Dino Crisis is something of a lost franchise in the wider world of gaming and even within developer Capcom's own catalog. The original was released around the same time as the studio's seminal survival horror series, Resident Evil, which went on to overshadow Dino Crisis in almost every regard. Dino Crisis saw three titles made from 1999 to 2003, with the last being largely the worst received due to various disliked design decisions and a general lackluster quality. Following this, the franchise was abandoned, sitting unused for nearly 20 years now.