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.

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

History

Dino Crisis

Main article: Dino Crisis

The story of Dino Crisis takes place on a fictional location known as Ibis Island in the year 2009. The Secret Operation Raid Team (SORT) has sent an agent, Tom, to investigate a research facility. During the recon mission, he learns that Dr. Edward Kirk, a world-renowned scientist who was reported dead three years ago, is leading a secret weapons project within the facility. SORT sends four agents (Regina, Gail, Rick, and Cooper) to acquire Kirk and return him to custody. The team arrives on the island under cover of darkness, dropping in via parachute. Cooper is blown off course and lands in the jungle away from the others. Lost in the dark, he is chased down by a Tyrannosaurus rex and eaten. The other three agents, unaware of his death, proceed with the mission.

Dino Crisis 2

Main article: Dino Crisis 2

After the events of the previous game, unsafe research into time-distorting Third Energy has resulted in an entire research base, military institution, and fictional metropolis of Edward City to be transported to another time; along with all of its inhabitants. Secret Operations Raid Team operative Regina returns as one of the main playable characters, sent along as an adviser to the rescue team that travels through time to find survivors of the time displacement and recover data on the Third Energy experiments. Dylan Morton, the rescue team leader, is the second playable character. Despite Dylan and Regina initially going their separate ways, they end up joining forces to find a way back to the present. The player switches between controlling Regina and Dylan at specific points during the story.

Dino Stalker

Main article: Dino Stalker

Dino Stalker is the third instalment in the Gun Survivor series by Capcom and contains characters from Dino Crisis 2. The Gun Survivor games are a spinoff of the Resident Evil series, however, Dino Stalker is the only game in the series with ties to Dino Crisis instead.

Dino Crisis 3

Main article: Dino Crisis 3

Set in the year 2548, it has been 300 years since Earth lost contact with the colony ship Ozymandias, en route to a². Somehow, the ship has reappeared near Jupiter. A team called S.O.A.R. (Special Operations And Reconnaissance) is sent aboard the probe ship Seyfert to investigate.

Dino Crisis: Dungeon in Chaos

Main article: Dino Crisis: Dungeon in Chaos

Dino Crisis: Dungeon in Chaos is a first-person shooter mobile game published by the now-defunct Mobile Capcom in 2003.

Namco x Capcom

Main article: Namco x Capcom

The game centers around two original characters created for the game named Reiji Arisu and Xiaomu. The two of them work for a special unit called Shinra and they are tasked with investigating spirit and otherworldly disturbances.

Future

For several years fans have been asking for a new installment in the Dino Crisis series, and since 2014 there were a lot of rumors circulating that Capcom had placed Dino Crisis 4 under development, and Shinji Mikami (the creator of the series) had himself stated to have had ideas for a new game.

On March 30, 2014, Phil Spencer (the new head of Xbox) was questioned about whether or not rumors that Dino Crisis 4 would be released on Xbox One were true, to which he responded "We aren't working on DC, it would have to be another publisher if it were true.".

On May 9, 2015, Bloody Disgusting also urged Capcom to release a remastered version of the original Dino Crisis as they did with Resident Evil.

On January 11, 2016, Jorge Bocanegra of Rely on Horror reported that the producer of the popular video game Monster Hunter Online was interested in working with Capcom on a revival of the Dino Crisis series. Bocanegra also stated that "It would certainly be nice to get a Dino Crisis revival. And Capcom could potentially start by remastering the original game, which would fall in line nicely with their current strategy when it comes to remasters."

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

Characters (voice actors)	Games
	Dino Crisis (1999)	Dino Crisis 2 (2000)	Dino Stalker (2002)	Dino Crisis 3 (2003)	Dino Crisis: Dungeon in Chaos (2003)	Namco x Capcom (2005)
Regina (Stephanie Morgenstern)	Yes	Yes				Yes
Dr. Edward Kirk (Alex Karzis)	Yes
Tom (Robert Tinkler & Bino Tautorrez)	Yes
Gail (Adrian Tuss)	Yes
Rick (Richard Yearwood)	Yes
Cooper (Robert Tinkler)	Yes
Dylan Morton (Gabriel Hogan)		Yes
Paula Morton (Lisa Yamanaka)		Yes	Yes
David Falk (Eric Hempsall)		Yes
Mike Wired (Eric Kelso)			Yes
Patrick Tyler (Michael Yurchak)				Yes
Sonya Hart (Vanessa Marshall)				Yes
McCoy (Wally Wingert)				Yes
Jacob Ranshaw (Kevin Killebrew)				Yes
Caren Velasquez (Shanelle Workman)				Yes
Captain Satoko Evans (Jasmin Paul)				Yes
M.T.H.R. (Jasmin Paul)				Yes

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
Plesiosaurus		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