<s>
Psychic	B-Application
Detective	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1995	O
interactive	B-Application
movie	I-Application
video	O
game	O
that	O
uses	O
extensive	O
amounts	O
of	O
live-action	O
footage	O
and	O
features	O
dozens	O
of	O
professional	O
character	O
actors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
game	O
is	O
not	O
to	O
be	O
confused	O
with	O
the	O
Japanese-only	O
Psychic	B-Application
Detective	I-Application
series	O
of	O
adventure	O
games	O
developed	O
by	O
DataWest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Psychic	B-Application
Detective	I-Application
is	O
generally	O
presented	O
in	O
first	O
person	O
(	O
except	O
during	O
cut	O
scenes	O
)	O
,	O
with	O
icons	O
appearing	O
at	O
intervals	O
on	O
the	O
screen	O
signifying	O
people	O
and	O
objects	O
Eric	O
can	O
interact	O
with	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
endgame	O
portion	O
of	O
Psychic	B-Application
Detective	I-Application
breaks	O
from	O
the	O
linear	O
narrative	O
and	O
involves	O
Eric	O
playing	O
a	O
surreal	O
board	O
game	O
against	O
the	O
villain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Psychic	B-Application
Detective	I-Application
was	O
the	O
brainchild	O
of	O
producer	O
Jim	O
Simmons	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
project	O
ultimately	O
involved	O
nearly	O
200	O
people	O
:	O
21	O
game	O
developers	O
at	O
EA	O
Studios	O
,	O
80	O
film	O
crew	O
,	O
and	O
95	O
actors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
individual	O
segments	O
were	O
edited	O
in	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Premiere	I-Operating_System
and	O
authored	O
in	O
a	O
proprietary	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
3DO	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Live	O
action	O
footage	O
from	O
Psychic	B-Application
Detective	I-Application
was	O
edited	O
together	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
short	O
film	O
that	O
was	O
shown	O
at	O
a	O
film	O
festival	O
in	O
the	O
mid-1990s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
gave	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
version	O
a	O
4.7	O
,	O
calling	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
innovative	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
asserting	O
that	O
the	O
overabundance	O
of	O
interaction	O
and	O
storyline	O
branches	O
turns	O
the	O
experience	O
into	O
a	O
confusing	O
mess	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
concluded	O
"	O
Instead	O
of	O
being	O
like	O
a	O
good	O
movie	O
enhanced	O
by	O
interactivity	O
,	O
Psychic	B-Application
Detective	I-Application
is	O
a	O
more	O
like	O
a	O
movie	O
...	O
clouded	O
with	O
interactive	O
options	O
that	O
eventually	O
detract	O
from	O
the	O
project.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
gave	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
version	O
a	O
positive	O
review	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
an	O
entertaining	O
interactive	O
mystery	O
game	O
with	O
an	O
adult	O
sensibility.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
found	O
the	O
game	O
an	O
engaging	O
challenge	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
need	O
to	O
be	O
head-hopping	O
in	O
the	O
right	O
person	O
at	O
the	O
right	O
time	O
and	O
listen	O
carefully	O
to	O
the	O
complex	O
dialogue	O
,	O
and	O
praised	O
the	O
sharpness	O
of	O
the	O
full-motion	B-Application
video	I-Application
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
in	O
Maximum	O
,	O
David	O
Hodgson	O
complimented	O
the	O
uniqueness	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
more	O
'	O
adult	O
 '	O
storyline	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
contended	O
that	O
full-motion	O
video-based	O
games	O
are	O
not	O
worth	O
playing	O
regardless	O
of	O
gameplay	O
or	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
,	O
while	O
warning	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
strictly	O
for	O
older	O
players	O
,	O
praised	O
it	O
for	O
having	O
a	O
good	O
murder	O
mystery	O
,	O
"	O
Clean	O
full-motion	B-Application
video	I-Application
(	O
although	O
mostly	O
in	O
a	O
small-screen	O
format	O
)	O
,	O
great	O
sound	O
,	O
and	O
more	O
fun	O
than	O
Snowjob.	O
"	O
</s>
