Resident Evil 2: Dual Shock Ver. (1998) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

Resident Evil 2: Dual Shock Ver.

First re-release of Resident Evil 2, the Dual Shock Ver. incorporated support for the PlayStation's DualShock analog controller and vibration functions. Also included is a new unlockable mini-game called…

6 August 1998

What Resident Evil 2: Dual Shock Ver. is

Resident Evil 2: Dual Shock Ver. is an adventure game developed by Capcom and released in 1998. It is available on PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable and PlayStation.

The premise, in the publisher's words

First there was the disaster at the mansion lab. Umbrella Corp. developed the T-virus, a muta-genic toxin for use in biological weapons. After breaking loose, living things mutated into all sorts of decaying creatures. The case was eventually closed, but Umbrella's experiments were far from over. Now it's the worst possible nightmare: a new virus runs rampant. All of Raccoon City is infested. Blood-thirsty zombies, hideous mutations now overwhelm the community. When Leon and Claire arrive in town their nightmare is juts beginning... You now control their destiny. If the suspense doesn't kill you... something else will.

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, horror and survival. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Resident Evil series

Resident Evil 2: Dual Shock Ver. is the sixth of 190 entries we hold in the Resident Evil series. It arrived 6 months after Resident Evil 2. The next entry was Resident Evil: Director's Cut Dual Shock Ver. in 1998.

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