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Resident Evil 2

But this remake of the 90s cult classic probably will satisfy our nostalgia-obsessed contemporary culture

issue 02 February 2019

Grade: B

Resident Evil 2 takes the original zombie shooter, which has become a cult classic and, to many, the quintessential horror video game, and gives it a lick of digital paint.

Gone are the blocky hallways of the Raccoon City police station, along with the slow moving hordes of undead who, if you squinted, might’ve had a pixel of drool at the corner of their mouth.

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