Psy-Phi
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| Psy-Phi |
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| System(s): Sega Lindbergh[1] |
| Publisher: Sega Corporation |
| Developer: AM Plus |
| Planned release date(s): 2005/2006 |
| Genre: Action |
| Number of players: 1-2 |
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Psy-Phi (サイファイ, stylized as ΨΦ PSY-PHI)[2] is an unreleased arcade game developed by AM Plus for Sega Lindbergh hardware.
Inspired by the touch-screen computers from the film Minority Report[3][4], it would have used touch-screen controls, with the player controlling psychics in aerial fights and touching icons on the screen to move and attack. The player could perform special moves by drawing specific shapes on the screen[1].
While the game was technically completed, it failed its location test in Spring 2005 and did not make it into full production. While the game was popular[3], Yu Suzuki has said it was canceled because the friction from the touch screen controls led to players' fingers being burned[3]. Some solutions he has suggested include wearing gloves and making the game compatible with Kinect[4].
Development
Location testing
| Venue | Start date | End date | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Club Sega Akihabara, Club Sega Shinjuku Nishiguchi | 2006-02-16 | 2006-02-22[5] | |
| Club Sega Tachikawa | 2006-02-17 | 2006-02-22[5] |
Production credits
- Producer: Yu Suzuki[1][6]
- Masato Nishimura[7][8][9][10]
- Effect Designer, Staging, Effect Leader: Shigemi Ohmori[11][12][13][14]
- Cabinet Design: Masahito Yanase, Muneoki Kamata[15][16]
AM Plus artist Masaya Saida gave away a Psy-Phi badge set in January 2006,[2] but this does not necessarily confirm he worked on the game.
Magazine articles
- Main article: Psy-Phi/Magazine articles.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 https://am-j.co.jp/newmachine/200511/004.html (Wayback Machine: 2023-10-09 10:10)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 http://sega.jp/segamoba/about/column.html (Wayback Machine: 2009-12-19 12:39)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 https://www.4gamer.net/games/123/G012317/20110303030/ (Wayback Machine: 2023-04-02 07:58)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 https://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/431147.html (Wayback Machine: 2023-10-07 14:16)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 https://www.am-net.jp/test/test200601.html (Wayback Machine: 2017-07-07 16:49)
- ↑ https://nlab.itmedia.co.jp/games/articles/0509/03/news002.html (Wayback Machine: 2023-10-09 18:14)
- ↑ @Mazin__ on Twitter (Wayback Machine: 2020-10-31 13:00)
- ↑ @Mazin__ on Twitter (Wayback Machine: 2020-04-12 06:46)
- ↑ @Mazin__ on Twitter (Wayback Machine: 2020-06-11 03:02)
- ↑ @Mazin__ on Twitter (Wayback Machine: 2019-09-16 08:42)
- ↑ https://archive.ph/GOkxP
- ↑ @ashizuka16bit on Twitter (Wayback Machine: 2022-04-03 18:13)
- ↑ @ashizuka16bit on Twitter (archive.today)
- ↑ @ashizuka16bit on Twitter (archive.today)
- ↑ File:Patent JP2007066282A.pdf
- ↑ File:Patent JP2007066860A.pdf