Resident Evil 2 Reviews

Resident Evil 2 is ranked in the 100th percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
Kirk McKeand
Top Critic
Jan 22, 2019

For my money, Resident Evil 2 Remake is right up there with Resident Evil 4 as the best game in the series. It’s the perfect blend of nostalgia and the new, marrying a classic game with contemporary game design, and a prime candidate for those Game of the Year lists. In January! Capcom clearly has no chill.

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10 / 10.0
Jan 22, 2019

Resident Evil 2 drags an all-time classic horror game screaming into the new generation, and will terrify both fans and newcomers alike

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Jan 22, 2019

From top to bottom, Resident Evil 2 is a stellar achievement from a team that obviously loved the source material and went to great lengths to update and enhance it without losing that original magic.

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9 / 10
Jan 22, 2019

Resident Evil 2 is more than a remake of a classic game, it's one of the most accomplished horror titles you'll play for a long time

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GamesBeat
Top Critic
85 / 100
Jan 22, 2019

Finally, Capcom has put a lot of game into Resident Evil 2. It has four remixed campaigns — two each for the playable characters Leon and Claire. But Capcom has also revealed plans to add even more. That includes a mode that randomizes where items are as well as new player characters.

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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

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Unscored
Jan 22, 2019
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Unscored
Jan 22, 2019

That’s where Resident Evil succeeds. Not in the drivel spouted from its character’s mouths, but in the bullets spewed from their guns. Or better yet – the clicking of empty chambers, or the spine-chilling scratches of scrabbling overhead. I may hate lickers, but I’m also a little bit in love.

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Jan 28, 2019

Resident Evil 2 successfully updates the survival-horror classic for modern consoles, delivering one of the scariest games of the entire generation in the process.

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100 / 100
Jan 22, 2019

Resident Evil 2 is a survival horror masterpiece, and sets an unbelievably high standard for video game remakes. The unrivaled realism, terror, and difficulty creates a tremendous, immersive experience that, honestly, makes other horror games look bad. I can see this game living on forever in speedruns, let's plays, and even discussions for the greatest horror games ever made.

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9 / 10
Jan 31, 2019
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Jan 22, 2019

Labelling this new version of Capcom's survival-horror classic a 'remake' somehow feels like an curious understatement.

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Jan 22, 2019

Capcom has shown the world exactly how classic games should be remade, and its name is Resident Evil 2.

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Jan 22, 2019

Capcom's survival horror classic returns with improved visuals, new controls and a whole host of monstrous surprises

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8 / 10
Jun 15, 2022

Capcom hasn't gone to any great lengths with its updated PS5 version of Resident Evil 2, offering fans and newcomers two imperfect graphical modes to choose from. Very speedy load times will have you immersed in a flash, though, and the support for the PS5's adaptive triggers adds another extra wrinkle on top. Resident Evil 2 is still every bit as good as it was three years ago; this PS5 version simply gives you the chance to experience it all over again with further shine.

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JVL
L_sK
Top Critic
18 / 20
Jan 22, 2019

More than 20 years ago, Hideki Kamiya brilliantly appropriated the saga, and today the new generation is doing the same. Powerful, demanding and respectful, the resident evil 2 remake stands out as one of the best episodes.

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Jan 30, 2019

The core mechanics of the original are still very present, even amongst a more action-focused playstyle. If anything, this has widened the audience reach to those who've never played the original and want to enjoy a hearty helping of panic and inventory stress.

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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.

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Jan 22, 2019

It only took 22 years of soul searching, but Resident Evil has finally found itself. The series has from the beginning shifted in tone, scale, and action that it's never been entirely clear what Resident Evil should be. Is it a first-person thriller? A campy survival spook out? A cooperative blast ‘em up where T-rexes...

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Jan 22, 2019

An impressive reimagining of one of the series' most well loved games

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