Ludography
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1988 · T&E Soft · Point-and-click adventure · Adventure

Psy-O-Blade

In 21th century, there are three main powers on the Earth. The free world and the communist block carried over from the 20th century; the third power is the New Communist Federation. Since a program of denuclearizing was supported by all those powers, the New Communist Federation developed a devastating non-nuclear weapon: the satellite "Raiden". The two other powers competed with the New Communist Federation, developing their own killer satellites, and the danger of total annihilation became once again an issue.

Released
31 December 1988
Platforms
PC-9800 SeriesPC-8800 SeriesSharp X1FM-7MSX
Genres
Point-and-click adventureAdventure
Developers
T&E Soft
Publishers
T&E Soft
Modes
Single-player
Perspective
Third personText
Themes
Science fictionHorror
›Story

You play as Keith, a naive young pilot for the Ministry of Space. Along with the other MoS crew, you’re tasked with exploring Septemius 2, an important exploration vessel that mysteriously veered off-course before it could return to Earth. ), and how governments create killer satellites to keep their opponents in check. This information doesn’t really play into Psy-O-Blade‘s main story, but it does remind us that people will always be brutal to each other and that there’s truly nothing new under the sun.

The Ministry of Space boasts quite the cast. In addition to Keith, there’s Bob the navigator, a quiet fellow who shares an uncanny resemblance to Robert, the de facto leader of the operation. Mark is a chemical analyst. Michael is an engineer and resident jokester of the group.

Doctor Jimmy is old, bald, and unusually quiet. Feminine is a green-haired Data Analyst with an awful name – surely the English translator didn’t bequeath this moniker upon her, did they? Finally, Sofia’s a computer engineer and Keith’s love interest throughout the game. These characters – for better and for worse – are the game.

The only way to progress through Psy-O-Blade‘s tale of sabotage, murder, and mystery is by engaging with these characters repeatedly.

Keywords

  • anime
  • cyberpunk

Media

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
MSX31 December 1988Japan
PC-8800 Series31 December 1988Worldwide
FM-731 December 1988Worldwide
Sharp X131 December 1988Worldwide
PC-9800 Series31 December 1989Worldwide

Editions and related releases

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