Biohazard 2 (Sourcenext)
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Developers | |
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Capcom | |
Windows | Sourcenext |
Publishers | |
Capcom | |
Release dates | |
Windows | February 17, 2006[1] |
Warnings
- This game is only playable in English with a fan translation (see Localizations for details and other supported languages).
⤏ Go to series page | |
Resident Evil | 1996 |
Resident Evil 2 | 1999 |
Resident Evil 3: Nemesis | 1999 |
Resident Evil Survivor | 2002 |
Biohazard 2 (Sourcenext) | 2006 |
Biohazard 3: Last Escape (Sourcenext) | 2006 |
Resident Evil 4 | 2007 |
Resident Evil 5 | 2009 |
Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City | 2012 |
Resident Evil 6 | 2013 |
Resident Evil: Revelations (series) | |
Resident Evil 4 Ultimate HD Edition | 2014 |
Resident Evil HD Remaster | 2015 |
Resident Evil Zero HD Remaster | 2016 |
Umbrella Corps | 2016 |
Resident Evil 7 Teaser: Beginning Hour | 2016 |
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard | 2017 |
Resident Evil 2 (2019) | 2019 |
Resident Evil 3 (2020) | 2020 |
Resident Evil Resistance | 2020 |
Resident Evil Village | 2021 |
Resident Evil Re:Verse | 2022 |
Resident Evil 4 (2023) | 2023 |
Key points
- Port of Biohazard 2 made for Windows 2000 / XP.
- Has improved compatibility for modern versions of Windows.
- Allows both scenarios to be played without needing to change discs.
- Has the highest quality FMVs out of any other release.
- Death scenes are censored in Original Mode.
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail |
Essential improvements
Patches
- Latest version is 1.1.0. Save files from version 1.0 will not work with version 1.1.0.
Resident Evil 2 Classic REbirth
- Translates the game into English, adds support for higher resolutions by pressing F8, adds XInput, DS3 and DS4 support, fixes some lag issues on Windows 10, fixes color space issues for the prerendered backgrounds, restores some missing audio tracks, removes censored death scenes, and allows the game to run as a portable program.
- Provides extended mod support.
- Requires version 1.1.0.
- Launch game with
-config
command line argument in order to change options before each game launch.
RE2SN HQ sound for Classic REbirth
- Replaces the audio in the game with higher quality sounds.
RE2SN Better Quality H264 Movies for Classic REbirth
- Replaces in-game video cut-scenes with noise reduced and better quality MP4 files.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Capcom\Biohazard 2[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\savedata[Note 2] |
- This is the default path used by the game. The save file location can be determined by the user by editing the SavePath value in the registry.
- CLAIRE_MAX.BIOHAZARD2 and LEON_MAX.BIOHAZARD2 are required to start a new game.
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | Borderless Gaming or Resident Evil 2 Classic REbirth can be used. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | Force in GPU control panel. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | Game defaults incorrectly to 28.97 FPS; use Resident Evil 2 Classic REbirth for the intended 30 FPS. Menus and door loading screens run at 60 FPS. | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | No mouse support. | |
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | ||
Controller sensitivity | Only uses digital input. | |
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers | Use Resident Evil 2 Classic REbirth to add support for XInput controllers. | |
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Xbox button prompts | Use Resident Evil 2 Classic REbirth to add XInput button prompts. | |
Impulse Trigger vibration |
PlayStation controllers | Use Resident Evil 2 Classic REbirth via USB to add support for DS4 controllers. | |
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PlayStation button prompts | Use Resident Evil 2 Classic REbirth to add DS4 button prompts. | |
Light bar support | Use Resident Evil 2 Classic REbirth via USB to add DS4 light bar support. | |
Adaptive trigger support | ||
DualSense haptic feedback support | ||
Connection modes | Wired |
Generic/other controllers | ||
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Button prompts |
Additional information | ||
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Button prompts | ||
Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | Available via Resident Evil 2 Classic REbirth. | |
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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Japanese | FMVs have subtitles that are part of the FMV itself. | |||
English | Use Resident Evil 2 Classic REbirth for English text. | |||
Spanish | Fan translation by CiTRU5, requires Resident Evil 2 Classic REbirth | |||
Russian | Translation by CasperPRO, requires Resident Evil 2 Classic REbirth. Voice acting by Webcoll (need to unpack to game folder and run xdelta.bat). For subtitles, unzip over fix. | |||
German | Fan translation by Accandon, requires Resident Evil 2 Classic REbirth |
Issues fixed
Black screen when playing FMVs
- This is generally caused by DirectShow codecs on Windows 10 being incompatible with Nvidia desktop drivers. Versions such as Windows XP do have the codecs to run the cutscenes with no issues.
Resident Evil 2 Classic REbirth makes FMV work again by replacing DirectShow with FFMPEG.[2] |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 7 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 2000, XP | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium III 1.0 GHz | Intel Pentium 4 2.0 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 256 MB | 512 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 1.6 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | 64 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible | 128 MB of VRAM |
Sound (audio device) | DirectX 9.0c compatible | |
Other | 2x speed CD-ROM | 4x speed CD-ROM |
Notes
- ↑ Applications writing to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE
will be redirected to other locations based on various criterias, see the glossary page for more details. - ↑ When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%
,%PROGRAMDATA%
, or%WINDIR%
might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore
on Windows Vista and later (more details).