# S5E4 - *Resident Evil 2*
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Thud, thud, thud…Rookie cop Max Roberts and college dropout Logan Moore team up with motorcycle racer Ricky Frech to skulk around a disheveled police station. Did Capcom’s plan for bigger and better sequels pay off or did this adventure in Raccoon City bite off more than it can chew?
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# *Resident Evil 2*
- Developer – Capcom
- Platforms – PlayStation, Nintendo 64, Dreamcast, GameCube, PC
- Remake – PS4/X1, PC, Switch (Cloud), PS5/XS
- Release Dates – January 21, 1998 and January 25, 2019
- Game Director – [Hideki Kamiya](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hideki_Kamiya)
- Remake Directors – [Kazunori Kadoi](https://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,78879/) and [Yasuhiro Anpo](https://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,47332/)
- Producer – [Shinji Mikami](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinji_Mikami)
- Remake Producers – [Yoshiaki Hirabayashi](https://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,107495/) and [Tsuyoshi Kanda](https://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,181990/)
- Composers – [Masami Ueda](https://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,47335/), [Shusaku Uchiyama](https://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,110737/), and [Syun Nishigaki](https://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,475695/)
- Remake Composers – [Shusaku Uchiyama](https://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,110737/) and [Zhenlan Kang](https://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,957934/)
Metacritic – [89/100](https://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation/resident-evil-2) and [91/100](https://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-4/resident-evil-2)
# Links
- [*Resident Evil 2* Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resident_Evil_2)
- [*Resident Evil 2* (Remake) Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resident_Evil_2_(2019_video_game))
- [The Cheeseburger](https://youtu.be/DWbu4DtRrtU)
- [Logan’s *Resident Evil 2* Remake Review](https://www.dualshockers.com/resident-evil-2-review/)
- [Digital Foundry *Resident Evil 2* Retrospective](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9J716rqAPCU)
- [S.D. Perry *Resident Evil* Books](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S._D._Perry#Resident_Evil_(1998–2004))
- [Mr. Trent](https://residentevil.fandom.com/wiki/Victor_Darius)
- [Mr. X Gon’ Give it to Ya](https://youtu.be/WutlOjp2JsI)
- Soundtrack (Original)
- [Music](https://music.apple.com/us/album/バイオハザード-2-オリジナル-サウンドトラック/895690109)
- [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/album/0oT3SZgFGCdQe4aazLx2at)
- [YouTube](https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBBB118E5D5F0A07D)
- Soundtrack (Remake)
- [Music](https://music.apple.com/us/album/バイオハザード-re-2-オリジナル-サウンドトラック/1451575319)
- [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/album/2zyghKqvMQ5guwNLsnkMp2)
- [YouTube](https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpxrJrWZu7vSos_l2Z5mjcM5oJvuj1XNk)
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*This episode was originally recorded on January 21, 2023.*
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