The sequel to the shmup Philosoma happens to be, of all things, a horror game. After the destruction of Planet 220, the ship Gallant is damaged and much of the crew turned into zombies by an unknown alien lifeform. To find out what’s going on and escape the disaster, the player must switch between three characters (Jude Sutcliffe, Renee Hearn & Alia Hoebraten) in different sections of the ship to solve the mystery. Despite being a Japan-only game, all the voice acting is in English, so importers unable to read Japanese will at least have some understanding of the plot.
Gameplay is handled mostly by choices made during cutscenes using the circle or X buttons, with some third-person sections on pre-rendered backgrounds splitting between sequences. The end result feels more like an interactive movie than a game, and the multitude of cutscenes are unskippable. The game’s also fairly linear; make the wrong choice and you’ll most likely end up with a Game Over screen.
The game has 3 possible endings depending which character is chosen for the last part.
CHARACTERS:
- Jude Sutcliffe: Leader of the rescue team. He will enter the ship with another member of the team called Yuma.
- Renee Hearn: A soldier that survives the explosion.
- Alia Hoebraten: A biochemistry member of the Gallant's crew.
MANUFACTURER'S DESCRIPTION:
Sequel of the popular shooting "phyllosoma" in PS. It has become a 3D action adventure the story develops diversified, by approaching the mystery from the perspective of each hero of three, I adopt a multi-scenario and multiple endings. To stage a huge Battlestar "Gallant", first contact with the biological system of the human race "phyllosoma" is drawn.
FEATURES:
- Third person perspective.
- 3D graphics
- Cartoon graphics
- SCIFI, Futuristic & Horror themes.
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