This game was my first experience with resident evil, and it was a good experience at that.  The control system takes some getting used to and there's always the f****** inventory problems, but you get used to them after a while.  The gameplay is superior to the first one (there's plenty of ammo this time around) and the puzzles actually seem to apply to reality (in a distant kind of way).  there are a total of 4 story lines (two for each character) making for very good replay value.  an enjoyable (albeit short) experience.