Resident Evil 2 Birkin Stage 2 Boss - How to Defeat William Birkin Using the Crane

When you eventually face off against Stage 2 Birkin in Resident Evil 2 , you’ll need to put a crane to good use to see out the boss. In our Resident Evil 2 Birkin Stage 2 guide , we’ll be walking you through how to easily use the crane in order to win the boss encounter that takes place in the sewers section of the game.

But if you instead need any additional information on Capcom’s remake, you can head over to our complete Resident Evil 2 walkthrough. It’s here that you can find a full beginner’s guide to getting to grips with the nightmare in Raccoon City, and much more.

This guide will firstly detail how you can dodge Birkin’s attacks in the initial section of the fight, before moving onto defeating Birkin through using a shipping container.

• Resident Evil 2 Birkin Sewers Boss Guide
• How to Defeat Birkin Using the Container

Resident Evil 2 Birkin Sewers Boss Guide

This boss battle with William Birkin takes place directly after Claire/Leon has to be collect all six plug pieces in the sewers of Resident Evil 2. If you need a complete walkthrough on how to obtain all six pieces and proceed to this boss battle, head over to our Resident Evil 2 plug locations guide.

“He’s behind you!” |Hirun Cryer

So then, down to business. After collecting all the plugs in the sewer, lining them up in the correct sockets, and opening the vault-like door, Claire/Leon will come face to face with Birkin for the second time. For the first bit of this boss fight, Birkin will jab his hand through the ceiling repeatedly in an attempt to grab you, so make sure to stay on the move in this small room.

When Birkin has reached through the ceiling four times, he’ll break down the shutters that are in the corner of the room, entering the room. You now need to quickly shoot the eye on Birkin’s shoulder a few times to successfully stun him, so you can sprint past him, out through the broken shutters.

Keep following this pathway, sprinting away from Birkin, and eventually you’ll come to a ledge. Jump down from this ledge, and run forward, going round the shipping container on the left, and pressing the button on the yellow panel straight in front of you.

How to Defeat Birkin Using the Container

Doing this will swing the shipping container off the platform that you’re stood on, and away to the other end of this area. However, pressing the button again will swing the shipping container back around, so that it comes back onto the platform that you and Birkin are both stood on.

Now’s your chance. |Hirun Cryer/USG, Capcom

The goal here is to time your press of the button perfectly, so that the container swings round when Birkin is in the opposite half of the platform to where Claire/Leon is when they press the button. An excellent tactic to use is the stun grenade that you can pick up near the button, after you’ve baited Birkin into pursuing you onto the other side of the platform.

This can be a very tough fight, especially if you’re running low on ammo at the time. Remember that hitting the eye on Birkin’s shoulder enough times will temporarily stun him, so doing this and then swinging the container around is the way to go.

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As Resident Evil remakes continue to print money, Capcom confirms plans for more of them

But no conirmation as to which games it plans to remake.

To the surprise of presumably no one, Capcom has in fact confirmed that it’s planning another Resident Evil remake - but it hasn’t said which game’s getting one.

It’s no secret that Capcom’s Resident Evil remakes have been doing exceptionally well - Resident Evil 4 Remake sold three million copies within its first two days . So hearing that Capcom is working on more was pretty much a given. Resident Evil 4 Remake director Yasuhiro Anpo was the one to confirm more remakes are on the way, quite simply replying “Yes,” when asked by IGN if the developer had plans for more. “We’ve released three remakes so far and they have all been received very well. Since it allows a modern audience to play these games, it is something I am happy to do as someone that loves these older games, and we want to continue doing more.

“What game we will remake in the future is something that we would like to announce in the future, so please look forward to it.” There hasn’t been any kind of hints so far as to which games Capcom might remake, though it has been trying to figure out which games you want to see remade . Code Veronica seemingly isn’t off the table , but of course there are games like the original Resident Evil or Resident Evil 0. Plus, there’s the more actiony Resident Evil 5, which is the next one numerically, though that one obviously marked quite a shift for the survival horror series.

Capcom does have an “unannounced major title” due out before March 2024 , though I personally wouldn’t bet on a new Resident Evil game. Dragon’s Dogma 2 is out March 22 , but that one was already announced, so it can’t be that. Perhaps there’s a new Monster Hunter on the horizon? We could always hope for a new Lost Planet or Darkstalkers too.

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