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O.D.T.
An
assortment of characters in another fantastical time and place are stranded
on a strange, forboding planet. Each need to explore specific parts
with certain objectives to complete while the hostile territory is bound
to swallow you in more ways than one. Your world's fate is in your hands,
so push on through the obstacles, tasks and action, Or
Die Trying!
3
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- PB
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OMEGA
BOOST
Yes, folks, another Robotech-style
Manga
monster-robot-fighting-machine game. You find yourself in the future
(duh!), where an intelligent virus dug its claws into the World-Wide
Computer Network (something many of us who rely on PCs for daily
use and existence can relate to with the last batch of bastard viruses
of the electronic kind). This virus takes on the form of an anti-human
revolutionary entity known as Alpha Core and conquered most of
the network (a little more threatening than losing some files!). It's
in control of the Timeshaft (which enables time travel) and warped
back in time in order to infect every single computer since the inception
of the very first microchip. Wrapping itself in a time loop, it hopes
to secure its existence. That's until Omega
Boost
got developed. Its objective is to combat Alpha Core and its
legions, enter the time shaft and put an end to its reign. One aspect
that would make avid gamers' ears prick up and twitch is the fact that
Omega
Boost
was developed by (still supreme) Gran
Turismo creators
Polyphony Digital Inc. The complete 3-D environments allow the
enemy to attack you from any and every direction. A basic 3-D arrow
direction mechanism indicates where the suckers are coming from. Sometimes
the hit/miss ratio is a bit too easy at times. As long as your sights
cross the target, your shot will follow and destroy. This does however
diminish the frustration level if it's too hard to hit them. Omega
Boost plunges
you into 9 swift, exciting levels that become much easier once you've
learnt the ropes in the training section. A Gran
Turismo function
carried over here is the replay mode where you can watch your game from
start to finish in great camera angles, even save it to show your friends
how you kicked their ass. The traditional end level bosses make their
appearance and take a lot of firepower to be brought down. There are
even mid-level bosses. The opening sequence features cool live action
mixed with graphics. As far as space shoot-em ups go, this will be adequate
until the next great one comes along.
3 / A
- PB
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