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.

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

The game plays similarly to many dungeon crawlers except that the combat is in real-time. Unlike in most History of [video game consoles |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

The game received "mixed" reviews according to video game review aggregator Metacritic. While critics praised the game's cel-shaded graphics and anime cutscenes, they criticized the game's repetitive nature.