Philosoma
In Philosoma, you blast through 18 vertical scrolling deep space environments in search of the mysterious distress call, destroying enemies and obstacles in your path. Go up against a variety of vehicles…
Philosoma is a shooter developed by G-Artists, released 28 July 1995 on PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable and PlayStation.
What Philosoma is
Philosoma is a shooter game developed by G-Artists and released in 1995. It was published by Sony Computer Entertainment. It is available on PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable and PlayStation.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Communication Interrupt > Message Follows Alpha Priority Distress . Repeat. Priority Distress ORA-194-220 . {Break} Installation Under ATT {Break} Unknown Source. Attention - Crew of UNF Galant >>All Strega Pilots Prepare To Launch > Mission: Break Through Enemy Lines And Neutralize Unknown Threat.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
How it was received
Philosoma holds a critic score of 50 out of 100. That places it above 9% of the 3,305 rated shooter games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 1995 averaged 66, so it scored 16 points below the year average.
What it launched against
Philosoma launched on 28 July 1995, within three weeks of Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, Castlevania: Dracula X, The King of Fighters '95 and Phantasmagoria. All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, Castlevania: Dracula X, The King of Fighters '95, Phantasmagoria.
Official trailer
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