Biohazard 2 (Sourcenext)
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Developers | |
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Capcom | |
Windows | Sourcenext |
Release dates | |
Windows | February 17, 2006[1] |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Modes | Singleplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Cinematic camera |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Survival horror |
Art styles | Pre-rendered graphics, Realistic |
Themes | Contemporary, Horror, North America, Zombies |
Series | Resident Evil |
⤏ 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 |
Warnings
- This game is only playable in English with a fan translation (see Localizations for details and other supported languages).
Key points
- Port of Biohazard 2 made for Windows 2000 / XP.
- Has improved compatibility for modern versions of Windows.
- Allows both scenarios to be played without needing to change discs.
- Has the highest quality FMVs out of any other release.
- Capped at 28.97 FPS.
- Death scenes are censored in Original Mode.
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail |
Essential improvements
Patches
- Latest version is 1.1.0. Save files from version 1.0 will not work with version 1.1.0.
Resident Evil 2 Classic REbirth
- Translates the game into English, adds support for higher resolutions, adds XInput and DS3/DS4 support, fixes some lag issues on Windows 10, fixes color space issues for the prerendered backgrounds, restores some missing audio tracks, restores original death scenes and allows the game to run as a portable program.
- Provides extended mods support. Required for most mods.
- Requires version 1.1.0.
- Run the game with
-config
command line argument to configure options. - May require changing dpi compatibility settings to enable resolutions above 720p.
High Quality Audio
- Replaces music and sound with the ones from the GameCube version and the OST.
- Replaces the voice acting with the from the PSX version.
Seamless HD Project
- Replaces textures with upscaled versions.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Capcom\Biohazard 2[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\savedata[Note 2] |
- This is the default path used by the game. The save file location can be determined by the user by editing the SavePath value in the registry.
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | Use Resident Evil 2 Classic REbirth. May require changing dpi compatibility settings to enable resolutions above 720p. |
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Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | Press F8 | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | Borderless Gaming or Resident Evil 2 Classic REbirth 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 | Runs incorrectly at 28.97 FPS. Use Resident Evil 2 Classic REbirth to achieve 30 FPS. Menus and door loading screens run at 60 FPS. |
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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 | Only uses digital input | |
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers | Use Resident Evil 2 Classic REbirth to add support for XInput controllers | |
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Xbox button prompts | Use Resident Evil 2 Classic REbirth to add XInput button prompts | |
Impulse Trigger vibration |
DualShock 4 controllers | Use Resident Evil 2 Classic REbirth via USB to add support for DS4 controllers | |
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DualShock button prompts | Use Resident Evil 2 Classic REbirth to add DS4 button prompts | |
Light bar support | Use Resident Evil 2 Classic REbirth via USB to add DS4 light bar support | |
Connection modes | USB |
Generic/other controllers | ||
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Button prompts | ![]() |
Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | Available via Resident Evil 2 Classic REbirth | |
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | The vanilla game has only stereo and mono audio | |
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | Use Resident Evil 2 Classic REbirth for English text | |||
German | Fan translation by Accandon. Requires Resident Evil 2 Classic REbirth. |
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Japanese | FMVs have hardcoded subtitles | |||
Brazilian Portuguese | Fan translation. Download. | |||
Russian | Translation by CasperPRO. Requires Resident Evil 2 Classic REbirth. Voice acting by Webcoll (need to unpack to game folder and run xdelta.bat). For subtitles, unzip over fix. | |||
Spanish | Fan translation by CiTRU5. Requires Resident Evil 2 Classic REbirth. |
Issues fixed
Black screen when playing FMVs
- This is generally caused by the incompatibility of DirectShow codecs on Windows 10 with Nvidia desktop drivers.
Versions such as Windows XP have the codecs to play FMVs with no issues.
Resident Evil 2 Classic REbirth makes FMVs work again by replacing DirectShow with FFMPEG[2] |
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Classic REbirth does not enable resolutions above 720p
Change high DPI compatibility settings |
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Error: "Error."
Install K-Lite Codec Pack |
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Low frame rate
Run Windows Media Player |
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Use Resident Evil 2 Classic REbirth |
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Wrong colors
Switch to windowed mode |
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Use Resident Evil 2 Classic REbirth |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 7 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 2000, XP | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium III 1.0 GHz | Intel Pentium 4 2.0 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 256 MB | 512 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 1.6 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | 64 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible | 128 MB of VRAM |
Sound (audio device) | DirectX 9.0c compatible | |
Other | 2x speed CD-ROM | 4x speed CD-ROM |
Notes
- ↑ Applications writing to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE
will be redirected to other locations based on various criterias, see the glossary page for more details. - ↑ 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).
References
- ↑ Sourcenext new product information page
- ↑ RE2 Classic Rebirth change log - last accessed on 17 May 2023