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| title = O.D.T. |
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| developer = FDI |
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| publisher = [[Psygnosis]] |
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| released = [[1998 in video gaming|August 31, 1998]] |
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| released = {{vgrelease|NA|3 November 1998<ref>{{Cite web |date=2001-02-25 |title=PSX Nation News Story |url=http://www.psxnation.com/news/110398e.html |access-date=2023-10-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010225233558/http://www.psxnation.com/news/110398e.html |archive-date=2001-02-25 }}</ref>|EU|1998}} |
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| genre = [[Action-adventure game|Action-adventure]] |
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'''''O.D.T.''''' ('''''O.D.T.: Escape... Or Die Trying''''' in North America) is a 1998 [[Action-adventure game|action-adventure]] [[video game]] developed by FDI and published by [[Psygnosis]] for [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]] and [[Microsoft Windows]]. |
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'''''O.D.T. - Escape...Or Die Trying''''', is a [[video game]] created by [[Psygnosis]] for the [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]] and [[Microsoft Windows]]. It is a 3D [[Action-adventure game|action-adventure]], with some [[role-playing video game|role-playing]] elements. Playing as 1 of 6 characters, the goal is to explore the "Forbidden Zone" to look for gas canisters to re-inflate one's balloon, which had crashed on the roof of a mysterious tower. Along the way puzzles are solved, monsters are fought, and so on. An N64 version was completed but never released, though it has since been leaked online. |
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==Plot== |
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The player assumes the role of a crew member on an [[airship]] charged with delivering a magical pearl to halt an [[epidemic]]. The airship is brought down by a horde of [[mutants]] who want to acquire the pearl, and crashes into a mysterious tower.<ref>{{cite magazine|author=Air Hendrix|url=https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_106_May_1998/page/n59/mode/2up|title=Sneak Previews: ODT|magazine=[[GamePro]]|publisher=[[International Data Group|IDG]]|issue=116|date=May 1998|page=59|access-date=29 August 2023}}</ref> |
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==Characters== |
==Characters== |
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*'''Mr Bodybolt, 7th Passenger''': Unlockable character, exclusive to the unreleased N64 version. Very tough and good with fire ammo, but a poor magic user. |
*'''Mr Bodybolt, 7th Passenger''': Unlockable character, exclusive to the unreleased N64 version. Very tough and good with fire ammo, but a poor magic user. |
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==Development== |
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Jean-Baptiste Bolcato told ''PSExtreme'' magazine that the core of the team was carried over from the development of ''[[Adidas Power Soccer]]'', also published by [[Psygnosis]] for the [[PlayStation]]. He cited ''[[The Chaos Engine]]'' as a direction inspiration on the game, highlighting its "'futur-anterieur' look and feel a la [[Jules Verne]]" as distinctive among the more common [[cyberpunk]] aesthetic found in games at the time.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/details/psextreme-issue-31/page/n37/mode/2up|title=Excerpt: O.D.T.|magazine=PSExtreme|publisher=Dimension Publishing|issue=31|date=June 1998|pages=38–39|access-date=29 August 2023}}</ref> |
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*'''Bad Ending''': Acquired by playing the game on Easy difficulty or failing to collect all of the container fragments before the end of the 7th level. |
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*'''Good Ending''': Acquired by playing the game on Medium or Hard difficulty, collecting all of the container fragments, and reaching the end of the 8th level. |
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==Reception== |
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| GR_PC = 61%<ref name=GRPC>{{cite web|url=https://www.gamerankings.com/pc/198219-odt-escape-or-die-trying/index.html|title=O.D.T.: Escape... Or Die Trying for PC|website=[[GameRankings]]|publisher=CBS Interactive|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190214042518/https://www.gamerankings.com/pc/198219-odt-escape-or-die-trying/index.html|archive-date=14 February 2019|url-status=dead|access-date=9 April 2021}}</ref> |
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| GR_PS = 51%<ref name=GRPS>{{cite web|url=https://www.gamerankings.com/ps/198239-odt-escape-or-die-trying/index.html|title=O.D.T.: Escape...Or Die Trying for PlayStation|website=GameRankings|publisher=CBS Interactive|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190501033020/https://www.gamerankings.com/ps/198239-odt-escape-or-die-trying/index.html|archive-date=1 May 2019|url-status=dead|access-date=9 April 2021}}</ref> |
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| Allgame_PC = {{Rating|2.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=15842&tab=review|title=O.D.T. (PC) - Review|last=Smith|first=Nick|website=[[AllGame]]|publisher=[[All Media Network]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141116212132/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=15842&tab=review|archive-date=16 November 2014|url-status=dead|access-date=9 April 2021}}</ref> |
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| CGW_PC = {{Rating|2.5|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/issues/cgw_176.pdf|title=(O)bvious (D)oppelgänger (T)itle (''O.D.T.'' Review)|last=Johnson|first=Kenneth|magazine=[[Computer Gaming World]]|publisher=Ziff Davis|issue=176|date=March 1999|page=160|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230812191728/https://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/issues/cgw_176.pdf|archive-date=12 August 2023|url-status=live|access-date=29 August 2023}}</ref> |
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| EGM_PS = 3.625/10<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://retrocdn.net/images/3/3e/EGM_US_113.pdf|title=O.D.T.|last1=Davison|first1=John|last2=Boyer|first2=Crispin|last3=Hager|first3=Dean|last4=Hsu|first4=Dan|magazine=Electronic Gaming Monthly|publisher=Ziff Davis|issue=113|date=December 1998|page=262|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230521231141/https://retrocdn.net/images/3/3e/EGM_US_113.pdf|archive-date=21 May 2023|url-status=live|access-date=29 August 2023}}</ref>{{efn|Three critics of ''[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]]'' gave the PlayStation version each a score of 3.5/10, and the other gave it 4/10.}} |
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| EPD_PS = 5/10<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elecplay.com/review.html?article=97&full=1#mr_toppy|title=ODT (PS)|last=Grant|first=Jules|date=6 January 1999|website=[[EP Daily|The Electric Playground]]|publisher=Greedy Productions Ltd.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020906125516/http://www.elecplay.com/review.html?article=97&full=1#mr_toppy|archive-date=6 September 2002|url-status=dead|access-date=29 August 2023}}</ref> |
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| GI_PS = 5/10<ref>{{cite magazine|title=O.D.T.|magazine=[[Game Informer]]|publisher=[[FuncoLand]]|issue=67|date=November 1998|page=80}}</ref> |
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| GameRev_PS = C−<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gamerevolution.com/review/34032-odt-review|title=O.D.T. Review (PS)|last=Hsu|first=Tim|date=December 1998|website=[[GameRevolution]]|publisher=[[CraveOnline]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150915010843/http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/odt|archive-date=15 September 2015|url-status=live|access-date=10 April 2021}}</ref> |
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| GSpot_PC = 4.8/10<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/odt-review/1900-2543518/|title=O.D.T. Review (PC) [date mislabeled as "May 2, 2000"]|last=Smith|first=Josh|date=14 December 1998|website=[[GameSpot]]|publisher=[[Fandom (website)|Fandom]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050104110235/http://www.gamespot.com/pc/action/odt/review.html|archive-date=4 January 2005|url-status=live|access-date=29 August 2023}}</ref> |
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| GSpot_PS = 5.3/10<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/or-die-trying-odt-review/1900-2546032/|title=Or Die Trying (O.D.T.) [sic] Review (PS)|last=Mielke|first=James|date=29 September 1998|website=GameSpot|publisher=Fandom|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050207112429/http://www.gamespot.com/ps/adventure/ordietryingodt/review.html|archive-date=7 February 2005|url-status=live|access-date=29 August 2023}}</ref> |
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| IGN_PS = 5.5/10<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/1998/12/09/odt|title=O.D.T. (PS)|last=Perry|first=Douglass C.|date=8 December 1998|website=[[IGN]]|publisher=Ziff Davis|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230823012924/https://www.ign.com/articles/1998/12/09/odt|archive-date=23 August 2023|url-status=live|access-date=29 August 2023}}</ref> |
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| NGen_PS = {{Rating|1|5}}<ref name=NGen>{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/details/NEXT_Generation_51/page/n91/mode/2up|title=O.D.T. – Escape or Die Trying [sic] (PS)|magazine=[[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]]|publisher=[[Future US|Imagine Media]]|issue=51|date=March 1999|page=90|access-date=9 April 2021}}</ref> |
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| OPM_PS = {{Rating|1.5|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/details/official-u.-s.-play-station-magazine-volume-2-issue-3-december-1998/page/n147/mode/2up|title=O.D.T.|last=Rybicki|first=Joe|magazine=[[Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine]]|publisher=Ziff Davis|volume=2|issue=3|date=December 1998|page=150|access-date=29 August 2023}}</ref> |
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| PCGUS_PC = 51%<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.pcgamer.com/reviews/773.html|title=O.D.T.|last=Poole|first=Stephen|magazine=[[PC Gamer]]|publisher=Imagine Media|volume=6|issue=3|date=March 1999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000306091452/http://www.pcgamer.com/reviews/773.html|archive-date=6 March 2000|url-status=dead|access-date=10 April 2021}}</ref> |
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The game received mixed reviews on both platforms according to the [[Review aggregator|review aggregation]] website [[GameRankings]].<ref name=GRPC/><ref name=GRPS/> ''[[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]]'' said of the PlayStation version, "There are some neat things in the game such as the batwinged familiar that follows the mage around and the spellcasting interface, but in the end this game is a drag."<ref name=NGen/> ''[[GamePro]]'' called the same console version "a very accurate description of the entire product: a poor man's third-person shooter that manages to nail all the drawbacks of the genre's top gun, ''[[Tomb Raider (1996 video game)|Tomb Raider]]'', while cleverly missing all of the genre's high points.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_113_December_1998/page/n193/mode/2up|title=ODT [sic]|author=Boba Fatt|magazine=GamePro|publisher=IDG|issue=123|date=December 1998|page=190|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041130221611/http://www.gamepro.com/sony/psx/games/reviews/244.shtml|archive-date=30 November 2004|url-status=live|access-date=10 April 2021}}</ref>{{efn|''[[GamePro]]'' gave the PlayStation version three 2.5/5 scores for graphics, sound, and fun factor, and 2/5 for control.}} |
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==Notes== |
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Revision as of 12:11, 9 May 2024
O.D.T. | |
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Developer(s) | FDI |
Publisher(s) | Psygnosis |
Platform(s) | PlayStation, Microsoft Windows |
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Genre(s) | Action-adventure |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
O.D.T. (O.D.T.: Escape... Or Die Trying in North America) is a 1998 action-adventure video game developed by FDI and published by Psygnosis for PlayStation and Microsoft Windows.
Plot
The player assumes the role of a crew member on an airship charged with delivering a magical pearl to halt an epidemic. The airship is brought down by a horde of mutants who want to acquire the pearl, and crashes into a mysterious tower.[2]
Characters
- Captain Lamat: Protagonist of the story, despite being a non-playable character. Captain of the Nautiflyus, the ship which crash-lands in the forbidden zone.
- Corporal Ike Hawkins: Second in command, with generally balanced abilities.
- Cartographer Julia Chase: Generally balanced abilities, though one of the better magic users.
- Chief Engineer Maxx Havok: High armor and weapon abilities, though a poor magic user.
- Archbishop Solaar: The most powerful magic user, though has weak armour. Accompanied by a bird that occasionally attacks enemies or breakable objects.
- Stowaway Sophia Hawkins: Unlockable character, with generally high and balanced abilities. Ike's sister.
- Karma, the Ex-Deviant: Unlockable character, one of the enemy monsters in the game sympathetic to the heroes. Generally high and balanced abilities.
- Mr Bodybolt, 7th Passenger: Unlockable character, exclusive to the unreleased N64 version. Very tough and good with fire ammo, but a poor magic user.
Development
Jean-Baptiste Bolcato told PSExtreme magazine that the core of the team was carried over from the development of Adidas Power Soccer, also published by Psygnosis for the PlayStation. He cited The Chaos Engine as a direction inspiration on the game, highlighting its "'futur-anterieur' look and feel a la Jules Verne" as distinctive among the more common cyberpunk aesthetic found in games at the time.[3]
Reception
Aggregator | Score | |
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PC | PS | |
GameRankings | 61%[4] | 51%[5] |
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PC | PS | |
AllGame | [6] | N/A |
Computer Gaming World | [7] | N/A |
Electronic Gaming Monthly | N/A | 3.625/10[8][a] |
EP Daily | N/A | 5/10[9] |
Game Informer | N/A | 5/10[10] |
GameRevolution | N/A | C−[11] |
GameSpot | 4.8/10[12] | 5.3/10[13] |
IGN | N/A | 5.5/10[14] |
Next Generation | N/A | [15] |
Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine | N/A | [16] |
PC Gamer (US) | 51%[17] | N/A |
The game received mixed reviews on both platforms according to the review aggregation website GameRankings.[4][5] Next Generation said of the PlayStation version, "There are some neat things in the game such as the batwinged familiar that follows the mage around and the spellcasting interface, but in the end this game is a drag."[15] GamePro called the same console version "a very accurate description of the entire product: a poor man's third-person shooter that manages to nail all the drawbacks of the genre's top gun, Tomb Raider, while cleverly missing all of the genre's high points.[18][b]
Notes
- ^ Three critics of Electronic Gaming Monthly gave the PlayStation version each a score of 3.5/10, and the other gave it 4/10.
- ^ GamePro gave the PlayStation version three 2.5/5 scores for graphics, sound, and fun factor, and 2/5 for control.
References
- ^ "PSX Nation News Story". 2001-02-25. Archived from the original on 2001-02-25. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
- ^ Air Hendrix (May 1998). "Sneak Previews: ODT". GamePro. No. 116. IDG. p. 59. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ^ "Excerpt: O.D.T." PSExtreme. No. 31. Dimension Publishing. June 1998. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ^ a b "O.D.T.: Escape... Or Die Trying for PC". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 14 February 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ^ a b "O.D.T.: Escape...Or Die Trying for PlayStation". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 1 May 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ^ Smith, Nick. "O.D.T. (PC) - Review". AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on 16 November 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ^ Johnson, Kenneth (March 1999). "(O)bvious (D)oppelgänger (T)itle (O.D.T. Review)" (PDF). Computer Gaming World. No. 176. Ziff Davis. p. 160. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 August 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ^ Davison, John; Boyer, Crispin; Hager, Dean; Hsu, Dan (December 1998). "O.D.T." (PDF). Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 113. Ziff Davis. p. 262. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 May 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ^ Grant, Jules (6 January 1999). "ODT (PS)". The Electric Playground. Greedy Productions Ltd. Archived from the original on 6 September 2002. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ^ "O.D.T.". Game Informer. No. 67. FuncoLand. November 1998. p. 80.
- ^ Hsu, Tim (December 1998). "O.D.T. Review (PS)". GameRevolution. CraveOnline. Archived from the original on 15 September 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- ^ Smith, Josh (14 December 1998). "O.D.T. Review (PC) [date mislabeled as "May 2, 2000"]". GameSpot. Fandom. Archived from the original on 4 January 2005. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ^ Mielke, James (29 September 1998). "Or Die Trying (O.D.T.) [sic] Review (PS)". GameSpot. Fandom. Archived from the original on 7 February 2005. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ^ Perry, Douglass C. (8 December 1998). "O.D.T. (PS)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on 23 August 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ^ a b "O.D.T. – Escape or Die Trying [sic] (PS)". Next Generation. No. 51. Imagine Media. March 1999. p. 90. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ^ Rybicki, Joe (December 1998). "O.D.T." Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. Vol. 2, no. 3. Ziff Davis. p. 150. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ^ Poole, Stephen (March 1999). "O.D.T." PC Gamer. Vol. 6, no. 3. Imagine Media. Archived from the original on 6 March 2000. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- ^ Boba Fatt (December 1998). "ODT [sic]". GamePro. No. 123. IDG. p. 190. Archived from the original on 30 November 2004. Retrieved 10 April 2021.