<s>
is	O
a	O
1995	O
fighting	O
arcade	O
game	O
created	O
by	O
Taito	O
which	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
1996	O
and	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Acclaim	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
PAL	O
regions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Psychic	B-Application
Force	I-Application
was	O
released	O
without	O
much	O
hype	O
and	O
was	O
not	O
commercially	O
successful	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Psychic	B-Application
Force	I-Application
would	O
later	O
get	O
an	O
arcade-exclusive	O
update	O
titled	O
Psychic	B-Application
Force	I-Application
EX	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
a	O
year	O
later	O
in	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1998	O
,	O
a	O
sequel	B-Language
was	O
released	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Psychic	B-Application
Force	I-Application
2012	I-Application
also	O
for	O
the	O
arcade	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
console	O
in	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
eventually	O
adapted	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
under	O
the	O
title	O
Psychic	B-Application
Force	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
October	O
7	O
,	O
1999	O
and	O
later	O
to	O
the	O
PAL	O
regions	O
in	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2006	O
,	O
the	O
original	O
Psychic	B-Application
Force	I-Application
was	O
re-released	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
as	O
an	O
anniversary	O
pack	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
titled	O
Psychic	B-Application
Force	I-Application
Complete	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
included	O
Psychic	B-Application
Force	I-Application
2012	I-Application
and	O
a	O
special	O
exclusive	O
remixed	O
version	O
of	O
2012	O
titled	O
Psychic	B-Application
Force	I-Application
2012	I-Application
EX	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
combat	O
in	O
Psychic	B-Application
Force	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
cubic	O
space	O
defined	O
by	O
a	O
magical	O
force	O
field	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Even	O
though	O
Psychic	B-Application
Force	I-Application
is	O
structured	O
as	O
a	O
3D	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
gameplay	O
is	O
in	O
2D	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
walls	O
of	O
the	O
force	O
field	O
play	O
a	O
big	O
part	O
in	O
the	O
strategy	O
behind	O
Psychic	B-Application
Force	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
tactics	O
in	O
Psychic	B-Application
Force	I-Application
include	O
a	O
Barrier	O
Guard	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
help	O
protect	O
a	O
character	O
from	O
both	O
physical	O
attacks	O
and	O
special	O
moves	O
but	O
drains	O
the	O
Psycho	O
Gauge	O
real	O
quickly	O
,	O
an	O
Evasion	O
Barrier	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
character	O
can	O
immediately	O
put	O
up	O
a	O
force	O
field	O
and	O
avoid	O
slamming	O
against	O
the	O
wall	O
even	O
though	O
it	O
uses	O
up	O
40%	O
of	O
the	O
Psycho	O
Gauge	O
,	O
a	O
Normal	O
Dash	O
which	O
enables	O
a	O
character	O
to	O
move	O
real	O
quickly	O
in	O
any	O
direction	O
from	O
within	O
sight	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
Quick	O
Dash	O
which	O
enables	O
a	O
character	O
to	O
move	O
real	O
fast	O
towards	O
their	O
opponent	O
while	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
deflect	O
any	O
weak	O
projectile	O
that	O
gets	O
in	O
their	O
way	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
both	O
the	O
original	O
arcade	O
version	O
and	O
home	O
console	O
Story	O
Mode	O
of	O
Psychic	B-Application
Force	I-Application
(	O
but	O
not	O
later	O
revisions	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	O
version	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
character	O
goes	O
through	O
eight	O
stages	O
of	O
combat	O
against	O
a	O
specific	O
set	O
of	O
opponents	O
and	O
face	O
off	O
against	O
a	O
specific	O
final	O
boss	O
in	O
the	O
eighth	O
and	O
final	O
stage	O
,	O
which	O
varies	O
and	O
depends	O
on	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
's	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
plot	O
of	O
Psychic	B-Application
Force	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
2010	O
,	O
where	O
selected	O
individuals	O
are	O
blessed	O
with	O
the	O
power	O
of	O
psychic	O
abilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Emilio	B-Application
Michaelov	I-Application
:	O
A	O
young	O
Russian	O
Psychiccer	O
boy	O
who	O
has	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
psychic	O
power	O
of	O
light	O
in	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Acclaim	O
gave	O
Psychic	B-Application
Force	I-Application
minimal	O
localization	O
,	O
not	O
even	O
replacing	O
the	O
Japanese	O
voice	O
acting	O
or	O
J-pop	O
intro	O
song	O
;	O
instead	O
,	O
they	O
simply	O
added	O
subtitles	O
to	O
the	O
cutscenes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Psychic	B-Application
Force	I-Application
on	O
their	O
June	O
1	O
,	O
1996	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
third	O
most-successful	O
arcade	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
received	O
mediocre	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
remarked	O
,	O
"	O
On	O
the	O
positive	O
side	O
,	O
Psychic	B-Application
Force	I-Application
does	O
sport	O
some	O
nice	O
-	O
and	O
if	O
truth	O
be	O
told	O
,	O
very	O
innovative	O
-	O
projectile	O
weapons	O
and	O
background	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
all	O
,	O
Psychic	B-Application
Force	I-Application
is	O
a	O
Force	O
to	O
be	O
reckoned	O
with	O
-	O
at	O
least	O
as	O
a	O
rental.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
a	O
spin-off	O
puzzle	O
game	O
,	O
similar	O
in	O
style	O
to	O
Puzzle	B-Application
Bobble	I-Application
,	O
known	O
as	O
Psychic	B-Application
Force	I-Application
:	O
Puzzle	O
Taisen	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
C	O
.	O
P	O
.	O
Brain	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Taito	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
2	O
,	O
1997	O
for	O
Sony	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
in	O
Japan	O
only	O
.	O
</s>
