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Resident Evil 2

1998 survival horror video game
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Summary

Resident Evil 2 is a video game[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 39 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: Hideki Kamiya[3]
  • Publisher: Capcom[4]
  • Genre: survival horror[5], zombie video game[6]
  • Producer: Shinji Mikami[7]
  • Developer: Capcom[8], Factor 5[9], Rockstar San Diego[10], Tiger Electronics[11]
  • Part of the series: Resident Evil[12]
  • Software version identifier: 1.04[13], 1.1.0[14]
  • Commons category: Resident Evil 2[15]
  • Platform: Nintendo 64[16], Microsoft Windows[17], PlayStation (console)[18], Nintendo GameCube[19], Dreamcast[20]
  • Game mode: single-player video game[21]
  • Soundtrack release: Biohazard 2 – Original Soundtrack[22], Biohazard 2 – Complete Track[23]
  • Distribution format: optical disc[24], digital distribution[25]
  • Input device: DualShock[26]
  • Country of origin: Japan[27]
  • Publication date: January 21, 1998[28]
  • Characters: Claire Redfield[29], Leon S. Kennedy[30], Sherry Birkin[31], Ada Wong[32], Tofu[33], William Birkin[34], Annette Birkin[35], Katherine Warren[36], Daniel Cortini[37], Elliot Edward[38]
  • Distributed by: Steam[39]
  • Narrative location: Raccoon City[40]
  • ESRB rating: Mature 17+[41]
  • CERO rating: C (Ages 15 and up)[42]
  • Official website: http://www.capcom.co.jp/bio_series/biohazard2.html[43]
  • USK rating: USK 16[44]
  • Takes place in fictional universe: Resident Evil universe[45]
  • Title: バイオハザード2[46]
  • Different from: Resident Evil 2[47]

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Soundtrack[48]

  • Community tags: game[49]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 95106d88-aa8f-484e-b92b-f857b57a4468[50]

Why It Matters

Resident Evil 2 is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [48] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [49] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [50] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [51] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20d ago · Mule hollandaise · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Abandonware-france game id → 1928
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Abandonware-france game id: 1928, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/275230|batch #275230]]"
  2. 29d ago · Jakub Vrána · 2026-09-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Databáze her video game id → 1038
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/54523|batch #54523]]: Databáze her representative"
  3. 7w ago · UndefinedRachel · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14801 → resident-evil-2-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0zmjc5ota
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/48928|batch #48928]]: BBFC release ID"
  4. 15w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-06-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Opencritic id → 20362
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Opencritic id: 20362, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/295135710|Resident Evil 2 (1998) (#295135710)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/5492|OpenCritic "
  5. 17w ago · Xezbeth · 2026-06-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Behind the voice actors video game id → Resident-Evil-2
    Lutris game id → resident-evil-2
    Imported from → —
    Metacritic game id → resident-evil-2, resident-evil-2-1998
    + 101 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14470: Games/Resident_Evil_2, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/293355391|Resident Evil 2 (#293355391)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8000|‎"
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