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O.D.T. (1998)

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Trailer of O.D.T. from Psygnosis's 1998 press kit CD.
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PRESS INFORMATION:
Mystery, intrigue, and the ultimate combat challenge awaits you in Psygnosis’ new action/adventure game, O.D.T.

Atlanta, GA – May 28, 1998 - To accept the mission is suicide. To stay behind is certain death. It won’t be long before you’re just another casualty of the lethal epidemic. The fate of your race is in your hands and you must save it!
O.D.T.™ is an adrenaline-pumping, fright-filled 3D action-adventure from Psygnosis. With its compelling story, non-stop action, vast environments and advanced technology, O.D.T. will be an addictive experience to those willing to take the plunge into its bizarre world. The title has a worldwide launch date of Q4, 1998 on the PlayStation™ game console and PC CD-ROM systems.
Fast, furious but also frightening! As one of four player/characters you venture alone into a Forbidden Zone, the most dangerous part of your planet, to explore and find a way to reactivate your grounded craft and save your people from death and destruction. The Forbidden Zone holds many dark and terrifying secrets and the experience is not for the faint of heart.
O.D.T. features unparalleled character and enemy movement created using the latest in motion capture techniques and offers gamers fast and fierce combat action while simultaneously creating an ambience of mystery and terror. The pace of O.D.T. never slackens as the player advances. Each player/character has over one hundred animations and moves at 30 frames-per-second. Not only must the player keep up with the pace, but he must also master the multiple special-moves, which are made possible by building the characters around a unique bone structure model with polygonal exterior. The result is frighteningly fast, intuitive game-play.

O.D.T. is created in a full 3D world, intricately detailed and offering freedom of movement and a seamless transition through different environments. Generated by a massive polygonal engine these environments can be warped, morphed or destroyed as the player blasts his way across the screen and the scenario is enriched with a unique real time lighting system and dynamic camera. Each level benefits from CD quality atmospheric sound effects and music, which add the final touch to the drama.

One Pearl & Hundreds of Mutants…
When modern medicine can’t stop a deadly epidemic that’s sweeping the city of Calli, authorities decide the only hope for survival is the legendary green pearl – a gem believed to have magical healing powers. But the whereabouts of the pearl are as mysterious as the gem itself and the journey to retrieve it would take an expedition into treacherous uncharted land. Only one man, Captain Lamat, is fit for such a risky, yet critical, mission. It’s up to him and a highly trained, uniquely skilled crew of four to find the pearl and bring it home. After a successful search, the team loads its precious cargo and departs for Calli. But shortly after takeoff, a strange force sends the ship and its crew crashing into an enormous tower in the Forbidden Zone. Now, the pearl is gone, the ship is severely damaged and – despite the fact that no life forms are supposed to live on this part of the planet – something creepy is lurking outside the ship.

One of the crew must leave the ship to find the pearl while the others make repairs, and you’re the lucky “volunteer.” You see, the people of Calli aren’t the only ones who covet the power of the green pearl. A legion of horrible mutants waits just outside your vessel, ready to put a gruesome end to your mission and call the sacred gem their own.

Format: PlayStation, PC CD-ROM, Nintendo 64
Launch: PlayStation and PC CD-ROM – 4th Quarter 1998, Nintendo 64 – 1st Quarter 1999
Genre: Third Person Action Adventure
Number Of Players: PlayStation – 1, PC CD-ROM - 1, 2 (with modem or serial), 4 IPX/LAN (DirectPlay), Nintendo 64 – tbc
Developer: Psygnosis France

Key Features
-4 compelling characters to play, each with unique physical abilities and combat specialties
-Fusion of RPG elements with an action adventure game, including character management and features such as constitution, weapon control and spirit ability
-Endless combat combinations through hand-to-hand, weapon or spell combat
-More than 40 unique enemies with "Artificial Stupidity" - hunger, fear and co-operation
-Latest motion-capture techniques give a huge range of main character and enemy movements including their own unique special moves
-16 spells to learn plus 4 deadly weapons with 9 power levels each
-Powerful 3D engine uses the latest in real-time lighting, texturing and morphing to create immersive and interactive environments
-8 different levels of more than 7 sectors each. All levels have their own ambience, traps, enemies and big bosses
-Fast, intuitive and free roaming gameplay with seamless load times between gaming areas

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