Death Crimson 2

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Death Crimson 2
Developer Ecole
Publisher Ecole
Platform Dreamcast
Release
  • JP: 25 November 1999
Genre Shooter game
Modes Single-player, multiplayer

Death Crimson 2 is a 1999 light-gun shooter game for the Dreamcast console from Ecole. [1] [2] [3] The game can be up played up to four players.

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Gameplay

Death Crimson 2 is a light-gun shooter where players blast mechanical enemies while navigating a branching Story mode driven by player choices. [4] [5]

The game can be up played up to four players. [6]

Development

Death Crimson 2 is a sequel to Death Crimson , which was released by Ecole Software for the Sega Saturn in 1996. [7] [8]

Development on Death Crimson 2 began in August 1998 in Japan. [9] 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. [9]

Release and reception

Death Crimson 2 was exclusively released in Japan for the Dreamcast on November 25, 1999. [11] [12] [13] The game received a fan translation in 2014. [14] [15] The game was released to arcades in what Time Extension described as an "updated" form as Death Crimson OX . [8] 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. [13]

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". [4]

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.
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