Dino Crisis 2

released on Sep 13, 2000

Dino Crisis 2 is a third-person action-adventure game and sequel to Dino Crisis. In a change from the survival horror theme of the first game, Dino Crisis 2 is more shoot 'em up oriented. The character always runs, thus removing the need for the run button from the first game, a second gun can be carried and more weapons were added to the game. Besides changes to the gameplay, the game also introduces new species of dinosaurs and lizards.


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acho muito doido como esse jogo é completamente diferente do primeiro, e mesmo assim consegue ser bom (melhor q o primeiro pra alguns)

Overall, I found Dino Crisis to be a decent PS1 survival horror game but one of my main gripes was that it didn't justifiy its title or concept with how few dinosaurs there actually are and the journey often felt a little stale because of it. Luckily, the same can't be said about Dino Crisis 2 since you fight more dinosaurs in the first 5 mins here than you would in all of DC1 and it makes the game so much more memorable.

Gone is the mixed bag of survival horror elements and in their place is action-packed arcadey fun and I much prefer this approach. The gameplay loop here is incredibly addicting. The vast majority of the game boils down to mowing down hoards of dinosaurs room to room which may sound repetitive but the game manages to keep things fresh with constantly giving you new weapons to play around with and the game has a healthy amount of set pieces to keep things fresh though they're hit and miss, I particularly liked the rail-shooting segments but the underwater segment can go fuck itself. It's a very easy game and it's nearly impossible to not be fully stocked up on healing items with how dirt cheap they are, but that's fine, since the fun part isn't beating it but rather, enjoyment from going for high scores, getting your combo meter up and getting those No Damage bonuses which shower you with points if you're able to get them.

A lot of issues I had with DC1 are rectified here. There's greater weapon and enemy variety (some are annoying though like the Inostrancevia), the arduous mixing system is gone and areas are much more open so there is no point where dinosaurs body block you from moving forward like they did in DC1. You also keep the files and memos you read with you so it's easier to get a grasp on the story and thanks to it, I can say, with confidence, that this story is some stupid ass shit. I didn't really care for it all that much and I found Dylan to just be whatever compared to Gail and Rick, but when you get all the revelations in the last 5 mins of the game, I can't lie, it makes it all worth it through how batshit insane it is.

Unlike DC1, the game uses pre-rendered backgrounds and I'd say visually it's a slight visual stepdown because of it, and the fixed camera often obscures the enemies from your view which spawn anytime the angle changes. With that said, this is basically the perfect sequel. It overhauls the series and puts it into a genre which is more harmonic with its concept and gives it a much needed sense of identity while mending most of the shortcomings of the first game. S'good

First time playing this game, truly is a gem of the PS1 era.

Finally finished this masterpiece on Twitch, and I have to say, it was the most fun experience ever.
Even though I had a doubt that it will meet my expectations, because of the doubts i was having because of the whole change of the graphics and textures, but I got totally proven wrong.
It's an amazing game, that feels like an arcade game with all the point system and all the different weaponary choices you can pick from with all the points you have gathered from killing dinos, it's very action-like just because of the whole dynamic with the dinos, and we have different types of dinosaurs and even dinowiki about them with information about the creatures and how we could kill them easily sometimes.
I like the story. It's much more on surface level then the first one I felt like, even though the premise does feel a lot more harder than the first game.
It's so sad that from the ending point of the game after this the game wasn't built upon anymore, but I'll always remember Regina and Dylan, and i'll never forget the great time I had while playing with them!

Everything is interesting about this game.
The music, very much exciting, especially the guitar solo at the credits,
The characters, very much filled with personality and power, of course i can't just overlook the most underrated DUO ever- Regina and Dylan, AND MY BOY DAVID, WHO DESERVED MORE SCREEN TIME T_T,
The cutscenes, very impressive, I was so glad I could see more cutscenes from this game,
The combat system, very pleasing, it was sometimes rather annoying when dinos are popping out of everywhere, and it felt like it was rather simple to get a lot of points, which means it totally lacks the survival horror perspective of it, since I didn't feel like there is any threat of me going out of bullets or anything of this sort- like it was in the previous game. Which isn't actually a minus, of course, since I had fun just blasting the creatures and try to not get hit so I can get even extra points.

It was a fun experience, I just wish that there was a game showing us how Regina came back to Dylan ;____;
Also I just saw now how much time it took me to finish a 3 hour game.... I should really make a better schedule for future games, LOL