<s>
Set	O
during	O
the	O
25th	O
century	O
BC	O
on	O
a	O
prehistoric	O
South	O
America	O
,	O
players	O
assume	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
warrior	B-Device
commanding	O
his	O
dinosaur	O
companion	O
as	O
he	O
enters	O
a	O
tournament	O
held	O
by	O
the	O
current	O
titular	O
king	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
become	O
the	O
next	O
ruler	O
while	O
facing	O
matches	O
against	O
other	O
rivals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Produced	O
under	O
the	O
working	O
title	O
"	O
Project	O
D-Rex	O
"	O
,	O
Dino	B-Application
Rex	I-Application
was	O
created	O
by	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
team	O
behind	O
Gun	B-Application
Frontier	I-Application
and	O
Metal	B-Application
Black	I-Application
,	O
including	O
director	O
Takatsuna	O
Senba	O
and	O
was	O
originally	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
game	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
instead	O
retooled	O
into	O
a	O
fighting	O
title	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
games	O
like	O
Capcom	O
's	O
1991	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
World	I-Application
Warrior	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
notable	O
for	O
using	O
stop	O
motion	O
animation	O
for	O
each	O
of	O
its	O
dinosaur	O
fighters	O
,	O
predating	O
Atari	O
Games	O
 '	O
1994	O
Primal	B-Application
Rage	I-Application
two	O
years	O
prior	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
launched	O
for	O
the	O
arcades	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
later	O
re-released	O
only	O
in	O
Japan	O
under	O
the	O
compilation	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
titled	O
Taito	O
Memories	O
II	O
Jōkan	O
on	O
25	O
January	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taito	O
is	O
set	O
to	O
re-release	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
August	O
2023	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Taito	O
Milestones	O
2	O
collection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dino	B-Application
Rex	I-Application
has	O
been	O
met	O
with	O
negative	O
reception	O
from	O
reviewers	O
since	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
who	O
criticized	O
aspects	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
visuals	O
,	O
controls	O
and	O
difficulty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dino	B-Application
Rex	I-Application
is	O
a	O
fighting	O
game	O
featuring	O
digitized	O
sprites	O
similar	O
to	O
Primal	B-Application
Rage	I-Application
and	O
Reikai	O
Dōshi	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
fights	O
against	O
other	O
opponents	O
in	O
one-on-one	O
matches	O
and	O
the	O
fighter	O
who	O
manages	O
to	O
deplete	O
the	O
health	O
bar	O
of	O
the	O
opponent	O
wins	O
the	O
first	O
bout	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
person	O
to	O
win	O
two	O
bouts	O
becomes	O
the	O
winner	O
of	O
the	O
match	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
playing	O
solo	O
,	O
players	O
assume	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
warrior	B-Device
,	O
can	O
choose	O
from	O
six	O
playable	O
dinosaurs	O
and	O
fight	O
against	O
computer-controlled	O
fighters	O
,	O
with	O
each	O
one	O
having	O
their	O
own	O
special	O
moves	O
that	O
are	O
performed	O
by	O
entering	O
button	O
commands	O
while	O
moving	O
the	O
joystick	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
player	O
loses	O
two	O
bouts	O
in	O
a	O
row	O
,	O
the	O
game	B-Application
is	I-Application
over	I-Application
unless	O
the	O
player	O
inserts	O
more	O
credits	O
into	O
the	O
arcade	O
machine	O
to	O
continue	O
playing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dino	B-Application
Rex	I-Application
begins	O
in	O
the	O
present	O
day	O
,	O
where	O
archaeologists	O
unearthed	O
clay	O
figures	O
of	O
a	O
man	O
riding	O
a	O
dinosaur	O
on	O
ruins	B-Device
located	O
in	O
South	O
America	O
,	O
indicating	O
that	O
both	O
man	O
and	O
dinosaurs	O
coexisted	O
together	O
in	O
a	O
world	O
controlled	O
by	O
Amazones	O
where	O
men	O
from	O
multiple	O
tribes	O
fought	O
for	O
a	O
queen	O
once	O
a	O
year	O
,	O
with	O
one	O
of	O
them	O
proving	O
his	O
dinosaur	O
companion	O
to	O
be	O
much	O
stronger	O
than	O
those	O
from	O
other	O
opponents	O
that	O
he	O
managed	O
to	O
obtain	O
the	O
queen	O
and	O
eventually	O
become	O
the	O
titular	O
king	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
assume	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
warrior	B-Device
commanding	O
his	O
dinosaur	O
companion	O
as	O
he	O
enters	O
a	O
tournament	O
held	O
by	O
the	O
current	O
king	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
become	O
the	O
next	O
ruler	O
by	O
facing	O
other	O
rivals	O
before	O
arriving	O
at	O
the	O
Auyán-tepui	O
for	O
the	O
last	O
match	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dino	B-Application
Rex	I-Application
was	O
created	O
by	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
team	O
behind	O
Gun	B-Application
Frontier	I-Application
and	O
Metal	B-Application
Black	I-Application
at	O
Taito	O
,	O
including	O
director	O
Takatsuna	O
Senba	O
and	O
was	O
originally	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
helicopter-themed	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
game	O
,	O
however	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
games	O
like	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
World	I-Application
Warrior	I-Application
from	O
Capcom	O
,	O
the	O
project	O
was	O
retooled	O
into	O
a	O
fighting	O
title	O
instead	O
under	O
the	O
working	O
name	O
"	O
Project	O
D-Rex	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Senba	O
and	O
his	O
team	O
made	O
use	O
of	O
hand-drawn	O
animations	O
and	O
graphics	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
crafted	O
model	O
figures	O
of	O
the	O
dinosaur	O
fighters	O
that	O
were	O
then	O
filmed	O
through	O
the	O
process	O
of	O
stop	O
motion	O
animation	O
,	O
preceding	O
Primal	B-Application
Rage	I-Application
by	O
Atari	O
Games	O
two	O
years	O
prior	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dino	B-Application
Rex	I-Application
was	O
initially	O
only	O
launched	O
for	O
the	O
arcades	O
by	O
Taito	O
in	O
1992	O
across	O
Japan	O
and	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
re-released	O
only	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
compilation	O
titled	O
Taito	O
Memories	O
II	O
Jōkan	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
on	O
25	O
January	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2023	O
,	O
Taito	O
announced	O
that	O
Dino	B-Application
Rex	I-Application
would	O
be	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
Taito	O
Milestones	O
2	O
collection	O
set	O
to	O
release	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
August	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dino	B-Application
Rex	I-Application
has	O
garnered	O
negative	O
reception	O
from	O
reviewers	O
in	O
recent	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
