Omikron: The Nomad Soul

by Eidos

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• ASIN: B00004R9FF
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: June 21, 2000
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,828 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

Platform: Sega Dreamcast

Product Description

With a soundtrack and starring appearance by David Bowie, Omikron: The Nomad Soul is a feast for the eyes and ears. This futuristic action- adventure game takes place in the world of Phaenon, where people live oblivious to the evil that skulks beneath the palace of Ix. There, Astaroth, prince of demons, is collecting souls and plotting to conquer the universe.

In Omikron: The Nomad Soul, you must thwart Astaroth's plan by possessing the bodies of the city's inhabitants, each with different strengths and weaknesses. If your borrowed body dies, the first person to touch its corpse will receive your spirit, and your mission will continue.

This futuristic adventure features 3-D motion-capture animation in its battle and dialog scenes, 40 characters to inhabit, 140 different creatures with which to interact, and a story that develops through more than 400 sets.

Customer Reviews

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20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If you love great epic games, buy this...play it for months, March 25, 2000

By A Customer

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Omikron: The Nomad Soul (Video Game)

Talk about mind-blowing! This game is something resembling the movie "Fallen"-(Denzel Washinton), as you have the ability of virtual reincarnation. What it means is you can switch your personality into the body of over 40+ characters in the game to help improve your chances of succesfully completing objectives. When you experience this in the game its mind-blowing at what the possibilites are. From professional wrestlers to call girls; scientists to sports stars, a new experience is only a bullet to the head away. The graphics alone are no incredible, with characters being realistic as in Resident Evil-and the enviroments as vast but deffinetly more crisp as the ones in Zelda-orcina of time. You'll deffinetly keep playing this over again just to mess with all the different personalities. This will keep the dust from collecting adding to the reply value. Control is aight, nothing too complex--too simple to handle, its just right. The audio on the other hand is fantastic! Most of the in-game music is done by David Bowie. Teamed with long time friend and guitarist Reeves Gabrels, the two have put together one whopper of a soundtrack. Industrial Techno-Rock at it's finest, every tune in the disc claims a lofty position in the coveted hollows of great game music (especially the title track, Omikron - New Angels of Promise, that song rips!). All i can recommend is, when this hits statewide, it would be a wise addition to your library. If your a lil sketchy about others reveiws and opinions--by all means rent it, you wont regred it.

17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You're a stranger in a strange land..., July 1, 2000

By A Customer

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Omikron: The Nomad Soul (Video Game)

The Dreamcast version of Omikron: The Nomad Soul addresses the problems associated with the Windows release that generated the many mixed reviews. Gameplay is silky smooth, the controls are very sensitive and responsive, and the graphics and animation are superb. The music, most of which is done by David Bowie, is exceptional and fits in very well with the game.

The one negative I can think of regarding the Dreamcast version is that the dialog text is very small, and even borders on the unreadable at times. And this is on a one year old Sony 35 inch television. However, the Dreamcast supports S-Video out with an optional cable, and with this installed and connected between the Dreamcast and the Sony I am able to read the text just fine.

Another bit of hardware that is absolutely necessary is a VMU. You will be saving several games in progress, and a second VMU isn't a bad idea. But you will certainly need one, at least. And optionally, you may want to run the Dreamcast sound output through your audio system, since it is that good.

One thing I have to mention right off is that Omikron: The Nomad Soul is not a children's game, for a couple of reasons. Firstly, there are scenes and story segments that youngsters should not be exposed to, such as an adult sex toy store where you, as the main character, can make purchases. And this is not a criticism. The creators of Omikron: The Nomad Soul have indentified a market niche, and this product will fill it nicely. I am delighted to see a game for the thinking adult that combines great action and gameplay, an intriguing storyline, and adult themes.

Secondly, the story itself is quite deep, with a strong political undertone, a thorough examination of human interpersonal dynamics, hardcore science fiction, and an interwoven metaphysical subplot. Taken as a whole, an entire world has been created here that unfolds majestically, providing visual, aural, and intellectual delights along the way. The majority of people under twenty years old or so simply will not understand what is going on.

Omikron: The Nomad Soul is a one player game, though it is a lot of fun to play with others looking on. But it's main focus is on individual play, alternating between fast action sequences and slowly deliberating your next move, with every game session as a voyage of discovery. The basis is simple enough, you are a soul in an alternate dimension, moving from body to body at times, charged with freeing a people from an evil that manifests itself in several different forms. But there are plots within plots, and logical twists and turns that are combined with outstanding visuals that make this game very hard to put away. And there are plenty of fighting opportunities as well, and these contests rival the commercial arcades with the Dreamcast.

Omikron: The Nomad Soul is a feast on all levels, and I cannot recommend it highly enough. There are numerous websites dedicated to this game, even with all the known problems with the Windows release. But the Dreamcast version brings the game into it's own, allowing everything to flow smoothly as it's designers intended. This game is a welcome respite from the many flashy but brain-dead game titles around. You will have a great time!

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not for kids, November 27, 2000

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SH in Tampa "SPH" (Tampa FL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Omikron: The Nomad Soul (Video Game)

Omikron is big adventure game set in an interesting futuristic society. You begin the game by inhabiting the body of a missing police officer and you must track down what has happened to you and your partner.

Although the game has arcade elements and few combat sequences, it is primarily a fairly simple RPG type game set in large, partially interactive environment. A welcome change in Omikron is it's adult atmosphere. If you are tired of large headed anime characters with silly soundtracks, then the more complex and identifiable characters in Omikron will be more appealling. Caution, this game is not for kids ... there are strip clubs, sex shops and love scenes.

Some of the cut scenes are long and can not be skipped, which is an annoyance which probably generated an unfair amount of criticism. Otherwise, this is a solid RPG.

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