History ShoutOut / ResidentEvil2

* In the hallway outside the room where you get the bronze gear, one of the boards covering up a window has [[Literature/TheShining REDRUM]] written on it.

* Leon's armored police uniform doesn't look anything at all like that of any other member of the RPD, but it ''does'' resemble the SWAT outfit Peter's wearing in the original ''Film/DawnOfTheDead1978'', 'cept with integrated body armor.

* The G-creature chestburster scenes come from ''Film/{{Alien}}'', Claire's surrogate mother role towards Sherry mirrors ''Film/{{Aliens}}'' with Ripley and Newt's relationship, the Tyrants are zombie Film/{{Terminator}}s, and Ada is derived from Film/{{Nikita}}.

* The G-creature chestburster scenes come from {{Alien}}, Claire's surrogate mother role towards Sherry mirrors {{Aliens}} with Ripley and Newt's relationship, the Tyrants are zombie Terminators, and Ada is derived from Nikita.

* The G-creature chestburster scenes come from Alien, Claire's surrogate mother role towards Sherry mirrors Aliens' Ripley and Newt's relationship, the Tyrants are zombie Terminators, and Ada is derived from Nikita.

* In the hallway outside the room where you get the bronze gear, one of the boards covering up a window has [[Literature/TheShining REDRUM]] written on it.

* Birkin's forms seem very reminiscent of the mutating creature in TheThing.

* The ChestBurster in ''[=RE2=]'' is a reference to the ''Franchise/{{Alien}}'' franchise.

* Leon's armored police uniform doesn't look anything at all like that of any other member of the RPD, but it ''does'' resemble the SWAT outfit Peter's wearing in the original ''Film/DawnOfTheDead'', 'cept with integrated body armor.

* In the Underground Research Facility, Mr. X is taken out in a very similar fashion to the [[Terminator2JudgmentDay T-1000]], but unfortunately, with [[NotQuiteDead different results.]]

** It also calls to mind the entrance hall of the pyramid in ''TheBeastmaster'', where the Death Guards reach through the slots in the walls.

* One shoutout from ''Resident Evil 1.5'' that didn't make it into the finished product was [[http://i3.minus.com/ibzZCphe25HIXo.jpg a hallway in the jailhouse]] clearly inspired by a scene from ''Film/TheSerpentAndTheRainbow'', lined with holding cells containing disturbingly long-armed zombies reaching out through the bars.

* One shoutout from ''Resident Evil 1.5'' that didn't make it into the finished product was [[http://i3.minus.com/ibzZCphe25HIXo.jpg a hallway in the jailhouse]] clearly inspired by a scene from ''TheSerpentAndTheRainbow'', lined with holding cells containing disturbingly long-armed zombies reaching out through the bars.

* One shoutout from ''Resident Evil 1.5'' that didn't make it into the finished product was [[http://i3.minus.com/ibzZCphe25HIXo.jpg a hallway in the jailhouse]] clearly inspired by a scene from ''TheSerpentAndTheRainbow'', lined with holding cells filled with disturbingly long-armed zombies reaching out through the bars.

* One shoutout from ''Resident Evil 1.5'' that didn't make it into the finished product was a hallway in the jailhouse clearly inspired by a scene from ''TheSerpentAndTheRainbow'', full of holding cells filled with disturbingly long zombie arms reaching out through portholes in the doors.

* The G-creature chestburster scenes come from Alien, Claire's surrogate mother role towards Sherry mirrors Aliens' Ripley and Newt's relationship, the Tyrant's are zombie Terminators and Ada is derived from Nikita.

* The ChestBurster in ''RE 2'' is a reference to the ''Franchise/{{Alien}}'' franchise.

* Playing as Sherry is almost a direct copy of playing as little Grace in ''AloneInTheDark 2: One-Eyed Jack's Revenge''.

* In the Underground Research Facility, Mr. X is taken out in a very similar fashion to the [[{{Terminator}} T-1000]], but unfortunately, with [[NotQuiteDead different results.]]

* The ChestBurster in ''RE 2'' is a reference to the ''{{Alien}}'' franchise.

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* Leon's armored police uniform doesn't look anything at all like that of any other member of the RPD, but it ''does'' resemble the SWAT outfit Peter's wearing in the original DawnOfTheDead, 'cept with integrated body armor.

* Try yelling "Smile, you son of a bitch!" as you dispatch the giant croc in the [[YourHeadASplode recommended fashion]]. Just feels ''right'' somehow, [[{{Jaws}} don't it]]?

* By a show of hands, who else here yelled "[[{{Jaws}} Smile, you son of a bitch!]]" when killing the giant alligator?

* Leon's armored police uniform doesn't look anything at all like that of any other member of the RPD[[hottip:*:Later games would explain this by saying he was going to be part of a new special unit; one of the characters in the ''Outbreak'' games, who had met Leon and was supposed to be in the same unit, wears the same uniform.]], but it ''does'' resemble the SWAT outfit Peter's wearing in the original DawnOfTheDead, 'cept with integrated body armor.

* Leon's armored police uniform doesn't look anything at all like that of any other member of the RPD[[hottip:*:Later games would explain this by saying he was going to be part of a new special unit; one of the characters in the ''Outbreak'' games, who had met Leon and was supposed to be in the same unit, wears the same uniform.]], but it ''does'' resemble the SWAT outfit Peter's wearing in the original DawnOfTheDead, 'cept with integrated body srmor.

* Leon's armored police uniform doesn't look anything at all like that of any other member of the RPD[[hottip:*:Later games would explain this by saying he was going to be part of a new special unit; one of the characters in the ''Outbreak'' games, who had met Leon and was supposed to be in the same unit, wears the same uniform.]], but it ''does'' resemble the SWAT outfit Peter's wearing in the original DawnOfTheDead.