Regina
A G.R.I.D. operative and the game's protagonist. She is sent to investigate the research facility and is trained in firearms, infiltration, and emergency operations.
Documented for this version
Which controls does this version use?
Actions
D-pad | Move Regina |
|---|---|
X | Confirm, interact, and use selected items |
Circle | Cancel or return to the previous menu |
Triangle | Open the map |
Square | Run |
R1 | Ready or aim the equipped weapon |
L1 | Cycle through available weapons or items |
Control notes
Button functions can vary with the selected control configuration.
The listed labels refer to the original PlayStation version.
How it plays
How does Dino Crisis play?
Players explore the Ibis Island research complex from a third-person perspective. The main objectives are to locate survivors, recover information, restore access to sealed areas, solve environmental puzzles, and uncover the cause of the dinosaur outbreak.
Regina can run, aim, fire weapons, collect items, combine supplies, use medical tools, and interact with doors, computers, and objects. The facility is divided into connected rooms and zones, with progress controlled by key items, security systems, passwords, and story events. Limited ammunition and healing supplies make route planning important.
Plan your run
What is the best way to play Dino Crisis?
Conserve ammunition by using doors, corridors, and room layouts to create distance from dinosaurs. When a fight is unavoidable, aim carefully and avoid being trapped against scenery.
Check rooms thoroughly for key items, codes, ammunition, and healing supplies. Save before major encounters and keep enough inventory space for mission items, since backtracking is common and some story events change the safest route.
Meet the cast
Who are the key characters?
Gail
The leader of the investigation team. He favors direct action and often pushes the mission toward its primary objectives.
Rick
A technical specialist who supports Regina with communications, systems, and facility-related problems.
Dr. Edward Kirk
A scientist whose research and disappearance are central to the dinosaur outbreak and the game's investigation.
Tom
A government agent who infiltrates the facility before Regina's team and becomes an important source of information.
Documented inputs
What cheats and unlocks are documented?
Documented unlockNo reliable universal cheat code is confirmed.
Before you begin
What should you know before playing?
- 1
Use the map and revisit previously inaccessible rooms after obtaining new key items.
- 2
Combine healing items when appropriate, but keep emergency supplies available for dangerous areas.
- 3
Reloading and weapon preparation are safer when performed away from active dinosaurs.
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