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{{Infobox game
 
{{Infobox game
 
|cover        = Resident Evil 2 Cover.png
 
|cover        = Resident Evil 2 Cover.png
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{{Series|Resident Evil}}
 
{{Series|Resident Evil}}
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'''Key points'''
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{{--}} Poor compatibility with modern systems
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'''General information'''
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{{mm}} [http://residentevil.wikia.com/Resident_Evil_Wiki Resident Evil Wiki]
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
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===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/row|Windows|}}
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{{Game data/row|Windows|{{p|game}}}}
 
}}
 
}}
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{{ii}} This is the default path used by the game. The save file location can be determined by the user.
  
 
==Video settings==
 
==Video settings==
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{{Image|Resident Evil 2 Launcher General Video.png|Launcher general video settings.}}
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{{Image|Resident Evil 2 Launcher Advanced Video.png|Launcher advanced video settings.}}
 
{{Video settings
 
{{Video settings
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
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|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
 
|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
|widescreen resolution      = unknown
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|widescreen resolution      = false
 
|widescreen resolution notes=  
 
|widescreen resolution notes=  
|multimonitor              = unknown
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|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
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|ultrawidescreen            = false
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
|4k ultra hd                = unknown
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|4k ultra hd                = false
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
|fov                        = unknown
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|fov                        = na
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
|windowed                  = unknown
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|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed notes            =  
 
|windowed notes            =  
|borderless windowed        = unknown
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|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
|anisotropic                = unknown
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|anisotropic                = false
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
|antialiasing              = unknown
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|antialiasing              = false
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|vsync                      = unknown
 
|vsync                      = unknown
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==Input settings==
 
==Input settings==
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{{Image|Resident Evil 2 Remapping.png|In-game key/button map settings.}}
 
{{Input settings
 
{{Input settings
|key remap                = unknown
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|key remap                = true
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
|acceleration option      = unknown
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|acceleration option      = na
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|acceleration option notes =  
|mouse menu                = unknown
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|mouse menu                = false
|mouse menu notes          =  
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|mouse menu notes          = No mouse support.
|invert mouse y-axis      = unknown
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|invert mouse y-axis      = na
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
|controller support        = unknown
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|controller support        = true
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|full controller          = unknown
 
|full controller          = unknown
 
|full controller notes    =  
 
|full controller notes    =  
|controller remap          = unknown
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|controller remap          = true
 
|controller remap notes    =  
 
|controller remap notes    =  
|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
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|invert controller y-axis  = na
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|touchscreen              = unknown
 
|touchscreen              = unknown
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==Audio settings==
 
==Audio settings==
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{{Image|Resident Evil 2 Audio.png|In-game audio settings.}}
 
{{Audio settings
 
{{Audio settings
|separate volume          = unknown
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|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume notes    =  
 
|separate volume notes    =  
|surround sound          = unknown
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|surround sound          = false
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|subtitles                = true
 
|subtitles                = true
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}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
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==Issues unresolved==
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==="Failed to initialize DirectX" error===
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{{ii}} The only way to fix the issue is to run the game in software mode.
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===Black screen when playing cutscenes===
  
 
==Other information==
 
==Other information==

Revision as of 23:35, 26 August 2015

Resident Evil 2
Cover image missing, please upload it
Developers
Capcom
Release dates
Windows February 19, 1999
Resident Evil 2 on Wikipedia
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

Poor compatibility with modern systems

General information

Resident Evil Wiki

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
DRM details are not known
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

Template:Game data/row
System Location

Save game data location

Template:Game data/row
System Location
This is the default path used by the game. The save file location can be determined by the user.

Video settings

Launcher general video settings.
Launcher general video settings.
Launcher advanced video settings.
Launcher advanced video settings.

Template:Video settings

Input settings

In-game key/button map settings.
In-game key/button map settings.

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

In-game audio settings.
In-game audio settings.

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English

Issues unresolved

"Failed to initialize DirectX" error

The only way to fix the issue is to run the game in software mode.

Black screen when playing cutscenes

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 6
Software renderer
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 95
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium 166 MHz (software mode)
System memory (RAM) 24 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 100 MB
Video card (GPU) 2 MB of VRAM
DirectX 6 compatible
Supported chipsets: Voodoo, Voodoo2, Voodoo Rush, Voodoo Banshee, Verite Rendition V1000 series, Verite Rendition V2000 series, RIVA 128, RIVA TNT, 3D Rage Pro (ATI), Permedia 2 (3D Labs), Savage 3D (S3), Intel 740, Millennium II (Matrox), Millennium G200 (Matrox)

References