<s>
is	O
a	O
three	O
dimensional	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
developed	O
by	O
Polyphony	O
Digital	O
and	O
Cyberhead	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Being	O
released	O
late	O
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
's	O
life	O
,	O
Omega	B-Application
Boost	I-Application
is	O
said	O
to	O
have	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
graphics	O
on	O
the	O
console	O
with	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
running	O
at	O
60	O
frame/s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Omega	B-Application
Boost	I-Application
is	O
so	O
far	O
the	O
only	O
non-racing	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Polyphony	O
Digital	O
,	O
whose	O
works	O
comprise	O
almost	O
solely	O
of	O
racing	O
simulators	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
some	O
stages	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
complete	O
control	O
of	O
Omega	B-Application
Boost	I-Application
,	O
specifically	O
areas	O
where	O
they	O
are	O
in	O
Planet	O
ETA	O
's	O
atmosphere	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
Boost	O
"	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
mech	O
's	O
name	O
comes	O
from	O
Omega	B-Application
Boost	I-Application
's	O
booster	O
pack	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
move	O
in	O
any	O
direction	O
and	O
circle	O
strafe	O
enemies	O
with	O
a	O
scanning	O
and	O
lock-on	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Omega	B-Application
Boost	I-Application
also	O
learns	O
the	O
Viper	O
Boost	O
maneuver	O
once	O
it	O
is	O
levelled	O
up	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Viper	O
Boost	O
,	O
when	O
engaged	O
,	O
will	O
cause	O
Omega	B-Application
Boost	I-Application
to	O
glow	O
blue	O
as	O
it	O
tears	O
through	O
enemies	O
on	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
past	O
,	O
an	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
named	O
AlphaCore	O
peacefully	O
and	O
silently	O
co-existed	O
with	O
the	O
human	O
race	O
,	O
though	O
its	O
origins	O
remain	O
unknown	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fearing	O
its	O
power	O
,	O
humanity	O
tried	O
to	O
'	O
dump	O
 '	O
AlphaCore	O
-	O
presumably	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
destroy	O
or	O
manipulate	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
-	O
but	O
the	O
action	O
failed	O
,	O
only	O
provoking	O
the	O
AlphaCore	O
and	O
starting	O
a	O
war	O
between	O
humans	O
and	O
machines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
builds	O
a	O
giant	O
shaft	O
,	O
the	O
Timeshaft	O
,	O
on	O
a	O
desolate	O
,	O
mined	O
out	O
planet	O
named	O
ETA	O
,	O
and	O
uses	O
this	O
to	O
travel	O
back	O
in	O
time	O
and	O
alter	O
ENIAC	B-Device
,	O
the	O
first	O
general-use	O
computer	O
created	O
and	O
considered	O
by	O
AlphaCore	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
first	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
It	O
plans	O
to	O
implant	O
a	O
virus	O
into	O
one	O
of	O
ENIAC	B-Device
's	O
vacuum	O
tubes	O
,	O
thus	O
creating	O
a	O
predestination	O
paradox	O
and	O
ensuring	O
its	O
survival	O
in	O
the	O
present	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
counter	O
AlphaCore	O
's	O
scheme	O
,	O
human	O
scientists	O
create	O
the	O
Omega	B-Application
Boost	I-Application
,	O
a	O
giant	O
robot	B-Algorithm
capable	O
of	O
traveling	O
through	O
time	O
using	O
the	O
Direct	O
Drive	O
System	O
(	O
DDS	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lester	O
J	O
.	O
Hemming	O
,	O
an	O
experienced	O
pilot	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
very	O
few	O
who	O
can	O
pilot	O
the	O
Omega	B-Application
Boost	I-Application
,	O
is	O
charged	O
with	O
traveling	O
back	O
in	O
time	O
to	O
stop	O
AlphaCore	O
by	O
finding	O
ENIAC	B-Device
and	O
replacing	O
the	O
AlphaCore	O
infected	O
vacuum	O
tube	O
,	O
thus	O
stopping	O
AlphaCore	O
before	O
it	O
even	O
has	O
a	O
chance	O
to	O
exist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Omega	B-Application
Boost	I-Application
manages	O
to	O
pierce	O
the	O
defenses	O
around	O
planet	O
ETA	O
,	O
encountering	O
along	O
the	O
way	O
a	O
red	O
'	O
knockoff	O
 '	O
of	O
Omega	B-Application
Boost	I-Application
made	O
by	O
AlphaCore	O
named	O
Beta	O
Boost	O
,	O
and	O
enters	O
the	O
Timeshaft	O
encountering	O
resistance	O
around	O
and	O
inside	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Omega	B-Application
Boost	I-Application
proceeds	O
to	O
breach	O
the	O
planetary	O
defenses	O
,	O
once	O
again	O
defeating	O
Beta	O
Boost	O
(	O
who	O
has	O
been	O
given	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Viper	O
Boost	O
attack	O
)	O
and	O
fending	O
off	O
the	O
avatar	O
of	O
AlphaCore	O
itself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Omega	B-Application
Boost	I-Application
pursues	O
it	O
and	O
destroys	O
its	O
three	O
forms	O
-	O
crystal	O
,	O
serpent-like	O
machine	O
,	O
and	O
finally	O
the	O
true	O
form	O
,	O
a	O
vaguely	O
fairylike	O
humanoid	O
with	O
wings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
defeat	O
,	O
AlphaCore	O
attempts	O
to	O
possess	O
Omega	B-Application
Boost	I-Application
,	O
but	O
fails	O
,	O
disintegrating	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
end	O
cutscene	O
depicts	O
Omega	B-Application
Boost	I-Application
arriving	O
in	O
1946	O
,	O
crashing	O
into	O
a	O
forest	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lester	O
locates	O
ENIAC	B-Device
and	O
,	O
through	O
a	O
small	O
probe	O
,	O
finds	O
the	O
vacuum	O
tube	O
infected	O
by	O
AlphaCore	O
's	O
virus	O
,	O
switching	O
it	O
out	O
for	O
the	O
safe	O
tube	O
seen	O
in	O
the	O
intro	O
;	O
thus	O
preventing	O
AlphaCore	O
's	O
rise	O
to	O
power	O
and	O
subsequent	O
destruction	O
of	O
the	O
human	O
race	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarities	O
between	O
Omega	B-Application
Boost	I-Application
and	O
Sega	O
's	O
Panzer	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
series	O
led	O
to	O
a	O
rumor	O
that	O
former	O
members	O
of	O
Team	O
Andromeda	O
,	O
dissolved	O
in	O
1998	O
,	O
had	O
joined	O
Polyphony	O
Digital	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
rumor	O
turned	O
out	O
to	O
be	O
true	O
as	O
the	O
lead	O
designer	O
and	O
programmer	O
on	O
Omega	B-Application
Boost	I-Application
was	O
Yuji	O
Yasuhara	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
worked	O
on	O
Panzer	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
Zwei	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
the	O
games	O
created	O
by	O
Polyphony	O
Digital	O
,	O
Omega	B-Application
Boost	I-Application
was	O
the	O
only	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
others	O
are	O
vehicle	O
racing	O
simulators	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Omega	B-Application
Boost	I-Application
Original	O
Soundtrack	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
19	O
,	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
series	O
of	O
action	O
figures	O
was	O
created	O
by	O
Blue	O
Box	O
Toys	O
,	O
featuring	O
mecha	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
including	O
:	O
Omega	B-Application
Boost	I-Application
and	O
Beta	O
Boost	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Omega	B-Application
Boost	I-Application
received	O
above-average	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
