Reception
| Reception | |
|---|---|
| Aggregate scores | |
| Aggregator | Score |
| GameRankings | PlayStation (PS): 92.6% Windows 9x: 79.6% Nintendo 64 (N64): 86.8% Dreamcast (DC): 79.8% GameCube (GCN): 63.3% |
| Metacritic | PS: 89 N64: 89 DC: 77 GCN: 59 |
| Review scores | |
| Publication | Score |
| Allgame | PS: |
| Computer and Video Games | PS: 9.0 |
| Famitsu | PS: 37/40 DC: 34/40 N64: 30/40 |
| Game Informer | PS: 9.5 |
| GamePro | PS: PS (Dual Shock Ver.): |
| GameSpot | PS: 8.9 |
| IGN | PS: 9.3 Game.com: 3.0 |
Supported by a $5 million advertising campaign, Resident Evil 2 upon its release became the fastest-selling video game in North America, selling 380,000 copies and grossing $19 million (equivalent to $26.22 million in 2011) in its debut weekend alone, surpassing the previous record set by Final Fantasy VII and surpassing the revenue of all Hollywood movies except for Titanic that same weekend. With 4.96 million copies sold, the PlayStation version of Resident Evil 2 was a commercial success, and is the franchise's best-selling game on a single platform. Another 810,000 copies of the Dual Shock Ver. were shipped by March 1999.
Resident Evil 2 was well received by critics. Its original PlayStation release holds average scores of 93 percent at GameRankings and 89 out of 100 points at Metacritic. It has been held in high regard in the years following its initial release, and was named the 4th best game on the PlayStation by Famitsu. Electronic Gaming Monthly, IGN, Game Informer and Official UK PlayStation Magazine included Resident Evil 2 in their lists of the 100 best games; it came in 62nd, 58th, 34th and 6th place, respectively. In 2011, GameTrailers ranked it fourth on a list of the games that most needed remakes. The majority of reviews praised Resident Evil 2 for its atmosphere, setting, graphics and audio, but criticized its controls, voice acting and certain gameplay elements.
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