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Resident Evil 2

The Game.Com edition of Resident Evil 2 follows much the same structure and story of its console counterpart. This version has the player control Leon by positioning him in the direction he needs to go and by…

31 December 1998

Resident Evil 2 is a video game developed by Tiger Electronics, released 31 December 1998 on Game.com.

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What Resident Evil 2 is

Resident Evil 2 was developed by Tiger Electronics and released in 1998. It is available on Game.com only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The Game.Com edition of Resident Evil 2 follows much the same structure and story of its console counterpart. This version has the player control Leon by positioning him in the direction he needs to go and by having him move forward whilst engaging zombies. Leon can only be moved over three horizontal planes as in a 2D game with a side view, but with a pseudo 3D effect. Each non-scrolling location holds different zombies and once they are dead Leon moves to a new screen. He has access to an inventory to cycle between weapons. There is support for options such as touchscreen inventory menus, in addition to the game keeping track of the time the player has spent with the game.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective.

Where it sits in the Resident Evil series

Resident Evil 2 is the ninth of 190 entries we hold in the Resident Evil series. The next entry was Resident Evil 3: Nemesis in 1999.

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What it launched against

Resident Evil 2 launched on 31 December 1998, within three weeks of Suikoden II, Super Smash Bros., Crazy Taxi (1999) and Mario Party.

Released around the same time: Suikoden II, Super Smash Bros., Crazy Taxi (1999), Mario Party.

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When did Resident Evil 2 come out?
Resident Evil 2 was released on 31 December 1998 for Game.com.