Crimson Tears
Crimson Tears is a 2004 beat 'em up game developed by DreamFactory and co-published by Capcom and Spike for the PlayStation 2.
Crimson Tears
- Date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Capcom
- Genre
- beat 'em up · science fiction video game
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Crimson Tears is a 2004 beat 'em up game developed by DreamFactory and co-published by Capcom and Spike for the PlayStation 2.
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Key facts
Key facts
• Developer — DreamFactory • Publisher — Capcom Spike • Released — April 22, 2004July 21, 2004November 5, 2004 • Genre — Beat 'em up • Modes — Single-player • Platforms — PlayStation 2 • Title — Crimson Tears
Plot
Plot
The game is set in Tokyo in the year 2049 and revolves around three characters on the game's front cover, whose home has been destroyed.
Gameplay
Gameplay
The game plays similarly to many dungeon crawlers except that the combat is in real-time. Unlike in most sixth generation games, the levels are completely flat. A notable feature of Crimson Tears is that the levels are generated on the fly using templates, as opposed to a predefined game worlds that are the same every time.
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Dated record
History of the object
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2004
Crimson Tears published.
2004
Crimson Tears is recorded as published in 2004.
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Places
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- Japan
Named but not plotted · 1
Crimson Tears is associated with Japan.
Country
Reception
The game received "mixed" reviews according to video game review aggregator platform Metacritic. While critics praised the game's cel-shaded graphics and anime cutscenes, they criticized the game's repetitive nature.
Primary material
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scholarly publication
- Tears of a Factory Girl in the Union Leadership, Five Faces of Japanese Feminism, 2017
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 2017
authority record
- Wikidata, structured authority record Q5185711: Crimson Tears
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reference work
- “Crimson Tears”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- 1.Metacritic. Crimson Tears for PlayStation 2 Reviews.
- 2.Barnholt, Ray. Crimson Tears. 1UP.com. 2004-07-21.
- 3.EGM staff. Crimson Tears. Electronic Gaming Monthly. 182. 100. September 2004.
- 4.Bramwell, Tom. Crimson Tears. Eurogamer. 2004-10-27.
- 5.クリムゾンティアーズ. Famitsu. 802. April 30, 2004.
- 6.Helgeson, Matt. Crimson Tears. Game Informer. 136. 99. August 2004.
- 7.Optimus Sublime. Crimson Tears Review for PS2 on GamePro.com. GamePro. 82. September 2004.
- 8.Silverman, Ben. Crimson Tears Review. Game Revolution. 2004-07-30.
- 9.Calvert, Justin. Crimson Tears Review. GameSpot. 2004-07-19.
- 10.Steinberg, Steve. GameSpy: Crimson Tears. GameSpy. 2004-07-21.
- 11.McElfish, Carlos. Crimson Tears - PS2 - Review. GameZone. 2004-08-02.
- 12.Dunham, Jeremy. Crimson Tears. IGN. 2004-07-21.
- 13.Crimson Tears. Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. 98. August 2004.
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