<s>
is	O
a	O
survival	O
horror	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Capcom	O
originally	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
console	I-Device
in	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Dino	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
series	O
and	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
same	O
team	O
behind	O
Capcom	O
's	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
series	O
,	O
including	O
director	O
Shinji	O
Mikami	O
,	O
and	O
shares	O
many	O
similarities	O
with	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
of	O
the	O
pre-rendered	O
backgrounds	O
of	O
the	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
games	O
that	O
preceded	O
it	O
,	O
Dino	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
uses	O
an	O
original	O
real-time	B-General_Concept
engine	O
with	O
3D	O
environments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
features	O
traditional	O
survival	O
horror	O
mechanics	O
including	O
action	B-Application
and	O
puzzles	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
developed	O
to	O
have	O
more	O
consistent	O
visceral	O
terror	O
with	O
the	O
dinosaurs	O
being	O
quick	O
,	O
intelligent	O
,	O
and	O
violent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mikami	O
's	O
vision	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
not	O
completely	O
fulfilled	O
,	O
as	O
he	O
wanted	O
to	O
develop	O
more	O
complex	O
dinosaur	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dino	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
was	O
a	O
critical	O
and	O
commercial	O
success	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
selling	O
over	O
2.4	O
million	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
drew	O
heavy	O
comparisons	O
to	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
,	O
with	O
some	O
describing	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
with	O
dinosaurs	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dino	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
was	O
ported	O
to	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
and	O
Windows	O
in	O
2000	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
re-released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
in	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
different	O
versions	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
were	O
in	O
development	O
,	O
but	O
both	O
were	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dino	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
features	O
survival	O
horror	O
gameplay	O
that	O
is	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
Capcom	O
's	O
early	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
arrives	O
on	O
the	O
island	O
under	O
cover	O
of	O
darkness	O
,	O
dropping	O
in	O
via	O
parachute	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whilst	O
searching	O
for	O
him	O
,	O
Regina	O
is	O
confronted	O
by	O
a	O
Velociraptor	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
her	O
way	O
,	O
she	O
is	O
attacked	O
by	O
another	O
Velociraptor	B-Device
and	O
is	O
rescued	O
by	O
Gail	O
,	O
who	O
then	O
leaves	O
to	O
continue	O
searching	O
for	O
Dr.	O
Kirk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
must	O
choose	O
which	O
course	O
of	O
action	B-Application
to	O
follow	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rick	O
takes	O
him	O
to	O
the	O
medical	O
room	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
a	O
Velociraptor	B-Device
attacks	O
them	O
,	O
but	O
Tom	O
sacrifices	O
himself	O
to	O
kill	O
it	O
and	O
save	O
Rick	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dino	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
was	O
directed	O
and	O
produced	O
by	O
Shinji	O
Mikami	O
,	O
and	O
developed	O
by	O
a	O
team	O
dubbed	O
Capcom	O
Production	O
Studio	O
4	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
to	O
Mikami	O
's	O
popular	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
series	O
,	O
which	O
Mikami	O
and	O
his	O
team	O
wanted	O
to	O
move	O
away	O
from	O
the	O
fantasy	O
elements	O
of	O
and	O
make	O
something	O
more	O
real	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
cited	O
The	B-Application
Lost	I-Application
World	I-Application
:	I-Application
Jurassic	I-Application
Park	I-Application
and	O
Aliens	O
as	O
influences	O
,	O
and	O
liked	O
dinosaurs	O
because	O
they	O
were	O
large	O
,	O
strong	O
,	O
fearsome	O
,	O
and	O
violent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
and	O
marketed	O
as	O
"	O
panic	O
horror	O
"	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
the	O
"	O
survival	O
horror	O
"	O
branding	O
of	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mikami	O
described	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
as	O
"	O
horror	O
in	O
the	O
fun	O
house	O
"	O
and	O
Dino	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
as	O
more	O
visceral	O
horror	O
akin	O
to	O
riding	O
a	O
roller	O
coaster	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dino	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
utilizes	O
an	O
original	O
3D	O
engine	O
with	O
real-time	B-General_Concept
environments	O
,	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
the	O
pre-rendered	O
backgrounds	O
of	O
the	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mikami	O
chose	O
a	O
real-time	B-General_Concept
engine	O
to	O
enable	O
better	O
cinematic	O
action	B-Application
and	O
more	O
dramatic	O
character	O
depictions	O
that	O
would	O
otherwise	O
be	O
impossible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
real-time	B-General_Concept
engine	O
came	O
the	O
challenge	O
of	O
hardware	O
limitations	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
difficult	O
for	O
the	O
team	O
to	O
create	O
detailed	O
environments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
takes	O
place	O
indoors	O
in	O
an	O
enclosed	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
dinosaur	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
was	O
based	O
on	O
lions	O
,	O
tigers	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
carnivores	B-Application
that	O
are	O
not	O
afraid	O
of	O
humans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
wanted	O
to	O
include	O
more	O
complex	O
dinosaur	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
dinosaurs	O
each	O
having	O
individual	O
personalities	O
that	O
could	O
understand	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
condition	O
and	O
ambush	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dino	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
was	O
first	O
revealed	O
at	O
the	O
1999	O
Spring	O
Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
initially	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
July	O
1999	O
,	O
two	O
months	O
before	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Nemesis	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ports	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
console	O
and	O
Windows	O
platform	O
in	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Japanese	O
Playstation	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
a	O
software-protection	O
that	O
detects	O
if	O
a	O
mod-chip	O
is	O
installed	O
in	O
the	O
console	O
,	O
refusing	O
to	O
start	O
even	O
if	O
the	O
cd-rom	O
is	O
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
protection	O
can	O
be	O
bypassed	O
disabling	O
the	O
mod-chip	O
or	O
using	O
action-replay	O
codes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
top-down	O
interpretation	O
of	O
Dino	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
was	O
in	O
development	O
by	O
UK	O
company	O
M4	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
,	O
but	O
was	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
M4	O
would	O
later	O
develop	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
Gaiden	I-Application
for	O
the	O
system	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
UK	O
firm	O
called	O
Fluid	O
Studios	O
was	O
also	O
developing	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dino	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
mostly	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
compared	O
Dino	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
to	O
the	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
series	O
while	O
also	O
drawing	O
comparisons	O
to	O
Jurassic	B-Application
Park	I-Application
and	O
describing	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
with	O
dinosaurs	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
these	O
similarities	O
,	O
reviewers	O
found	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
enhances	O
and	O
alters	O
"	O
the	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
formula	O
with	O
"	O
strength	O
of	O
its	O
own	O
merits	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
its	O
debut	O
week	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
Dino	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
achieved	O
sales	O
above	O
300,000	O
units	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
country	O
's	O
best-selling	O
game	O
from	O
July	O
14	O
through	O
July	O
21	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
ultimately	O
sold	O
2.4	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
listed	O
as	O
Capcom	O
"	O
Platinum	O
Title	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
generally	O
praised	O
the	O
action	B-Application
and	O
intensity	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
heightened	O
by	O
the	O
real-time	B-General_Concept
engine	O
and	O
soundtrack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
found	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
great	O
mix	O
of	O
action	B-Application
and	O
strategy	O
,	O
with	O
dinosaur	O
AI	O
that	O
keeps	O
the	O
action	B-Application
fresh	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
described	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
vicious	O
,	O
flesh-tearing	O
fright	O
"	O
,	O
noting	O
the	O
fast-paced	O
gameplay	O
during	O
action	B-Application
sequences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
real-time	B-General_Concept
graphics	O
were	O
generally	O
liked	O
,	O
with	O
critics	O
describing	O
them	O
as	O
"	O
sharp	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
sterile	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
clean	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
praised	O
the	O
character	O
models	O
,	O
lighting	O
effects	O
,	O
and	O
found	O
"	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
polygonal	O
backgrounds	O
enhances	O
the	O
feeling	O
of	O
fear	O
even	O
more	O
than	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
found	O
the	O
dinosaurs	O
"	O
imbued	O
with	O
an	O
excellent	O
AI	O
that	O
keeps	O
the	O
action	B-Application
fresh	O
and	O
exciting	O
"	O
,	O
although	O
some	O
found	O
the	O
variety	O
of	O
dinosaurs	O
to	O
be	O
lacking	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
game	O
being	O
"	O
90%	O
Raptors	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
IGN	O
found	O
not	O
as	O
scary	O
as	O
monsters	O
from	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
,	O
they	O
found	O
the	O
dinosaur	O
sound	O
effects	O
to	O
be	O
well	O
done	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Revolution	O
had	O
a	O
more	O
critical	O
review	O
of	O
Dino	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
than	O
others	O
,	O
saying	O
the	O
game	O
expanded	O
on	O
the	O
worse	O
elements	O
of	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
while	O
also	O
ruining	O
the	O
good	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Overall	O
,	O
they	O
believed	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
worse	O
than	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
pointing	O
out	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
shorter	O
length	O
,	O
more	O
tedious	O
puzzles	O
,	O
weaker	O
action	B-Application
,	O
and	O
lesser	O
scare	O
factor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
and	O
Windows	O
ports	O
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
from	O
multiple	O
sources	O
,	O
criticized	O
for	O
adding	O
very	O
little	O
enhancements	O
to	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
their	O
superior	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
port	O
was	O
essentially	O
identical	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
graphical	O
advantage	O
of	O
not	O
suffering	O
from	O
the	O
texture-distortion	O
effect	O
produced	O
by	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
,	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
-	I-Application
Code	I-Application
:	I-Application
Veronica	I-Application
,	O
another	O
Capcom	O
survival	O
horror	O
game	O
,	O
was	O
viewed	O
as	O
a	O
superior	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
action-shooter	O
sequel	O
titled	O
Dino	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
2000	O
to	O
positive	O
reception	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2002	O
,	O
Capcom	O
released	O
Dino	B-Application
Stalker	I-Application
,	O
a	O
lightgun	B-Device
game	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
to	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Finally	O
,	O
an	O
action-based	O
game	O
,	O
Dino	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2003	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Protocol
to	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
protagonist	O
of	O
Dino	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
,	O
Regina	O
,	O
has	O
been	O
featured	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
in	O
the	O
tactical	O
role-playing	O
game	O
Namco	B-Application
x	I-Application
Capcom	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Her	O
outfit	O
is	O
also	O
available	O
to	O
wear	O
in	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Nemesis	I-Application
and	O
in	O
Dead	B-Application
Rising	I-Application
3	I-Application
via	O
downloadable	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
