Overview
- Also Known As
- Biohazard 2 (Japanese title)
- Number of Players
- 1 (Single Player)
- Genre
- Release Date
Nintendo 64
31st Oct 1999
9th Feb 2000
29th Jan 2000
- Also Available On
- Series
- Tags
- Feature Support
- Wikipedia
- en.wikipedia.org
Reviews
Review Resident Evil 2 (Nintendo 64)
The horror continues
Leon Kennedy's having a tough first day at work. As with every new job, there are new people to meet and new challenges to face – namely, zombies and killing said zombies. Capcom's Resident Evil 2 follows two concurrent storylines: that of Leon, a police officer, and Claire Redfield, who's in town to investigate the...
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Resident Evil 2 News
News Resident Evil Requiem Leakers Deserve "A Thousand Deaths", Says Hideki Kamiya
Bit extreme, don't you think?
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News Legendary Developer And Insect Blocker Hideki Kamiya Is Getting His Own Book
Welcome to my world
Hideki Kamiya, the legendary game developer behind titles like Resident Evil 2, Bayonetta, and Viewtiful Joe, is getting his own book. Titled 'The World of Hideki Kamiya', the book is currently only confirmed for release in Japan on 2nd April 2026, but we'll be keeping a close eye on a potential western release. Naturally, it...
News "I Was A Selfish Idiot" - Hideki Kamiya On Why Resident Evil 2 Had No Returning Characters
Claire Redfield was eventually added as a key connection
Hideki Kamiya, the famed game creator who made his directorial debut with the original Resident Evil 2, has been talking a lot about the survival horror series in recent days. Originally released in 1998, Resident Evil 2 was a significant step up from the first game, though its production was...
Memory Pak This Resident Evil Comic Made Me Sympathise With A Tyrant
"P-Payback Time, Thorndikkke..."
Welcome to the latest instalment in our nostalgia-inducing column, Memory Pak, where we deep-dive into some of the most memorable moments in gaming – good and bad. Today, to mark the 25th anniversary of Resident Evil 2's N64 launch in Japan, Ollie reflects on a curious short comic book story that, against all...
Talking Point Which Scary Video Game Moments Gave You Nightmares As A Kid?
Mummy!
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Poll Box Art Brawl #25 - Resident Evil 2
Biohazard REturns
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Reminder Vote For The Best Resident Evil Games
We need your help to sort the undead horde
Thanks to everyone who has voted so far - for anyone who missed it, there’s still time to select your picks for the best Resident Evil games below. We’ll see you Thursday for the REsults... With All Hallows' Eve creeping up on us, it's that time of year to close the curtains, huddle in front of the TV...
News The Original N64 Resident Evil 2 Dev Team Will Livestream The New Remake With Full Commentary
A must-watch
You may well have noticed that a little game called Resident Evil 2 is launching today across PS4, Xbox One and PC, acting as a remake of the 1998 original that first launched on PlayStation. You may also be aware that the original game was ported to the Nintendo 64, with the console's limited cartridge storage space making that version...
Video Digging Deep Into Resident Evil 2 On N64, One Of The Most Remarkable Ports Of All Time
Two CDs on one 64MB cartridge? Madness!
The Resident Evil series may be most closely associated with Sony hardware, but it's important to remember that it has been a platform agnostic franchise since the first entry, which, lest we forget, also made it onto the Sega Saturn. Since then, we've seen notable Nintendo instalments such as Resident Evil 4,...
News A Resident Evil 2 Remake Has Been Confirmed
Hoping beyond hope for a Wii U or NX version
It's with some hesitation that we're sharing the happy news that a Resident Evil 2 Remake has, after much demand, been confirmed. Our hesitation is simply due to the fact that some handsome recent remasters in the series have been skipping Wii U, but tomorrow is another day and timelines may bring hope...
About The Game
If the suspense doesn't kill you, something else will...
Face your fears in the ultimate test of survival. Something is desperately wrong in Raccoon City. A mysterious muta-genic virus has broken loose and the entire town is infested. Blood-thirsty zombies, hideous mutations now overwhelm the community. When Leon and Claire arrive in town, their nightmare is just beginning. Now, you control their destiny.
Features:
- The survival horror masterpiece now enhanced for the Nintendo 64.
- Two separate adventures – Play as Leon or Claire in a desperate fight for survival.
- Hidden game modes – Play the 4th survivor or as the hidden character, Tofu and more!
- New Intensity Control!
Comments 2
I still find it curious that the GameCube version doesn't look much better according to reviews. Still need to get this game, but the price for the GameCube version is so high that I think I will just get the PC version. Or maybe the Wii version if they decided to remake it.
If I'm not mistaken, the N64 version has slight graphical improvements over the PSX while the GCN version is a straight port of the PSX version. I'm a big fan of the EX Files that are included in the N64 version, too.
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