<s>
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
developed	O
by	O
Capcom	O
Production	O
Studio	O
4	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Capcom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Dino	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
,	O
unsafe	O
research	O
into	O
time-distorting	O
Third	O
Energy	O
has	O
resulted	O
in	O
an	O
entire	O
research	O
base	O
,	O
military	O
institution	O
,	O
and	O
fictional	O
metropolis	O
of	O
Edward	B-Application
City	I-Application
to	O
be	O
transported	O
to	O
another	O
time	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
all	O
of	O
its	O
inhabitants	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dino	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
that	O
uses	O
predetermined	O
camera	O
angles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Capcom	O
Production	O
Studio	O
4	O
changed	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
focus	O
from	O
the	O
survival	O
horror	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Dino	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
by	O
creating	O
a	O
more	O
action-packed	O
arcade-style	O
experience	O
that	O
featured	O
more	O
open	O
areas	O
,	O
greater	O
varieties	O
of	O
weapons	O
and	O
enemies	O
and	O
less	O
emphasis	O
on	O
puzzles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Regina	O
(	O
Stephanie	O
Morgenstern	O
)	O
-	O
A	O
member	O
of	O
Secret	O
Operations	O
Raid	O
Team	O
(	O
SORT	O
)	O
,	O
Regina	O
is	O
the	O
only	O
returning	O
character	O
from	O
Dino	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
that	O
features	O
in	O
the	O
main	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
10	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
Army	O
's	O
TRAT	O
unit	O
is	O
deployed	O
to	O
investigate	O
the	O
disappearance	O
of	O
Edward	B-Application
City	I-Application
and	O
its	O
surrounding	O
countryside	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Intelligence	O
operative	O
Regina	O
is	O
brought	O
along	O
as	O
an	O
adviser	O
due	O
to	O
her	B-Application
past	I-Application
experiences	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
insertion	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
's	O
camp	O
is	O
attacked	O
by	O
a	O
pack	O
of	O
Velociraptor	B-Device
,	O
leaving	O
Lieutenant	O
Dylan	O
Morton	O
,	O
Regina	O
and	O
TRAT	O
operative	O
David	O
as	O
the	O
only	O
survivors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
velociraptors	B-Device
flee	O
when	O
a	O
Tyrannosaurus	O
rex	O
attacks	O
the	O
group	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
topside	O
,	O
she	O
and	O
Dylan	O
receive	O
a	O
distress	O
call	O
from	O
David	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
found	O
survivors	O
at	O
Edward	B-Application
City	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Deciding	O
they	O
have	O
no	O
business	O
at	O
Edward	B-Application
City	I-Application
anymore	O
,	O
Regina	O
heads	O
to	O
a	O
missile	O
silo	O
in	O
the	O
jungle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hiroyuki	O
Kobayashi	O
worked	O
as	O
a	O
planner	O
on	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
Dino	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
2	I-Application
marked	O
his	O
debut	O
as	O
a	O
producer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dino	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
as	O
a	O
survival	O
horror	O
game	O
,	O
like	O
Capcom	O
's	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
series	O
,	O
whereas	O
Dino	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
as	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Kobayashi	O
,	O
the	O
most	O
difficult	O
aspect	O
of	O
the	O
project	O
was	O
creating	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
would	O
be	O
"	O
completely	O
different	O
"	O
from	O
Dino	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
environments	O
in	O
Dino	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
2	I-Application
consist	O
of	O
2D	O
pre-rendered	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
U.S.	O
,	O
Dino	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
21	O
,	O
2000	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
had	O
been	O
announced	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
never	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
his	O
review	O
,	O
Ben	O
Stahl	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
commented	O
that	O
the	O
first	O
Dino	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
was	O
as	O
if	O
Capcom	O
"	O
replaced	O
the	O
zombies	O
with	O
carnivorous	O
dinosaurs	O
"	O
for	O
a	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
spin-off	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
he	O
found	O
Dino	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
2	I-Application
"	O
an	O
original	O
,	O
enjoyable	O
experience	O
that	O
can	O
no	O
longer	O
be	O
considered	O
just	O
another	O
entry	O
into	O
the	O
survival-horror	O
genre	O
"	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
"	O
avoids	O
the	O
stereotypes	O
of	O
the	O
genre	O
and	O
delivers	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
refreshing	O
takes	O
on	O
the	O
action-adventure	O
genre	O
to	O
date.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Douglass	O
C	O
.	O
Perry	O
of	O
IGN	O
concurred	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
been	O
"	O
stripped	O
of	O
its	O
slow-paced	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
shell	O
and	O
its	O
haunting	O
,	O
creepy	O
shockeroo	O
tricks.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Edge	O
gave	O
it	O
six	O
out	O
of	O
ten	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
What	O
Dino	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
2	I-Application
does	O
exceptionally	O
well	O
is	O
take	O
all	O
the	O
elements	O
from	O
the	O
survival	O
horror	O
pantheon	O
and	O
hone	O
them	O
for	O
popular	O
consumption	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Marc	O
Saltzman	O
of	O
The	O
Cincinnati	O
Enquirer	O
stated	O
,	O
"	O
Overall	O
,	O
Dino	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
fantastic	O
sequel	O
that	O
delivers	O
more	O
adrenaline-pumping	O
action	O
,	O
beautiful	O
scenery	O
and	O
a	O
hearty	O
dose	O
of	O
terror.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Dino	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
selling	O
1.19	O
million	O
units	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Capcom	O
would	O
later	O
re-release	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
PC	O
,	O
and	O
bring	O
it	O
to	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
and	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
was	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
GameSpot''s	O
annual	O
"	O
Best	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Game	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Best	O
Adventure	O
Game	O
"	O
awards	O
.	O
</s>
