Psychic Force 2012

Psychic Force 2012 is a three-dimensional fighting game in which characters engage in aerial combat within enclosed arenas. Unlike conventional fighting games, players can move freely through the arena, using close-range attacks, psychic projectiles and defensive barriers. Each character has a Life Gauge and a Psycho Gauge, the latter of which is consumed by psychic attacks and defensive techniques. As a character loses health, the capacity of their Psycho Gauge increases.

The combat system includes techniques such as the Quick Dash and Slide Dash for movement, Barrier Guard for defence and Barrier Break for overcoming an opponent's protection. Other mechanics include Psy-Impulse, which allows players to counterattack after being knocked against an arena wall, and Hyper Charge, which sacrifices health to increase offensive power.

Taking place two years after the events of Psychic Force, the sequel finds the world caught in the crossfire between two factions who vie for control over the Earth. Upon returning after his fateful past battle against his old friend Burn Griffiths, Keith Evans resurrects NOA as Neo NOA and once again resumes his conquest of establishing a utopia for united Psychiccers. Richard Wong, who had broken away from NOA, establishes his own group of Psychiccers known as "The Army" and seeks to eliminate Neo NOA in an attempt to conquer the world. As the two groups fight for control over the fate of the Earth, independent Psychiccers who find themselves being drawn into the conflict seek to hunt down members of Neo NOA and The Army in an attempt to find the truth and help locate their missing family and friends.

For the Dreamcast conversion of Psychic Force 2012, Taito sought to reproduce the arcade game while adapting its presentation and controls for the home console. In an October 1998 interview, director Hiroshi Aoki and other members of the development team discussed the work involved in bringing the game to Dreamcast hardware.

In a December 1998 interview, Taito's main programmer discussed the technical challenges of converting the arcade game. The magazine described two parallel areas of development: investigating the Dreamcast hardware and implementing features specifically for the console release.

In Japan, Game Machine listed Psychic Force 2012 on their August 1, 1998 issue as being the second most-successful arcade game of the month. According to Japanese sales figures from Famitsu compiled by Japan GameCharts, the Dreamcast version sold 32,323 copies during its first week of release and 57,831 copies in Japan by February 2004, ranking 64th among Dreamcast games in the database.

Jeff Lundrigan reviewed the Dreamcast version of the game for Next Generation, rating it one star out of five, and stated that "A waste of money and time."