


Notable in that Capcom made a conscious decision not to implement voice chat capability, to try and keep the game "in character" (they didn't want a man's voice coming out of Yoko, for example) and also to ramp up the tension. These games' place in the canon is often the subject of dispute, due to the fact that they need to accommodate all eight characters, as well as contradictions present in these titles compared to the primary series.

They really don't have a singular overarching story, per se, and instead are presented as a series of short scenarios which pit a group of characters in a location and task them with following its story to the conclusion and subsequent escape. The biggest point of interest is that it's a classic style Resident Evil (aka tank controls, fixed camera angles and inventory management) but with online coop capabilities, meaning several people can work together to try to survive. But even Umbrella is unable to stop its creations let loose throughout the city.Resident Evil Outbreak, along with its sequel Outbreak File #2, are online entries in the Resident Evil series exclusively for the PlayStation 2, first released in 2003.īoth games take place during the Raccoon City viral outbreak covered in Resident Evil 2 and 3 centering on how an octet of normal citizens - Kevin Ryman, Mark Wilkins, Jim Chapman, David King, George Hamilton, Cindy Lennox, Alyssa Ashcroft, and Yoko Suzuki - react to the disaster, along with their efforts to escape the city safely. "end of the road" Main article: end of the roadĭavid King's survivors raid an Umbrella facility in need of supplies. Although defenses seem well, it is only a matter of time before the building is lost. Kevin Ryman's survivors escape to the Police Department. "desperate times" Main article: desperate times However, not all is what it seems as dark tales of murder and savagery involve an abandoned hospital nearby. This proves harder than it initially seems when it is learned that the subway has been infested by mutated flea-like insects (called Mega Bites).Īlyssa Ashcoft's survivors escape the city and into the Raccoon Forest. Jim Chapman guides the other 3 survivors through the subway in an effort to escape via the train system. Resident Evil 2 Review - RE-vived NightmaresĢ2 January 2019 "underbelly" Main article: underbelly
