Summary
- Fans are eager for more Dino Crisis, as the gaming franchise was short-lived, but it has endured to this day.
- The success of the Jurassic World films proves that dinosaur-themed content can be highly profitable.
- A Dino Crisis movie could offer a fresh take on dinosaurs, unlike the declining reception of the Jurassic World sequels.
It's the perfect time for a Dino Crisis movie, and the continued success of the Jurassic World franchise has more than proven there is a market for it. Dino Crisis is a video game series with only three main games in the core franchise, beginning with the 1999 original and concluding with the lackluster Dino Crisis 3 in 2003. The games put players into the shoes of human protagonists battling a violent dinosaur threat, which enamored gamers, and is still considered a classic horror game.
However, even twenty years later, fans are still clamoring for more, as it's a franchise that left an indelible mark on gamers but has surprisingly little content to its name. The Jurassic Park franchise, which has been thriving under the banner of Jurassic World films since 2015, has continued to release sequels, each of which has proven financially successful. With audiences responding to thrilling dinosaur adventures in cinemas and gamers pining for more Dino Crisis stories, it is prime time to see the series resurrected for the big screen.
Dino Crisis Is A Beloved IP, And Even The Games Deserve A New Entry
Dino Crisis lives on through gamers who spent hundreds of hours playing the first two games in the series. The first installment was a survival horror game that played like Capcom's early Resident Evil games, which Shinji Mikami also led. Gamers took control of Regina, an agent of S.O.R.T. (Secret Operation Raid Team), who found herself stranded on a dinosaur-infested island when a mission went sideways. The game delivered on scares, tense gameplay, and even odd humor.
Dino Crisis was a smash hit, selling over two million copies on PlayStation, meaning Dino Crisis 2 was quick to follow. While it still featured players battling dinosaurs with various weapons, the sequel played more like an action game than the survival horror style of the original. Still, players loved what they got, with Regina returning as a playable character, along with another science fiction-fueled plot, spectacular level design, and the odd dialogue that fans have come to love. It's best not to worry too much about the third game, as many players may be unaware of its existence due to its lackluster reception and its limited availability as an exclusive on the original Xbox.
Over the years, Dino Crisis fans have begged for more, with little to no news about another game being developed. There was a short six-issue Chinese-language comic series, and the creator of Netflix's Devil May Cry series said they had initially attempted to make a Dino Crisis show instead. Still, despite fans who want more, Capcom seems uninterested in the franchise or allowing it to thrive in other media. Even Capcom's early Resident Evil games are receiving stellar remakes, and fans are hoping that Dino Crisis will receive the same treatment, but the future has continued to look bleak. However, Capcom recently renewed the trademark for the Dino Crisis IP, which could point toward their plans to develop a new game.
The Jurassic World Movies Continue To Prove That Dinosaurs Equal Big Profits At The Box Office
If the franchise were to rear its head once again, a big-screen adaptation would be worth looking into. The Jurassic Park films started in the 90s, likely inspiring games like Dino Crisis. The franchise thrived for years, taking a break after Jurassic Park III in 2001. However, it was revived in 2015 with Jurassic World, which saw John Hammond's theme park dream finally realized, only for chaos to ensue. The franchise is set to continue, releasing its fourth movie (the seventh overall Jurassic Park installment) titled Jurassic World: Rebirth. If the numbers remain in line with previous entries, it could gross over $1 billion at the box office.
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Movie |
Worldwide Box Office Revenue (via Box Office Mojo) |
|---|---|
|
Jurassic World (2015) |
$1,671,537,444 |
|
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018) |
$1,310,469,037 |
|
Jurassic World Dominion (2022) |
$1,001,978,080 |
With a franchise that continually crosses the billion-dollar mark, it proves that dinosaur-themed content is a big moneymaker with global box office appeal. Horizon Zero Dawn recently shifted its planned TV series into a feature film, likely due to the potential financial windfall it could reap by bringing enormous mechanical dinosaurs to audiences seeking a new source of prehistoric thrills. With another video game franchise poised to enter the dinosaur movie market, it makes financial sense to bring Regina's Dino Crisis exploits to theaters.
A Dino Crisis Movie Could Be The Fresh Take On Dinosaurs That Fans Hoped Jurassic World Would Find
Despite the Jurassic World films being exceptionally profitable, they have seen diminishing returns in terms of critical and audience reception. Jurassic World: Dominion, which saw the stars of Jurassic Park return alongside the new leads of the series, should have been a franchise benchmark, but it received the worst reviews to date. Jurassic World succeeded in showing fans a realized version of a long-gestating dream, but the following sequels failed to find a satisfactory direction for the franchise.
Fallen Kingdom faltered with an auction storyline that brought dinosaurs to the mainland, with Dominion squandering that setup in favor of a laughably convoluted plot surrounding locusts. Jurassic World: Rebirth appears to be returning the franchise to an island setting while continuing to raise the stakes for bigger and better things. However, if the story doesn't land with fans, there may be a bigger issue at play.
Dino Crisis thrives on many of the same things as the Jurassic Park films. Beyond the obvious dinosaur connection, the movies feature humans in peril, gunplay, and even tense and horrifying situations, which are the bread and butter of Dino Crisis. An adaptation of Dino Crisis could easily follow the same type of action-adventure formula, closer to the second game. However, it could also take the route of a horror film, much like the first game, offering the IP options that could make it stand out with the type of unique story Jurassic World fans have been missing. The future of Dino Crisis is still unknown, but it is an exciting IP, and the box office is ready for another dinosaur franchise to rival Jurassic World.
Dino Crisis
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- Genre(s)
- Survival Horror
