Resident Evil 2

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Resident Evil 2

System(s): Sega Dreamcast

Publisher: Capcom, Virgin Interactive (EU)

Developer: Capcom

Peripherals supported: Jump Pack, Visual Memory Unit, Dreamcast VGA Box

Genre: Action

Number of players: 1

Official in-game languages:

日本語

English

Français

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1999-12-22	¥4,8004,800	T-1214M
US	2000-12-06	$19.9919.99^[1]	T-1205N
FR	2000		T-7004D-09
ES/UK/IT	2000-04-24		T-7004D-61
DE/NL	2000		T-7004D-82
AU	2000	$89.9589.95^[3]

ESRB

Sega

ELSPA

BBFC

USK

SELL

Resident Evil 2, known as Biohazard 2 Value Plus (バイオハザード2 バリュープラス) in Japan, is the sequel to Resident Evil. It was released among other consoles for the Sega Dreamcast in 1999.

As the Japanese name suggests, the Dreamcast version is a slight update to the original PlayStation release - it is actually based on Biohazard 2: Dual Shock Ver., which added a few modes. The Dreamcast version also includes digital galleries and a playable demo of Resident Evil: Code: Veronica. However, at its core, it is the same game, hence why western releases did not make the distinction.

Gameplay

History

Development

A Sega Saturn version of Resident Evil 2 was at one point planned (complete with extras)^[4], and in early 1997, Bernie Stolar suggested it would arrive a week after the PlayStation version^[5], though it ultimately failed to materialise. It was at one stage rumoured to made use of the 4MB Extended RAM Cartridge^[6]^[7].

Versions

Localised names

Also known as
Language	Localised Name	English Translation
English	Resident Evil 2	Resident Evil 2
English (US)	Resident Evil 2	Resident Evil 2
Japanese	バイオハザード2 バリュープラス	Biohazard 2 Value Plus

Production credits

Planning

System Plan: Masaaki Yamada, Kazuhiro Aoyama, Junya Watanabe
Scenario: Noboru Sugimura

Graphic

CG Modeling: Yasuyuki Matsunami, Motoji Fujita, Satoru Nishikawa, Miho Hamano, Jun Ogawa, Mitsuru Kuwahata, Tetsuya Shiraishi, Koji Wakasono, Junya Tasaki, Kazufumi Marui
Motion Design: Jun Takeuchi, Satomi Hayashi
Texture Design: Nobuhiro Tatsumi, Yasuhiro Takahashi, Ryoji Shimogama
Graphic design: Chie Nishida, Muneyuki Kotegawa, Shigeomi Okamura
Effect Animation: Yoshiaki Teshima
Character Design: Isao Ohishi, Ryoji Shimogama
BG Design: Muneyuki Kotegawa, Mitsuru Kuwahata

Software Engineer

Main System: Yasuhiro Anpo
Scenario Program: Kiyohiko Sakata, Mitsuo Okamoto, Hiroyuki Kobayashi, Takaaki Yamanouchi, Tomohiro Akizuki, Hideaki Motozuka, Noriyuki Ohtani
Enemy Program: Katsutoshi Karatsuma, Shigeki Niino
Cockpit: Noriyuki Ohtani
Sound system / Effect: Tomohito Ishihara

Sound

Music Composition: Masami Ueda, Syusaku Uchiyama, Syun Nishigaki
Sound design: Hideaki Utsumi, Wataru Hama
Dialogue Data Edit: Noriko Ando

CG Movie Crew

Imagica Impression
Exective Producer: Toshiaki Imamura
Senior Producer: Tsutomu Torii
Production manager: Noriyuki Tawada
Director: Hiroshi Sasaki
Computer Graphics: Rica Shimazu, Novco Qino, Yoshihiro Yamamoto, Hiroshi Nagano, Tsutomu Shimobayashi, Nobusada Takahashi, Eitaro Ariyoshi, Shigeharu Shimada, Kiyoshi Shigenaga, Yoshinori Matsushita
Technical Support: Masashi Imanaka
Texture Design: Yumi Yata, Takayuki Yamada, Hitoshi Hashimoto, Wataru Ikeda
Editor: Naruo Ibaragi
Mixer: Yoko Morioka, Kazuya Hiratsuka
Motion Actor: Hidekazu Yamamoto, Lisa Sunada, Rika Maenami, Tomoko Matsutani
Motion Data Edit: Chiaki Tanaka
Special Thanks: Microsoft / Softimage

Recording Crew

Cast
- Leon S. Kennedy: Paul Haddad
- Claire Redfield: Alyson Court
- Ada Wong: Sally Cahill
- Sherry Birkin: Lisa Yamanaka
- Anette Birkin: Jennifer Dale
- Ben Bertolucci: Rod Wilson
- Brian Irons: Gary Krawford
- William Birkin: Diego Matamores
Engineer: Bruce Fleming
2nd Engineer: Ian Rodness
Production Assistant: Lorraine Lang
Producer: Susan Hart

English Script

Translation: Takuya Shiraiwa
Script Editor: Dan Okada
Editorial Supervisor: Erik Suzuki

Special Thanks

Planning Cooperate: Shu Takumi, Kuniomi Matsushita
Software Cooperate: Ryuta Takahashi, Miyuki Ohiro, Takeshi Enomoto, Jun Matsumoto, Akira Kazaoka
Graphic Cooperate: Shizuyo Ukai, Nobuaki Yamazaki, Takashi Hama, Keiji Ueda
Sound Cooperate: Toshio Kajino, Makoto Tomozawa, Tomoyuki Kawakami, Naoshi Mizuta
Naming Contest Winner: Kenji Fujiyoshi, Kazuyasu Koyano
Publicity: Masako Honma, Keiichi Baba, Yoshihiro Ohno, Shinsuke Komaki
Support Company: Imagica, Flagship, Marui
Game Producer: Shinji Mikami
Promotion Producer: Keiji Inafune
General Producer: Noritaka Funamizu
Supervisor: Yoshiki Okamoto
Directed by: Hideki Kamiya

Capcom

Source:

In-game credits

Magazine articles

Main article: Resident Evil 2/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in Official Dreamcast Magazine (US) #12: "March 2001" (2001-01-28)

Print advert in Dreamcast Magazine (UK) #8: "No. 8" (2000-04-20)
also published in:

Dreamcast Magazine (UK) #9: "No. 9" (2000-05-18)^[8]

Print advert in Consoles + (FR) #97: "Février 2000" (2000-0x-xx)

Print advert in Consoles + (FR) #99: "Avril 2000" (2000-0x-xx)

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

576 Konzol (HU)

84

^[16]

Ação Games (BR)

100

^[17]

Arcade (UK)

PAL

75

^[9]

Consoles Max (FR)

PAL

82

^[10]

Consoles + (FR)

PAL

93

^[18]

Consoles + (FR)

NTSC-J

90

^[11]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

PAL

75

^[2]

Dreamcast Monthly (UK)

PAL

70

^[19]

DC-UK (UK)

PAL

70

^[20]

Dreamcast: Le Magazine Officiel (FR)

PAL

80

^[21]

Dreamcast Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

83

^[22]

Dreamcast Magazine (UK)

PAL

73

^[14]

Dorimaga (JP)

NTSC-J

92

^[13]

Dreamplanet (ES)

PAL

80

^[23]

Dreamzone (FR)

PAL

90

^[24]

Dreamzone (FR)

NTSC-J

90

^[25]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

80

^[26]

Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast (RU)

83

^[27]

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

85

^[28]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

78

^[29]

GamesMaster (UK)

PAL

91

^[30]

Game Informer (US)

NTSC-U

78

^[31]

Mr. Dreamcast (UK)

PAL

64

^[32]

Neo Plus (PL)

80

^[33]

Next Generation (US)

NTSC-U

75

^[34]

Official Dreamcast Magazine (UK)

PAL

70

^[35]

Official Dreamcast Magazine (US)

NTSC-U

80

^[1]

Play (PL)

92

^[36]

PSX Extreme (PL)

73

^[37]

Revista Oficial Dreamcast (ES)

PAL

80

^[15]

	81
Based on 30 reviews

Resident Evil 2

Dreamcast, US
Cover
Disc 1 Disc 2 Inlay

Dreamcast, UK/ES/IT
Cover
Disc 1 Disc 2

Dreamcast, DE/NL
Cover

Dreamcast, FR
Cover

Dreamcast, JP
Cover
Manual

External links

Sega of Japan catalogue pages (Japanese): Dreamcast

References

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↑ File:Hyper AU 081.pdf, page 66
↑ File:SSM UK 30.pdf, page 6
↑ File:UltraGamePlayers US 096.pdf, page 13
↑ File:EGM US 105.pdf, page 26
↑ File:GamersRepublic US 01.pdf, page 10
↑ Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 9" (UK; 2000-05-18), page 32
↑ ^9.0 ^9.1 File:Arcade UK 16.pdf, page 95 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Arcade UK 16.pdf_p95" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^10.0 ^10.1 File:ConsolesMax FR 11.pdf, page 126 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:ConsolesMax FR 11.pdf_p126" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^11.0 ^11.1 File:ConsolesPlus FR 097.pdf, page 103 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:ConsolesPlus FR 097.pdf_p103" defined multiple times with different content
↑ File:DCM_JP_19991231_1999-40.pdf, page 22
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↑ ^15.0 ^15.1 File:ROD ES 05.pdf, page 56 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:ROD ES 05.pdf_p56" defined multiple times with different content
↑ 576 Konzol, "Június-Július 2000" (HU; 2000-xx-xx), page 43
↑ Ação Games, "Fevereiro 2000" (BR; 2000-xx-xx), page 33
↑ Consoles +, "Mai 2000" (FR; 2000-0x-xx), page 96
↑ Dreamcast Monthly, "February 2000" (UK; 2000-01-20), page 92
↑ DC-UK, "February 2000" (UK; 2000-01-24), page 16
↑ Dreamcast: Le Magazine Officiel, "Mars/Avril 2000" (FR; 2000-xx-xx), page 62
↑ Dreamcast Magazine, "1999-40 (1999-12-31)" (JP; 1999-12-17), page 22
↑ Dreamplanet, "Mayo 2000" (ES; 2000-0x-xx), page 22
↑ Dreamzone, "mi Avril-mi Mai 2000" (FR; 2000-04-14), page 67
↑ Dreamzone, "Février 2000" (FR; 2000-01-xx), page 94
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "February 2001" (US; 2001-01-09), page 132
↑ Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast, "Izdaniye chetvertoye, dopolnennoye" (RU; 2002-xx-xx), page 180
↑ Famitsu, "1999-12-31" (JP; 1999-12-17), page 31
↑ GamePro, "February 2001" (US; 2001-0x-xx), page 82
↑ GamesMaster, "January 2000" (UK; 1999-12-24), page 109
↑ Game Informer, "January 2001" (US; 200x-xx-xx), page 127
↑ Mr. Dreamcast, "April 2000" (UK; 2000-03-30<em>No results</em>), page 82
↑ Neo Plus, "Lipiec-Sierpień 2000" (PL; 2000-xx-xx), page 67
↑ Next Generation, "February 2001" (US; 2001-01-18), page 78
↑ Official Dreamcast Magazine, "February 2000" (UK; 2000-01-13), page 74
↑ Play, "Maj-czerwiec 2000" (PL; 2000-xx-xx), page 18
↑ PSX Extreme, "03/2001" (PL; 2001-0x-xx), page 41

Resident Evil games for Sega systems
	Resident Evil (1997) \| Resident Evil 2 (unreleased)
	Resident Evil 2 (1999) \| Resident Evil Code: Veronica (2000) \| Resident Evil 3: Nemesis (2000) \| Biohazard Code: Veronica Kanzenban (2001)
	Gun Survivor 2: Biohazard CODE:Veronica (2001)
Sampler Discs
Biohazard Code: Veronica Trial Edition (1999)
Resident Evil related media
	Saturn Ban Biohazard Official Guide (1997) \| V Jump Books Game Series: Sega Saturn Ban Bio Hazard (1997) \| Biohazard: Code Veronica Koushiki Guide Book (2000) \| Luchshiye igry dlya PlayStation. Ves' mir Resident Evil i Tomb Raider (2001)

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[:File:Hyper_AU_081.pdf_p66-3] File:Hyper AU 081.pdf, page 66

[:File:SSM_UK_30.pdf_p6-4] File:SSM UK 30.pdf, page 6

[:File:UltraGamePlayers_US_096.pdf_p13-5] File:UltraGamePlayers US 096.pdf, page 13

[:File:EGM_US_105.pdf_p26-6] File:EGM US 105.pdf, page 26

[:File:GamersRepublic_US_01.pdf_p10-7] File:GamersRepublic US 01.pdf, page 10

[:File:DreamcastMagazine_UK_09.pdf_p32-8] Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 9" (UK; 2000-05-18), page 32

[:File:Arcade_UK_16.pdf_p95-9] 9.0 ^9.1 File:Arcade UK 16.pdf, page 95 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Arcade UK 16.pdf_p95" defined multiple times with different content

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[16] 576 Konzol, "Június-Július 2000" (HU; 2000-xx-xx), page 43

[:File:AcaoGames_BR_148.pdf_p33-17] Ação Games, "Fevereiro 2000" (BR; 2000-xx-xx), page 33

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_100.pdf_p96-18] Consoles +, "Mai 2000" (FR; 2000-0x-xx), page 96

[:File:DreamcastMonthly_UK_05.pdf_p92-19] Dreamcast Monthly, "February 2000" (UK; 2000-01-20), page 92

[:File:DCUK_UK_06.pdf_p16-20] DC-UK, "February 2000" (UK; 2000-01-24), page 16

[:File:DLMO_FR_03.pdf_p62-21] Dreamcast: Le Magazine Officiel, "Mars/Avril 2000" (FR; 2000-xx-xx), page 62

[:File:DCM_JP_19991231_1999-40.pdf_p22-22] Dreamcast Magazine, "1999-40 (1999-12-31)" (JP; 1999-12-17), page 22

[:File:Dreamplanet_ES_05.pdf_p22-23] Dreamplanet, "Mayo 2000" (ES; 2000-0x-xx), page 22

[:File:Dreamzone_12_2000_Scan.pdf_p67-24] Dreamzone, "mi Avril-mi Mai 2000" (FR; 2000-04-14), page 67

[:File:Dreamzone_9_2000_Scan.pdf_p94-25] Dreamzone, "Février 2000" (FR; 2000-01-xx), page 94

[:File:EGM_US_139.pdf_p132-26] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "February 2001" (US; 2001-01-09), page 132

[27] Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast, "Izdaniye chetvertoye, dopolnennoye" (RU; 2002-xx-xx), page 180

[28] Famitsu, "1999-12-31" (JP; 1999-12-17), page 31

[:File:GamePro_US_149.pdf_p82-29] GamePro, "February 2001" (US; 2001-0x-xx), page 82

[:File:GamesMaster_UK_090.pdf_p109-30] GamesMaster, "January 2000" (UK; 1999-12-24), page 109

[:File:GameInformer_US_093.pdf_p127-31] Game Informer, "January 2001" (US; 200x-xx-xx), page 127

[:File:MrDreamcast_UK_01.pdf_p82-32] Mr. Dreamcast, "April 2000" (UK; 2000-03-30<em>No results</em>), page 82

[33] Neo Plus, "Lipiec-Sierpień 2000" (PL; 2000-xx-xx), page 67

[:File:NextGeneration_US_74.pdf_p78-34] Next Generation, "February 2001" (US; 2001-01-18), page 78

[:File:ODM_UK_04.pdf_p74-35] Official Dreamcast Magazine, "February 2000" (UK; 2000-01-13), page 74

[36] Play, "Maj-czerwiec 2000" (PL; 2000-xx-xx), page 18

[37] PSX Extreme, "03/2001" (PL; 2001-0x-xx), page 41

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Resident Evil 2

From Sega Retro

Contents

Gameplay

History

Development

Versions

Localised names

Production credits

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

External links

References