A group of fans were remaking Resident Evil 2 in its entirety with Unreal Engine 4, named '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 canceled as they were 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 remake, Resident Evil 2 (2019).
'Redrum' is painted on a wall in blood in the police station, a reference to the 80's horror film The Shining.
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.
If you check Wesker's desk in the S.T.A.R.S office 50 times you will find a roll of film that can be developed in the dark room. It is a picture of Rebecca Chambers from the Bravo Team.
You can unlock special costumes if you do the following. Start the game in Normal Mode with any characters, don't pick up any items until you reach the Police Station courtyard. Go to the underground passage way to fight the zombie Brad Vickers, then you get the Locker Key from his corpse. Brad Vickers will only appear if you do not pick up anything before you reach here. Use the key to unlock the cabinet in Dark Room. You get new costumes and weapons for Leon and Claire.