Dino Crisis 2
Imagine all that roast beef, pork, turkey and chicken you’ve stuffed yourself
 with during the last couple of weeks – then turn the tables and put yourself 
on the menu instead…! I don’t mean nicely prepared, seasoned and cooked – how 
does alive and raw sound? Not very appealing is it? But that’s the situation in
 DINO CRISIS 2. 

It’s a year on from the last catastrophe and Dr. Kirk’s research has been taken
 over by the military. Sadly, they don’t seem to have learned many lessons from
 the recent disaster and precautionary measures have been overlooked and 
underestimated. Edward City, the site of the experimentation, has suddenly and 
mysteriously disappeared and in its place a Jurassic jungle from prehistoric 
times has sprouted. It’s a place inhabited by vicious and hungry dinosaurs, 10 
different varieties, but all mean and not too pretty…! 

Into this prehistoric setting a team of rescuers is sent to seek out the
 survivors and, hopefully, get them all to safety which, as you may have 
guessed, is not as straightforward as it might seem. Dark and menacing jungle 
settings are idea for the hungry dino’s but not for humans. Suddenly 
transformed from hunter to hunted players must be constantly on the alert for 
the dark shadows moving through the undergrowth and have their weapons primed 
and ready at all times. 

It’s rare in this game to be confronted by a single dino. They seem to hunt in
 packs of three of four – except for the mighty T-Rex, who doesn’t need allies
 and would probably eat them anyway…! The others will step into your path or 
sneak up from behind and they possess an uncanny artificial intelligence. 
Fortunately, enhancements in the gameplay now allow you to carry two weapons at 
a time, which does even the odds somewhat. Nevertheless, lightning fast 
reflexes are necessary in order to shoot and turn, shoot and turn as the beasts
 emerge all around you. 

Points are scored for each dino killed – more if you perform a combo attack and
 more still if you clear an area unscathed. These points, as well as proving 
your ability, can also be exchanged for weapons, medi-packs and ammo so it 
follows that the better you are, the more tooled up you can be for the next 
mission. These can take many forms including the protection of team members; 
underwater missions and item retrieval and players can don the persona of 
either Regina, heroine of the first title, or Dylan, a tough agent with a 
preference for brute force. 

Obviously this is an aggressive game so don’t be surprised to see a lot of 
blood. It’s also a game of many surprises and mini-missions. As you move from 
area to area, working on dino extinction all the while, you’ll come across 
weapon upgrades and medical aid, but you might also encounter dino-files, a 
kind of card collection game, arcade shooting elements or puzzle features.  

In fact DINO CRISIS 2 is simply packed with everything needed for great 
gameplay – including the fear factor when a massive slavering beast pops out of
 the undergrowth and screams its hunger in your face…! Scary…!