printed on it, is something that I had not been able to see inside the medium.

Read full review