RPD Dispatch 2 - Playing RE2

[Helegad]

There's a 180 turn in RE2 for Dual Shock Playstation?

Never heard of that before...

[Scott Green]

Not really, no version of RE2 had the 180 turn. Also there is an unlimited ammo cheat in the Dual Shock version as well. Not sure if it made it to the GC version though.

i was talking about the DS version on the unlimited ammo cheat actually...
and ugh I was damn sure there was the 180° turn in the DreamCast version
I need to re-check that this weekend!

[riderkid]

my big problem is part 2, trying to figure out who has the easier time fighting Mr X,

[doomed]

As long as the controller is properly recognized by Windows, yes.

[Helegad]

Will XPadder work for a PS1 controller to RE4 PC?

[Skunky]

Ah, okay. Thanks for the info guys!
I should have checked Wiki

Alf717, thanks! I might have to give that xpadder a try.
Good link

[Stars1356]

Yea the unlimited ammo cheat is in the GC version.

[Umon Daisuke]

The Dreamcast Version also has the 180° turn, but the cut scenes are not skippable

Love the unlimited Ammo Cheat Code and the VMU Health Viewing

Not really, no version of RE2 had the 180 turn. Also there is an unlimited ammo cheat in the Dual Shock version as well. Not sure if it made it to the GC version though.

[alf717]

Wow, thanks Mr.Zombie!
I just popped the disk in and yep, there's a 'special' option with the galleries inside... I had no idea. It dosn't even say Platinum on the title screen.
I don't play games on my pc, I just use it for web surfing, emails and photoshop etc. The only reason I've got RE2 pc is because one day I found it in a bargain bin for $10.
It does look quite nice. Clean, crisp, in game graphics but I can't stand 'trying' to play games using the keyboard (I SUCK).
I bought a 'Nostromo' game pad which is basically an exact replica of a ps2 controller for pc. It works on all those 'mame' arcade games but I've never figured out how to use it on RE2 (if it's even possible).

Does anyone have a definitive answer on my 4th Survivor rankings question? I've read different answers earlier in the thread.

Use xpadder

This will allow you to map keyboard keys to your gamepad. However the game may support key mapping throught the options menu though.

Edit:

Sorry about the double post. For second there I thought I was in another topic.

[alf717]

Oh nooo... I've been playing Beta 2 now for the past two hours, and it just crashed on me when I entered the vent shaft where you burn the plant vines. God damnit, I never saved either. What a disaster. I guess I'll room jump to the point.

That happens to me as well. I thought it had something to do with my PSP but I guess it happens on regular hardware as well. I can get into the room but it locks up immediately.

[Andyfer_Ruu]

whens the new podcast going to be uploaded? : D i cant wait for it!

[Scott Green]

By the way, I think there are less ink ribbons in the B scenario than there are in the A scenario.

I have no clue... been a long time since I used more than one ink ribbon in a playthrough

The 4th Survivor/tofu rankings are in the GC verison and DS verison but not the original ps1 verison. I'm not sure about the DC or PC because I haven't played them.

The DC version has the rankings iirc

EDIT:
Wikipedia to the help!!!

DUAL SHOCK VERSION:
Several months after the original release, a second version of Resident Evil 2 was released known as the DualShock Version. As the title suggests, the game was modified to incorporate support for the vibration function and analog control of the PlayStation DualShock controller. The main addition is a new unlockable minigame, Extreme Battle. The objective is to reach the police station from the underground laboratory and retrieve four anti-biohazard bombs located throughout the station. There are four playable characters and three difficulty settings. The Extreme Battle became a standard feature for subsequent versions of the game.

There are also some minor additions, such as ranking screens for the Hunk and Tofu minigames, a Rookie difficulty setting for the main game, as well as a "USA version" mode in the Japanese version, based on the North American version's default setting and a new cheat code that grants the player unlimited ammo for all weapons.

OTHER PLATFORMS:
Like the original game, Resident Evil 2 was released on other platforms after its initial success on the PlayStation. The first of these ports was a PC version titled Resident Evil 2 Platinum in 1999. It features all the additions from the Dual Shock Version and added a new gallery mode featuring illustrations, renders and in-game character models, as well as a new Hard difficulty setting for the main game.

The Sega Dreamcast version, released the same year, features these additions, along with the added benefit of viewing the character's health in a VMU. In Japan, the Dreamcast version (where it was titled Biohazard 2 Value Plus) was bundled with a demo of Resident Evil Code: Veronica and also contained assorted music from several Resident Evil soundtracks released in Japan.

A Nintendo 64 version was also released in 1999, ported by Angel Studios (currently Rockstar San Diego). While it was the only port of the game that did not feature the Extreme Battle mode, it did contain some console-exclusive features. The most prominent was a series of additional in-game documents known as the "EX Files" that connected the plot of the game with the other games in the series (including the then-unreleased Resident Evil Zero). Other features include an item randomizer, violence control, first-person controls and new unlockable outfits replacing the ones from the previous versions. A Hunter from the first Resident Evil is also given a cameo appearance. The game supported the Rumble Pak and Expansion Pak. The N64 version is notable due to the compression techniques that the developers were forced to use in order to fit two CD-ROMs worth of data onto a single 64MB cartridge. It also featured, for the time, a high resolution display of 640x480 compared to the PS1 version's 320x240. In fact the game would change the resolution at each camera cut based on the number of enemies in the room. Many enemies took more processing power, so the game chose lower resolutions. When all the enemies were defeated, it would run at 640x480. The N64 version also featured surround sound, not found on the PS1 version, using the Mosys system from Factor 5.

The Nintendo GameCube version, released in 2003, is identical to the PlayStation's Dual Shock Version in terms of content, featuring only a minimal set of improvements such as skippable cut scenes and a higher framerate for the game's FMV sequences.

The Dreamcast Version also has the 180° turn, but the cut scenes are not skippable

Love the unlimited Ammo Cheat Code and the VMU Health Viewing

[Stars1356]

The 4th Survivor/tofu rankings are in the GC verison and DS verison but not the original ps1 verison. I'm not sure about the DC or PC because I haven't played them.

[Skunky]

RE2 PC is called RE2 Platinum, even thought that "Platinum" is nowhere to be found on the box. There's no other PC versions (ok, there's also that version made by Source Next, that is compatible with WinXP and was released only in Japan, but that doesn't count ).

Wow, thanks Mr.Zombie!
I just popped the disk in and yep, there's a 'special' option with the galleries inside... I had no idea. It dosn't even say Platinum on the title screen.
I don't play games on my pc, I just use it for web surfing, emails and photoshop etc. The only reason I've got RE2 pc is because one day I found it in a bargain bin for $10.
It does look quite nice. Clean, crisp, in game graphics but I can't stand 'trying' to play games using the keyboard (I SUCK).
I bought a 'Nostromo' game pad which is basically an exact replica of a ps2 controller for pc. It works on all those 'mame' arcade games but I've never figured out how to use it on RE2 (if it's even possible).

Does anyone have a definitive answer on my 4th Survivor rankings question? I've read different answers earlier in the thread.

[Dot50Cal]

isnt it that you cant get some sort of weapon if you do?

I think if you mess around with the item selector portion of the game it crashes when certain things were equipped, but I was doing a "legit" playthough. I think it was something to do with the ivy enemies. I heard one of them as I entered the room, and as I walked forward, it crashed. So its either related to:

-Ivy attacking you
-The game trying to display an ivy
-That particular background

Or some other odd glitch. Basically, just dont go there