Imagine a normal, Mid-Western toenm built at the base of a vast forest. Businss thrived here, especially with the advent of several new industries. Heck, you can't find a more peaceful wilderness getaway than Raccoon City. Then the trouble began.....And it leads back to when the corporation arrived... Rumors began to spread, and the town was overcome with odd occurensces, unidentifiable creatures apperared out of nowhere, and fatal accidents happened at an alarming rate. Word got out about a severe accident at a mountain lab. No one in town knew what was happening to their quiant town.....The Racoon Police Department, in an effort to calm the growing fear among the locals, recruited several new officers. Leon S. Kennedy is one of the promising new recruits. As Leon prepares to join his new unit, he attemps to contact the captain who hired him, but has no luck reaching him. Unfazed, he continues into Racoon City to his new job....At the other side of town, a distraught Clarie Redfield searches for her missing brother, Chris. Clarie begins her search in Raccoon City, the last known location of her brother nearly two months ago, only to learn about the "accident" in the forest. Is Chris still in Raccoon City?......Sadly for Leon and Claire, they are completely unaware of the overwhelming world of horror and despair they both are about to enter.....