Originally Posted by
Crop
It does get quite a lot of bad rep. People tend to compare it to the first one, when they are both completely different types of games.
Personally, I like them both a lot for different reasons, and didn't go in comparing the first to the second. Dino Crisis 1 is tense, has good puzzles and a fairly decent story. Dino Crisis 2 has a much better set of weapons, dinosaurs and bonus content.
I think the problem most people have with 2 is the major arcade feel to it (with the point gathering and such), but yeah give it another go, it's worth it.