zombies with carnivorous dinosaurs" for a Resident Evil spin-off. However, he found Dino Crisis 2 "an original, enjoyable experience that can no longer be considered just another entry into the survival-horror genre", as it "avoids the stereotypes of the genre and delivers one of the most refreshing takes on the action-adventure genre to date." Douglass C. Perry of IGN concurred that the game had been "stripped of its slow-paced Resident Evil shell and its haunting, creepy shockeroo tricks." Perry had even more praise for the game, saying, "The creatures and the design are both excellent, and the jungle backgrounds, and especially the underwater environments, are simply top-notch." GamePros review commented that "sound is solid, with an unobtrusive musical score that blends well with gaming effects, i.e. the telltale rustle of foliage preceding a raptor's leap for your throat isn't drowned out by J-pop." Edge gave it six out of ten, saying, "What Dino Crisis 2 does exceptionally well is take all the elements from the survival horror pantheon and hone them for popular consumption. [...] Even the underwater sequence, which is well presented and excellently executed, is not enough to submerge the feeling that corridor-based survival horror has hit something of a creative dead end." Marc Saltzman of The Cincinnati Enquirer stated, "Overall, Dino Crisis 2 is a fantastic sequel that delivers more adrenaline-pumping action, beautiful scenery and a hearty dose of terror." Saltzman added that "tasks such as running around looking for keys can be tedious. And some of the action portions of the game can get repetitive, too." A.A. White of GameRevolution felt the "arcade-like" gameplay "detracts a bit from the whole survival-horror theme." He also noted that "the back and forth gameplay gets tired after a while," and that it can be "very easy to get distracted from the storyline and get sucked into the process of amassing an arsenal." Greg Orlando of NextGen, however, said, "Beautiful graphics, solid control, and furious action still can't overcome the dull protagonists and severely foreshortened running time." Like its predecessor, Dino Crisis 2 was a commercial success, with the PlayStation version selling 1.19 million units worldwide. Capcom would later re-release the game for PC, and bring it to PlayStation Network in the US and Japan. The PlayStation version was a runner-up for GameSpots annual "Best PlayStation Game" and "Best Adventure Game" awards. Notes References External links 2000 video games Action-adventure