1998 in real life

January 21st
Resident Evil 2 is released on the PlayStation console in the United States.

January 29th
BIOHAZARD 2 is released on the PlayStation console in Japan.

May 8th
Resident Evil 2 is released on the PlayStation console in Europe.

August 6th
BIOHAZARD 2 DualShock Ver. is released on the PlayStation console in Japan.

November 11th

 * Resident Evil 2 is released on the Game.com console in the United States.
 * Resident Evil 2: DualShock Ver. is released on the PlayStation console in the United States.