Dino Rex

Dino Rex
Japanese Arcade flyer
Developer(s)Taito
Publisher(s)Taito
Director(s)Chiho Kimura
Takatsuna Senba
Producer(s)Ichiro Fujisue
Masaki Ogata
Designer(s)Naomitsu Abe
Yosuke Tsuda
Takaaki Tomita
Programmer(s)Masahiro Okamoto
Takamasa Hori
Takayuki Shinma
Artist(s)Masahiro Terakoshi
Masami Kikuchi
Tatsuya Ushiroda
Composer(s)Hiroshige Tonomura
Y. Ohashi
Platform(s)Arcade, PlayStation 2, Nintendo Switch
Release
Genre(s)Fighting
Mode(s)
Arcade systemTaito F2 System[3]

Dino Rex[a] is a fighting arcade video game developed and originally released by Taito in Japan in November 1992.[4][5] Set during the 25th century BC on a prehistoric South America, players assume the role of a warrior commanding his dinosaur companion as he enters a tournament held by the current titular king in order to become the next ruler while facing matches against other rivals. Its gameplay consists of one-on-one fights, with a main three-button configuration, featuring special moves and combo techniques.

Produced under the working title "Project D-Rex", Dino Rex was created by most of the same team behind Gun Frontier and Metal Black, including director Takatsuna Senba and was originally intended to be a shoot 'em up game but it was instead retooled into a fighting title due to the success of games like Capcom's 1991 Street Fighter II: The World Warrior.[4][6][7][8][9] It uses stop motion animation for its dinosaur fighters, predating Atari Games' 1994 Primal Rage by two years.[8][9] Initially launched for the arcades, it was re-released only in Japan under the compilation for PlayStation 2 titled Taito Memories II Jōkan on 25 January 2007.[9][10] Taito re-released the game on Nintendo Switch in Japan in August 2023 as part of the Taito Milestones 2 collection.[11]

Dino Rex has been met with negative reception from reviewers since its release, who criticized aspects such as the visuals, controls and difficulty.

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  11. ^ "『タイトーマイルストーン2』Nintendo Switchにて2023年8月発売決定。『ダイノレックス』など最大8タイトル以上が収録される". Famitsu. Retrieved April 14, 2023.


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