<s>
is	O
a	O
1999	O
survival	O
horror	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Polygon	O
Magic	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
has	O
amnesia	B-Application
,	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
process	O
of	O
learning	O
his	O
identity	O
,	O
he	O
discovers	O
that	O
he	O
is	O
humanity	O
's	O
last	O
hope	O
for	O
survival	O
against	O
the	O
Galerians	B-Application
,	O
genetically	O
enhanced	O
humans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
Galerians	B-Application
:	I-Application
Ash	I-Application
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Galerians	B-Application
is	O
a	O
survival	O
horror	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
vein	O
of	O
early	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Galerians	B-Application
employs	O
the	O
so-called	O
"	O
tank	O
controls	O
"	O
scheme	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
pressing	O
up	O
causes	O
the	O
character	O
to	O
walk	O
forward	O
,	O
while	O
down	O
causes	O
the	O
character	O
to	O
backpedal	O
slowly	O
-	O
regardless	O
of	O
whichever	O
direction	O
the	O
camera	O
is	O
pointing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
key	O
difference	O
to	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
is	O
that	O
Galerians	B-Application
does	O
not	O
employ	O
gun-based	O
combat	O
,	O
but	O
instead	O
features	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
psychic	O
powers	O
,	O
which	O
make	O
it	O
difficult	O
to	O
fight	O
more	O
than	O
one	O
enemy	O
at	O
a	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Galerians	B-Application
begins	O
with	O
the	O
protagonist	O
,	O
Rion	O
,	O
awaking	O
in	O
a	O
hospital	O
observation	O
room	O
,	O
unable	O
to	O
remember	O
his	O
identity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rion	O
's	O
father	O
,	O
Dr.	O
Albert	O
Steiner	O
,	O
was	O
a	O
computer	O
scientist	O
who	O
,	O
with	O
his	O
partner	O
Dr.	O
Pascalle	O
,	O
designed	O
a	O
self-replicating	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
called	O
Dorothy	O
that	O
grew	O
too	O
rapidly	O
for	O
them	O
to	O
control	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
purpose	O
was	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
new	O
,	O
superior	O
human	O
race	O
,	O
called	O
Galerians	B-Application
,	O
for	O
whom	O
she	O
would	O
be	O
God	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rion	O
must	O
find	O
Lilia	O
to	O
keep	O
the	O
Galerians	B-Application
from	O
supplanting	O
the	O
human	O
race	O
,	O
but	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
do	O
so	O
,	O
he	O
will	O
have	O
to	O
face	O
Dorothy	O
's	O
deranged	O
creations	O
directly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jeff	O
Lundrigan	O
of	O
NextGen	O
said	O
in	O
an	O
early	O
review	O
,	O
"	O
An	O
interesting	O
variation	O
on	O
a	O
theme	O
,	O
Galerians	B-Application
puts	O
a	O
slightly	O
different	O
spin	O
on	O
the	O
'	O
survival	O
horror	O
 '	O
genre	O
,	O
offering	O
consistently	O
high	O
production	O
values	O
,	O
a	O
thought-provoking	O
story	O
,	O
and	O
solid	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Galerians	B-Application
:	O
Rion	O
,	O
a	O
CGI	O
three-part	O
OVA	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
artbook	O
named	O
Galerians	B-Application
A	O
Head	O
was	O
released	O
the	O
next	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
