The year is 1998 and the place is Raccoon City, a small reserved town in the American Midwest. In the densely forested surroundings of this peaceful city, a series of bizarre murders have been reported to have occurred, with increasing ferocity and rate of occurrence. When a couple of surviving hikers were discovered on the outskirts of town and denounced a dozen attackers who feasted on their victims alive, the Raccoon City Police Department scrapped sending in Group Alpha of its specialists, STARS (Special Tactics and Equipment rescue). Alpha Squad left for the woods by helicopter, only to lose contact with the base ten minutes into their flight. Beta Squad, consisting of Marksman Chris Redfield, Escape Specialist Jill Valentine, Weapons Specialist Barry Burton, and Team Leader Albert Wesker, among others, were later dispatched to investigate the disappearance of their colleagues. Ten minutes into his own flight, the serious malfunction of the...