Resident Evil Revelations 2

Character cooperation and missions appeal, but dated Vita input and loading limitations are substantial.

Revelations 2 gives investigation and action useful connections through its divided character roles. Switching to Natalia to locate a hidden threat before returning to Barry, or using a partner’s abilities for a mechanism, adds decisions beyond shooting. Four story chapters and Raid missions also provide substantial goals for portable play. Historical Vita tests record significant costs, however: long loading interrupts progress, choppy encounters and uncertain aiming hinder combat, and muddy environments and muffled effects weaken the atmosphere. Touch controls receive mixed responses, with some reviewers finding them approachable and others finding screen-corner actions awkward in fights. Those differences should retain their testing context. It suits players specifically seeking this adventure on Vita who can accept the documented compromises. Transferring the content does not, by itself, establish equally successful interaction.

Who it is for: Players interested in partner roles and familiar characters who accept the version’s documented limits.

Play notes: Independent judgment from official material and identified PS Vita tests including 2015-09-08, not our own playtest. Models, patches and hours are incompletely disclosed. Dated findings and different Vita touch responses retain their scopes; PSTV fixes and modified-clock results are excluded. Current networking and frame rates are unverified.