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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|access-date=9 April 2021}}</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> |
| 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|title=O.D.T.|magazine=[[Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine]]|publisher=Ziff Davis|volume=2|issue=3|date=December 1998}}</ref> |
| 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> |
| 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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Revision as of 18:08, 29 August 2023
O.D.T. | |
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Developer(s) | FDI |
Publisher(s) | Psygnosis |
Platform(s) | PlayStation, Microsoft Windows |
Release | |
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 a 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] |
Publication | Score | |
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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] |
Game Informer | N/A | 5/10[9] |
GamePro | N/A | [10][a] |
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]
Notes
References
- ^ Gentry, Perry (30 October 1998). "What's in Stores Next Week (We Think)". Gamecenter. CNET. Archived from the original on 17 August 2000. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
- ^ Air Hendrix (May 1998). "Sneak Previews: ODT". GamePro. No. 116. IDG. p. 59.
- ^ "Excerpt: O.D.T.". PSExtreme. 3 (31). Dimension Publishing: 38–39. June 1998.
- ^ 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. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- ^ EGM staff (December 1998). "O.D.T.". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 113. Ziff Davis.
- ^ "O.D.T.". Game Informer. No. 67. FuncoLand. November 1998. p. 80.
- ^ Boba Fatt (December 1998). "ODT [sic]". GamePro. No. 123. IDG Entertainment. p. 190. Archived from the original on 30 November 2004. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- ^ 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. Red Ventures. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ^ Mielke, James (29 September 1998). "Or Die Trying (O.D.T.) [sic] Review (PS)". GameSpot. Red Ventures. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ^ Perry, Douglass C. (8 December 1998). "O.D.T. (PS)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ^ 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.