![[S5E4 Art.jpg]] 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? <audio controls> <source src="https://traffic.libsyn.com/chapterselectpod/CS_S5E4_Final_v2.mp3"> </audio> - *[Download](https://traffic.libsyn.com/chapterselectpod/CS_S5E4_Final_v2.mp3) (46MB) — [[CS_S5E4_Transcript_lkcr.pdf|Episode Transcript]]* - [RSS Feed](https://chapterselectpod.libsyn.com/rss) - [Overcast](https://overcast.fm/itunes1568777352/chapter-select) - [Apple Podcasts](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/chapter-select/id1568777352) - [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/show/4f1TLZXbwtSX7uHROe9KlS) # *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) --- *This episode was originally recorded on January 21, 2023.* [@ChapterSelect](https://www.twitter.com/chapterselect) [Max’s Twitter @MaxRoberts143](https://www.twitter.com/maxroberts143) [Logan’s Twitter @MooreMan12](https://www.twitter.com/mooreman12) [Ricky’s Twitter @RickyFrech](https://www.twitter.com/RickyFrech) Researcher, Editor, and Producer – Max Roberts Hosted by Logan Moore & Max Roberts Illustration generated by DALL-E 2, prompted by Max Roberts & Logan Moore.