A group of fans were remaking Resident Evil 2 in its entirety with Unreal Engine 4. Titled as Resident Evil 2: Reborn. This version was to feature improved 3D models, animations, textures, lighting, particle effects, scripts, and sound effects. Resident Evil 2: Reborn also featured an option to play the game with the classic static camera angels or with the over-the-shoulder camera style from Resident Evil 4. This was a nonprofit project, and was planned to be released in late 2015 on PC for free. On August 17th, 2015 Capcom announced they had politely requested the Reborn project to be cancelled as they are now working on an official Resident Evil 2 remake. The team developing Resident Evil 2: Reborn agreed to cancel, and were invited to Capcom to add their input on the official Resident Evil 2 remake.
'Redrum' is painted on a wall in blood in the police station.
You can unlock hidden characters Hunk and Tofu only after you have got an A score in the game and beaten the normal game 4 times to recieve Hunk and another four more times to receive Tofu.
In a B game, a report can be found in Rebecca's desk that details the events of Resident Evil 0 (released several years later). This however is not for all versions, this was stated in a file available in only the Nintendo 64 version of the game.
The first Resident Evil to give a final grade after the game's completion. Resident Evil 1 never gave a grade after you beat it. In Resident Evil 2, the ranking order in the Japanese version is S, A, B, C, and D, where the highest being an S. In the western version, the ranking order is A, B, C, D, and E, with A being the equivalent to the Japanese S ranking. However, the mention of the S rank was still left in the western version's manuals which led to some confusion.