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{ WALKTHRU FOR LEON'S 'A' SCENARIO }
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{ BY MR. BLACK }
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- Version 1.5 (Final) -
CONTENTS
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1) Introduction
2) Version History
3) Before you Start
4) A Note on Herbs
5) The Walkthru
6) Epilogue
6a) Challenges
6b) Plot Bodges and Game Glitches
7) The End (Legal Stuff)
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1) INTRODUCTION
---------------
Resident Evil 2. A game that needs no introduction.
Wait a minute. Aw, crap, I just gave it one. What a waste of time.
Incidentally, I've only just finished writing this guide for Resident
Evil 2, and it's the 3rd of August, 2000. Why so late? Because I wanted
to find EVERYTHING in the game. Of course, being lazy didn't help much
either.
When I finally finished the walkthru for Leon's A Scenario, I realised
that it was pretty damn huge. So, instead of doing one big walkthru, for
both of Leon and Claire's scenarios, I'm doing each scenario at a time,
with it's own walkthru, and you're reading the first one now.
*** In this document, the whole document is referred to as 'the guide'.
It is only 'The Walkthru' of the document section that is referred to as
'the walkthru' ***
(note: this is a fairly big text file, and Notepad may not be capable of
running it. Try running it in Wordpad instead.)
2) VERSION HISTORY
------------------
Version 1.0: - Finished 1st draft of guide.
Version 1.1: - Added the version history section.
- Realised I'd bodged up with the names of the
modified HANDGUN, SHOTGUN, and MAGNUM, and promptly
changed them from COMBAT HANDGUN/SHOTGUN/MAGNUM to
CUSTOM HANDGUN/SHOTGUN/MAGNUM. Just so you know.
- Minor modifications to walkthru section.
- Changed legal section according to Gamefaqs'
regulations.
Version 1.2: - Modifications to several sections.
- General tidying up of whole guide.
Version 1.3: - Change legal section AGAIN, from now on, I won't
accept requests from sites wanting to post this
guide.
Version 1.4: - Minor modifications to Walkthru and legal section.
Version 1.5
(Final): - Realised there's not much else to do to this guide,
and I'm perfectly happy with it. So I've decided to
lay it to rest in it's final version and work on
some other FAQS. I've changed it just a little bit,
but I just want everyone to know that this guide
won't be updated anymore. Sniff. Also,
contradicting the comment in the introduction
above, I probably WON'T be "doing" the other three
scenarios, 'coz I've been bogged down with
schoolwork and other FAQs. Sorry! :)
3) BEFORE YOU START
-------------------
Right then, plucky adventurers. I'll divulge a few tips that you should
at least browse through before you start laying waste to the legions of
undead that plague Raccoon City.
1) Choose the right gun. Believe me, dispatching a zombie with a Custom
Magnum is *not* efficient. Sure, it'll kill him, but so will four or
five pistol rounds. Seeing as you get thousands of pistol ammo boxes
lying around, it's best to save the heavy ordnance for the bosses.
2) Conserve your ammo. Loose off as many pistol shots as you want, but
beware - the next baddie is just around the corner. What are you gonna
do if you haven't got enough ammo to take care of him? Stare him down?
3) Reload after every encounter. There's nothing worse than facing off a
Licker when your shotgun's empty. It's a simple matter of going to the
menu screen and combining the bullets with the gun.
4) Heal yourself. Always have at least one healing item with you. Many
enemies have attacks that can easily finish you off in one go if you're
on low to middling health.
5) Listen. True RESI experts will quickly learn what a baddie sounds
like. Identifying the bad guy by it's cries will make you more prepared,
and hopefully, with the right gun.
6)Look. Check any suspicious looking pieces of scenery for various
items, ie: ammo, health, anything.
7)Smell. Only joking.
8)Dodge. The best tactic when taking on enemies isn't to engage them in
combat, it's to avoid them. Learn each baddie's attack patterns, and
rather than wasting ammo, just run past them. Note that this won't work
with certain enemies, especially the boss characters that you *have* to
kill.
9) Rest. It's okay to take a breather or two in RESI 2 to organise your
items. If you're worried about the zombies getting you while you muck
about with your item list, do it in a save room. In RESI 2 'save room'
is usually synonymous with 'safe room', so if a room has a typewriter
and item box, it's almost always devoid of enemies.
10) Organise. When you're off to fight a boss or collect a key item,
make sure that you're properly kitted out for the task; for fighting
bosses take plenty of ammo, your best guns, and healing items, for item
collecting, take the same kind of things, but ensure that you've got
enough empty spaces to pick up whatever it is you're after. If it's your
first time playing, treat every boss encounter and key item collection
as a mini expedition from a save room. Before you go, kit yourself out,
go and kill the boss/get the item, then come back to a save room and
save your game. Perform the process again and again. You should find
this makes your life a whole lot easier.
4) A NOTE ON HERBS
------------------
During your adventure, you'll enevitably come across three different
types of herb, namely Green, Red, and Blue. Now, these items are healing
items of average strength on their own, but to get the really good
results, you'll have to go all D.J. and MIX.
You see, by using the Combine option in the item menu, you can mix two
of more herbs together, to create some slightly dubious-looking powders,
ready for ingestion. These concoctions are more often than not a vast
improvement on the single herb medicine-wise, but to get the desired
effect, you'll need to know what mixture of herbs does what. So, I've
compiled this nice little chart for your herb-related perusal:
1 Green: Light healing
1 Red: No use on it's own
1 Blue: Cures Poison
2 Green: Medium healing
3 Green: Full healing
1 Green + 1 Red: Full healing
1 Green + 1 Blue: Light healing + Cures Poison
2 Green + 1 Blue: Medium healing + Cures Poison
1 Green + 1 Red + 1 Blue: Complete healing + Cures Poison
See? Pretty self-explanatory actually, once you realise what each single
herb does. Remember, you can't put more than three herbs together in one
mixture.
5) THE WALKTHRU
---------------
In the walkthru, I've given detailed information about more or less
whatever you come across, plus, where to find every item. However, for
the shocks and set-pieces, I'll place this precursor:
- ShOcKeR!!! -
for those who want to experience them for theirselves. Also, when
referring to a weapon or item, I've displayed them in CAPITALS, for
easier reference. Locations within the game have been displayed in
<BRACKETED CAPITALS>, again, for easier reference.
Now for the walkthru. Prepare to descend into the ultimate horror that
is Raccoon City..... MWA HA HA HAAAAA!!!!! Ahem.
-------------------
Leon's 'A' Scenario
-------------------
- ShOcKeR!!! -
Watch the intro to see how Leon comes to Raccoon City and meets Claire
for the first time. Exhilarating sequence follows as the stricken truck
hurtles towards them - and they escape just in time. Lucky, that.
- ShOcKeR!!! -
You start the game with the HANDGUN, a terrible weapon that fires as
slow as anything and does minimal damage, but does well for the zombies
that you'll first encounter. It'll be your primary weapon for the first
part of the game. On easy mode, it comes with a stash of 120 bullets
(which will rapidly decrease, trust me) and 18 in the clip.
You'll also be in possession of the KNIFE, which, quite frankly, is a
pointless addition that does virtually no damage to enemies whatsoever.
Get rid of it as soon as possible.
<RACCOON CITY STREETS>
You'll instantly encounter your first enemy, the...
MALE ZOMBIE - Bog-standard cannon fodder. They shamble around like,
well, zombies, and have a medium strength attack, which is to grab you
and start chowing down on your neck. If this happens, bash the fire, run
and aim buttons to push them away. Their other attack is to grab your
ankle when they're on the floor. Perform the same button bashing
technique, and you'll squish their head under your trendy trainers. As
for their toughness, they very resilient. They can take around five
HANDGUN bullets to kill, and that's on easy difficulty. If, however, you
aim for their midriffs with the SHOTGUN, you can literally blow them in
half. Then their top halves crawl along the floor to try and get your
ankle. Much later, when you get the MAGNUM, you can shoot their heads
off, killing them instantly. Yummy. They come in many cool flavours -
white shirt, denim jeans, cop, and on fire, to name but a few.
Get moving quickly, as although these zombies are few in number, they'll
finish you off in no time if you hang around, plus they'll have
reinforcements from the burning truck. Dodge past them, the street is
wide enough for you to have room to manoeuvre. Make your way left, to
the end of the street, where it will branch off. There'll be few more
zombies here, but again, they're easy to avoid. Go into the <GUN SHOP>
with the black jeep outside.
<GUN SHOP>
As soon as you move, the shopkeeper will pull a SHOTGUN on you and
interrogate you. When he realises that you are a human, you can move
around the shop. Go to the counter nearest the window, and take the...
HANDGUN BULLETS - You'll be seeing a lot of these. They add an extra 15
bullets to the ammo pool for your HANDGUN. They're hidden everywhere, so
check all over the place.
- ShOcKeR!!! -
The zombies burst through the window and put a grisly end to the
shopkeeper in a gory setpiece. The world is surely better off for it.
- ShOcKeR!!! -
Thank the zombies by killing them with your HANDGUN. Make a tactical
retreat if need be. Move behind the counters for a better position. Once
they're all dead (look for the blood pools), move towards the shopkeeper
and inspect his body twice to find the...
SHOTGUN - Almost infinitely more powerful than the HANDGUN, this will
finish off the zombies with one shot. However, ammo is scarce, so watch
out. It's best to save it for the harder enemies. If you do use it on
the zombies, aim upwards just before firing to remove their heads and
get a definite kill. Kick ass.
Apart from another box of HANDGUN BULLETS near the other counter,
there's nothing else here. Leave via the other door.
<BASKETBALL COURT>
If, by chance, you didn't take the bullets in the gun shop, you'll hear
the zombies murder the shopkeeper just as you move away from the door.
Go back in to retrieve the SHOTGUN and HANDGUN BULLETS. You'll still
have to kill the zombies, mind, and they'll be in different places.
Anyway, run down the alley, but stop at the basketball court's gate.
Shoot through the wire mesh fence with the HANDGUN to kill the two
zombies standing within. You'll find that the door is unopenable, so
continue down the alley. At some point, another zombie will break down
the gate and come after you. Ignore him for now, and go to the end of
the alley, where you'll find a white van. Search it for HANDGUN BULLETS,
then kill the zombie and enter the basketball court. Run past the one
remaining zombie, and go through the door.
<BACK ALLEY>
Go up the green metal stairs and around the balcony. Go down again, and
climb up onto the dumpster. From here, pick off the...
FEMALE ZOMBIE - The same as the male zombie, but for some reason,
slightly weaker. (Feminists - your quarrel is with Capcom, not with me)
.. and her male counterpart. Run past the rest, and through another
door we go.
<MAIN STREET 1>
Quickly now, run past the zombies feasting on the corpse and hop in the
crashed bus, taking no time *at all* to chuckle at the nice man in the
cafe with chair legs protruding from his abdomen. Hee, hee, hee...
<CRASHED BUS>
Ooh, spooky music. Firstly, check the back for some HANDGUN BULLETS.
Dispatch the female zombie on the floor with your HANDGUN. Proceed
through the bus, and kill the zombie with his guts hanging out. Seeing
as there's no space to manoeuvre, you'll more than likely have to kill
them both rather than dodge them.
This bus is pretty gory, with smashed heads everywhere, so exit quickly
if you're of a nervous disposition.
<MAIN STREET 2>
Several zombies litter this small section, so just run past them,
through the gate, and into the...
<POLICE STATION GROUNDS>
Before we start exploring the main part of the game, here's a little
secret. If, by some marvellous gaming feat (hah!), you managed to get
here without picking up *any* items, there'll be a super-tough zombie
down in the lower passage here. (For those who care, this is Brad
Vickers, a S.T.A.R.S. member who was in RESI 1 and is killed rather
violently by the Nemesis in RESI 3) Upon defeat, he'll relinquish the
SPECIAL KEY, which can unlock a secret costume later on. Meanwhile,
either kill or avoid the two zombies on the grass. There lies the
splendour of the Raccoon Police Department's front door. Check the
hedges at the back for...
GREEN HERBS - Standard healing stuff. Restores a fairly small portion of
your health.
Enter the station, or, if you fancy a bit more death, examine the gate
opposite to reveal a secret screen containing some more zombies.
Pointless, but interesting nonetheless.
<MAIN HALL>
Wow, isn't it huge? There's lots to do here, but for some reason two of
the doors won't flippin' open. Something must be done. Proceed first to
the reception desk where you can take some more HANDGUN BULLETS and
an...
INK RIBBON - These come in packs of two or three, depending on the
difficulty setting, and allow you to save the game. When you have one in
your inventory, use a typewriter. Simple as that.
Try all three doors. The one that does open... er... opens.
<LEON'S WELCOME PARTY>
Don't get any ideas - the room's been trashed and there's a half-dead
cop on the floor.
- ShOcKeR!!! -
The cop reveals what happened, involving the RESI 1 incident and the
zombies appearing in Raccoon City. He's about to cop it, so he tells
Leon to go on and leave him, and to try and rescue any other survivors.
- ShOcKeR!!! -
The cop gives you a BLUE CARD KEY at the end of his speech, which'll
open those stubborn doors.
<MAIN HALL>
The cop locks the door behind you (I don't know how he manages to get
across the room that fast), so that room's out of bounds for a while.
Still, you've got plenty to do. Use the BLUE CARD KEY on the computer to
open the doors. Go through the one on the left-hand side of the hall.
<WAITING ROOM>
Pick up the POLICE MEMORANDUM on the bench, and go to the box-like chest
in the corner. These chests (which are scattered across the game) are
used as a kind of extended inventory where you can store extra items.
Open it to reveal three..
FIRST AID SPRAYS - These are invaluable, because they restore your
health to maximum. They are quite rare, unfortunately.
Take as many FIRST AID SPRAYs as you want (they'll not be here on normal
hardness or above), get rid of the useless KNIFE, then... carefully...
slowly... walk behind the screen at the end of the room...
- ShOcKeR!!! -
Aaah! What was that?! You'll find out soon enough... hahaha...
- ShOcKer!!! -
The desk next to you is locked, so go through the door. We'll open it
later when we have the right key.
<LICKER CORRIDOR>
This is where you'll meet that mysterious creature that you saw just
then. If you listen, you can hear drip-drip-drip... Arm your shotgun,
and move down the corridor. Round the corner you can see a dead body.
Inspect it. "It's head seems to have been twisted off." Inspect it again
for HANDGUN BULLETS. Move further still, and you'll see blood dripping
from the ceiling into a puddle on the floor. Go closer, I DARE you.
- ShOcKeR!!! -
Following the scary cutscene, the hideous creature drops down from the
ceiling to attack. Meet the...
- ShOcKeR!!! -
LICKER - These monstrosities are tougher, faster, stronger and smarter
than zombies. They crouch right down on the floor, so you'll have to aim
down to hit them. They can attack in three ways. One attack is simply
where they crawl up to you and hack your legs. The second is to spear
you with their long tongue. The last, and most lethal, is to launch a
flying leap at you before slicing into your neck. This can kill you in
one go, but luckily you can tell if they're going to do it, because they
crouch on their hind legs before jumping. The best weapon to use is the
SHOTGUN. Two blasts'll send the bugger to mutant hell.
Changed your trousers yet? Good. If you try to open the first door,
you'll find that it's locked, so carry on the way you were going, take
the handily placed GREEN HERBs if you were wounded in the fight, and
open the next door.
<BOARDED CORRIDOR>
What happened here? Seems like the whole place has been barricaded up...
Follow the corridor round halfway, and go through the double doors.
<TRAINING CLASSROOM>
This place has been wrecked, but there's plenty to get here. Take the
OPERATION REPORT 1 from the desk, and go behind the screen at the back.
Use the LIGHTER on the fireplace to get the RED GEM. This is essential
later on. Search the mess at the far end of the screen for some HANDGUN
BULLETS. Now, go back to the...
<BOARDED CORRIDOR>
This time, go all the way around to reach the...
<STAIRWELL>
Quickly move towards the female zombie, kill her, and take her position
to finish off the other zombies that advance. Leave the one hiding round
the corner alone, he's easy to dodge. Instead of going up the stairs, go
round the corner that the zombie's hiding in, to find some GREEN HERBs
and a door to the...
<DARK ROOM>
If you got the SPECIAL KEY from Brad Vickers, use it on the tall locker
here to get Leon's alternative costumes. One makes him look like a
street punk, giving him shades, a baseball cap, a T-shirt, and jeans (it
also makes him fire his HANDGUN sideways-on, gangsta-style). The other
turns Leon into a biker, with jacket and drainpipe jeans. You can
continually revisit this locker, so if you fancy a change of clothes
halfway through, all you need to do is come back here.
The filing cabinet holds some HANDGUN BULLETS, and you should take the
OPERATION REPORT 2 and INK RIBBONs from the desk. This is also where
you'll come to develop any films that you might find, using them on the
developing fluid bath in the side room. Go back to the...
<STAIRWELL>
Up the stairs to the...
<STATUE ROOM>
Ignore the first door, it won't open. Now comes a pretty cool little
puzzle. Push the red and blue statues onto the pressure pads at the
opposite ends, so that they're looking at the statue of the bloke in the
middle of the room. If nothing happens, make sure the statues are dead
centre by nudging them around until it makes a *clunk* sound. When it's
right, the statue in the middle will drop another RED GEM. When you've
got it, go through the door.
<S.T.A.R.S. OFFICE CORRIDOR>
Nothing to do here except polish off the three zombie cops.
Mmmm....satisfying. Enter the door with the S.T.A.R.S. sign outside.
<S.T.A.R.S. OFFICE>
Tons of stuff in here. The large cabinet in the top corner contains
another SHOTGUN, the small cabinet to the right of the right-most desk
offers a FIRST AID SPRAY, and the middle desk will relinquish CHRIS'S
DIARY and the UNICORN MEDAL. Take both, and Claire will appear and speak
to you. Now, if you want some hardcore secret stuff, listen up. Search
the top desk, the one that says: "It's trashed. Someone must have
searched the desk." when examined. Search this 50, yes, *50* times to
reveal a FILM, that can be developed in the <DARK ROOM>. It's a rather
sexy shot of a young girl in a tight vest crouching next to a
basketball. Once you've cleared this room out, exit.
<S.T.A.R.S. OFFICE CORRIDOR>
The other door requires a SPADE KEY, so we'll have to backtrack. Go back
to the...
<BOARDED CORRIDOR>
- ShOcKeR!!! -
Tread carefully - this corridor is a lot more dangerous now. At two
points here, zombies from outside will thrust their hands through the
gaps in the boards to try and grab you. If they get you, tap all the
buttons quickly to release their grip.
- ShOcKeR!!! -
Run through, and return again to the...
<MAIN HALL>
Go up to the slab in front of the statue of the lady and use the UNICORN
MEDAL. After a brief cutscene, you'll be rewarded with the SPADE KEY.
Instead of going all the way back to the S.T.A.R.S. OFFICE CORRIDOR, go
through the other door that the BLUE CARD KEY unlocked.
<OFFICE CORRIDOR>
There are six zombies here. The best way to kill them is to aim at their
heads with the SHOTGUN, and see how many you can take off with one shot.
Finish the rest with your HANDGUN. Go through the nearest door.
<OFFICE>
Kill the zombies, but watch out for the one playing dead on the floor.
Take the INK RIBBON from near the printer (you can't save here), and the
HANDGUN BULLETS from the dead guy in the small side corridor. Go then
into the small office. There's a GREEN HERB hidden behind the desk. Then
open the safe with the combination - 2236 (you should already know this
from one of the REPORTs that you've picked up). Inside, you'll find a
POLICE STATION MAP, and your first box of SHOTGUN SHELLS.
The door next to the dead guy leads to a fire escape which acts as a
thoroughfare between this and a higher floor. There's some GREEN HERBs
there, but the top door's locked. Fear not, as you'll have the chance to
unlock it later. Leave through the door by which you came in.
<OFFICE CORRIDOR>
There is yet another GREEN HERB next to the drinks machines. Go through
the other door.
<BOARDED CORRIDOR 2>
Don't worry, no spooky hands reaching through to grab you here, but
there are a few more zombies. You'll probably have to kill them, seeing
as there's not much room to manoeuvre through due to the narrow walls.
After the corridor's safe, you can pick up a new item, the...
RED HERB - These don't do anything on their own, but as I described in
the "Note on Herbs", these can be combined with other herbs to form more
potent healing items.
Two of the doors are locked, so open the remaining one.
<VIEWING ROOM>
You can see items through the glass, but you'll have to make do with the
SMALL KEY on the desk for now. Now that you have this, plus the
essential SPADE KEY, make the trek back to the...
<LICKER CORRIDOR>
Now you can unlock the other door. It opens into the...
<FILING ROOM>
Search the shelves for a PATROL REPORT, the 'visual material' cabinet
for INK RIBBONs, and the other cabinet at the end of the row for some
ammo for your trusty HANDGUN. Then push the movable ladder to that self-
same cabinet. Hop up and claim the CRANK.
Now to open another SPADE KEY door, back in the...
<S.T.A.R.S. OFFICE CORRIDOR>
The door in question leads to the...
<ZOMBIE-INFESTED CORRIDOR>
I'm running out of names for corridors now. Flatten the zombies with one
blast from your SHOTGUN. Down the spooky red-lit corridor, you can grab
some HANDGUN BULLETS from under the locker, but the real treat lies in
the small red desk before one of the doors. This can be unlocked with
the SMALL KEY, and inside you find the incredibly useful...
HANDGUN PARTS - Combine these with the HANDGUN to form the...
CUSTOM HANDGUN (C. HANDGUN) - A semi-automatic extension for the
HANDGUN. It can be set to AUTO (which fires three shots in one blast,
and, consequently, eats up three bullets) or MANUAL (one shot) in the
inventory. It's much more effective than the HANDGUN, so keep it on AUTO
all the time, unless I indicate otherwise. Okay?!?
Now that you've acquired this cool gun, proceed through the door.
<LIBRARY>
Fiction or non-fiction? Hope you brought your library card.
This library holds a key item, but will only let you have it if you
solve a puzzle. The secret lies in those funky-looking bookshelves.
First things first, take the RED HERB from the table, and go up the
stairs. Ignore the door, and keep going round to the damaged part of the
balcony.
- ShOcKeR!!! -
The flimsy wooden floor collapses, dropping you into a hidey-hole. A
vain attempt by the programmers to scare us - by now, our psyches are
fractured beyond repair, we no longer experience emotions, and we're all
merciless, bloodthirsty killers.
- ShOcKeR!!! -
Look at the panel on the wall. It shows what looks like a bird's-eye-
view of the bookcases. Once you've checked it out, push the small red
button. It pushes the bookcase out of the way.
Now, you have to move the other bookcases into the pattern that was on
the panel by pushing the switches and choosing left or right. To do
this, move the left two cases one space right. This should open up the
panel and reveal the BISHOP PLUG.
Take the double door to get to the...
<MAIN HALL SECOND FLOOR BALCONY>
This area is, obviously, above the MAIN HALL. There's nothing essential
here, so just kill the zombies and move on. You can, however, drop the
emergency ladder, if you want. This provides quick access to the lower
floor. The door on the other side of the balcony leads to the...
<WAITING ROOM 2>
It's another save point. Here you can take the INK RIBBONs, SMALL KEY
and the SECRETARY'S DIARY. Onwards...
(This SMALL KEY can be used to open the locked desk back in the first
<WAITING ROOM>, which holds a less-than-vital box of HANDGUN BULLETS.
Whether or not you go and get them is up to you.)
<WRECKED HELICOPTER CORRIDOR>
There are two zombie cops here - one normal and the other on fire. He's
been set ablaze by a burning helicopter, half of which is sticking
through the wall. Seeing as this is blocking the route, take the other
door.
<CROW CORRIDOR>
You can hear cawing, so it's obvious that there's some kind of bird
ahead.
CROW - Simple to kill. They require one HANDGUN bullet to top. They
don't go directly for you either, but if you get too near, they'll start
to peck at your head. Tap all the buttons to shake it off.
That blue door that you can see is the other end of the fire escape that
leads to the OFFICE, so you can unlock to provide a useful shortcut.
Check the dead guy's body for HANDGUN BULLETS after you've killed the
crows near him, and move round the corner.
- ShOcKeR!!! -
Several crows suddenly smash through the windows, inspired by Alfred
Hitchcock's 'Birds', I'm sure. Finish them off with your C. HANDGUN.
- ShOcKeR!!! -
Continue around, and go through the white door.
<HELICOPTER WRECK>
No need to waste time, so just run down the stairs to the...
<PATH TO OUTHOUSE>
Essentially just a zombie-killing section. Head to the shed-like
structure at the end of the path.
<OUTHOUSE>
A tiny room, but with lots to get. There's INK RIBBONs (plus a chance to
save), HANDGUN BULLETS, and a key item, the VALVE HANDLE, which you'll
use several times during the game.
- ShOcKeR!!! -
If you try to open the other door, a lay-dee zombie and her boyfriend
try to eat you. Don't bother shooting them, just run.
- ShOcKeR!!! -
Go back to the...
<HELICOPTER WRECK>
Behind the wire mesh fence, there's a valve. Use the newly-acquired
VALVE HANDLE on it to overload the pressure in the water tank and burst
it, extinguishing the flames on the chopper.
Once done, steal the HANDGUN BULLETS from the wreckage, and zoom off
back to the...
<WRECKED HELICOPTER CORRIDOR>
Now that the fire's out, it reveals a new door. Enter.
<ART ROOM>
It's too quiet... Oh well. There are lots of hidden items in here, but
first, let's get another two key items. One is plain to see - the
DIAMOND KEY on the stack of crates. The KING PLUG is obtained by
slotting the two RED GEMs into the necklaces of the women reliefs. Once
you do this, the big statue's chest pops open (!) to reveal a secret
compartment.
The really well hidden items are located in the big white china pot near
the door (INK RIBBONs) and the crates opposite (SHOTGUN SHELLS).
Now, do you remember the <BOARDED CORRIDOR 2>? Good chap. Off you trot.
<BOARDED CORRIDOR 2>
The previously inaccessable door here can now be opened with the shiny
pink DIAMOND KEY.
<INTERROGATION ROOM>
Take the CORD, FIRST AID SPRAY, then the ROOK PLUG on the SHELF. Take a
couple of steps back towards the door, and prepare to crap yourself.
- ShOcKeR!!! -
One of the cleverest shocks in the game. A licker bursts through the
two-way mirror to attack you. Marvellous idea - credit to Capcom. To
kill it, point your SHOTGUN down and fire twice.
I remember the first time I saw this - I was watching a friend play, and
we both knew that it would jump through as we had read about it in
computer mags and suchlike. However, my friend says "It's okay. As long
as I leave the FIRST AID SPRAY, it won't jump through." Lo and behold,
despite his 'good idea', it *did* jump through, causing both of us to
have mild heart attacks. I never forgave him for that.
- ShOcKeR!!! -
Get out of here, and head aaaalll the way back to the...
<STAIRWELL>
Go through the DIAMOND KEY door here which will open to the...
<IMPOUNDED MATERIALS ROOM>
There are loads of zombies in a tight space. Use the SHOTGUN if
necessary, and watch out for the ones behind the row of lockers. The
lockers themselves contain SHOTGUN SHELLS and a FILM. This particular
film is a shot of a blood-covered dismembered arm floating in fluid. I
can just imagine it on the cover of the next issue of Vogue.
Before you go through the next door, arm your SHOTGUN, as you're about
to face the game's first boss character.
<LEON'S WELCOME PARTY>
Remember this? Remember the wounded cop? Can you guess who the boss is
gonna be? Click.
There's a GREEN HERB here, useful if you're wounded in the fight ahead.
He's in the smashed up office, lying on the floor.
- ShOcKeR!!! -
A pleasant close-up of the cop regressing into a zombie. Beautiful. This
guy's tougher than most zombies, and the fact that he's right next to
you don't help much. Fire your SHOTGUN immediately, then when he's on
the floor, finish him with the C. HANDGUN.
- ShOcKeR!!! -
When he's copped it (excuse the pun), nick his HEART KEY. This key only
unlocks one door, but it leads to a vast new area.
Take the MEMO TO LEON (that's you, remember) from the desk, and acquire
*yet another* set of HANDGUN BULLETS from the large locker.
Toddle off back to the...
<OFFICE>
Go through the HEART KEY door to the...
<BROKEN WINDOW CORRIDOR>
Two GREEN HERBS are readily available, and there are SHOTGUN SHELLS in
the shelves at the end. The door needs a CLUB KEY, so we'll just have to
flipping well find one, won't we? Maybe it's down those stairs...
(extra ammo saving tip - you see the green electric box? Use the CORD on
it to prevent some zombies escaping here when you next enter the
library. If I'm not making any sense, read on - I'll explain fully
later)
<BASEMENT CORRIDOR>
This is easily the scariest section of the game. Firstly, meet an new
acquaintance - the...
DOG - Whether it's a zombie or not, I'm not really sure, but it is
tough. Tougher than it looks, actually. It takes two C. HANDGUN AUTO
blasts to kill. Using the SHOTGUN is quicker, but not effective. They
have only one attack, which is to leap and bite you. Try to shoot them
in mid-air.
There are three of them. Once they're dead, you are free to explore the
<BASEMENT>. There are three doors that you can open. The one at the left
end of the fork is not worth going through - there's a RED HERB just
inside the door and a save room at the end, but you'll have to fight two
dogs concealed in dangerous places. If you *must* go through, just go
through the door, take the RED HERB, and come straight back into the
<BASEMENT CORRIDOR>.
Ignore the big, brown double doors - we can open them later. The only
door that you really want is the one that has the big 'Parking' sign
outside.
<PARKING LOT>
- ShOcKeR!!! -
A few steps in, you'll be shot at by a woman called Ada Wong. She
misses, but recognises you as a human and says she's looking for a
reporter called Ben. She'll help you move the big police van blocking
one of the doors, so that you can proceed. She'll follow you for a
while, too.
- ShOcKeR!!! -
There is a GREEN HERB a little to the right of the van, by a large gate.
Go through the door that was revealed when you moved the van.
<CELL BLOCK CORRIDOR>
Ada runs off, so follow her. She goes past the door, to the fencey thing
at the end of the corridor. Before entering, take the HANDGUN BULLETS
from the table.
<CELL BLOCK>
From the first vacant cell, you can take a GREEN HERB and a...
BLUE HERB - These don't up your health, but heal poison. There are some
poison-inflicting enemies ahead, so it might be wise to take it.
Go to the next cell, where you'll find...
- ShOcKeR!!! -
..Ben. Alive, too. He's locked himself in a cell to keep protected from
the zombies. Ada appears again and talks about her missing boyfriend
John. Ada runs off, Ben then tells you that there's a manhole in the
<KENNELS>, which can take you out of the city, but, as Ben says, "it
won't be easy".
- ShOcKeR!!! -
Take the MANHOLE OPENER from the cabinet, and travel back to the...
<CELL BLOCK CORRIDOR>
Go into the door that you passed earlier. It leads to the...
<KENNELS>
You can kill the dogs if you want, but they're trapped in their cages
and can't get you. Take the RED HERB next to the end kennel, and then
use the MANHOLE OPENER on the manhole cover to open an exit to the...
<DRAIN>
Get out your SHOTGUN, as it's time to get jiggy wid da...
SPIDER - Grotesque, vile, repulsive. These massive spiders will make
your skin crawl with their eerily realistic movement. They remain
dormant until you get too close, but when they see you, they're hard to
shake off - they crawl on the floor, walls, or ceilings to try and
either bite you or gob poisonous gunk on you. If you get hit by the
gunk, check your status in the inventory. If it reads 'Poison', then use
a BLUE HERB immediately, or else your health will slowly decrease.
Poison can't kill you, but it will eventually lower you to critical
health, where one hit will kill you. Spiders take two SHOTGUN blasts to
vanquish.
There's two spiders in this short section. Go up the stairs when they're
both dead.
<SEWER CORRIDOR>
Simply pop through the first door to reach the...
<STORE ROOM>
Take all of the PLUGs that you've got so far from the chest, take the
BLUE HERB from the floor, and go back outside to the...
<SEWER CORRIDOR>
Into the next door we go.
<GANTRY ROOM>
Fit all the plugs into the panel to find that you're one short. D'oh! Go
back to the...
<SEWER CORRIDOR>
Hey! Ada's back. She offers to explore the vent, so you give her a leg-
up. She crawls through the vent to the...
<SMALL CORRIDOR>
Huh?! What's going on? Yes, folks, it's true. You get to control the
lovely Ada for a little while. She has a similar HANDGUN to Leon's,
except it fires faster and has a smaller clip of 13. She also has 45
extra HANDGUN BULLETS and a FIRST AID SPRAY.
On the other side of that door is the...
<GANTRY COURTYARD>
Kill off the three dogs. Take the red lift in the cog-filled outhouse to
go to the...
<SMALLER CORRIDOR>
Take the SHOTGUN SHELLS, and go back to the...
<GANTRY COURTYARD>
Take the door this time.
<DRAINAGE ROOM>
Rip down the BASEMENT MAP from the wall, hop down the steps, and nudge
the crates around so that they're all up against the wall in a straight
line. Climb back up, and hit the switch. The water will rise, and the
crates will make a handy bridge leading across to a shelf that holds the
final station key, the CLUB KEY. Return to the...
<SMALL CORRIDOR>
Ada will throw the CLUB KEY and SHOTGUN SHELLS back to Leon in the...
<SEWER CORRIDOR>
You resume control of Leon, so pick up the items that Ada lobbed. Go all
the way back to the <BROKEN WINDOW CORRIDOR>, but take care whilst
traversing through the <BASEMENT CORRIDOR>, two flesh-hungry lickers
await.
<BROKEN WINDOW CORRIDOR>
Unlock the CLUB KEY door at the top of the stairs. Go in, a marvellous
piece of kit is present therein.
<WATCHMAN'S QUARTERS>
Take some SHOTGUN SHELLS from the third locker from the left, and then
look behind them. Gaze in awe. There lies the oh-so-groovy...
MAGNUM - The best all-round gun in the game. Powerful, accurate, and
just damn good-looking. It does twice as much damage as the SHOTGUN, but
ammo is even rarer. It can hold 8 rounds, and you can find extra clips
of 8 rounds.
Oh yeah, you can steal the WATCHMAN'S DIARY, too.
For my next trick, I'll tell you how to open the penultimate key room.
It's miles away, in the...
<BOARDED CORRIDOR 2>
It's the futuristic blue door with the painting next to it. In you go...
<PRESS CONFERENCE ROOM>
Is nothing sacred? Even this place has been trashed. There's a tricky
puzzle here. Firstly, use your lighter on the furnace-like thing next to
the three woman-shaped busts (oo-er). Then, turn the taps on the busts
in this order - middle, then right, then left. This knocks a G. COGWHEEL
out from the painting on the opposite wall. Take it, plus the FILM on
the desk right next to it.
Now, we're off to get the final PLUG. It's in a room at the very top of
the cop shop, the CLOCK TOWER. Before we set off, make sure that the
CRANK and the G. COGWHEEL are in your inventory. Go to the...
<LIBRARY>
- ShOcKeR!!! -
As soon as you enter, there'll be a cutscene where you see hordes of
zombies pushing themselves through windows in the LICKER CORRIDOR and
the BROKEN WINDOW CORRIDOR. If you placed the CORD in the BROKEN WINDOW
CORRIDOR fuse box, the shutters will be down and the zombies can't get
in. Ha!
- ShOcKeR!!! -
Go through the door at the very top of the stairs.
<FIRST FLOOR BALCONY>
Go straight through the other door.
<CLOCK TOWER>
Use the CRANK on the hole to lower the stairs, then put the G. COGWHEEL
in the assortment of cogs. Press the switch, and a big rusty door will
open next to you, revealing a dust chute. In a little hole behind the
door hides the elusive KNIGHT PLUG. The game then asks you if you want
to jump down the chute. Say yes, as it takes you back to the...
<CELL BLOCK CORRIDOR>
- ShOcKeR!!! -
A rather sick cutscene shows Ben having a gobbet of flesh rammed down
his throat by some weird creature that looks strangely familiar... Look
at the filed Film A photograph to jog your memory.
- ShOcKeR!!! -
The game won't let you go through any other doors apart from the one
that leads to Benny boy, so tramp through that.
<CELL BLOCK>
- ShOcKeR!!! -
Although I think RESI 2's a smashing piece of gamery and all that, this
cutscene has more hammy acting than Charlton Heston himself. I will
demonstrate by relating it to you in a script fashion. Lights, camera...
action!
*BEN IS LYING ON THE FLOOR, PROPPED UP AGAINST THE WALL*
*ENTER LEON*
Leon: God, Ben, what happened? What was that sound?
Ben: Well, got the story, but, wouldn't you know it, I've flipping gone
and got myself inpregnated with a genetically mutated embryo.
Leon: Whoa, bummer.
Ben: Yeah. Turns out that the Chief of Police is a bit of a bent
copper. Read this!
*BEN HANDS LEON A PIECE OF PAPER, WHICH LEON FLICKS THROUGH*
Ben: Ouch, my chest. Oh well, time's up. Looks like I'm just about to
be brutally and violently ripped apart.
Leon: OK, then. Bye.
Ben: AAAAAARRRRRRRGGGGHHHHH!!!!
*BEN'S TORSO TEARS IN HALF FROM SHOULDER TO HIP*
*THE EMBRYO WRIGGLES OUT AND SQUIRMS DOWN THE CORRIDOR*
*LEON WATCHES IT GO*
*BEN'S RAVAGED BODY FLOPS TO THE FLOOR*
*ENTER ADA*
*ADA STARES AT BEN'S BODY FOR A MOMENT*
Ada: Hi, Leon. I'm off to the chemical plant. My boyfriend might be
there. Oh, yeah, by the way, what happened to Ben?
Leon: Ben? What Ben? Oh, right, him. Don't worry about it. Off you go,
then. I'll be with you in a tick.
*EXIT ADA*
*FIN*
Although *slightly* exaggerated, this is basically what happens. Utter
tripe.
- ShOcKeR!!! -
Read and file the MAIL TO THE CHIEF.
Right then, we're almost done in the police station. All that remains is
to return to the...
<BASEMENT CORRIDOR>
Go through the big brown double doors. They lead to the...
<GENERATOR ROOM>
Take the GREEN HERB and POLICE B1 MAP. Find the panel with the switches.
Flick the first up, the next down, then up, down, and finally up again.
This restores power to the card reader outside the <WEAPONS STORAGE>.
Go back to the...
<BASEMENT CORRIDOR>
Let's open the final CLUB KEY door. It leads to the gruesome...
<AUTOPSY ROOM>
Run around to the cabinet at the end, to take the RED CARD KEY.
- ShOcKeR!!! -
The seemingly dead blokes around the floor spring to life! Send 'em back
to the other side with either the C. HANDGUN, or the SHOTGUN if they get
too close.
- ShOcKeR!!! -
Return once more to the...
<BASEMENT CORRIDOR>
Use the RED CARD KEY on the now-activated card reader to grant you
access to the fabulous...
<WEAPONS STORAGE>
Ooh, sweet. First, scavenge all the ammo you can find. I count two cases
of HANDGUN BULLETS and one of SHOTGUN SHELLS. Then proceed to the
lockers at the end to discover the...
SUB-MACHINE GUN - It ain't all it's cracked up to be. Instead of an ammo
counter, the SUB-MACHINE GUN has a ammo percentage which drops after you
fire each shot. It starts at 100%. The gun itself is pretty weak - yeah,
it's rapid firing, but it's only really useful for a short section. And
another disadvantage - if you take it now, it won't be there for Claire
in her 'B' Scenario. You've got to ask yourself this: do you *really*
want it?
Yeah, go on. Leave Claire to suffer. The thing is, in the small section
that it's useful for, it's VERY useful.
You should also take the SIDEPACK, which adds an extra two spaces in
your inventory.
Time to fight the first proper boss. Tramp back to the <GANTRY ROOM>,
but first place the KNIGHT PLUG and SUB-MACHINE GUN in your inventory if
you decided to take it, otherwise bring along the SHOTGUN or, even
better, the MAGNUM.
<GANTRY ROOM>
Remember that gribbly embryo that burst out of Ben...?
- ShOcKeR!!! -
Here you can see it rapidly grow and mutate into one of the ugliest
buggers you're ever likely to see, what I like to call the...
INFANT TYRANT - This hulking great beast is slow, but tough. If you've
got the SUB-MACHINE GUN - easy. Just fire at it constantly, and when it
pukes up the little cockroaches, (talk about this to your family at the
tea-table for a guaranteed conversation piece) aim down to splat them.
After about 25% of the SUB-MACHINE GUN's ammo has been emptied, the
monster should have taken enough lead to kill it outright. However, if
you've only got the SHOTGUN or MAGNUM, you should fire away at it, but
when the cockroaches get near, switch to the C. HANDGUN on MANUAL and
kill them with one shot. Then resume fire on the big guy. His bug
friends will crawl up you and bite you if you get too close. Shake them
off in the normal fashion - tap all the buttons quickly. If you get too
close, he'll swipe at you with his powerful claws, but if he gets that
close, you're doing summat wrong.
- ShOcKeR!!! -
Once it's dead, fit the final PLUG into the panel, opening the huge
door. Welcome to the...
<SEWER 1>
It's Ada again! She'll have a chat with you, after which you should
immediately exit through the only other door.
<SEWER 2>
Nothing to do here except take some BLUE HERBs. Hop up onto the step and
go through the door.
<CONTROL ROOM>
Another save room. You'll probably want the HANDGUN BULLETS from the
small red cabinet and the SEWER MANAGER FAX from the table. There's the
usual INK RIBBONS near the typewriter as well.
After getting all that, there's a secret door here. Push the silver
cupboard out of the way to reveal a ladder to the...
<WAREHOUSE>
It's pitch black, so to see any items you'll have to light the two gas
lamps with your LIGHTER. The light will reveal a clip of MAGNUM BULLETS
on one shelf, and SHOTGUN SHELLS on another. Take both, and return to
the...
<CONTROL ROOM>
Go down the red lift.
<T-JUNCTION CORRIDOR>
- ShOcKeR!!! -
A mysterious lab-coated woman stands in the corridor. Ada follows her,
but she gets shot at. Leon, in hero mode, dives in front of Ada and
takes the bullet. He passes out due to shock.
-ShOcKeR!!! -
So, you get to control Ada again for a little while. Go through the
door.
<SEWER 3>
Firstly, run to the top of the screen, where there's an alcove
containing some slaughtered marines. Remember this place, as you'll have
to return here later as Leon. Go up the ladder.
There are two icky spiders in the <SEWER 3>, which you should leave for
now. Your HANDGUN isn't that great against them, so it's much better to
wait until you can wipe them out with Leon's more powerful weapons.
Besides, you don't need to go near them.
<VENTILATION SHAFT>
As soon as you get up the ladder, RUN. If you wait around, loads of
giant cockroaches will swarm from a grating. They can finish you off
surprisingly quickly. There's another ladder at the end, so burn rubber.
<OIL PUMP ROOM, TOP FLOOR>
- ShOcKeR!!! -
The weirdo scientist lady reveals her identity as Annette Birkin, and
Ada finds out that John's dead. Also, it turns out that the freaky
mutant thing that blew up Ben is Annette hubby! Bet she didn't expect
that when she tied the knot. There follows a lengthy cutscene which
tells all about the G and T-Viruses.
Still don't get it? Okay, here's the deal...
The T-Virus (in it's present, mutated state) is the one that turns
people into zombies. It has been transmitted to people around Raccoon
City by rats, after it's canister is dropped in the sewer.
The G-Virus is the one that turns William into a huge mutant. It can
revive dead cells, and rewrite genetic structures. William injects the
G-Virus into himself after he's shot by the marines, so that he isn't
killed. Those marines were after the G-Virus for some reason, which will
undoubtedly be later explained.
After the cutscene, Ada and Annette have a little brawl, which results
in Annette being thrown off the gantry with a truly pathetic scream.
- ShOcKeR!!! -
Run across the thin walkway to a balcony overlooking some trash. Go down
the ladder on the left of the screen.
<TRASH DUMP>
- ShOcKeR!!! -
Ada, having climbed down the ladder, notices something splash in the
water... fade to black...
- ShOcKeR!!! -
We cut back to Leon in the...
<T-JUNCTION CORRIDOR>
- ShOcKeR!!! -
Leon hears Ada's terrified scream. It seems as if the female cast is
being killed off one by one (that's not a plot hint, by the way. There
isn't some kind of woman-killing maniac running around - just so you
know)!
- ShOcKeR!!! -
Leon recovers from the shock of the bullet wound, and you regain control
of him. Go the same way that you did with Ada, to the...
<SEWER 3>
Remember that grisly alcove where we visited as Ada? Go there now,
ignoring the spiders. Search the bloody corpses for a WOLF MEDAL and a
box of SHOTGUN SHELLS. Then, kill both spiders. The SUB-MACHINE GUN is
very useful here, but not necessary. The vent that Ada went through is
blocked by a spinning fan, so you'll have to go through the other gate.
<SEWER 4>
It's wise to move straight away, because there's a spider right above
you, ready to gob some unpleasant sputum on you. Run towards the screen,
avoiding the other spider, and jump onto the step. Go through the large
metal double doors.
<OIL PUMP ROOM, BOTTOM FLOOR>
There's an infinite supply of BLUE HERBS in the flower box inside the
door, for use if you got poisoned by the spiders you just ran past.
You'll need to use the VALVE HANDLE in the slot to lower the gantry.
Make sure that once you're across, you use the VALVE HANDLE on the other
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are GREEN HERBs on the floor, and SHOTGUN SHELLS, INK RIBBONS, and a
typewriter on the desk, for your own, personal, exclusive use.
The door next to the desk leads to the...
<TRASH DUMP CORRIDOR>
You're real close to another boss, but don't worry if you didn't bring
your most powerful guns. Run to the big brown door at the end of the
corridor.
Ada's alive! But... what's she shooting at?
- ShOcKeR!!! -
CRIPES! Bet you weren't expecting that!! That sure is one...
GIANT ALLIGATOR - Blimey. How the hell are you supposed to kill that
thing?!? No matter how many bullets you put in it, it just keeps on
coming.
It's actually very, very, easy. You COULD empty all your guns into it,
but this is a frightful waste of ammo. The sneaky way is to run back
through the corridor, and press the small red-lit switch on the wall.
This drops an emergency gas cylinder onto the floor. Take a few steps
back, equip your C. HANDGUN, point it at the alligator, and wait. The
alligator will scoop up the cylinder in it's mouth. Wait another two
seconds or so, then fire one shot.
KABOOOOOOM!!!!
The gas cylinder explodes - and it takes half of the alligator's head
with it! Hooray! A seemingly impossible boss taken care of with one
HANDGUN bullet!
- ShOcKeR!!! -
Go back to whence it came. Flick the switch on the wall to unlock the
door.
<TRASH DUMP>
The right-hand rubbish pile has some INK RIBBONS in. Climb onto the step
to talk with Ada again and have your wounds healed. Go up the ladder,
and be quick about it.
<OIL PUMP ROOM, TOP FLOOR>
Go up the sloping walkway to find another dead guy. This one holds the
second medal, the EAGLE MEDAL. There's also a SEWER MANAGER DIARY on the
control panel. Now slow the fan down by using the VALVE HANDLE on the
panel at the base of the ladder and climb up into the shaft. Go through
to the...
<SEWER 3>
There are now three corpses on the floor that weren't there before.
These are actually zombies playing dead. Run past them, through the
door, to the...
<SEWER 4>
Fit the two medals into their slots. This drains all the water and lets
you go through the door behind the waterfall.
<SUSPENDED WALKWAY>
Terrfiying music. Just run along to the next door. You may be slightly
perturbed by the mysterious thud above you that you hear halfway across.
<SKYTRAM PLATFORM 1>
The panel on the right of the tram must be activated before you can
enter the tram. All aboard!
<SKYTRAM>
- ShOcKeR!!! -
The mutated creature attacks! It's on top of the tram, and it tries to
kill you by stabbing it's claw through the tin-foil-like roof at various
places. Stand still, and when you see dust above you, move away. Your
shots will hurt it, but luckily Ada shoots at it too, so you can run
around without worrying about shooting. Eventually Ada will finish it
off, and the tram will reach it's destination.
- ShOcKeR!!!-
<SKYTRAM PLATFORM 2>
Turn left as soon as you exit, and you'll see a flare gun. Use your
LIGHTER on it so that it fires a flare into the darkness. This makes a
flash appear for a moment, and the light reveals the 'twinkle' of a
hidden item on the floor right next to you. Pick it up, it's a W. BOX
KEY, which will later be used to get a *very* powerful gun. Open the
door.
<FACTORY CORRIDOR 1>
In the meanwhile, before you get the *very* powerful gun, there's
another gun for you to get, which isn't *quite* as powerful, but much
more fun. Take the left fork, fight your way past the zombies as there's
no moving space, and search around the corpse at the end for the SHOTGUN
PARTS. Combine these with the SHOTGUN to create the...
CUSTOM SHOTGUN - This is COOL. It's my favourite gun on RESI 2, no doubt
about it. It's as powerful as the MAGNUM, but takes off more body parts.
As long as you get fairly close to your target, it won't stand a chance.
It'll fill 'em with so much buckshot that they wouldn't be able to stand
even if they still possessed the necessary nerves/bones/muscles.
Take the other fork and go through the door.
<FACTORY CORRIDOR 2>
Test out your C. SHOTGUN on the zombies, taking the right fork if you
want some GREEN HERBs, and taking the left fork if you want the next
room.
<FACTORY OFFICE>
Usual save room. INK RIBBONS, chest, typewriter. You know the drill.
There's also an oppotunity to stock up on ammo and health here. There
are SHOTGUN SHELLS, MAGNUM BULLETS, plus a FIRST AID SPRAY.
Exit via the medium of the door.
<FACTORY>
There are some inadequate HANDGUN BULLETS in the oil drums, and a
FACTORY MAP on the wall. Could be useful.
You can't activate the <LIFT CAR>, so go inside.
<LIFT CAR>
Steal the C. PANEL KEY and go back to the...
<FACTORY>
Use the C. PANEL KEY on the control panel and press the button. You'll
automatically re-enter the...
<LIFT CAR>
The <LIFT CAR> starts up, and you descend into the depths.
- ShOcKeR!!! -
BANG! It looks as if Ada's met her match. But no! She's still alive! Go
outside to avenge her death... I mean, vicious wounding. Boss time...
- ShOcKeR!!! -
<LIFT CAR SHAFT>
- ShOcKeR!!! -
After taking a few steps, the evil William Birkin, in hideous mutation
form, lobs a metal pipe at you and jumps down.
TYRANT, SECOND FORM - He's slow, but powerful. His claws do a great deal
of damage, but as long as you keep your distance and keep firing your
MAGNUM, he'll go down easily. Have a FIRST AID SPRAY handy just in case.
You'll know when he's 'dead' when the music stops. Six accurate MAGNUM
shots is all it takes.
- ShOcKeR!!! -
The <LIFT CAR> stops, and you carry Ada off.
<SECURITY OFFICE>
A great place to rearm. After Ada's finished whining, take the INK
RIBBONS, GREEN HERBS and MAGNUM BULLETS that are in plain view. Then
there's some more SHOTGUN SHELLS in the locker.
Exit when ready.
<LAB PLATFORM>
Take the only openable door.
<BREAKER HUB>
The left-hand route is the one you want.
<WEST CORRIDOR>
Go through the door with ice around it.
<LOW TEMPERATURE EXPERIMENT ROOM>
Take the FUSE CASE from the trolley, and use it on the robotic arm. This
forms the MAIN FUSE.
Take the FIRST AID SPRAY on top of the drum, and go back to the...
<BREAKER HUB>
Use the MAIN FUSE on the breaker in the middle to restore power to the
lab. Now take the right-hand route.
<EAST CORRIDOR>
Open the shutters by using the switch. This is your first encounter with
the...
TRIFFIDS - Nasty plant-men. These things can grab you with their arms
(vines?) and spit the same poisonous acid as the spiders do in your
face. They can take up to two C. SHOTGUN shots to kill, but watch out,
as they can still whip you with their tendrils whilst dead on the floor.
Kill 'em!!!
Now take the right-most door. (The middle one won't open)
<EXPERIMENT ROOM 1>
There's two reports in here - one on the bench, and one by the computer.
Then look in the locker for the...
FLAMETHROWER - A mostly useless weapon, but deals a lot of damage to
triffids and zombies. Like the SUB-MACHINE GUN, it has a percentage
count instead of ammo.
Infinite supply of BLUE HERBs next to the bed, if you want them.
Go and look at the dead scientist next to the vine-infested vent. To get
into the vent, either use your LIGHTER on the petrol on the floor, or
just fire one blast from the FLAMETHROWER. Then climb up in.
<EXPERIMENT ROOM 2>
Don't move! You're surrounded by...
ADVANCED LICKERS - Basically normal lickers, but they're tougher, and do
more damage with their attacks. And they have hooks on their hands
instead of claws. And they're green. OK, so they're nothing like normal
lickers. They take 2-3 C. SHOTGUN blasts to kill.
Kill them off, then search the large closet for two lovely boxes of
SHOTGUN SHELLS.
Exit via door.
<EAST CORRIDOR>
The triffids are back, so dispose of them duly. Then go through the most
left-most door possible.
<TOP OF LADDER SHAFT>
Retch at the sight of the massive grim-looking plant. Then kill the
triffid, take the GREEN HERBs, and hop down the ladder.
<BOTTOM OF LADDER SHAFT>
Just go through the door, man.
<LABORATORY HALL>
Go round the bend of the corridor, but when you see the highlighted vent
cover in the top of the screen, tread carefully...
- ShOcKeR!!! -
A simple but effective scare, the advanced licker bursts out from the
vent.
- ShOcKeR!!! -
Kill off all three advanced lickers in here, and take the multitude of
GREEN HERBs. They'll undoubtedly be useful after fighting all those
lickers. The big door won't open, cause it needs a M.O. DISK. We'll have
to get that later, so just go through the door at the end of the long
corridor.
<MONITOR ROOM>
This is just a very big save room, but you can take the LABORATORY MAP
that's cunningly concealed next to the blue-lit computer underneath the
monitors.
Door. Go through.
<LABORATORY HALL 2>
Don't go down the corridor with the Alien-like eggs in it - the door at
the end won't open, and then you'll have just wasted time, won't you?
Simply take the RED HERB and go through the big door.
<LABORATORY>
Want to get that *very* powerful gun that I mentioned earlier? So be it.
Got the W. BOX KEY? Good. Use it on the locker with the blue lamp above
it. Ooh! Some MAGNUM PARTS! Can you guess which gun you have to combine
them with?
CUSTOM MAGNUM - Just go through the automatic door, and fire it at the
zombie. You'll see what I mean. Impressive kickback, eh? Although the
zombie isn't the best test subject, trust me, this gun rocks. It's
*twice* as powerful as the MAGNUM, easily felling an advanced licker in
one shot. Cooool. Just beware of the horrendous recoil time.
Wipe out all the zombies in this room.
You'd think, wouldn't you, that in such a big room, there'd be loads of
choice items to nab, but all there is is a LAB CARD KEY! Pfah.
Scientists.
Take it and leave.
<LABORATORY HALL 2>
It's time to brave the egg corridor. Icky!
Beware of the...
GIANT MAGGOTS - These drop from the vents in the ceiling. They're mostly
harmless, and don't even heed to be shot - just stand on them and squish
'em. They do spit poison goo, though.
Go through the door.
<CULTURE EXPERIMENT ROOM>
There's a boss-type creature here, the...
GIANT MOTH - You can actually kill this freak without even seeing it. As
soon as you enter the room, aim your gun, and tap the 'right' button
once. Then fire your C. MAGNUM thrice. Bingo - one dead moth. If you
miss, and it gets close, it'll jump on your face and start biting you.
If it does this, shake it off and get medieval on it's furry ass.
Go up to the computer and fire your C. SHOTGUN down once or twice to
clear the desk of maggots. Access the computer and enter your user name
as 'GUEST'. Then register your fingerprint. This won't do anything now,
but it lets you access a secret room in Claire's Scenario B.
Go back to the...
<LABORATORY HALL 1>
- ShOcKeR!!! -
*Another* advanced licker bursts from *another* air vent. Not very
imaginative, is it?
- ShOcKeR!!! -
Trek back to the...
<WEST CORRIDOR>
Open the second LAB CARD KEY door.
<SURGERY ROOM>
Turn on the light switch first of all, so you can see all the zombies
lurking in the darkness. Then C. SHOTGUN them down. The M.O. DISK is on
the operating table, and there's also a FIRST AID SPRAY on one of the
trolleys.
Exit to...
<WEST CORRIDOR>
- ShOcKeR!!! -
Annette appears, rants about the G-Virus and how Ada's a spy, then
suffers a rather hilarious death by way of falling masonry. You nick the
G-VIRUS off of her cold, dead body, and then there's a P.A. announcement
- the place is gonna blow!
- ShOcKeR!!! -
Go to the...
<BREAKER HUB>
- ShOcKeR!!! -
Ada threatens you with her gun - she wants the G-Virus. It appears that
Annette was right: Ada *is* a spy! Luckily for all of us, Annette
arrives (won't she die?!), puts a bullet through Ada's back and promptly
cops it. Ada falls off the gantry, but Leon grabs her arm. Cue
sentimental rubbish - soppy music, 'I won't let you go' kind of thing.
Leon does let go, and Ada falls to her doom. Leon gets rid of the G-
Virus.
- ShOcKeR!!! -
If you check Ada's gun afterwards, you'll find that it's not loaded. Oh
well, we all make mistakes.
Go back to the...
<LABORATORY HALL 1>
Fight off the zombies. Quickly now, the lab *is* going to blow up, you
know. Insert the M.O. DISK in the computer by the huge door to open it.
Go through the door at the end.
<CONTAINMENT ROOM>
Activate the lift by pushing the button.
- ShOcKeR!!! -
It's Willy again, and this time he's more vicious than ever. It's time
to put an end to this freak once and for all. Hurry it up, though,
because there's a time limit counting down until the lab's destruction.
TYRANT, THIRD FORM - This form of the Tyrant won't last long. Fire your
C. MAGNUM twice to make him mutate again.
TYRANT, FOURTH FORM - Vile. The Tyrant's mainly teeth now, and he jumps
around like a dog. He'll hop around on the tops of the containers, and
jump down occasionally to maul you. He picks you up in his gob, chews
you, then tosses you to one side. This ferocious attack takes you
straight down to 'danger' status, so avoid it. Three more C. MAGNUM
shots finishes him off, and he turns into a pile of oozing mush on the
floor.
The lift arrives, so take it.
<TRAIN CORRIDOR>
Just run to the end. Hooray! That's Leon's A Scenario completed!!
Only another three Scenarios to go... and is the Tyrant really dead?
After the cutscene and credits, you'll be ranked on how well you
performed, depending on several factors. The factors are:
<The less of these, the better>
Number of saves
Number of FIRST AID SPRAYS and MIXED HERBS used
Time taken
<The more of these, the better>
Number of reports, letters, maps, etc. collected
<Ranks>
S
A
B
C
D
E
I don't know the exact requirements for each rank, but to get the best
one, S, complete the game without saving *once*, or using *any* FIRST
AID SPRAYs or MIXED HERBs, in under 1 hour and 30 minutes. Tough? Too
damn right.
If this is your first time completing a scenario, you'll be told that
you can now play the scenarios in the 'Hard' difficulty setting.
Then, you'll be asked if you want to update your saved game. If you say
yes, then when you reload that saved game, it'll be at the start of
Scenario B, a much harder version of the game, in which you start on the
*other* side of the burning truck.
- GAME OVER -
6) LEON'S A SCENARIO - EPILOGUE
-------------------------------
Was that great, or was that great? Here's an extra section that I've
added, just for fun.
5a) CHALLENGES
--------------
Try these on for size if you found the game too easy...
1/ Complete the game using only the HANDGUN and SHOTGUN (no
upgrades)
2/ Complete the game using only the HANDGUN.
3/ Complete the game using only the KNIFE (impossible).
4/ Complete the game without healing yourself at all.
5/ Complete the game without killing anything except the bosses.
6/ Try to make bullet holes appear on the screen.
7/ Get an 'S' rank on the 'Hard' difficulty setting.
8/ Use a game hacker program or trainer to start the game without
any items. You can only use items that you pick up during the
game. (this is easy)
9/ Complete the game without getting hurt *at all*. (VERY hard)
10/ Complete the game without getting spooked once. (harder than it
seems)
5b) PLOT BODGES AND GAME GLITCHES
---------------------------------
Here's a little section for all the tears in the very fabric of RESI 2
that I've found.
- In the <INTERROGATION ROOM>, the licker jumps through from the
<VIEWING ROOM>, right? But if you've already been in the <VIEWING ROOM>,
and there wasn't a licker in there then - just how did it get in there?
Presumably, then, this means that lickers can open doors. Spook.
- How does the Tyrant get into Ben's cell if he locked the door? It
didn't break through any walls or doors, because they're all intact
afterwards. That means that Ben actually *opened* the door to let the
Tyrant in! Dumbass.
- How the HELL does Leon (or Claire, or Sherry for that matter) manage
to survive the whole Raccoon City incident without being psychologically
scarred or without having any mental breakdowns? I'm pretty sure that
experiencing all those horrors is MORE than enough to send you
hopelessly insane, and Leon wouldn't generally be classed as the
superhero type.
- How does Leon survive getting shot *right through the heart*? If you
look at the cut-scene, Leon's back is facing Annette when she shoots
him, but when he lands on the floor, he has an exit wound right over his
heart. Therefore, the bullet must have gone in through his back, through
his heart, and out the other side. I take back what I said about Leon
not being a superhero - he's bloody invincible.
7) THE END (LEGAL STUFF)
------------------------
Resident Evil is a trademark of Capcom Co., Ltd. Capcom is a trademark
of Capcom Co., Ltd.
Because I want to make this guide as full and complete as possible, I'd
very much like it if any astute readers would be so kind to e-mail me at
[email protected]
with any comments, corrections, or criticisms (hopefully, there won't be
too many of the latter). However, before you do so, read through these
next points first:
1. This guide was based on the PC version of RESI 2. Although I'm
pretty sure that there aren't any differences between this and the
Playstation version, don't go holding me to that. If I've missed
something out that was in the Playstation version, don't bother with
corrections. THIS. IS. A. PC. VERSION. GUIDE.
2. Alright, I admit it. At times, I can be tiresomely immature.
That's me. So don't bother e-mailing me criticising my jokes. I won't
change them. Probably.
3. I really don't want huge e-mails from RESI plot analysts slating
me for making mistakes on the "Plot Bodges" section, nor giving me
detailed background information. I haven't paid a great deal of
attention to the plot, and I don't intend to. However, a simple
correction will be much appreciated.
4. I will not accept spam, chain letters, or the like. They WILL be
taken up with your mail provider. Sorry to be so harsh.
You can't go posting or linking to this without my permission. The only
sites that have my permission to post this guide are:
www.gamefaqs.com
www.gameadvice.com
http://home.planetinternet.be/~twuyts
and I'm not going to let any other sites host it, so don't bother
asking. If you DO see them posted anywhere else, please inform me. Also,
www.gamefaqs.com will NOT allow linking to the individual F.A.Q.s and
walkthrus (like this one) that are posted on the Gamefaqs site.
By the way, although I've used my internet handle: "Mr. Black" as the
author's name for this guide, it's
Copyright 2000 Alexander Hugh Clarkson
And that's yer lot.
By Mr. Black
