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{ WALKTHRU FOR LEON'S 'A' SCENARIO }
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{ BY MR. BLACK }
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Version 1.1

CONTENTS
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1) Introduction
2) Version History
3) Before you Start
4) A Note on Herbs
5) The Walkthru
6) Epilogue
    6a) Challenges
    6b) Plot Bodges and Game Glitches
7) The End (Legal Stuff)
==================

1) INTRODUCTION
---------------
Resident Evil 2. A game that needs no introduction. 

Wait a minute. Aw, crap, I just gave it one. What a waste of time.

Incidentally, I've only just finished writing this guide for Resident 
Evil 2, and it's the 3rd of August, 2000. Why so late? Because I wanted 
to find EVERYTHING in the game. Of course, being lazy didn't help much 
either. 

When I finally finished this walkthru for Leon's A Scenario, I realised 
that it was pretty damn huge. So, instead of doing one big walkthru, 
for both of Leon and Claire's scenarios, I'm doing each scenario at a 
time, with it's own walkthru, and you're reading the first one now.

(note: this is a fairly big text file, and Notepad may not be capable 
of running it. Try WordPad instead.)

2) VERSION HISTORY
------------------

Version 1.0:    - Finished 1st draft of walkthru
Version 1.1:    - Added the version history section
                - Realised I'd bodged up with the names of the modified            
                  HANDGUN, SHOTGUN, and MAGNUM, and promptly changed 
them  
                  from COMBAT HANDGUN/SHOTGUN/MAGNUM to CUSTOM  
                  HANDGUN/SHOTGUN/MAGNUM 
                - Minor modifications to walkthru
                - Changed legal section according to Gamefaqs' 
regulations

3) BEFORE YOU START
-------------------
Right then, plucky adventurers. I'll divulge a few tips that you should 
at least browse through before you start laying waste to the legions of 
undead that plague Raccoon City.

1) Choose the right gun. Believe me, dispatching a zombie with a Combat 
Magnum is *not* efficient. Sure, it'll kill him, but so will four or 
five pistol rounds. Seeing as you get thousands of pistol ammo boxes 
lying around, it's best to save the heavy ordnance for the bosses.

2) Conserve your ammo. Loose off as many pistol shots as you want, but 
beware - the next baddie is just around the corner. What are you gonna 
do if you don't have any ammo?! Stare him down?!?

3) Reload after every encounter. There's nothing worse than facing off 
a Licker when your shotgun's empty. It's a simple matter of going to 
the menu screen and combining the bullets with the gun.

4) Heal yourself. Always have at least one healing item with you. Many 
enemies have attacks that can easily finish you off in one go if you're 
on low to middling health.

5) Listen. True RESI experts will quickly learn what a baddie sounds 
like. Identifying the bad guy by it's cries will make you more 
prepared, and hopefully, with the right gun.

6)Look. Check any suspicious looking pieces of scenery for various 
items, ie: ammo, health, anything.

7)Smell. Only joking.

8)Dodge. The best tactic when taking on enemies isn't to engage them in 
combat, it's to avoid them. Learn each baddie's attack patterns, and 
rather than wasting ammo, just run past them. Note that this won't work 
with certain enemies, especially the boss characters that you *have* to 
kill.

4) A NOTE ON HERBS
------------------
During your adventure, you'll enevitably come across three different 
types of herb, namely Green, Red, and Blue. Now, these items are 
healing items of average strength on their own, but to get the really 
good results, you'll have to go all D.J. and MIX.

You see, by using the Combine option in the item menu, you can mix two 
of more herbs together, to create some slightly dubious-looking 
powders, ready for ingestion. These concoctions are more often than not 
a vast improvement on the single herb medicine-wise, but to get the 
desired effect, you'll need to know what mixture of herbs does what. 
So, I've compiled this nice little chart for your herb-related perusal:

1 Green:                      Light healing
1 Red:                        No use on it's own
1 Blue:                       Cures Poison
2 Green:                      Medium healing
3 Green:                      Full healing
1 Green + 1 Red:              Full healing
1 Green + 1 Blue:             Light healing + Cures Poison
2 Green + 1 Blue:             Medium healing + Cures Poison
1 Green + 1 Red + 1 Blue:     Complete healing + Cures Poison

See? Pretty self-explanatory actually, once you realise what each 
single herb does. Remember, you can't mix more than three herbs 
together.


5) THE WALKTHRU
---------------
In the walkthru, I've given detailed information about more or less 
whatever you come across, plus, where to find every item. However, for 
the shocks and set-pieces, I'll place this precursor: 

- ShOcKeR!!! -

for those who want to experience them for theirselves. Also, when 
referring to a weapon or item, I've displayed them in CAPITALS, for 
easier reference. Locations within the game have been displayed in 
<BRACKETED CAPITALS>, again, for easier reference.

Now for the walkthru. Prepare to descend into the ultimate horror that 
is Raccoon City..... MWA HA HA HAAAAA!!!!! Ahem.

-------------------
Leon's 'A' Scenario
-------------------
- ShOcKeR!!! -
Watch the intro to see how Leon comes to Raccoon City and meets Claire 
for the first time. Exhilarating sequence follows as the stricken truck 
hurtles towards them - and they escape just in time. Lucky, that.
- ShOcKeR!!! - 

You start the game with the HANDGUN, a terrible weapon that fires as 
slow as anything and does minimal damage, but does well for the zombies 
that you'll first encounter. It'll be your primary weapon for the first 
part of the game. On easy mode, it comes with a stash of 120 bullets 
(which will rapidly decrease, trust me) and 18 in the clip. 

You'll also be in possession of the KNIFE, which, quite frankly, is a 
pointless addition that does virtually no damage to enemies whatsoever. 
Get rid of it as soon as possible.

<RACCOON CITY STREETS>
You'll instantly encounter your first enemy, the...

MALE ZOMBIE - Bog-standard cannon fodder. They shamble around like, 
well, zombies, and have a medium strength attack, which is to grab you 
and start chowing down on your neck. If this happens, bash the fire, 
run and aim buttons to push them away. Their other attack is to grab 
your ankle when they're on the floor. Perform the same button bashing 
technique, and you'll squish their head under your trendy trainers. As 
for their toughness, they very resilient. They can take around five 
HANDGUN bullets to kill, and that's on easy difficulty. If, however, 
you aim for their midriffs with the SHOTGUN, you can literally blow 
them in half. Then their top halves crawl along the floor to try and 
get your ankle. Much later, when you get the MAGNUM, you can shoot 
their heads off, killing them instantly. Yummy. They come in many cool 
flavours - white shirt, denim jeans, cop, and on fire, to name but a 
few.

Get moving quickly, as although these zombies are few in number, 
they'll finish you off in no time if you hang around, plus they'll have 
reinforcements from the burning truck. Dodge past them, the street is 
wide enough for you to have room to manoeuvre. Make your way left, to 
the end of the street, where it will branch off. There'll be few more 
zombies here, but again, they're easy to avoid. Go into the <GUN SHOP> 
with the black jeep outside.

<GUN SHOP>
As soon as you move, the shopkeeper will pull a SHOTGUN on you and 
interrogate you. When he realises that you are a human, you can move 
around the shop. Go to the counter nearest the window, and take the...

HANDGUN BULLETS - You'll be seeing a lot of these. They add an extra 15 
bullets to the ammo pool for your HANDGUN. They're hidden everywhere, 
so check all over the place.

- ShOcKeR!!! -
The zombies burst through the window and put a grisly end to the 
shopkeeper in a gory setpiece. The world is surely better off for it.
- ShOcKeR!!! -

Thank the zombies by killing them with your HANDGUN. Make a tactical 
retreat if need be. Move behind the counters for a better position. 
Once they're all dead (look for the blood pools), move towards the 
shopkeeper and inspect his body twice to find the...

SHOTGUN - Almost infinitely more powerful than the HANDGUN, this will 
finish off the zombies with one shot. However, ammo is scarce, so watch 
out. It's best to save it for the harder enemies. If you do use it on 
the zombies, aim upwards just before firing to remove their heads and 
get a definite kill. Kick ass.

Apart from another box of HANDGUN BULLETS near the other counter, 
there's nothing else here. Leave via the other door.

<BASKETBALL COURT>
If, by chance, you didn't take the bullets in the gun shop, you'll hear 
the zombies murder the shopkeeper just as you move away from the door. 
Go back in to retrieve the SHOTGUN and HANDGUN BULLETS. You'll still 
have to kill the zombies, mind, and they'll be in different places. 
Anyway, run down the alley, but stop at the basketball court's gate. 
Shoot through the wire mesh fence with the HANDGUN to kill the two 
zombies standing within. You'll find that the door is unopenable, so 
continue down the alley. At some point, another zombie will break down 
the gate and come after you. Ignore him for now, and go to the end of 
the alley, where you'll find a white van. Search it for HANDGUN 
BULLETS, then kill the zombie and enter the basketball court. Run past 
the one remaining zombie, and go through the door.

<BACK ALLEY>
Go up the green metal stairs and around the balcony. Go down again, and 
climb up onto the dumpster. From here, pick off the...

FEMALE ZOMBIE - The same as the male zombie, but for some reason, 
slightly weaker. (Feminists - your quarrel is with Capcom, not with me)

... and her male counterpart. Run past the rest, and through another 
door we go.

<MAIN STREET 1>
Quickly now, run past the zombies feasting on the corpse and hop in the 
crashed bus, taking no time *at all* to chuckle at the nice man in the 
cafe with chair legs protruding from his abdomen. Hee, hee, hee...

<CRASHED BUS>
Ooh, spooky music. Firstly, check the back for some HANDGUN BULLETS. 
Dispatch the female zombie on the floor with your HANDGUN. Proceed 
through the bus, and kill the zombie with his guts hanging out. Seeing 
as there's no space to manoeuvre, you'll more than likely have to kill 
them both rather than dodge them.

This bus is pretty gory, with smashed heads everywhere, so exit quickly 
if you're of a nervous disposition.

<MAIN STREET 2>
Several zombies litter this small section, so just run past them, 
through the gate, and into the...

<POLICE STATION GROUNDS>
Before we start exploring the main part of the game, here's a little 
secret. If, by some marvellous gaming feat (hah!), you managed to get 
here without picking up *any* items, there'll be a super-tough zombie 
down in the lower passage here. (For those who care, this is Brad 
Vickers, a S.T.A.R.S. member who was in RESI 1 and is killed rather 
violently by the Nemesis in RESI 3) Upon defeat, he'll relinquish the 
SPECIAL KEY, which can unlock a secret costume later on. Meanwhile, 
either kill or avoid the two zombies on the grass. There lies the 
splendour of the Raccoon Police Department's front door. Check the 
hedges at the back for...

GREEN HERBS - Standard healing stuff. Restores a fairly small portion 
of your health.

Enter the station, or, if you fancy a bit more death, examine the gate 
opposite to reveal a secret screen containing some more zombies. 
Pointless, but interesting nonetheless.

<MAIN HALL>
Wow, isn't it huge? There's lots to do here, but for some reason two of 
the doors won't flippin' open. Something must be done. Proceed first to 
the reception desk where you can take some more HANDGUN BULLETS and 
an...

INK RIBBON - These come in packs of two or three, depending on the 
difficulty setting, and allow you to save the game. When you have one 
in your inventory, use a typewriter. Simple as that. 

Try all three doors. The one that does open... er... opens.

<LEON'S WELCOME PARTY>
Don't get any ideas - the room's been trashed and there's a half-dead 
cop on the floor. 

- ShOcKeR!!! - 
The cop reveals what happened, involving the RESI 1 incident and the 
zombies appearing in Raccoon City. He's about to cop it, so he tells 
Leon to go on and leave him, and to try and rescue any other survivors.
- ShOcKeR!!! -

The cop gives you a BLUE CARD KEY at the end of his speech, which'll 
open those stubborn doors.

<MAIN HALL>
The cop locks the door behind you (I don't know how he manages to get 
across the room that fast), so that room's out of bounds for a while. 
Still, you've got plenty to do. Use the BLUE CARD KEY on the computer 
to open the doors. Go through the one on the left-hand side of the 
hall.

<WAITING ROOM>
Pick up the POLICE MEMORANDUM on the bench, and go to the box-like 
chest in the corner. These chests (which are scattered across the game) 
are used as a kind of extended inventory where you can store extra 
items. Open it to reveal three..

FIRST AID SPRAYS - These are invaluable, because they restore your 
health to maximum. They are quite rare, unfortunately.

Take as many FIRST AID SPRAYs as you want (they'll not be here on 
normal hardness or above), get rid of the useless KNIFE, then... 
carefully... slowly... walk behind the screen at the end of the room...

- ShOcKeR!!! - 
Aaah! What was that?! You'll find out soon enough... hahaha...
- ShOcKer!!! - 

The desk next to you is locked, so go through the door. We'll open it 
later when we have the right key.

<LICKER CORRIDOR>
This is where you'll meet that mysterious creature that you saw just 
then. If you listen, you can hear drip-drip-drip... Arm your shotgun, 
and move down the corridor. Round the corner you can see a dead body. 
Inspect it. "It's head seems to have been twisted off." Inspect it 
again for HANDGUN BULLETS. Move further still, and you'll see blood 
dripping from the ceiling into a puddle on the floor. Go closer, I DARE 
you.

- ShOcKeR!!! -
Following the scary cutscene, the hideous creature drops down from the 
ceiling to attack. Meet the...
- ShOcKeR!!! -

LICKER - These monstrosities are tougher, faster, stronger and smarter 
than zombies. They crouch right down on the floor, so you'll have to 
aim down to hit them. They can attack in three ways. One attack is 
simply where they crawl up to you and hack your legs. The second is to 
spear you with their long tongue. The last, and most lethal, is to 
launch a flying leap at you before slicing into your neck. This can 
kill you in one go, but luckily you can tell if they're going to do it, 
because they crouch on their hind legs before jumping. The best weapon 
to use is the SHOTGUN. Two blasts'll send the bugger to mutant hell.

Changed your trousers yet? Good. If you try to open the first door, 
you'll find that it's locked, so carry on the way you were going, take 
the handily placed GREEN HERBs if you were wounded in the fight, and 
open the next door.

<BOARDED CORRIDOR>
What happened here? Seems like the whole place has been barricaded 
up... Follow the corridor round halfway, and go through the double 
doors.

<TRAINING CLASSROOM>
This place has been wrecked, but there's plenty to get here. Take the 
OPERATION REPORT 1 from the desk, and go behind the screen at the back. 
Use the LIGHTER on the fireplace to get the RED GEM. This is essential 
later on. Search the mess at the far end of the screen for some HANDGUN 
BULLETS. Now, go back to the...

<BOARDED CORRIDOR>
This time, go all the way around to reach the...

<STAIRWELL>
Quickly move towards the female zombie, kill her, and take her position 
to finish off the other zombies that advance. Leave the one hiding 
round the corner alone, he's easy to dodge. Instead of going up the 
stairs, go round the corner that the zombie's hiding in, to find some 
GREEN HERBs and a door to the...

<DARK ROOM>
If you got the SPECIAL KEY from Brad Vickers, use it on the tall locker 
here to get Leon's alternative costumes. One makes him look like a 
street punk, giving him shades, a baseball cap, a T-shirt, and jeans 
(it also makes him fire his HANDGUN sideways-on, gangsta-style). The 
other turns Leon into a biker, with jacket and drainpipe jeans. You can 
continually revisit this locker, so if you fancy a change of clothes 
halfway through, all you need to do is come back here.

The filing cabinet holds some HANDGUN BULLETS, and you should take the 
OPERATION REPORT 2 and INK RIBBONs from the desk. This is also where 
you'll come to develop any films that you might find, using them on the 
developing fluid bath in the side room. Go back to the...

<STAIRWELL>
Up the stairs to the...

<STATUE ROOM>
Ignore the first door, it won't open. Now comes a pretty cool little 
puzzle. Push the red and blue statues onto the pressure pads at the 
opposite ends, so that they're looking at the statue of the bloke in 
the middle of the room. If nothing happens, make sure the statues are 
dead centre by nudging them around until it makes a *clunk* sound. When 
it's right, the statue in the middle will drop another RED GEM. When 
you've got it, go through the door.

<S.T.A.R.S. OFFICE CORRIDOR>
Nothing to do here except polish off the three zombie cops. 
Mmmm....satisfying. Enter the door with the S.T.A.R.S. sign outside.

<S.T.A.R.S. OFFICE>
Tons of stuff in here. The large cabinet in the top corner contains 
another SHOTGUN, the small cabinet to the right of the right-most desk 
offers a FIRST AID SPRAY, and the middle desk will relinquish CHRIS'S 
DIARY and the UNICORN MEDAL. Take both, and Claire will appear and 
speak to you. Now, if you want some hardcore secret stuff, listen up. 
Search the top desk, the one that says: "It's trashed. Someone must 
have searched the desk." when examined. Search this 50, yes, *50* times 
to reveal a FILM, that can be developed in the <DARK ROOM>. It's a 
rather sexy shot of a young girl in a tight vest crouching next to a 
basketball. Once you've cleared this room out, exit.

<S.T.A.R.S. OFFICE CORRIDOR>
The other door requires a SPADE KEY, so we'll have to backtrack. Go 
back to the...

<BOARDED CORRIDOR>

- ShOcKeR!!! -
Tread carefully - this corridor is a lot more dangerous now. At two 
points here, zombies from outside will thrust their hands through the 
gaps in the boards to try and grab you. If they get you, tap all the 
buttons quickly to release their grip.
- ShOcKeR!!! - 

Run through, and return again to the...

<MAIN HALL>
Go up to the slab in front of the statue of the lady and use the 
UNICORN MEDAL. After a brief cutscene, you'll be rewarded with the 
SPADE KEY. Instead of going all the way back to the S.T.A.R.S. OFFICE 
CORRIDOR, go through the other door that the BLUE CARD KEY unlocked.

<OFFICE CORRIDOR>
There are six zombies here. The best way to kill them is to aim at 
their heads with the SHOTGUN, and see how many you can take off with 
one shot. Finish the rest with your HANDGUN. Go through the nearest 
door.

<OFFICE>
Kill the zombies, but watch out for the one playing dead on the floor. 
Take the INK RIBBON from near the printer (you can't save here), and 
the HANDGUN BULLETS from the dead guy in the small side corridor. Go 
then into the small office. There's a GREEN HERB hidden behind the 
desk. Then open the safe with the combination - 2236 (you should 
already know this from one of the REPORTs that you've picked up). 
Inside, you'll find a POLICE STATION MAP, and your first box of SHOTGUN 
SHELLS. 

The door next to the dead guy leads to a fire escape which acts as a 
thoroughfare between this and a higher floor. There's some GREEN HERBs 
there, but the top door's locked. Fear not, as you'll have the chance 
to unlock it later. Leave through the door by which you came in.

<OFFICE CORRIDOR>
There is yet another GREEN HERB next to the drinks machines. Go through 
the other door.

<BOARDED CORRIDOR 2>
Don't worry, no spooky hands reaching through to grab you here, but 
there are a few more zombies. You'll probably have to kill them, seeing 
as there's not much room to manoeuvre through due to the narrow walls. 
After the corridor's safe, you can pick up a new item, the...

RED HERB - These don't do anything on their own, but as I described in 
the "Note on Herbs", these can be combined with other herbs to form 
more potent healing items.

Two of the doors are locked, so open the remaining one.

<VIEWING ROOM>
You can see items through the glass, but you'll have to make do with 
the SMALL KEY on the desk for now. Now that you have this, plus the 
essential SPADE KEY, make the trek back to the...

<LICKER CORRIDOR>
Now you can unlock the other door. It opens into the...

<FILING ROOM>
Search the shelves for a PATROL REPORT, the 'visual material' cabinet 
for INK RIBBONs, and the other cabinet at the end of the row for some 
ammo for your trusty HANDGUN. Then push the movable ladder to that 
self-same cabinet. Hop up and claim the CRANK. 

Now to open another SPADE KEY door, back in the...

<S.T.A.R.S. OFFICE CORRIDOR>
The door in question leads to the...

<ZOMBIE-INFESTED CORRIDOR>
I'm running out of names for corridors now. Flatten the zombies with 
one blast from your SHOTGUN. Down the spooky red-lit corridor, you can 
grab some HANDGUN BULLETS from under the locker, but the real treat 
lies in the small red desk before one of the doors. This can be 
unlocked with the SMALL KEY, and inside you find the incredibly 
useful...

HANDGUN PARTS - Combine these with the HANDGUN to form the...

CUSTOM HANDGUN (C. HANDGUN) - A semi-automatic extension for the 
HANDGUN. It can be set to AUTO (which fires three shots in one blast, 
and, consequently, eats up three bullets) or MANUAL (one shot) in the 
inventory. It's much more effective than the HANDGUN, so keep it on 
AUTO all the time, unless I indicate otherwise. Okay?!?

Now that you've acquired this cool gun, proceed through the door.

<LIBRARY>
Fiction or non-fiction? Hope you brought your library card. 

This library holds a key item, but will only let you have it if you 
solve a puzzle. The secret lies in those funky-looking bookshelves. 
First things first, take the RED HERB from the table, and go up the 
stairs. Ignore the door, and keep going round to the damaged part of 
the balcony.

- ShOcKeR!!! -
The flimsy wooden floor collapses, dropping you into a hidey-hole. A 
vain attempt by the programmers to scare us - by now, our psyches are 
fractured beyond repair, we no longer experience emotions, and we're 
all merciless, bloodthirsty killers.
- ShOcKeR!!! - 

Look at the panel on the wall. It shows what looks like a bird's-eye-
view of the bookcases. Once you've checked it out, push the small red 
button. It pushes the bookcase out of the way.
Now, you have to move the other bookcases into the pattern that was on 
the panel by pushing the switches and choosing left or right. To do 
this, move the left two cases one space right. This should open up the 
panel and reveal the BISHOP PLUG.

Take the double door to get to the...

<MAIN HALL SECOND FLOOR BALCONY>
This area is, obviously, above the MAIN HALL. There's nothing essential 
here, so just kill the zombies and move on. You can, however, drop the 
emergency ladder, if you want. This provides quick access to the lower 
floor. The door on the other side of the balcony leads to the...

<WAITING ROOM 2>
It's another save point. Here you can take the INK RIBBONs, SMALL KEY 
and the SECRETARY'S DIARY. Onwards...

(This SMALL KEY can be used to open the locked desk back in the first 
<WAITING ROOM>, which holds a less-than-vital box of HANDGUN BULLETS. 
Whether or not you go and get them is up to you.)

<WRECKED HELICOPTER CORRIDOR>
There are two zombie cops here - one normal and the other on fire. He's 
been set ablaze by a burning helicopter, half of which is sticking 
through the wall. Seeing as this is blocking the route, take the other 
door.

<CROW CORRIDOR>
You can hear cawing, so it's obvious that there's some kind of bird 
ahead.

CROW - Simple to kill. They require one HANDGUN bullet to top. They 
don't go directly for you either, but if you get too near, they'll 
start to peck at your head. Tap all the buttons to shake it off.

That blue door that you can see is the other end of the fire escape 
that leads to the OFFICE, so you can unlock to provide a useful 
shortcut.

Check the dead guy's body for HANDGUN BULLETS after you've killed the 
crows near him, and move round the corner.

- ShOcKeR!!! -
Several crows suddenly smash through the windows, inspired by Alfred 
Hitchcock's 'Birds', I'm sure. Finish them off with your C. HANDGUN.
- ShOcKeR!!! -

Continue around, and go through the white door.

<HELICOPTER WRECK>
No need to waste time, so just run down the stairs to the...

<PATH TO OUTHOUSE>
Essentially just a zombie-killing section. Head to the shed-like 
structure at the end of the path.

<OUTHOUSE>
A tiny room, but with lots to get. There's INK RIBBONs (plus a chance 
to save), HANDGUN BULLETS, and a key item, the VALVE HANDLE, which 
you'll use several times during the game.

- ShOcKeR!!! -
If you try to open the other door, a lay-dee zombie and her boyfriend 
try to eat you. Don't bother shooting them, just run.
- ShOcKeR!!! -

Go back to the...

<HELICOPTER WRECK>
Behind the wire mesh fence, there's a valve. Use the newly-acquired 
VALVE HANDLE on it to overload the pressure in the water tank and burst 
it, extinguishing the flames on the chopper.

Once done, steal the HANDGUN BULLETS from the wreckage, and zoom off 
back to the...

<WRECKED HELICOPTER CORRIDOR>
Now that the fire's out, it reveals a new door. Enter.

<ART ROOM>
It's too quiet... Oh well. There are lots of hidden items in here, but 
first, let's get another two key items. One is plain to see - the 
DIAMOND KEY on the stack of crates. The KING PLUG is obtained by 
slotting the two RED GEMs into the necklaces of the women reliefs. Once 
you do this, the big statue's chest pops open (!) to reveal a secret 
compartment.

The really well hidden items are located in the big white china pot 
near the door (INK RIBBONs) and the crates opposite (SHOTGUN SHELLS).

Now, do you remember the <BOARDED CORRIDOR 2>? Good chap. Off you trot.

<BOARDED CORRIDOR 2>
The previously inaccessable door here can now be opened with the shiny 
pink DIAMOND KEY.

<INTERROGATION ROOM>
Take the CORD, FIRST AID SPRAY first, then the ROOK PLUG on the SHELF. 
Take a couple of steps back towards the door, and prepare to crap 
yourself.

- ShOcKeR!!! - 
One of the cleverest shocks in the game. A licker bursts through the 
two-way mirror to attack you. Marvellous idea - credit to Capcom. To 
kill it, point your SHOTGUN down and fire twice. 

I remember the first time I saw this - I was watching a friend play, 
and we both knew that it would jump through as we had read about it in 
computer mags and suchlike. However, my friend says "It's okay. As long 
as I leave the FIRST AID SPRAY, it won't jump through." Lo and behold, 
despite his 'good idea', it *did* jump through, causing both of us to 
have mild heart attacks. I never forgave him for that.
- ShOcKeR!!! -

Get out of here, and head aaaalll the way back to the...

<STAIRWELL>
Go through the DIAMOND KEY door here which will open to the...

<IMPOUNDED MATERIALS ROOM>
There are loads of zombies in a tight space. Use the SHOTGUN if 
necessary, and watch out for the ones behind the row of lockers. The 
lockers themselves contain SHOTGUN SHELLS and a FILM. This particular 
film is a shot of a blood-covered dismembered arm floating in fluid. I 
can just imagine it on the cover of the next issue of Vogue.

Before you go through the next door, arm your SHOTGUN, as you're about 
to face the game's first boss character.

<LEON'S WELCOME PARTY>
Remember this? Remember the wounded cop? Can you guess who the boss is 
gonna be? Click.

There's a GREEN HERB here, useful if you're wounded in the fight ahead.

He's in the smashed up office, lying on the floor.

- ShOcKeR!!! - 
A pleasant close-up of the cop regressing into a zombie. Beautiful. 
This guy's tougher than most zombies, and the fact that he's right next 
to you don't help much. Fire your SHOTGUN immediately, then when he's 
on the floor, finish him with the C. HANDGUN.
- ShOcKeR!!! - 

When he's copped it (excuse the pun), nick his HEART KEY. This key only 
unlocks one door, but it leads to a vast new area.

Take the MEMO TO LEON (that's you, remember) from the desk, and acquire 
*yet another* set of HANDGUN BULLETS from the large locker.

Toddle off back to the...

<OFFICE>
Go through the HEART KEY door to the...

<BROKEN WINDOW CORRIDOR>
Two GREEN HERBS are readily available, and there are SHOTGUN SHELLS in 
the shelves at the end. The door needs a CLUB KEY, so we'll just have 
to flipping well find one, won't we? Maybe it's down those stairs...

(extra ammo saving tip - you see the green electric box? Use the CORD 
on it to prevent some zombies escaping here when you next enter the 
library. If I'm not making any sense, read on - I'll explain fully 
later)

<BASEMENT CORRIDOR>
This is easily the scariest section of the game. Firstly, meet an new 
acquaintance - the...

DOG - Whether it's a zombie or not, I'm not really sure, but it is 
tough. Tougher than it looks, actually. It takes two C. HANDGUN AUTO 
blasts to kill. Using the SHOTGUN is quicker, but not effective. They 
have only one attack, which is to leap and bite you. Try to shoot them 
in mid-air.

There are three of them. Once they're dead, you are free to explore the 
<BASEMENT>. There are three doors that you can open. The one at the 
left end of the fork is not worth going through - there's a RED HERB 
just inside the door and a save room at the end, but you'll have to 
fight two dogs concealed in dangerous places. If you *must* go through, 
just go through the door, take the RED HERB, and come straight back 
into the <BASEMENT CORRIDOR>.

Ignore the big, brown double doors - we can open them later. The only 
door that you really want is the one that has the big 'Parking' sign 
outside.

<PARKING LOT>

- ShOcKeR!!! - 
A few steps in, you'll be shot at by a woman called Ada Wong. She 
misses, but recognises you as a human and says she's looking for a 
reporter called Ben. She'll help you move the big police van blocking 
one of the doors, so that you can proceed. She'll follow you for a 
while, too. 
- ShOcKeR!!! -

There is a GREEN HERB a little to the right of the van, by a large 
gate. Go through the door that was revealed when you moved the van.

<CELL BLOCK CORRIDOR>
Ada runs off, so follow her. She goes past the door, to the fencey 
thing at the end of the corridor. Before entering, take the HANDGUN 
BULLETS from the table.

<CELL BLOCK>
From the first vacant cell, you can take a GREEN HERB and a...

BLUE HERB - These don't up your health, but heal poison. There are some 
poison-inflicting enemies ahead, so it might be wise to take it.

Go to the next cell, where you'll find...

- ShOcKeR!!! -
...Ben. Alive, too. He's locked himself in a cell to keep protected 
from the zombies. Ada appears again and talks about her missing 
boyfriend John. Ada runs off, Ben then tells you that there's a manhole 
in the <KENNELS>, which can take you out of the city, but, as Ben says, 
"it won't be easy".
- ShOcKeR!!! -

Take the MANHOLE OPENER from the cabinet, and travel back to the...

<CELL BLOCK CORRIDOR>
Go into the door that you passed earlier. It leads to the...

<KENNELS>
You can kill the dogs if you want, but they're trapped in their cages 
and can't get you. Take the RED HERB next to the end kennel, and then 
use the MANHOLE OPENER on the manhole cover to open an exit to the...

<DRAIN>
Get out your SHOTGUN, as it's time to get jiggy wid da...

SPIDER - Grotesque, vile, repulsive. These massive spiders will make 
your skin crawl with their eerily realistic movement. They remain 
dormant until you get too close, but when they see you, they're hard to 
shake off - they crawl on the floor, walls, or ceilings to try and 
either bite you or gob poisonous gunk on you. If you get hit by the 
gunk, check your status in the inventory. If it reads 'Poison', then 
use a BLUE HERB immediately, or else your health will slowly decrease. 
Poison can't kill you, but it will eventually lower you to critical 
health, where one hit will kill you. Spiders take two SHOTGUN blasts to 
vanquish.

There's two spiders in this short section. Go up the stairs when 
they're both dead.

<SEWER CORRIDOR>
Simply pop through the first door to reach the...

<STORE ROOM>
Take all of the PLUGs that you've got so far from the chest, take the 
BLUE HERB from the floor, and go back outside to the...

<SEWER CORRIDOR>
Into the next door we go.

<GANTRY ROOM>
Fit all the plugs into the panel to find that you're one short. D'oh! 
Go back to the...

<SEWER CORRIDOR>
Hey! Ada's back. She offers to explore the vent, so you give her a leg-
up. She crawls through the vent to the...

<SMALL CORRIDOR>
Huh?! What's going on? Yes, folks, it's true. You get to control the 
lovely Ada for a little while. She has a similar HANDGUN to Leon's, 
except it fires faster and has a smaller clip of 13. She also has 45 
extra HANDGUN BULLETS and a FIRST AID SPRAY. 

On the other side of that door is the...

<GANTRY COURTYARD>
Kill off the three dogs. Take the red lift in the cog-filled outhouse 
to go to the...

<SMALLER CORRIDOR>
Take the SHOTGUN SHELLS, and go back to the...

<GANTRY COURTYARD>
Take the door this time.

<DRAINAGE ROOM>
Rip down the BASEMENT MAP from the wall, hop down the steps, and nudge 
the crates around so that they're all up against the wall in a straight 
line. Climb back up, and hit the switch. The water will rise, and the 
crates will make a handy bridge leading across to a shelf that holds 
the final station key, the CLUB KEY. Return to the...

<SMALL CORRIDOR>
Ada will throw the CLUB KEY and SHOTGUN SHELLS back to Leon in the...

<SEWER CORRIDOR>
You resume control of Leon, so pick up the items that Ada lobbed. Go 
all the way back to the <BROKEN WINDOW CORRIDOR>, but take care whilst 
traversing through the <BASEMENT CORRIDOR>, two flesh-hungry lickers 
await.

<BROKEN WINDOW CORRIDOR>
Unlock the CLUB KEY door at the top of the stairs. Go in, a marvellous 
piece of kit is present therein.

<WATCHMAN'S QUARTERS>
Take some SHOTGUN SHELLS from the third locker from the left, and then 
look behind them. Gaze in awe. There lies the oh-so-groovy...

MAGNUM - The best all-round gun in the game. Powerful, accurate, and 
just damn good-looking. It does twice as much damage as the SHOTGUN, 
but ammo is even rarer. It can hold 8 rounds, and you can find extra 
clips of 8 rounds.

Oh yeah, you can steal the WATCHMAN'S DIARY, too.

For my next trick, I'll tell you how to open the penultimate key room. 
It's miles away, in the...

<BOARDED CORRIDOR 2>
It's the futuristic blue door with the painting next to it. In you 
go...

<PRESS CONFERENCE ROOM>
Is nothing sacred? Even this place has been trashed. There's a tricky 
puzzle here. Firstly, use your lighter on the furnace-like thing next 
to the three woman-shaped busts (oo-er). Then, turn the taps on the 
busts in this order - middle, then right, then left. This knocks a G. 
COGWHEEL out from the painting on the opposite wall. Take it, plus the 
FILM on the desk right next to it.

Now, we're off to get the final PLUG. It's in a room at the very top of 
the cop shop, the CLOCK TOWER. Before we set off, make sure that the 
CRANK and the G. COGWHEEL are in your inventory. Go to the...

<LIBRARY>

- ShOcKeR!!! -
As soon as you enter, there'll be a cutscene where you see hordes of 
zombies pushing themselves through windows in the LICKER CORRIDOR and 
the BROKEN WINDOW CORRIDOR. If you placed the CORD in the BROKEN WINDOW 
CORRIDOR fuse box, the shutters will be down and the zombies can't get 
in. Ha!
- ShOcKeR!!! -

Go through the door at the very top of the stairs.

<FIRST FLOOR BALCONY>
Go straight through the other door.

<CLOCK TOWER>
Use the CRANK on the hole to lower the stairs, then put the G. COGWHEEL 
in the assortment of cogs. Press the switch, and a big rusty door will 
open next to you, revealing a dust chute. In a little hole behind the 
door hides the elusive KNIGHT PLUG. The game then asks you if you want 
to jump down the chute. Say yes, as it takes you back to the...

<CELL BLOCK CORRIDOR>

- ShOcKeR!!! -
A rather sick cutscene shows Ben having a gobbet of flesh rammed down 
his throat by some weird creature that looks strangely familiar... Look 
at the filed Film A photograph to jog your memory.
- ShOcKeR!!! -

The game won't let you go through any other doors apart from the one 
that leads to Benny boy, so tramp through that.

<CELL BLOCK>

- ShOcKeR!!! -
Although I think RESI 2's a smashing piece of gamery and all that, this 
cutscene has more hammy acting than Charlton Heston himself. I will 
demonstrate by relating it to you in a script fashion. Lights, 
camera... action!

*BEN IS LYING ON THE FLOOR, PROPPED UP AGAINST THE WALL*
*ENTER LEON*
Leon:	God, Ben, what happened? What was that sound?
Ben:	Well, got the story, but, wouldn't you know it, I've flipping 
gone and 	got myself inpregnated with a genetically mutated embryo.
Leon:	Whoa, bummer.
Ben:	Yeah. Turns out that the Chief of Police is a bit of a bent 
copper. Read this!
*BEN HANDS LEON A PIECE OF PAPER, WHICH LEON FLICKS THROUGH*
Ben:	Ouch, my chest. Oh well, time's up. Looks like I'm just about to 
be brutally and violently ripped apart.
Leon:	OK, then. Bye.
Ben:	AAAAAARRRRRRRGGGGHHHHH!!!!
*BEN'S TORSO TEARS IN HALF FROM SHOULDER TO HIP*
*THE EMBRYO WRIGGLES OUT AND SQUIRMS DOWN THE CORRIDOR*
*LEON WATCHES IT GO*
*BEN'S RAVAGED BODY FLOPS TO THE FLOOR*
*ENTER ADA*
*ADA STARES AT BEN'S BODY FOR A MOMENT*
Ada:	Hi, Leon. I'm off to the chemical plant. My boyfriend might be 
there. Oh, yeah, by the way, what happened to Ben?
Leon:	Ben? What Ben? Oh, right, him. Don't worry about it. Off you go, 
then. I'll be with you in a tick.
*EXIT ADA*
*FIN*

Although *slightly* exaggerated, this is basically what happens. Utter 
tripe.
- ShOcKeR!!! -

Read and file the MAIL TO THE CHIEF.

Right then, we're almost done in the police station. All that remains 
is to return to the...

<BASEMENT CORRIDOR>
Go through the big brown double doors. They lead to the...

<GENERATOR ROOM>
Take the GREEN HERB and POLICE B1 MAP. Find the panel with the 
switches. Flick the first up, the next down, then up, down, and finally 
up again. This restores power to the card reader outside the <WEAPONS 
STORAGE>.

Go back to the...

<BASEMENT CORRIDOR>
Let's open the final CLUB KEY door. It leads to the gruesome...

<AUTOPSY ROOM>
Run around to the cabinet at the end, to take the RED CARD KEY.

- ShOcKeR!!! -
The seemingly dead blokes around the floor spring to life! Send 'em 
back to the other side with either the C. HANDGUN, or the SHOTGUN if 
they get too close.
- ShOcKeR!!! -

Return once more to the...

<BASEMENT CORRIDOR>
Use the RED CARD KEY on the now-activated card reader to grant you 
access to the fabulous...

<WEAPONS STORAGE>
Ooh, sweet. First, scavenge all the ammo you can find. I count two 
cases of HANDGUN BULLETS and one of SHOTGUN SHELLS. Then proceed to the 
lockers at the end to discover the...

SUB-MACHINE GUN - It ain't all it's cracked up to be. Instead of an 
ammo counter, the SUB-MACHINE GUN has a ammo percentage which drops 
after you fire each shot. It starts at 100%. The gun itself is pretty 
weak - yeah, it's rapid firing, but it's only really useful for a short 
section. And another disadvantage - if you take it now, it won't be 
there for Claire in her 'B' Scenario. You've got to ask yourself this: 
do you *really* want it? Yeah, go on. Leave Claire to suffer. The thing 
is, in the small section that it's useful for, it's VERY useful.

You should also take the SIDEPACK, which adds an extra two spaces in 
your inventory.

Time to fight the first proper boss. Tramp back to the <GANTRY ROOM>, 
but first place the KNIGHT PLUG and SUB-MACHINE GUN in your inventory 
if you decided to take it, otherwise bring along the SHOTGUN or, even 
better, the MAGNUM.

<GANTRY ROOM>
Remember that gribbly embryo that burst out of Ben...?

- ShOcKeR!!! -
Here you can see it rapidly grow and mutate into one of the ugliest 
buggers you're ever likely to see, what I like to call the... 

INFANT TYRANT - This hulking great beast is slow, but tough. If you've 
got the SUB-MACHINE GUN - easy. Just fire at it constantly, and when it 
pukes up the little cockroaches, (talk about this to your family at the 
tea-table for a guaranteed conversation piece) aim down to splat them. 
After about 25% of the SUB-MACHINE GUN's ammo has been emptied, the 
monster should have taken enough lead to kill it outright. However, if 
you've only got the SHOTGUN or MAGNUM, you should fire away at it, but 
when the cockroaches get near, switch to the C. HANDGUN on MANUAL and 
kill them with one shot. Then resume fire on the big guy. His bug 
friends will crawl up you and bite you if you get too close. Shake them 
off in the normal fashion - tap all the buttons quickly. If you get too 
close, he'll swipe at you with his powerful claws, but if he gets that 
close, you're doing summat wrong.
- ShOcKeR!!! -

Once it's dead, fit the final PLUG into the panel, opening the huge 
door. Welcome to the...

<SEWER 1>
It's Ada again! She'll have a chat with you, after which you should 
immediately exit through the only other door.

<SEWER 2>
Nothing to do here except take some BLUE HERBs. Hop up onto the step 
and go through the door.

<CONTROL ROOM>
Another save room. You'll probably want the HANDGUN BULLETS from the 
small red cabinet and the SEWER MANAGER FAX from the table. There's the 
usual INK RIBBONS near the typewriter as well.

After getting all that, there's a secret door here. Push the silver 
cupboard out of the way to reveal a ladder to the...

<WAREHOUSE>
It's pitch black, so to see any items you'll have to light the two gas 
lamps with your LIGHTER. The light will reveal a clip of MAGNUM BULLETS 
on one shelf, and SHOTGUN SHELLS on another. Take both, and return to 
the...

<CONTROL ROOM>
Go down the red lift.

<T-JUNCTION CORRIDOR>

- ShOcKeR!!! -
A mysterious lab-coated woman stands in the corridor. Ada follows her, 
but she gets shot at. Leon, in hero mode, dives in front of Ada and 
takes the bullet. He passes out due to shock.
-ShOcKeR!!! -

So, you get to control Ada again for a little while. Go through the 
door.

<SEWER 3>
Firstly, run to the top of the screen, where there's an alcove 
containing some slaughtered marines. Remember this place, as you'll 
have to return here later as Leon. Go up the ladder.

There are two icky spiders in the <SEWER 3>, which you should leave for 
now. Your HANDGUN isn't that great against them, so it's much better to 
wait until you can wipe them out with Leon's more powerful weapons. 
Besides, you don't need to go near them.

<VENTILATION SHAFT>
As soon as you get up the ladder, RUN. If you wait around, loads of 
giant cockroaches will swarm from a grating. They can finish you off 
surprisingly quickly. There's another ladder at the end, so burn 
rubber.

<OIL PUMP ROOM, TOP FLOOR>

- ShOcKeR!!! -
The weirdo scientist lady reveals her identity as Annette Birkin, and 
Ada finds out that John's dead. Also, it turns out that the freaky 
mutant thing that blew up Ben is Annette hubby! Bet she didn't expect 
that when she tied the knot. There follows a lengthy cutscene which 
tells all about the G and T-Viruses.

Still don't get it? Okay, here's the deal...

The T-Virus (init's mutated state) is the one that turns people into 
zombies. It has been transmitted to people around Raccoon City by rats, 
after it's canister is dropped in the sewer.

The G-Virus is the one that turns William into a huge mutant. It can 
revive dead cells, and rewrite genetic structures. William injects the 
G-Virus into himself after he's shot by the marines, so that he isn't 
killed. Those marines are after the G-Virus for some reason, which will 
undoubtedly be later explained.

After the cutscene, Ada and Annette have a little brawl, which results 
in Annette being thrown off the gantry with a truly pathetic scream.
- ShOcKeR!!! -

Run across the thin walkway to a balcony overlooking some trash. Go 
down the ladder on the left of the screen.

<TRASH DUMP>

- ShOcKeR!!! -
Ada, having climbed down the ladder, notices something splash in the 
water... fade to black...
- ShOcKeR!!! -

We cut back to Leon in the...

<T-JUNCTION CORRIDOR>

- ShOcKeR!!! -
Leon hears Ada's terrified scream. It seems as if the female cast is 
being killed off one by one (that's not a plot hint, by the way. There 
isn't some kind of woman-killing maniac running around - just so you 
know)!
- ShOcKeR!!! -

Leon recovers from the shock of the bullet wound, and you regain 
control of him. Go the same way that you did with Ada, to the...

<SEWER 3>
Remember that grisly alcove where we visited as Ada? Go there now, 
ignoring the spiders. Search the bloody corpses for a WOLF MEDAL and a 
box of SHOTGUN SHELLS. Then, kill both spiders. The SUB-MACHINE GUN is 
very useful here, but not necessary. The vent that Ada went through is 
blocked by a spinning fan, so you'll have to go through the other gate.

<SEWER 4>
It's wise to move straight away, because there's a spider right above 
you, ready to gob some unpleasant sputum on you. Run towards the 
screen, avoiding the other spider, and jump onto the step. Go through 
the large metal double doors.

<OIL PUMP ROOM, BOTTOM FLOOR>
There's an infinite supply of BLUE HERBS in the flower box inside the 
door, for use if you got poisoned by the spiders you just ran past. 
You'll need to use the VALVE HANDLE in the slot to lower the gantry. 
Make sure that once you're across, you use the VALVE HANDLE on the 
other slot to raise the gantry to it's original position for later use. 
There are GREEN HERBs on the floor, and SHOTGUN SHELLS, INK RIBBONS, 
and a typewriter on the desk, for your own, personal, exclusive use.

The door next to the desk leads to the...

<TRASH DUMP CORRIDOR>
You're real close to another boss, but don't worry if you didn't bring 
your most powerful guns. Run to the big brown door at the end of the 
corridor.

Ada's alive! But... what's she shooting at?

- ShOcKeR!!! -
CRIPES! Bet you weren't expecting that!! That sure is one...

GIANT ALLIGATOR - Blimey. How the hell are you supposed to kill that 
thing?!?  No matter how many bullets you put in it, it just keeps on 
coming.

It's actually very, very, easy. You COULD empty all your guns into it, 
but this is a frightful waste of ammo. The sneaky way is to run back 
through the corridor, and press the small red-lit switch on the wall. 
This drops an emergency gas cylinder onto the floor. Take a few steps 
back, equip your C. HANDGUN, point it at the alligator, and wait. The 
alligator will scoop up the cylinder in it's mouth. Wait another two 
seconds or so, then fire one shot.

KABOOOOOOM!!!!

The gas cylinder explodes - and it takes half of the alligator's head 
with it! Hooray! A seemingly impossible boss taken care of with one 
HANDGUN bullet!
- ShOcKeR!!! -

Go back to whence it came. Flick the switch on the wall to unlock the 
door.

<TRASH DUMP>
The right-hand rubbish pile has some INK RIBBONS in. Climb onto the 
step to talk with Ada again and have your wounds healed. Go up the 
ladder, and be quick about it.

<OIL PUMP ROOM, TOP FLOOR>
Go up the sloping walkway to find another dead guy. This one holds the 
second medal, the EAGLE MEDAL. There's also a SEWER MANAGER DIARY on 
the control panel. Now slow the fan down by using the VALVE HANDLE on 
the panel at the base of the ladder and climb up into the shaft. Go 
through to the...

<SEWER 3>
There are now three corpses on the floor that weren't there before. 
These are actually zombies playing dead. Run past them, through the 
door, to the...

<SEWER 4>
Fit the two medals into their slots. This drains all the water and lets 
you go through the door behind the waterfall.

<SUSPENDED WALKWAY>
Terrfiying music. Just run along to the next door. You may be slightly 
perturbed by the mysterious thud above you that you hear halfway 
across.

<SKYTRAM PLATFORM 1>
The panel on the right of the tram must be activated before you can 
enter the tram. All aboard!

<SKYTRAM>

- ShOcKeR!!! -
The mutated creature attacks! It's on top of the tram, and it tries to 
kill you by stabbing it's claw through the tin-foil-like roof at 
various places. Stand still, and when you see dust above you, move 
away. Your gun hurts it, but luckily Ada shoots at it too, so you can 
run around without worrying about shooting. Eventually Ada will finish 
it off, and the tram will reach it's destination.
- ShOcKeR!!!-

<SKYTRAM PLATFORM 2>
Turn left as soon as you exit, and you'll see a flare gun. Use your 
LIGHTER on it so that it fires a flare into the darkness. This makes a 
flash appear for a moment, and the light reveals the 'twinkle' of a 
hidden item on the floor right next to you. Pick it up, it's a W. BOX 
KEY, which will later be used to get a *very* powerful gun. Open the 
door.

<FACTORY CORRIDOR 1>
In the meanwhile, before you get the *very* powerful gun, there's 
another gun for you to get, which isn't *quite* as powerful, but much 
more fun. Take the left fork, fight your way past the zombies as 
there's no moving space, and search around the corpse at the end for 
the SHOTGUN PARTS. Combine these with the SHOTGUN to create the...

CUSTOM SHOTGUN - This is COOL. It's my favourite gun on RESI 2, no 
doubt about it. It's as powerful as the MAGNUM, but takes off more body 
parts. As long as you get fairly close to your target, it won't stand a 
chance. It'll fill 'em with so much buckshot that they wouldn't be able 
to stand even if they still possessed the necessary 
nerves/bones/muscles.

Take the other fork and go through the door.

<FACTORY CORRIDOR 2>
Test out your C. SHOTGUN on the zombies, taking the right fork if you 
want some GREEN HERBs, and taking the left fork if you want the next 
room.

<FACTORY OFFICE>
Usual save room. INK RIBBONS, chest, typewriter. You know the drill.

There's also an oppotunity to stock up on ammo and health here. There 
are SHOTGUN SHELLS, MAGNUM BULLETS, plus a FIRST AID SPRAY.

Exit via the medium of the door.

<FACTORY>
Well, it *might* be a factory.

There are some inadequate HANDGUN BULLETS in the oil drums, and a 
FACTORY MAP on the wall. Could be useful.

You can't activate the <LIFT CAR>, so go inside.

<LIFT CAR>
Steal the C. PANEL KEY and go back to the...

<FACTORY>
Use the C. PANEL KEY on the control panel and press the button. You'll 
automatically re-enter the...

<LIFT CAR>
The <LIFT CAR> starts up, and you descend into the depths.

- ShOcKeR!!! -
BANG! It looks as if Ada's met her match. But no! She's still alive! Go 
outside to avenge her death... I mean, vicious wounding. Boss time...
- ShOcKeR!!! -

<LIFT CAR SHAFT>

- ShOcKeR!!! -
After taking a few steps, the evil William Birkin, in hideous mutation 
form, lobs a heavy pipe at you and jumps down.

TYRANT, SECOND FORM - He's slow, but powerful. His claws do a great 
deal of damage, but as long as you keep your distance and keep firing 
your MAGNUM, he'll go down easily. Have a FIRST AID SPRAY handy just in 
case. You'll know when he's 'dead' when the music stops. Six accurate 
MAGNUM shots is all it takes.
- ShOcKeR!!! -

The <LIFT CAR> stops, and you carry Ada off.

<SECURITY OFFICE>
A great place to rearm. After Ada's finished whining, take the INK 
RIBBONS, GREEN HERBS and MAGNUM BULLETS that are in plain view. Then 
there's some more SHOTGUN SHELLS in the locker. 

Exit when ready.

<LAB PLATFORM>
Take the only openable door.

<BREAKER HUB>
The left-hand route is the one you want.

<WEST CORRIDOR>
Go through the door with ice around it.

<LOW TEMPERATURE EXPERIMENT ROOM>
Take the FUSE CASE from the trolley, and use it on the robotic arm. 
This forms the MAIN FUSE.

Take the FIRST AID SPRAY on top of the drum, and go back to the...

<BREAKER HUB>
Use the MAIN FUSE on the breaker in the middle to restore power to the 
lab. Now take the right-hand route.

<EAST CORRIDOR>
Open the shutters by using the switch. This is your first encounter 
with the...

TRIFFIDS - Nasty plant-men. These things can grab you with their arms 
(vines?) and spit the same poisonous acid as the spiders in your face. 
They can take up to two C. SHOTGUN shots to kill, but watch out, as 
they can still whip you with their tendrils whilst dead on the floor.

Kill 'em!!!

Now take the right-most door. (The middle one won't open)

<EXPERIMENT ROOM 1>
There's two reports in here - one on the bench, and one by the 
computer. Then look in the locker for the...

FLAMETHROWER - A mostly useless weapon, but deals a lot of damage to 
triffids and zombies. Like the SUB-MACHINE GUN, it has a percentage 
count instead of ammo.

Infinite supply of BLUE HERBs next to the bed, if you want them.

Go and look at the dead scientist next to the vine-infested vent. To 
get into the vent, either use your LIGHTER on the petrol on the floor, 
or just fire one blast from the FLAMETHROWER. Then climb up in.

<EXPERIMENT ROOM 2>
Don't move! You're surrounded by...

ADVANCED LICKERS - Basically normal lickers, but they're tougher, and 
do more damage with their attacks. And they have hooks on their hands 
instead of claws. And they're green. OK, so they're nothing like normal 
lickers. They take 2-3 C. SHOTGUN blasts to kill.

Kill them off, then search the large closet for two lovely boxes of 
SHOTGUN SHELLS.

Exit via door.

<EAST CORRIDOR>
The triffids are back, so dispose of them duly. Then go through the 
most left-most door possible.

<TOP OF LADDER SHAFT>
Retch at the sight of the massive grim-looking plant. Then kill the 
triffid, take the GREEN HERBs, and hop down the ladder.

<BOTTOM OF LADDER SHAFT>
Just go through the door, man.

<LABORATORY HALL>
Go round the bend of the corridor, but when you see the highlighted 
vent cover in the top of the screen, tread carefully...

- ShOcKeR!!! - 
A simple but effective scare, the advanced licker bursts out from the 
vent.
- ShOcKeR!!! -

Kill off all three advanced lickers in here, and take the multitude of 
GREEN HERBs. They'll undoubtedly be useful after fighting all those 
lickers. The big door won't open, cause it needs a M.O. DISK. We'll 
have to get that later, so just go through the door at the end of the 
long corridor.

<MONITOR ROOM>
Just a very big save room, but you can take the LABORATORY MAP that's 
cunningly concealed next to the blue-lit computer underneath the 
monitors. 

Door. Go through.

<LABORATORY HALL 2>
Don't go down the corridor with the Alien-like eggs in it - the door at 
the end won't open, and you'll have just wasted time, won't you? Simply 
take the RED HERB and go through the big door.

<LABORATORY>
Want to get that *very* powerful gun that I mentioned earlier. So be 
it. Got the W. BOX KEY? Good. Use it on the locker with the blue lamp 
above it. Ooh! Some MAGNUM PARTS! Can you guess which gun you have to 
combine them with?

CUSTOM MAGNUM - Just go through the automatic door, and fire it at the 
zombie. You'll see what I mean. Impressive kickback, eh? Although the 
zombie isn't the best test subject, trust me, this gun rocks. It's 
*twice* as powerful as the MAGNUM, easily felling an advanced licker in 
one shot. Cooool. Just beware of the horrendous recoil time.

Wipe out all the zombies in this room. You'd think, wouldn't you, that 
in such a big room, there'd be loads of choice items to nab, but all 
there is is a LAB CARD KEY! Pfah. Scientists.

Take it and leave.

<LABORATORY HALL 2>
It's time to brave the egg corridor. Icky!

Beware of the...

GIANT MAGGOTS - These drop from the vents in the ceiling. They're 
mostly harmless, and don't even heed to be shot - just stand on them 
and squish 'em. They do spit poison goo, though.

Go through the door.

<CULTURE EXPERIMENT ROOM>
There's a boss-type creature here, the...

GIANT MOTH - You can actually kill this freak without even seeing it. 
As soon as you enter the room, aim your gun, and tap the 'right' button 
once. Then fire your C. MAGNUM thrice. Bingo - one dead moth. If you 
miss, and it gets close, it'll jump on your face and start biting you. 
If it does this, shake it off and get medieval on it's furry ass.

Go up to the computer and fire your C. SHOTGUN down once or twice to 
clear the desk of maggots. Access the computer and enter your user name 
as 'GUEST'. Then register your fingerprint. This won't do anything now, 
but it lets you access a secret room in Claire's Scenario B.

Go back to the...

<LABORATORY HALL 1>

- ShOcKeR!!! -
Again, an advanced licker bursts from an air vent. Hardly imaginative.
- ShOcKeR!!! -

Trek back to the...

<WEST CORRIDOR>
Open the second LAB CARD KEY door.

<SURGERY ROOM>
Turn on the light switch first of all, so you can see all the zombies 
lurking in the darkness. Then C. SHOTGUN them down. The M.O. DISK is on 
the operating table, and there's also a FIRST AID SPRAY on one of the 
trolleys.

Exit to...

<WEST CORRIDOR>

- ShOcKeR!!! -
Annette appears, rants about the G-Virus and how Ada's a spy, then 
suffers a  rather hilarious death by way of falling masonry. You nick 
the G-VIRUS off of her cold, dead body, and then there's a P.A. 
announcement - the place is gonna blow!
- ShOcKeR!!! -

Go to the...

<BREAKER HUB>

- ShOcKeR!!! -
Ada threatens you with her gun - she wants the G-Virus. It appears that 
Annette was right - Ada is a spy! Luckily for all of us, Annette 
arrives (won't she die?!), puts a bullet through Ada's back and 
promptly cops it. Ada falls off the gantry, but Leon grabs her arm. Cue 
sentimental rubbish - soppy music, 'I won't let you go' kind of thing. 
Leon does let go, and Ada falls to her doom. Leon gets rid of the G-
Virus.
- ShOcKeR!!! -

If you check Ada's gun afterwards, you'll find that it's not loaded. Oh 
well, we all make mistakes. 

Go back to the...

<LABORATORY HALL 1>
Fight off the zombies. Quickly now, the lab *is* going to blow up, you 
know. Insert the M.O. DISK in the computer by the huge door to open it.

Go through the door at the end.

<CONTAINMENT ROOM>
Activate the lift by pushing the button.

- ShOcKeR!!! -
It's Willy again, and this time he's more vicious than ever. It's time 
to put an end to this freak once and for all. Hurry it up, though, 
because there's a time limit counting down until the lab's destruction.

TYRANT, THIRD FORM - This form of the Tyrant won't last long. Fire your 
C. MAGNUM twice to make him mutate again.

TYRANT, FOURTH FORM - Vile. The Tyrant's mainly teeth now, and he jumps 
around like a dog. He'll hop around on the tops of the containers, and 
jump down occasionally to maul you. He picks you up in his gob, chews 
you, then tosses you to one side. This ferocious attack takes you 
straight down to 'danger' status, so avoid it. Three more C. MAGNUM 
shots finishes him off, and he turns into a pile of oozing mush on the 
floor.

The lift arrives, so take it.

<TRAIN CORRIDOR>
Just run to the end. Hooray! That's Leon's A Scenario completed!!

Only another three Scenarios to go... and is the Tyrant really dead?

After the cutscene and credits, you'll be ranked on how well you 
performed, depending on several factors. The factors are:

<The less of these, the better>
Number of saves
Number of FIRST AID SPRAYS and MIXED HERBS used
Time taken

<The more of these, the better>
Number of reports, letters, maps, etc. collected

<Ranks>
S
A
B
C
D
E

I don't know the exact requirements for each rank, but to get the best 
one, S, complete the game without saving *once*, or using *any* FIRST 
AID SPRAYs or MIXED HERBs, in under 1 hour and 30 minutes. Tough? Too 
damn right.

If this is your first time completing a scenario, you'll be told that 
you can now play the scenarios in the 'Hard' difficulty setting.

Then, you'll be asked if you want to update your saved game. If you say 
yes, then when you reload that saved game, it'll be at the start of 
Scenario B, a much harder version of the game, in which you start on 
the *other* side of the burning truck.

                              - GAME OVER -

6) LEON'S A SCENARIO - EPILOGUE
-------------------------------

Was that great, or was that great? Here's an extra section that I've 
added, just for fun.

5a) CHALLENGES
--------------

Try these on for size if you found the game too easy...

1/    Complete the game using only the HANDGUN and SHOTGUN (no 
upgrades)

2/    Complete the game using only the HANDGUN.

3/    Complete the game using only the KNIFE (impossible).

4/    Complete the game without healing yourself at all.

5/    Complete the game without killing anything except the bosses.

6/    Try to make bullet holes appear on the screen.     

7/    Get an 'S' rank on the 'Hard' difficulty setting.

8/    Use a game hacker or cheat cartridge to start the game without 
any       
      items. You can only use items that you pick up during the game. 
(this          
      is easy)

9/	Complete the game without getting hurt *at all*. (VERY hard)

10/   Complete the game without getting spooked once. (harder than it
      seems)

5b) PLOT BODGES AND GAME GLITCHES
---------------------------------

Here's a little section for all the tears in the very fabric of RESI 2 
that I've found.

- In the <INTERROGATION ROOM>, the licker jumps through from the 
<VIEWING ROOM>, right? But if you've already been in the <VIEWING 
ROOM>, and there wasn't a licker in there then - just how did it get in 
there? Presumably, then, this means that lickers can open doors. Spook.

- How does the Tyrant get into Ben's cell if he locked the door? It 
didn't break through any walls or doors, because they're all intact 
afterwards. That means that Ben actually *opened* the door to let the 
Tyrant in! Dumbass.

- How the HELL does Leon (or Claire, or Sherry for that matter) manage 
to survive the whole Raccoon City incident without being 
psychologically scarred or without having any mental breakdowns? I'm 
pretty sure that experiencing all those horrors is MORE than enough to 
send you hopelessly insane, and Leon wouldn't generally be classed as 
the superhero type.

- How does Leon survive getting shot *right through the heart*? If you 
look at the cut-scene, Leon's back is facing Annette when she shoots 
him, but when he lands on the floor, he has an exit wound right over 
his heart. Therefore, the bullet must have gone in through his back, 
through his heart, and out the other side. I take back what I said 
about Leon not being a superhero - he's bloody invincible. 


7) THE END (LEGAL STUFF)
------------------------

Because I want to make this guide as full and complete as possible, I'd 
very much like it if any astute readers would be so kind to e-mail me 
at 

aggisander@altavista.co.uk

with any comments, corrections, or criticisms (hopefully, there won't 
be too many of the latter). However, before you do so, read through 
these next points first:

1.   This guide was based on the PC version of RESI 2. Although I'm 
pretty        sure that there aren't any differences between this and 
the Playstation version, don't go holding me to that. If I've missed 
something out that was in the Playstation version, don't bother with 
corrections. THIS. IS. A. PC. VERSION. WALKTHRU.

2.	Alright, I admit it. At times, I can be tiresomely immature. 
That's me. So don't bother e-mailing me saying "That joke sucked!" or 
whatever. I won't change it. Probably.

3.	I really don't huge e-mails from RESI plot analysts slating me 
for making mistakes on the "Plot Bodges" section, nor giving me 
detailed background information. I haven't paid a great deal of 
attention to the plot, and I don't intend to. However, a simple 
correction will be much appreciated.

4.	I will not accept spam, chain letters, or the like. They WILL be 
taken up with your mail provider. Sorry to be so harsh.

By the way, although I've used my internet handle "Mr. Black" as the 
author's name for this walkthru, it's

Copyright 2000 Alexander Hugh Clarkson

So you can't go posting or linking to this without my permission. The 
only sites that currently have my permission to post this walkthru are:

www.gamefaqs.com
and
www.gameadvice.com

so if you see them posted anywhere else, please inform me. Also, 
www.gamefaqs.com will not allow linking to the individual walkthrus 
such as this that are posted on the Gamefaqs site.

And that's yer lot.

By Mr. Black
