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Crimson Tears
👁 Image PAL cover depicting the game's three characters. From left to right: Tokio, Asuka, and Kaede.
Developer	DreamFactory
Publishers	Capcom Spike
Platform	PlayStation 2
Release	JP: April 22, 2004 NA: July 21, 2004 PAL: November 5, 2004
Genre	Beat 'em up
Mode	Single-player

Crimson Tears^[a] is a 2004 beat 'em up game developed by DreamFactory and co-published by Capcom and Spike for the PlayStation 2.

Plot

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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

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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.

Reception

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Reception

Aggregate score
Aggregator	Score
Metacritic	63/100^[1]

Review scores
Publication	Score
1Up.com	C−^[2]
Electronic Gaming Monthly	6/10^[3]
Eurogamer	7/10^[4]
Famitsu	29/40^[5]
Game Informer	5/10^[6]
GamePro	3.5/5^[7]
GameRevolution	C−^[8]
GameSpot	6.8/10^[9]
GameSpy	2/5^[10]
GameZone	7.6/10^[11]
IGN	7.1/10^[12]
Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine	3.5/5^[13]

The game received "mixed" reviews according to video game review aggregator platform Metacritic.^[1] While critics praised the game's cel-shaded graphics and anime cutscenes, they criticized the game's repetitive nature.^{[citation needed]}

Notes

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^ Crimson Tears (クリムゾンティアーズ, Kurimuzon Tiāzu)

References

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^ ^a ^b "Crimson Tears for PlayStation 2 Reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on May 9, 2014. Retrieved May 25, 2014.
^ Barnholt, Ray (July 21, 2004). "Crimson Tears". 1UP.com. Archived from the original on March 12, 2013. Retrieved May 25, 2014.
^ EGM staff (September 2004). "Crimson Tears". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 182. p. 100.
^ Bramwell, Tom (October 27, 2004). "Crimson Tears". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on May 25, 2014. Retrieved May 25, 2014.
^ "クリムゾンティアーズ". Famitsu. Vol. 802. April 30, 2004.
^ Helgeson, Matt (August 2004). "Crimson Tears". Game Informer. No. 136. p. 99. Archived from the original on April 9, 2008. Retrieved May 25, 2014.
^ Optimus Sublime (September 2004). "Crimson Tears Review for PS2 on GamePro.com". GamePro. p. 82. Archived from the original on December 12, 2004. Retrieved May 25, 2014.
^ Silverman, Ben (July 30, 2004). "Crimson Tears Review". Game Revolution. Archived from the original on September 12, 2015. Retrieved May 25, 2014.
^ Calvert, Justin (July 19, 2004). "Crimson Tears Review". GameSpot. Archived from the original on March 1, 2018. Retrieved May 25, 2014.
^ Steinberg, Steve (July 21, 2004). "GameSpy: Crimson Tears". GameSpy. Archived from the original on May 25, 2014. Retrieved May 25, 2014.
^ McElfish, Carlos (August 2, 2004). "Crimson Tears - PS2 - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on March 18, 2009. Retrieved May 25, 2014.
^ Dunham, Jeremy (July 21, 2004). "Crimson Tears". IGN. Archived from the original on August 6, 2015. Retrieved May 25, 2014.
^ "Crimson Tears". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. August 2004. p. 98.