We’ve been very eager to unveil the new game to the world this week,” said Capcom Producer Yoshiaki Hirabayashi back in 2018. “The press and fan reaction to Resident Evil 2 when we said ‘We Do It’ in 2015 has been overwhelming. Their collective experiences piece together a comprehensive story revealing the reprehensible actions of Umbrella Corporation, which has thrown Raccoon City into a chaos of zombies and horrifically mutated monsters. Kennedy and college student Claire Redfield as they travel to Raccoon City to investigate the mysterious events taking place, only to find themselves trapped in a zombie nightmare from which they must escape.
In Resident Evil 2, players join rookie police officer Leon S. The original game embodied the grisly action, suspenseful exploration and puzzle-solving gameplay that set a standard for survival horror games. Originally released in 1998 on the PlayStation console, Resident Evil 2 is one of the most revered entries in the Resident Evil series, which has amassed nearly 85 million units sold worldwide to date. As covered earlier today, the game has sold more than 5.8 million copies as of December 31, 2019. Resident Evil 2 Remake is available now for PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
