<s>
is	O
a	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
G-Artists	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
April	O
26	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
earliest	O
PlayStation	B-Device
games	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
met	O
with	O
mediocre	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
most	O
critics	O
assessing	O
its	O
graphics	O
as	O
dull	O
and	O
its	O
gameplay	O
as	O
primitive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Philosoma	B-Device
plays	O
like	O
many	O
scrolling	O
shooters	O
with	O
the	O
noticeable	O
difference	O
of	O
its	O
multiple	O
perspectives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Philosoma	B-Device
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
games	O
announced	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scary	O
Larry	O
of	O
GamePro	O
criticized	O
the	O
primitive	O
gameplay	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
"	O
Philosoma	B-Device
tries	O
hard	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
next-gen	O
shooter	O
,	O
but	O
in	O
gameplay	O
it	O
barely	O
surpasses	O
Novastorm.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
concluded	O
that	O
even	O
the	O
retro	O
release	O
Gradius	B-Application
Deluxe	I-Application
Pack	I-Application
is	O
a	O
far	O
better	O
purchase	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
you	O
want	O
the	O
next	O
great	O
experience	O
in	O
gameplay	O
and	O
graphics	O
,	O
Philosoma	B-Device
would	O
n't	O
even	O
make	O
a	O
top	O
75	O
list	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Philosoma	B-Device
was	O
awarded	O
Best	O
Shooter	O
of	O
1995	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2001	O
,	O
a	O
sequel	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
only	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
called	O
Phase	O
Paradox	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
only	O
a	O
sequel	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
it	O
being	O
a	O
continuation	O
of	O
the	O
storyline	O
from	O
Philosoma	B-Device
;	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
in	O
the	O
survival	O
horror	O
genre	O
instead	O
of	O
a	O
shooter	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
