Dino Crisis is a survival horror video game developed and published by Capcom in 1999. Set in a remote research facility, it follows special agent Regina as she investigates a scientific experiment gone wrong. The game combines exploration, puzzle-solving, and combat against hostile dinosaurs. It uses a real-time 3D environment rather than pre-rendered backgrounds, distinguishing it from earlier Capcom horror titles. Dino Crisis is often noted for its emphasis on tension, limited resources, and fast, unpredictable enemies. A special commando unit is sent to a remote island, where a mad scientist, Doctor Kirk, has been researching a way to harvest energy directly from the air, causing an unimaginable disaster. Their goal is to locate a missing government agent sent to infiltrate the facility and spy on Kirk and his secretive dealings with the military. The team is led by Gail, a tough military type, but the player takes the role of his second in command, a capable redhead female commando named Regina. The team must find a way to survive in a secret government facility that is being infested by time-displaced dinosaurs, and return Doctor Kirk to custody.
ShooterPuzzleAdventureActionScience fictionHorrorSurvivaldinosaursbloodytime traveldeathfemale protagonistaction-adventuremultiple endingsprehistoricsurvival horrorplaystation networkblock puzzlePlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation, PlayStation Portable, Dreamcast
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Earnest, grave, plot-driven and classical in form.
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- character-ledplot-driven
- classical in formformally daring
- unpretentiousprestige
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- Platforms
- PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation, PlayStation Portable, Dreamcast
- Developer
- Capcom Planning Room 2
- Publisher
- Capcom, Virgin Interactive Entertainment, Akella, Acer TWP
- Released
- July 1, 1999
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- Bird view / Isometric
- Time to beat
- 7 h rushed · 9 h main story · 10 h completionist
IGDB rating 6.9/10 from 173 ratings.
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