Death Crimson 2

Death Crimson 2
DeveloperEcole
PublisherEcole
PlatformDreamcast
Release
  • JP: 25 November 1999
GenreShooter game
ModesSingle-player, multiplayer

Death Crimson 2 is a 1999 light-gun shooter game for the Dreamcast console from Ecole. The game can be up played up to four players.

Gameplay

Death Crimson 2 is a light-gun shooter where players blast mechanical enemies while navigating a branching Story mode driven by player choices.

The game can be up played up to four players.

Development

Death Crimson 2 is a sequel to Death Crimson, which was released by Ecole Software for the Sega Saturn in 1996.

Development on Death Crimson 2 began in August 1998 in Japan. It was developed with a team of thirteen people consisting of three programmers, five graphic artists, two story editors, one producer and two sound editors.

Release and reception

Death Crimson 2 was exclusively released in Japan for the Dreamcast on November 25, 1999. The game received a fan translation in 2014. The game was released to arcades in what Time Extension described as an "updated" form as Death Crimson OX. A new English patch of Death Crimson 2 was released February 2024 which included various bonus content such as videos from the first Death Crimson game and quotes from fans that were originally posted on the Ecole website.

Dreamcast Magazine said Death Crimson 2 was "a very poor man's House of the Dead 2 and is lame as a three-legged donkey".

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Story". Ecole (in Japanese). Archived from the original on April 24, 1999. Retrieved November 24, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Death Crimson 2". Game Players (in Japanese). 1999. p. 34. Retrieved November 24, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Sega World". Mega Console (in Italian). February 1999. p. 18. Retrieved November 24, 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 Warren, Alex (2000). "Death Crimson 2" (PDF). Dreamcast Magazine. p. 78. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 29, 2022. Retrieved November 24, 2025.
  5. ↑ Gantayat, Anoop (August 18, 1999). "New Pictures of Death Crimson 2". IGN. Archived from the original on August 9, 2025. Retrieved November 24, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Death Crimson 2". Dreamcast Monthly. 1999. p. 12. Retrieved November 24, 2025.
  7. ↑ "「上から来るぞ！ 気を付けろ！」『デスクリムゾン』公式OP映像が約28年越しに公開" ["It's coming from above! Watch out!" The Official Opening Video for 'Death Crimson' is Finally Released After Nearly 28 Years.]. Famitsu (in Japanese). July 10, 2024. Retrieved December 1, 2025.
  8. 1 2 McFerran, Damien (March 13, 2025). "Is This Really Japan's Worst Video Game?". Time Extension. Gamer Network. Retrieved December 1, 2025.
  9. 1 2 Day, Dennis. "Inside Ecole". Core Magazine. Archived from the original on November 24, 1999. Retrieved November 24, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Death Crimson 2" (PDF). Dreamzone (in French). 2000. pp. 114, 115. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 31, 2025. Retrieved November 24, 2025.
  11. ↑ "デスクリムゾン2 -メラニートの祭壇-". Famitsu (in Japanese). Retrieved December 1, 2025.
  12. ↑ "Dead Again". Official Dreamcast Magazine. November 1999. pp. 19–20. Retrieved November 24, 2025.
  13. 1 2 Yarwood, Jack (February 14, 2024). "You Can Now Play The Dreamcast Lightgun Game 'Death Crimson 2' In English". Time Extension. Gamer Network. Retrieved December 1, 2025.
  14. ↑ Handley, Zoey (February 14, 2014). "Obscure Dreamcast lightgun game Death Crimson 2 receives fan translation". Destructoid. Archived from the original on February 14, 2024. Retrieved November 24, 2025.
  15. ↑ Gantayat, Anoop (August 18, 1999). "New Pictures of Death Crimson 2". IGN. Archived from the original on August 9, 2025. Retrieved November 24, 2025.