Dino Crisis

Dino Crisis was a survival horror game that Resident Evil creator Shinju Mikami began developing around the time Resident Evil 2 began development. It began as a project with no name and as such it went through many changes in the early stages - the locations and enemies changed from currently living creatures such as gorillas but was eventually changed to Dinosaurs in a futuristic setting. Production was halted while development on Resident Evil 2 became complicated as more people were needed to focus on that title. What they were working on was what we now know as Resident Evil 1.5 - which was eventually cancelled and development started over on a new Resident Evil 2.

As such, the team were allowed to return back to development on Dino Crisis. One of the main features of Dino Crisis over Resident Evil was the fact that everything was rendered in real-time 3D including all environments and animations. The graphics engine was completely re-written so it could handle smoother animations and higher polygon counts.

The games story was written relatively quickly - the game takes place on an isolated island named Ibis in (what was then the future) 2009. A team was sent to investigate strange goings-on in a military facility and they find themselves amongst living dinosaurs which terrorise the island. They find out that a device which created a tear in space-time which allowed dinosaurs from the past to enter the present. The player character is a member of the team named Regina and she works together with her squad to escape the island which culminates in them destroying the facility and wiping out all of the dinosaurs. There are multiple endings where certain characters may not survive, so there are some player decisions that factor into the finale.

A number of dinosaurs feature in the game:

• Velociraptor (The most common enemy in the game, appears in various forms and colours)
• Tyrannosaurus Rex (Enormous dinosaur which hunts and chases Regina throughout the game)
• Pteranodon (A flying creature, they are known to play around with their kills)
• Compsognathus (A tiny dinosaur that always appears in large packs. They feed on other dead dinosaurs)
• Therizinosaurus (Similar to Raptors, but stronger and more ferocious)

The game was first released for the Sony PlayStation in 1999 and reviewed very positively. The game was later ported to the Sega Dreamcast and Windows PC. Dino Crisis spawned a handful of sequels and the series has since been dormant as of 2003 when Dino Crisis 3 was released for the original Xbox console.

Characters​

Regina

Cooper

Gail

Rick

Tom

Edward Kirk

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Creatures​

Velociraptor

T. Rex

Pteranodon

Compsognathus

Therizinosaurus

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Locations​

Weapons​

Key Items​

Antenna Drive Key

Crane Card B1

Crane Card B3 #1

Crane Card B3 #2

Crane Card B3 #3

Key Chip B1

Key Chip B2

BG Key

BG Key Room B1

C.O. Area Key

C.O. Pass Card

DDK Code Disc*

DDK Input Disc*

Entrance Key

F.C. Device

Green Battery

I.D. Card

Initializer

Key Card A

Key Card B

Key Card C

Key Card D

Key Card L

Key Card R

Locker Room Key

Nucleum

Panel Key 1

Panel Key 2

Plug

Port Card Key

Pulse Receiver

Researcher's Memo

Screwdriver

Secret Disc

Small Key

Stabilizer

Startup Battery R

Startup Battery W