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Psycho World

A scientist and his two female assistants work on ESP research in a remote science laboratory. One day, a section of the lab blows up. It turned out that the monsters kept for experiments escaped and took one…

1 February 1988

Psycho World is an adventure developed by Hertz, released 1 February 1988 on MSX2.

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What Psycho World is

Psycho World is an adventure game developed by Hertz and released in 1988. It is available on MSX2 only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

A scientist and his two female assistants work on ESP research in a remote science laboratory. One day, a section of the lab blows up. It turned out that the monsters kept for experiments escaped and took one of the assistants with them. The scientist gives an "ESP booster" to the remaining assistant so she can go rescue her. Your character possesses psychic power which she uses to blast away her enemies. You start the game with few powers and eventually gain more as items dropped by monsters are picked up. You control powers such as fire, ice, sonic waves, temporary invincibility, levitation, and more.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and horror. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

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When did Psycho World come out?
Psycho World was released on 1 February 1988 for MSX2.

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