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3.8 / 5

157 votes

Platform
PlayStation
Genres
Shooter · Adventure
Player Perspective
Top-down
Developers
Capcom Planning Room 2
Publishers
Capcom · Virgin Interactive Entertainment · Acer TWP · Akella
Release date
July 1, 1999

Summary

Dino Crisis feels like a love‑letter to the early Resident Evil days, but with a twist that makes the terror feel fresh. Developed by the same Capcom team that birthed Resident Evil, the game debuted on the PlayStation using a real‑time 3D engine instead of the pre‑rendered backdrops that defined its predecessor. The survival‑horror formula is there in full force—action‑filled combat, brain‑teasing puzzles, and a relentless sense of dread as the dinosaurs prove to be quick, intelligent and brutally violent. What really hooked me was the branching narrative: four distinct endings hinge on the choices you make throughout the ordeal. Critics seemed to agree, giving the PlayStation version an 84/100 score, and the series has since moved over 4.5 million units worldwide.

Storyline

*Dino Crisis* is set in 2009 on the fictional Ibis Island, where the Secret Operation Raid Team (SORT) dispatches an agent named Tom to investigate a mysterious research facility. The facility is run by Dr. Edward Kirk, a world‑renowned scientist presumed dead three years earlier, who is secretly developing a weapon that harvests energy directly from the air.

SORT then sends four operatives—Regina, Gail, Rick and Cooper—to capture Kirk and return him to custody. The team parachutes onto the island under cover of darkness, but Cooper is blown off course, ends up in the jungle and is brutally killed by a Tyrannosaurus, a fact the others never learn.

The player assumes the role of Regina, a capable red‑haired commando serving as second‑in‑command to the tough leader Gail. As they navigate the secret government complex, they must survive time‑displaced dinosaurs that have infested the facility while trying to secure Dr. Kirk for extraction.

Edited by Maya Carter

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Multiplayer

Game modes
Single

Alternative Titles

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