INTERESTING FACTS

1) This marks the first release of Resident Evil 2 in North America and Japan on the PlayStation.
 

2) This marked the first time the North American version was released before the Japanese version.
 

3) This is the third Resident Evil/Biohazard game to be released on the PlayStation and fourth overall.
 

4) The game lacked the Extreme Battle Mode found in all subsequent re-releases except for the Nintendo 64 version.

 

5) The boxart for the Japanese version contains a zombie face, and is the only Japanese version to use it, although every European Resident Evil 2 release uses the same artwork.

 

5) Although not the first Biohazard/Resident Evil game to include a two-disc package, it was the first Biohazard/Resident Evil game to have its main game span two discs (although the Nintendo 64 and GameCube versions are on one medium).