With RESIDENT EVIL 2 just under three weeks away from being released, Capcom today announced a special demo to help build anticipation for the game.
The aptly named 1-Shot Demo is a limited time event for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC players. The demo will be available for download from January 11 until the end of the month, and has a 30 minute time limit for playing.
In the demo, players will have a special mission that they have 30 minutes to complete, if they are successful before time runs out they can replay it until the full time limit expires. If they don’t complete it, they can try again but with the same limit of no more then 30 minutes of playtime.
Once the demo is over, there will be a brand new trailer just for those who participate in the demo, which unlike the demo itself, can be replayed as many times as they want.
The full game is set for release on the 25th of January for
PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC systems.
Full press release is below.
A Limited Time “1-Shot Demo” Event for Resident Evil 2 is Coming to PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC!
Horror fans around the world will get an intense sneak peek at Capcom’s hotly anticipated title Resident Evil 2 before its launch with a special demo event starting this week for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC players via Steam. Available to download for a limited time from Jan. 11 to Jan. 31, this will be the first opportunity for fans to experience the completely reimagined horror classic from home.
Aptly named the “1-Shot Demo,” players must take on the challenge of surviving the horrors of Raccoon City in just 30 minutes. If players complete the mission objective under 30 minutes, they can restart the mission until they use up their full time. If players succumb to the zombies during their 30 minutes, they can continue any number of times until the full 30 minutes have been reached.
The end of the demo reveals a brand new cinematic trailer exclusive to demo participants. While players cannot restart the playable demo after their time is up, there are no limitations on how many times the trailer can be viewed.
In the “1-Shot demo,” players step into the boots of rookie police officer Leon S. Kennedy as he arrives at Raccoon City Police Station in the ultimate worst first day on the job. Leon must survive vicious zombies and solve puzzles to find safe passage out of the station. With an entire building of flesh-eating nightmares lurking between Leon and his escape while the clock ticks down, players need to be sure they’re killing more than just time.
About Resident Evil 2
Using Capcom’s proprietary RE ENGINE, Resident Evil 2 offers a fresh take on the classic survival horror saga with breathtakingly realistic visuals, heart-poundingly immersive audio, a new over-the-shoulder camera, and modernized controls on top of gameplay modes from the original game. The classic action, tense exploration, and puzzle solving gameplay that defined the Resident Evil series returns. Players join rookie police officer Leon S. Kennedy and college student Claire Redfield, who are thrust together by a disastrous outbreak in Raccoon City that transformed its population into deadly zombies. Both Leon and Claire have their own separate playable campaigns, allowing players to see the story from both characters’ perspectives.
The full Resident Evil 2 game will be available for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Windows PC on January 25, 2019.
