On March 4, Capcom trademarked Dino Crisis once again in Japan. The renewal of the intellectual property ownership claim went public today through the Chizai Watch portal, which records all updates in the Japan Patent Office in a faster format to access.
A Timeless Classic
Dino Crisis is an action game series that started back in 1999. With Shinji Mikami of Resident Evil fame assuming its direction helm, the first game mixed fighting dinosaurs, puzzle elements and horror elements, as players attempt to stay alive in a crisis akin to Jurassic Park.
The original title takes a group of agents to a research facility on Ibis Island. As they search for Dr. Edward Kirk, a renowned scientist involved in a secret project there, they will find the base in shambles and the menacing figures of dinosaurs roaming about.
After the first game, there were two sequels and a light gun spin-off called Dino Stalker on consoles. A mobile title that worked as a first-person shooter with dungeon crawler format was also released back in 2003. All of these games, however, were released back in the late 1990s and early 2000s
Ever since then, the IP lies...
