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Revision as of 23:04, 6 July 2020
This page is for the original 1999 port. For the Sourcenext port, see Biohazard 2 (Sourcenext). For the remake, see Resident Evil 2 (2019).
Developers | |
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Capcom | |
Release dates | |
Windows | February 19, 1999[1] |
Reception | |
IGDB | 55 |
⤏ Go to series page | |
Resident Evil | 1996 |
Resident Evil 2 | 1999 |
Resident Evil 3: Nemesis | 1999 |
Resident Evil Survivor | 2002 |
Biohazard 2 (Sourcenext) | 2006 |
Biohazard 3: Last Escape (Sourcenext) | 2006 |
Resident Evil 4 | 2007 |
Resident Evil 5 | 2009 |
Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City | 2012 |
Resident Evil 6 | 2013 |
Resident Evil: Revelations (series) | |
Resident Evil 4 Ultimate HD Edition | 2014 |
Resident Evil HD Remaster | 2015 |
Resident Evil Zero HD Remaster | 2016 |
Umbrella Corps | 2016 |
Resident Evil 7 Teaser: Beginning Hour | 2016 |
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard | 2017 |
Resident Evil 2 (2019) | 2019 |
Resident Evil 3 (2020) | 2020 |
Resident Evil Resistance | 2020 |
Resident Evil Village | 2021 |
Resident Evil Re:Verse | 2022 |
Resident Evil 4 (2023) | 2023 |
Key points
- Poor compatibility with modern systems
- No auto-aim in Original Mode
- Released as Resident Evil 2: Platinum in the United States
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
---|---|---|---|---|
Retail |
Essential improvements
Peixoto's patch
- Fixes the "Failed to initialize DirectX" error, forces the game to run in HD 32 bit color depth, and adds full compatibility with XInput controllers, among other things.
Alternative installer
- Installs Resident Evil 2 patched to the 1.04 version and sets the location for saving game data in the correct locations on the local unit "C:".
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows |
Save game data location
System | Location |
---|---|
Windows | <path-to-game>\[Note 1] |
- This is the default path used by the game. The save file location can be determined by the user.
Video
- Recommended "Device Setup": Voodoo RUSH.
- To play in full screen 640x480 resolution on unsupported video card, if the option selected in the settings does not work, during the game press F8 until select the video option 640x480 full screen.
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | If you use the Peixoto's patch, it's necessary to edit also the "HD" and "32bit" options of .ini files inside the Scripts folder. | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | Borderless Gaming can be used. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
High dynamic range display (HDR) |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | No mouse support. | |
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | ||
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers | Use Peixoto's patch to add support for XInput controllers. | |
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Xbox button prompts | ||
Impulse Trigger vibration |
PlayStation controllers |
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Generic/other controllers |
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Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Background Music, Sound Effects | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
EAX support | EAX 1.0 |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
English | ||||
German | Some effects censored (green blood on floor/ impacts spread grey dust not red blood, ... ) | |||
Japanese | ||||
Russian | Fan voice-over by «Team Raccoon» | |||
Spanish |
Issues fixed
"Failed to initialize DirectX" error
Use Peixoto's patch[citation needed] |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
---|---|---|
Direct3D | 6 | |
Software renderer |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Windows |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 95 | 98 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 166 MHz (software mode) | Intel Pentium 200 MHz (software mode) Intel Pentium 133 MHz (hardware mode) |
System memory (RAM) | 24 MB | 32 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 100 MB | 550 MB |
Video card (GPU) | 2 MB of VRAM DirectX 6 compatible | 4 MB of VRAM |
- Supported chipsets: Voodoo, Voodoo2, Voodoo Rush, Voodoo Banshee, Verite Rendition V1000 series, Verite Rendition V2000 series, RIVA 128, RIVA TNT, 3D Rage Pro (ATI), Permedia 2 (3D Labs), Savage 3D (S3), Intel 740, Millennium II (Matrox), Millennium G200 (Matrox)
Notes
- ↑ When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%
,%PROGRAMDATA%
, or%WINDIR%
might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore
on Windows Vista and later (more details).