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The Evil Hath Found a New Residence So you thought you did your job well enough the first time. It's what we call the "Ripley Mistake," because just when you thought Raccoon City was saved from the evil forces of the undead, a new and even deadlier biologic experiment has spiraled out of control. Leon Kennedy, a rookie cop with only a few days under his belt, and Elza Walker, a 19-year old college student and motorcycle racer, both find themselves amidst the ghastly ghouls that haunt the dreaded town of Raccoon City.

It's only a few months after the completion of your first quest. Shortly after the explosion of the mansion, the residents of Raccoon City began breaking out with a mysterious skin rash. Soon, the city was once again draped in the Undead, yet another casualty of Umbrella's biological experiments.

For all those who haven't finished the first game, you'd better step up your pace. Game Informer should receive a playable version of the game in early November, with a finished product following sometime in March or April. Until that happy time, these pictures will provide an early look at Resident Evil 2, a sure hit coming soon to a PlayStation near you.

The Gamers Domain Review
Remember Resident Evil? It was great wasn’t it? Just when you thought Capcom had got trapped in a loop of writing Street Fighter 2 games, they suddenly sprang the zombie-destroying gore-fest that was Resident Evil. In case you missed Resident Evil, allow me to briefly describe it. The game was similar to the old PC game Alone in the Dark except that it had infinitely better graphics and much more violence. All the rooms were pre-rendered with the characters all being made up of polygons. It was just like being in a horror movie.

Capcom know when they’re onto a good thing (as the forty five million versions of Street Fighter 2 will verify) and so they’re now busy working on Resident Evil 2. Retaining the original gameplay and zombies, Resident Evil 2 promises to be bigger and more graphical impressive. As these screenshots will testify, the gore certainly has not gone from Resident Evil 2. However, the locations look markedly different and will hopefully provide a refreshing change from the original mansion.

Resident Evil’s only real fault was that it was a bit short and had little replay value. Hopefully Resident Evil 2 will address this problem by being a much larger game. Graphically, the new game looks even better than its beautiful predecessor. You’d have though Capcom couldn’t really go wrong with a follow up to Resident Evil so this should be a title worth looking out for towards the end of the year.

Playstation Gamer
Capcom has recently announced that Resident Evil 2 will be delayed to the end of 1997. The main reason for this is because they are going to add a lot more features than previously planned, and it will fill up 2 CDs! Circa July 25. The members of S.T.A.R.S. reportedly missing have now returned safely. From their testimony, investigators have found that the building in the deep forest was a laboratory experimenting and manufacturing biological weapons. Based on the studies of the chemistry team, it has been revealed that the giant medical corporation "Umbrella" has been performing the biological experiments. The top executives of Umbrella were immediately arrested, and the company was shut down completely. Now called "The Umbrella Incident", media around the world has made aware their biological experiments and conspiracies of terrorism. While this was occuring, another fearful incident was already starting... The peaceful Racoon City is showing signs of abnormality once again. It all started with a small skin disease. The citizens demanded an investigation, as they suspect the skin disease may be related to the Umbrella incident. But the government assured them that the case was closed and the skin disease was just an unrelated incident. But this skin disease has infected the whole city with tremendous speed. The peoples' entire bodies become sore, then immediately their speech, sight, and movement functions are damaged. Within a few days after the attack of the disease, hundreds of lives are lost, and the place has become a death city. Then they all arise from the dead and a new nightmare has begun. Attacking the few survivors, these dead men walking devour them! Those attacked now also arise as they join the rest, leaving the city completely disfunctial. This story will start off at the Lacoon Police Department. In search of a way to escape the horror, the desperate survival begins!!! Leon Scott Kennedy has just finished full training and now is a rookie cop. He is to report to the Racoon Police Department, as he gets involved into this horrific incident. Will his training cover up the inexperience? Elza Walker, 19, female. She tours around the country joining motorcycle races. As she receives word that she is accepted for the Racoon University, she heads off with her bike not knowing whats about to face her. She is very calm in any situation, and takes courageous actions(?) as she passes through the city full of zombies. In Resident Evil 2, their costume change will affect the character status and the items which they can hold. Now, both weapons and costumes are an important factor in the game. Few hand guns and a shotgun are already prepared for weapons to be used, but specific models of the guns are still under plans. Leon, at start, only wears light clothing and has a shoulder holster with his gun. He can later on acquire a police uniform and bullet proof vest. As for Elza, she wears a bike-racer suit in the beginning, but she also will acquire bullet proof vest and gun belt. The characters from the prequel are reported to be in a nearby hospital, but there is a possible chance that they may reappear in the story.

Elza reaches the police department as she managed to evade the zombies on the streets. But what she saw was the entrance gate about to be crushed down as the policeman zombies are squeezing in. Leon is inside the office as he waits for rescue teams. As his comrades become zombies with time passing by, increasing the danger of his life, he decides to find a route to escape. To serve and protect, these police officers now have turned into zombies, and both Leon and Elza are now their bait... The game starts off inside the police department--the main entrance, room, halls, lobby and the morgue--now are all battle fields. Compared to the prequel, there are far more zombies attacking you at the same time, as they come from all directions. The player will now need to be more decisive as to find the quickest route to escape. There are going to be different kinds of policeman zombies, as there are tough ones, there are those fat ones.....can you survive the horrors once again?