Omikron: The Nomad Soul

by Eidos

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• ASIN: B00002NDEE
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: November 1, 1999
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (32 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #22,252 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Platform: PC

Amazon.com Product Description

The planet is going through a terrible glacial era, and the extinction of its only sun has rendered all life on the surface of Phaenon impossible. In order to survive the eternal night and permanently freezing temperatures, the population has taken shelter in five cities, each encased in a crystal dome.

At the time of your arrival in this universe, a gigantic central computer known as Ix presides over the city of Omikron. In its virtually infinite memory are concentrated all of the data from the entire galaxy, collected by its numerous sensors. Using this information, Ix is better able to manage the interests of the human race. But Astaroth, prince of the demons, has bigger plans. He secretly seizes the Ix computer and swears his revenge. He vows to conquer not only this planet, but also spread his reign over the entire universe, to avenge himself of those who chased him away.

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I'm glad I bought it, but it lacks here and there, January 17, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Omikron: The Nomad Soul (CD-ROM)

This game has an allure because of its revolutionary concept, but not all is delivered. To make it short:

THE GOOD:

-incredible graphics, with or without a card

-free atmosphere that just begs to be explored

-somewhat of a branching storyline and some choices along the way

-huge, seemless city areas

-great concepts - many inhabitable characters and NEARLY endless possibilities

THE BAD:

-the four different 'modes' (adventure, shooting, fighting and swimming) are kind of annoying

-the objects (books especially) are somewhat repetitive and limiting

-all the people in the street... do they all look EXACTLY the same or am I seeing double - triple - quad... AHHHHHHHH!

-I personally don't like the concept that you are REALLY sitting there playing a computer game which is controlling bodies in another demon-infested parallel universe... I'd rather put myself in the position of the character than just be myself sitting on my butt

-for the life of me, I can't drive those blasted cars

-some of the puzzles are very hard and in some, the solution doesn't really make sense. I had to buy the PRIMA strategy guide, which, in a bind, I recommend.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars this is the best game, November 17, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Omikron: The Nomad Soul (CD-ROM)

The hype of this game is that it is a "fully-realized world" and I don't think I can argue with that. The streets are filled with people, you can be hit by cars (or sliders as they are called) heck you can even go down to a supermarket and buy some food. This game is very fun. Another excellent feature of this game is its wide variety of gameplay. Most of the time you are in adventuring mode but other times you can switch into fighting, shooting or swimming mode. The fighting mode is very fun (you have a hologram fighting program in the main characters apartment) It is not the best fighting out of fighting games but it is a lot better than some of the pure fighting games out there. The strange thing about the fighting is that there is no block button. Every person has a different skill level of fighting in the game so each person has different skills in blocking, special moves, styles etc. The fighting is excellent. The shooting is not as satisfying as the fighting because of the way it is set up. All of the enemies come out of predesigned spots so all you have to do is play the level over and over until you know exactly where the enemies will be. It is still fun but not as satisfying as the fighting. I haven't really experienced the swimming so I do not feel inclined to review it. I'm having a lot of fun with this game so I suggest that you get it.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Very, very good adventure game, November 12, 1999

By 

Chris Crawford (Fort Worth, Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Omikron: The Nomad Soul (CD-ROM)

I don't play many games, but this one intrigued me - it had an interesting story, excellent graphics, and incredible cut-sequences. I'm not too far into it yet, but so far the story and the main interface is immersive.

The main problem with this game is in it's "alternate" user interfaces, for the game actually has four modes: adventure, fighting, shooting and swimming. An somewhat uneasy transition takes you from one mode to another. Shooting mode is a traditional first-person shooter; however, it's one of the worst I've ever seen. It's fortunate you don't have to spend much time in this mode. Adventure and fighting modes are adequate; not the best I've seen, but they don't detract from the excellent story.

Overall, I'd recommend this game.

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