Dino Crisis

Dino Crisis
The original logo of the series.
Genre(s)	Survival horror Third-person shooter
Developer(s)	Capcom
Publisher(s)	Capcom
Creator(s)	Shinji Mikami
Platform(s)	Dreamcast, Game Boy Color, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation, PlayStation 2, Xbox, Mobile
First release	Dino Crisis July 1, 1999
Latest release	Dino Crisis: Dungeon in Chaos 2003

Dino Crisis (ディノクライシス, Dino Kuraishisu) is a survival horror video game based media franchise created by Shinji Mikami, and the rest of the team behind the popular Resident Evil franchise, and owned by the video game company Capcom. The franchise focuses around a series of survival horror video games, but has since branched out into comic books and associated merchandise. The overarching plot of the series focuses on multiple characters and their roles in recurring outbreaks of deadly dinosaurs and other monsters in a closed environment such as a laboratory on an island.

History

Release timeline

1999	Dino Crisis
2000	Dino Crisis 2
2001
2002	Dino Stalker
2003	Dino Crisis 3
	Dino Crisis: Dungeon in Chaos
2004
2005	Namco x Capcom

Future

For several years fans have been asking for a new installment in the Dino Crisis series, and since 2014 there has been a lot of rumors that Capcom had placed another installment under development, and Shinji Mikami (the creator of the series) had himself stated to have had ideas for a new game, but as of currently, no up-to-date news of the progress of the project has surfaced.

Story

The main story-line of the games primarily concerns a small group of individuals who battle against dinosaurs brought to life through time travel experiments of mad scientists.

Characters

• Regina (voiced by Stephanie Morgenstern)
• Dr. Edward Kirk (voiced by Alex Karzis)
• Tom (voiced by Robert Tinkler and Bino Tautorrez)
• Gail (voiced by Adrian Tuss)
• Rick (voiced by Richard Yearwood)
• Cooper (voiced by Robert Tinkler)
• Dylan Morton (voiced by Gabriel Hogan)
• Paula Morton (voiced by Lisa Yamanaka)
• David Falk (voiced by Eric Hempsall)
• Mike Wired (voiced by Eric Kelso)
• Patrick Tyler (voiced by Michael Yurchak)
• Sonya Hart (voiced by Vanessa Marshall)
• McCoy (voiced by Wally Wingert)
• Jacob Ranshaw (voiced by Kevin Killebrew)
• Caren Velasquez (voiced by Shanelle Workman)
• Captain Satoko Evans (voiced by Jasmin Paul)
• M.T.H.R. (voiced by Jasmin Paul)

Creatures

Creatures	Games
	Dino Crisis (1999)	Dino Crisis 2 (2000)	Dino Stalker (2002)	Dino Crisis 3 (2003)	Dino Crisis: Dungeon in Chaos (2003)
Allosaurus		Yes
Algol				Yes
Ankylosaurus				Referenced
Australis				Yes
Carnotaurus			Yes
Cebalrai				Yes
Compsognathus	Yes	Yes	Yes
Dilophosaurus					Yes
Giganotosaurus		Yes		Referenced
Inostrancevia		Yes
Kornephoros				Yes
Miaplacidus				Yes
Mosasaurus		Yes	Yes
Oviraptor			Yes
Plesiosaur		Yes
Pteranodon	Yes	Yes	Yes
Regulus				Yes
Rigel				Yes
Rhamphorhynchus		Yes
Spinosaurus				Referenced
Therizinosaurus	Yes
Triceratops		Yes	Yes
Troodon			Yes
Tyrannosaurus	Yes	Yes	Yes	Referenced	Yes
Utahraptor			Yes
Velociraptor	Yes	Yes	Yes	Referenced	Yes

Media

The Dino Crisis franchise features video games and tie-in merchandise and products, including comic books, guides, and soundtracks.

Games

Title	Developer(s)	Platform(s)	Release Date	Notes
Dino Crisis	Capcom	PS1, WIN, DC, GBC	July 1, 1999	The planned Game Boy Color release was cancelled.
Dino Crisis 2	Capcom	PS1, WIN	September 13, 2000
Dino Stalker	Capcom	PS2	June 27, 2002
Dino Crisis 3	Capcom	Xbox, PS2	June 26, 2003	The planned PlayStation 2 release was cancelled.
Dino Crisis: Dungeon in Chaos	Mobile Capcom	Mobile	2003	Alternate title Dino Crisis 3D.
Namco x Capcom	Monolith Soft	PS2	May 26, 2005	Regina is the only Dino Crisis character that makes an appearance in the game.

Soundtracks

• DINO CRISIS ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK (ディノクライシス　オリジナル・サウンドトラック Dinokuraishisu 2 orijinaru saundotorakku?) is the official soundtrack to Dino Crisis. It was produced by Capcom's in-house music company, Suleputer, and was composed by Makoto Tomozawa; Sayaka Fujita and Akari Kaida with a catalogue number of "CPCA-1029".
• DINO CRISIS 2 ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK (ディノクライシス２　オリジナル・サウンドトラック Dinokuraishisu 2 orijinaru saundotorakku?)is the official soundtrack for Dino Crisis 2. It was produced by Capcom's in-house music subsidiary company, Suleputer, was composed by Sayaka Fujita and Makoto Tomozawa. Its catalogue number is "CPCA-1046".
• DINO CRISIS 3 ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK (ディノクライシス３　オリジナル・サウンドトラック Dino Kuraishisu 3 orijinaru saundotorakku?) is the official soundtrack for Dino Crisis 3. It was composed by Shinichiro Sato with a catalogue number of CPCA-1073.

Books

• Dino Crisis: Prologue to Escape is a promotional reference book for Dino Crisis. Released on the same dame as the game, it provides a general overview of the game, featuring information on the major characters and also includes interviews with the development team.
• Dino Crisis Official Guide Book (ディノ クライシス 公式ガイドブック Dino kuraishisu kōshiki gaidobukku?) is a guide book for Dino Crisis. The 192-page guide book contains a section detailing the game's characters, available items and an overview of gameplay.
• Dino Crisis: Prima's Official Strategy Guide
• Dino Crisis 2 Perfect Game Guide (ディノ クライシス2 完全攻略ガイド Dino kuraishisu 2 kanzen kōryaku gaido?) is a guide book for Dino Crisis 2. The guide book introduces the audience to the characters before detailing the available weapons. A walkthrough illustrated with maps acts as a strategy guide. A thorough guide on the animals featured in the game follows this, ending with a section covering the bonus games.
• Dino Crisis 2 Official Starter Book (ディノ クライシス2 公式スターターブック Dino kuraishisu 2 kōshiki sutātābukku?) is a guide book for Dino Crisis 2. The 96-page guide book contains an extensive introduction on the history and legacy of every species featured, along with detailed maps and hints all the way through to the Edward City part of the game.
• DINO CRISIS 2 Official Guide Book is a guide book, including a novelization, released by Famitsu in 2000 for Dino Crisis 2.
• Dino Crisis 2: Prima's Official Strategy Guide
• GUN SURVIVOR 3 DINO CRISIS Perfect Capture Guide (ガンサバイバー３ディノクライシス完全攻略ガイド gansabaibā 3 dinokuraishisu kanzen kōryaku gaido?) is a guidebook for Dino Stalker.
• Gun Survivor 3 DINO CRISIS OFFICIAL GUIDE BOOK
• DINO CRISIS 3 OFFICIAL GUIDE BOOK (ディノクライシス ３　公式ガイドブック Dinokuraishisu 3 kōshiki gaidobukku?) is a guidebook for Dino Crisis 3. It was published by Capcom in partnership with Famitsu.
• DINO CRISIS 3 PERFECT ALIVE GUIDE (ディノクライシス ３　パーフェクト アライブ ガイド Dinokuraishisu 3 pāfekuto araibu gaido?) is a guidebook for Dino Crisis 3. It was produced by DigiCube, and published by Capcom.
• Dino Crisis 3 Official Strategy Guide

Comics

Dino Crisis (恐龍危機) was a six-part manhua series. A loose adaptation of the first Dino Crisis game, it was published by the Hong Kong-based "Jade Dynasty" (玉皇朝). The series was produced by Tony Wong (黄玉郎). Building designs are poorly thought out, with rooms changing in size between issues; one example of this is the elevator Rick and Gail fought in, which becomes large enough to house a Tyrannosaurus. The creature's own size also varies considerably, being much larger when it appears in the valley in Issue #2. The manhua is almost entirely divorced from the game, only sharing the premise. Gail is now a traitor, planning on handing the Third Energy data over to a guerrilla force.

Issues

• Issue #1 (July 28, 2000)
• Issue #2 (August 11, 2000)
• Issue #3 (August 25, 2000)
• Issue #4 (September 8, 2000)
• Issue #5 (September 22, 2000)
• Issue #6 (October 6, 2000)

External links

• Official Japanese Website