Dino Crisis (video game)

Dino Crisis (ディノクライシス Dino Kuraishisu) is a survival horror video game developed and produced by Capcom originally for the PlayStation console in 1999 before being ported to the Dreamcast and PC in 2000. It is the first installment in the Dino Crisis franchise. It was developed by the same team behind Capcom's Resident Evil series, including director Shinji Mikami, and shares many similarities with it. The game was also notably marketed as "panic horror" instead of "survival horror" by Capcom.

The game was re-released on PlayStation Store in 2006.

Plot
The story follows Regina, a special operations agent sent with a team to investigate a secluded island research facility. Finding the place overrun with dinosaurs, Regina must fight through the facility to discover its secrets and ultimately escape alive.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) Instead of the pre-rendered backgrounds of the Resident Evil games that preceded it, Dino Crisis uses an original real-time engine with 3D environments.
 * 2) Gameplay features traditional survival horror mechanics including action and puzzles.
 * 3) Consistent terror with the dinosaurs being quick, intelligent, and violent.
 * 4) Many predatory prehistoric animals that serve as enemies, such as Velociraptors and Pteranodons.
 * 5) Consistent camera that follows the player´s movement instead of fixed camera angles.
 * 6) Detailed graphics and environments.
 * 7) Surprisingly good voice acting for it's time, especially when compared to the original Resident Evil games.
 * 8) While similar to Resident Evil, it's different in a number of ways, namely that it's more fast-paced and puzzles aren't super complex, with more of them requiring progression through the game than solving some obscure riddle.
 * 9) You can craft not only healing items, but also tranquilizer darts that can be useful despite only putting the dinosaurs down temporarily.
 * 10) Beautiful rendered cutscenes.

Reception
Dino Crisis was met with mostly positive reviews. Critics compared the game to the Resident Evil series while also drawing comparisons to Jurassic Park.

Critics generally praised the action and intensity of the game, which was heightened by the real-time engine and soundtrack. GamePro found the game to have a great mix of action and strategy, with dinosaur AI that keeps the action fresh.

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