The "Resident Evil" series has always been bloody. I've played through each game so many times it just isn't funny anymore. And this is  the bloodiest one so far. And maybe the scariest too. Taking place not too  long after the first "Resident Evil", the story this time takes  place in Raccoon City itself. An outbreak virus has spreaded to the town  (and, as you'll quickly learn, it's people as well) and everything has gone  wrong. Recruited by the now infamous R.P.D., Leon S. Kennedy arrives to  start his new job. But the rookie cop isn't alone, as tomboy Claire  Redfield rolls into town seeking her lost brother Chris (from the first  game). The two of you have to find a way out of the most dangerous town in  the world. Just like all the "Resident Evil" games, you have your  sidekicks too. Leon was always my favorite male main character throughout  the series, and his sidekick is my favorite of the sub-characters; her name  is Ada Wong (whom you may remember from the first game as a code). Claire  is my least favorite of the female main characters (Jill Valentine was my  favorite), and her sidekick, Sherry Birkin is the most useless little girl  in gaming history. "Resident Evil" is a lot like Capcom's other  masterpiece series "Street Fighter", the second installment  outshines the first one in every way imaginable. You're arsenal now  contains a bow gun (equivalent to the pistol basically), a spark gun  (equivalent to the bow gun), a machine gun (fun to use, but eats ammo a  little too quickly), and a gatling gun (more powerful than the machine gun,  and more funner too). As well as custom parts to your pistol (three bullets  at once), shotgun (packs a wallop, you couldn't miss a roach with this  thing), and magnum (it's almost like an elephant gun, serious damage, only  the gatling gun and rocket launcher are more powerful). Claire has the bow  gun, spark gun, and grenade launcher exclusively; while Leon gets the  flamethrower, shotgun, and magnum to himself. Obviously, Leon has the  better weapons. There are a variety of different looking zombies too,  including the first female one (not that I cared, I blew her head off just  the same). The other new enemies didn't seem all that scary or even  challenging. Mostly annoying, especially that licker. Of course, the bosses  are new and more impressive than the first "Resident Evil". Other  notable improvements are the graphics, the way the characters react to  being hurt (for example, Leon uses his shotgun as a crutch when enough life  is lost), the amount of zombies on screen, and the scare factor. You can  get four different endings in this game which ensures lots of replay value.  And getting to all four endings has a different path. If you beat the game  with Leon, you can save the game and come back and play it with Claire  which will be a different path than the regular one Claire has, and the  same goes for Claire if you start it with her, Leon's path will be  different. The most notable difference in the second route is the addition  of a new Tyrant that stalks you throughout your journey. He's tough, he's  scary, and he pops up at times you least suspect (you aren't given a large  area to fight him, usually it's a hallway or average sized room). That's  why I believe this was the scariest "Resident Evil", as  Tyrant-103 never really 'dies' except for, well, I'm not gonna spoil that.  My only problem with the game was the difficulty factor. It was too easy.  And the puzzles were probably done by a four year old (no, really, they're  that bad). 'Puzzles' such as finding a plug that's ten feet away aren't  very challenging. Maybe Capcom decided to take the game in even more of a  B-movie direction than it already had (their lines were always funny,  weren't they?). Nevertheless, this stands as one of the best  action/adventure on the PlayStation, but it's better on the N64. Why? The  graphics were better, the game runs smoother on this platform, and (best of  all) no loading. There's more secrets in this one than any other  "Resident Evil". Much better costumes (two for Leon, one for  Claire), the super zombie Brad Vickers (the pilot from the first game), the  Colt S.A.A. (basically the same as the normal pistol, but Claire holds it  gunslinger style and reloads VERY fast; you get this with her one costume  while Leon fires his normal pistol with one hand only) and gatling gun, and  let's not forget our poor Umbrella trooper Hunk. Hunk is another character  in the game whom you play as for a side game. You play your own difficult  little quest in which you're trying to escape with the G-virus. Was that  quest too easy for you too? Really? Then try it with Tofu. The funniest  thing I've ever seen in a video game. But also the hardest quest I've ever  tried. I'm a hardcore gamer, but this quest was too difficult even for the  likes of me. All in all, this is probably the best "Resident  Evil" so far.