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 Imagine
a normal mid-western U.S. town built at the base of a
vast forest. Business 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 occurrences.
Unidentifiable creatures appeared out of nowhere, and
fatal accidents happened at an alarming rate. Word
got out about a sever accident at a mountain lab.
No one in town knew what was happening to their quaint
town.
The
R.P.D., in an effort to calm the growing fear among locals,
recruited several new officers. Leon S. Kennedy
is one of the promising new recruits. As Leon prepares
to join his new unit, he attempts to contact the captain
who hired him, but has no luck reaching him. Unfazed,
he continues into Raccoon City to his new job.
At
the other side of town, a distraught Claire Redfield searches
for her missing brother, Chris. Claire 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...
The
game begins on 9.29.98
Leon
S. Kennedy, a new rookie cop, is on his first day of duty.
Claire, sister of Chris Redfield, is a college student
looking for her brother. Once they realize the city is
infected by the T and G Virus', they escape to the RPD.
Among there investigation they meet up with a little girl
Sherry Birkin and a mysterious woman Ada Wong.
After
reading Chris' journal, they learn he is off to Europe
to try and stop Umbrella's BOW experiments. They escape
the RPD and city to the sewers. Here they encounter Sherry's
mother and father. Annette tries to explain what has happen,
but none of that matters at this point. The outbreak of
the G-Virus was due to a team lead by Hunk trying to capture
it from it's creator William Birkin. He didn't like being
shot... and infects himself with the virus. The story
continues to the labs where both viruses are being produced.
Annette is killed by her husband, now a monster and Sherry
is infected. Claire searches for the cure. Among all of
this, Leon and Ada get the unfortunate luck of battling
with the T-001 Tyrant. Ada appears to have died and Leon
looses grip. They will soon head to the train out of the
city and escape with much more to come...
Now
instead of the US and PAL versions being "censored,"
The Japanese versions (Biohazard 2) was made a bit easier;
changes in the item and enemy locations and increased
firepower for all the weapons. There was also an auto-aiming
featured on by default. The game over scenes are even
less violent and edited in the Japanese version.
The
Dual Shock version was released shortly after the release
of Resident Evil 2. It supported the vibrations and analog
control of the PlayStation Dual Shock controller. There
was also an unlockable mini game, Extreme Battle Mode.
This is where you get to play as Hunk and Tofu. You need
to find and collect 4 bombs located through out the station.
There are 4 characters to choose with 3 difficulty levels.
There is also a "Rookie" difficulty setting
added to the main game. The Japanese version got an additional
"USA Version" mode. The Japanese Dual Shock
version also gained a new cheat code which enables the
player to play with unlimited ammo for ALL weapons.
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