Resident Evil 2 (2019 video game)

Resident Evil 2 is an upcoming survival horror video game developed and published by Capcom. A remake of Resident Evil 2 (1998), it follows rookie police officer Leon S. Kennedy and college student Claire Redfield as they attempt to escape from Raccoon City during a zombie apocalypse. It is scheduled to be released worldwide for the PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One on January 25, 2019.

Gameplay and premise

 * See also: Plot of Resident Evil 2

Unlike the original Resident Evil 2, which uses tank controls and fixed camera angles, the remake features "over-the-shoulder" third-person shooter gameplay similar to Resident Evil 4.

Development
The original Resident Evil 2 was released for the PlayStation in 1998. Following the release of the 2002 remake of the first Resident Evil for GameCube,  Capcom considered a similar remake of Resident Evil 2, but series creator Shinji Mikami did not want to divert development away from Resident Evil 4.

In August 2015, Capcom announced that a Resident Evil 2 remake was in development. No further details were released until E3 2018, when Capcom revealed a trailer and gameplay footage. The game is scheduled for worldwide release for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Windows on January 25, 2019. It uses the RE Engine, the same game engine used for Resident Evil 7. The game supports enhancements on the PlayStation 4 Pro and Xbox One X, offering either 4K resolution or 60 frames per second.

Reception
Following its E3 2018 showing, Resident Evil 2 won the "Best of Show" award at the 2018 Game Critics Awards.