Secrets
There are several secrets and tricks that make the fun of playing
Resident Evil 2 last even longer. The keys to finding these secrets are listed below.
Special key
The special key is fairly easy to get. In the first scenario, simply get to the police station without picking up any ammo. Then grab the box of handgun ammo off the desk near the computer. Go back outside, and down the stairs you will see a zombie, wearing camouflage pants and a yellow vest, who normally isn't there. He'll take about 30 shots before going down. When he finally does, search him to get the special key. Take it to the room near the stairway, and inside you'll find a locker that the key will open, with a change of clothes waiting inside.
The 4th Survivor
The fourth survivor is a bonus game mode that features another
playable character named "Hunk." Hunk is one of the soldiers who
tried to take the G-virus from William, as seen during the midgame
CG FMV. Hunk's mission is to get from the sewer to the second floor of the police station. It is a battle mode of sorts, with no puzzles to solve or items to pick up. To open up this mode, beat the second scenario for either of the two characters in under two and a half hours, using fewer than twelve saves.
Tofu
Tofu is yet another playable character... well sort of. He's actually a
giant piece of tofu, who plays the same scenario as Hunk but is
armed with only a knife. To open up Tofu, you must play through the
game three consecutive times. Play through a first scenario, then
its corresponding second scenario, then the other character's first
scenario and its corresponding second scenario, then finally the
first and second scenario all over again. If you can finish each one
of the six scenarios in under three hours, with fewer than twelve
saves in each one, and without using any of the unlimited weapons
mentioned below, he's all yours.
Unlimited weapons
If you beat the second scenario in under three hours using fewer than twelve saves, you'll receive three unlimited weapons: the submachine gun, the rocket launcher, and the mighty Gatling gun.
Resident Evil 2 -REFILL HEALTH-PAUSE GAME & PRESS UP,RIGHT,SQUARE,CIRCLE,UP,DOWN,RIGHT,LEFT Alternate Costumes • To get the special costumes you must do the following. Start a new game on normal difficulty. Don't pick up anything. When you get to the gate that leads to the police station go down the stairs. Down there will be Brad Vickers, the pilot from Resident Evil. Head past him and go up the stairs. Get the herb from the bushes closest to the stairs. Go in the R.P.D. and get the bullets at the desk in the back of the room. Go back to Brad and fill that damb zombie full of bullets. Inspect him and take the special key. When you get to the dark room there are some lockers, use the key to unlock one and get the costumes. With Claire you get a cool denim jaket and the Colt S.A.A. gun. With Leon you either can choose a leather jacket with a skull on the back or a tank top and a baseball hat. Note: The quickest way to kill Brad is to get close then walk backwards. Let him lunge at your feet then stomp him in the head. This saves a lot of bullets and only takes away 1/8th of your health. Auto Focus • For easier aiming, go to the OPTIONS screen, hold R1 and press SQUARE three times. Bonus Weapons • If you finish the game in 2 1/2 hours or less on mission A and get a rank of A or B, you will get the rocket launcher with infinite rounds. On Mission B you have two options: If you finish the game with an A or B ranking and under 3 hours, you'll get infinite sub- machine gun. If you finish the game with an A or B ranking in under 2 1/2 hours you will get infinite rocket launcher sub-machine gun and the gatling gun. Film "D" • To get film "D", go to the STARS room, second floor of the Police building, and check the desk on the left 50 times. It is a picture of Rebecca. Kill Gator In One Hit • When you fight the gator boss, he starts coming towards you and you see a yellow light on the left wall. If you inspect the light, then a cylinder will fall and the gator will eat it. While the cylinder is in its mouth, shoot it and the gator will explode. Play As Hunk • To play as Hunk, beat the A and B games of either character (Leon or Claire) with an A rating on both. Hunk is one of the SWAT members from Umbrella who's mission is to get to the roof-top from the sewers. Play As Tofu • To play as Tofu, you beat 6 scenarios with an A ranking. Tofu's mission is the same as Hunk's -- get to the rooftop from the sewers. However, it's much harder this time as Tofu is only armed with a knife and cannot use guns. Ranking System • To get an A ranking, beat the game in under three hours and don't use any First Aid sprays. (You can use herbs, though.) To get a B ranking, just beat the game in under three hours. To get a C ranking, finish the game in five to seven hours. For a D rating, finish the game in seven hours or more. Note that your rank will be lowered by one grade if you use any special weapons or if you saved more than 12 times. Reserve Power Control • To activate reserve power, enter the sequence UP, DOWN, UP, UP, DOWN or UP, UP, DOWN, DOWN, UP. Safe Combination • The combination for the safe is 2236.