<s>
The	B-Device
Nomad	I-Device
Soul	I-Device
(	O
known	O
as	O
Omikron	B-Device
:	I-Device
The	I-Device
Nomad	I-Device
Soul	I-Device
in	O
North	O
America	O
)	O
is	O
an	O
adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Quantic	O
Dream	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Eidos	O
Interactive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
in	O
1999	O
and	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
in	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
engage	O
in	O
unarmed	O
and	O
armed	O
combat	O
,	O
explore	O
the	O
three-dimensional	O
environment	O
of	O
Omikron	B-Device
City	O
,	O
and	O
talk	O
with	O
non-player	O
characters	O
to	O
progress	O
the	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Device
Nomad	I-Device
Soul	I-Device
is	O
an	O
adventure	O
game	O
played	O
from	O
third-person	O
and	O
side-on	O
perspectives	O
in	O
unarmed	O
combat	O
,	O
and	O
first-person	O
view	O
in	O
armed	O
fighting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
may	O
explore	O
the	O
three-dimensional	O
environment	O
of	O
Omikron	B-Device
by	O
walking	O
,	O
running	O
,	O
using	O
vehicles	O
known	O
as	O
Sliders	O
,	O
or	O
taking	O
elevators	O
to	O
reach	O
apartments	O
and	O
offices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
are	O
provided	O
with	O
a	O
computer	B-General_Concept
terminal	I-General_Concept
known	O
as	O
SNEAK	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
mostly	O
used	O
to	O
access	O
character	O
information	O
,	O
call	O
Sliders	O
,	O
open	O
the	O
inventory	O
,	O
and	O
retrieve	O
facts	O
that	O
are	O
vital	O
to	O
story	O
progression	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Device
Nomad	I-Device
Soul	I-Device
is	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
futuristic	O
city	O
known	O
as	O
Omikron	B-Device
,	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
densely	O
populated	O
metropolis	O
on	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Phaenon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Omikron	B-Device
exists	O
beneath	O
an	O
enormous	O
crystal	O
dome	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
constructed	O
to	O
protect	O
against	O
the	O
ice	B-Device
age	I-Device
that	O
Phaenon	O
entered	O
into	O
after	O
its	O
sun	O
's	O
extinction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
asked	O
by	O
an	O
Omikronian	O
police	O
officer	O
named	O
Kay'l	O
669	O
to	O
leave	O
their	O
dimension	O
and	O
enter	O
Omikron	B-Device
within	O
his	O
body	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
begins	O
the	O
investigation	O
in	O
the	O
Anekbah	O
sector	O
,	O
where	O
they	O
uncover	O
information	O
that	O
suggests	O
the	O
serial	O
killer	O
they	O
are	O
looking	O
for	O
is	O
not	O
human	O
,	O
but	O
actually	O
a	O
demon	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
investigation	O
deepens	O
and	O
uncovers	O
further	O
information	O
;	O
one	O
of	O
Omikron	B-Device
's	O
chief	O
police	O
commanders	O
,	O
Commandant	O
Gandhar	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
demon	B-Operating_System
pretending	O
to	O
be	O
human	O
and	O
luring	O
human	O
souls	O
into	O
Omikron	B-Device
from	O
other	O
dimensions	O
by	O
way	O
of	O
The	B-Device
Nomad	I-Device
Soul	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
many	O
assassination	O
attempts	O
on	O
the	O
protagonist	O
's	O
life	O
by	O
other	O
demons	B-Operating_System
working	O
behind	O
the	O
scenes	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
destroys	O
Gandhar	O
with	O
supernatural	O
weaponry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
work	O
in	O
tandem	O
with	O
an	O
ancient	O
religious	O
order	O
led	O
by	O
Boz	O
,	O
a	O
mystical	O
being	O
that	O
exists	O
in	O
purely	O
electronic	O
form	O
on	O
the	O
computer	B-Architecture
networks	I-Architecture
of	O
Omikron	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Awakened	O
refer	O
to	O
the	O
protagonist	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Nomad	B-Device
Soul	I-Device
"	O
,	O
since	O
they	O
have	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
change	O
bodies	O
at	O
will	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Device
Nomad	I-Device
Soul	I-Device
learns	O
afterwards	O
that	O
what	O
is	O
going	O
on	O
in	O
Omikron	B-Device
is	O
merely	O
an	O
extension	O
of	O
an	O
old	O
battle	O
between	O
mankind	O
and	O
demons	B-Operating_System
spearheaded	O
by	O
the	O
powerful	O
Astaroth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Astaroth	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
banished	O
to	O
the	O
depths	O
of	O
Omikron	B-Device
long	O
ago	O
,	O
is	O
slowly	O
regenerating	O
power	O
while	O
using	O
demons	B-Operating_System
to	O
both	O
collect	O
souls	O
and	O
impersonate	O
high	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
government	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Device
Nomad	I-Device
Soul	I-Device
harnesses	O
ancient	O
,	O
magical	O
technology	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
destroy	O
Astaroth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
return	O
to	O
their	O
own	O
dimension	O
,	O
and	O
prevent	O
their	O
soul	O
from	O
being	O
captured	O
by	O
demons	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Director	O
David	O
Cage	O
,	O
having	O
grown	O
tired	O
of	O
his	O
15-year-long	O
career	O
as	O
a	O
composer	O
,	O
started	O
writing	O
The	B-Device
Nomad	I-Device
Soul	I-Device
in	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Device
Nomad	I-Device
Soul	I-Device
entered	O
full	O
production	O
one	O
month	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
The	B-Device
Nomad	I-Device
Soul	I-Device
,	O
Cage	O
wanted	O
to	O
create	O
"	O
a	O
movie-like	O
experience	O
-	O
with	O
total	O
immersion	O
"	O
and	O
mix	O
multiple	O
genres	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
portrayed	O
a	O
character	O
named	O
Boz	O
and	O
the	O
lead	O
singer	O
of	O
an	O
in-game	O
band	O
playing	O
gigs	O
around	O
Omikron	B-Device
City	O
;	O
Gabrels	O
and	O
musician	O
Gail	O
Ann	O
Dorsey	O
also	O
lent	O
their	O
likenesses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cage	O
spent	O
thirty	O
hours	O
doing	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
for	O
each	O
concert	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Device
Nomad	I-Device
Soul	I-Device
was	O
renamed	O
Omikron	B-Device
:	I-Device
The	I-Device
Nomad	I-Device
Soul	I-Device
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
on	O
31	O
October	O
1999	O
in	O
Europe	O
;	O
North	O
America	O
received	O
it	O
on	O
5	O
November	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
ported	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
,	O
with	O
release	O
dates	O
reported	O
for	O
22	O
June	O
(	O
NA	O
)	O
and	O
23	O
June	O
2000	O
(	O
EU	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
,	O
planned	O
for	O
May	O
2000	O
,	O
was	O
cancelled	O
after	O
seventy	O
percent	O
of	O
it	O
had	O
been	O
completed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
cancelled	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Bowie	O
's	O
death	O
in	O
2016	O
,	O
The	B-Device
Nomad	I-Device
Soul	I-Device
was	O
made	O
available	O
at	O
no	O
cost	O
for	O
one	O
week	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Device
Nomad	I-Device
Soul	I-Device
was	O
nominated	O
as	O
the	O
best	O
personal	B-Device
computer	I-Device
adventure	O
game	O
of	O
1999	O
by	O
CNET	O
Gamecenter	O
,	O
The	O
Electric	O
Playground	O
,	O
and	O
GameSpot	O
,	O
losing	O
variously	O
to	O
Gabriel	B-Application
Knight	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
Spy	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Outcast	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
nominated	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
Outstanding	O
Achievement	O
in	O
Character	O
or	O
Story	O
Development	O
"	O
category	O
at	O
the	O
3rd	O
Annual	O
Interactive	O
Achievement	O
Awards	O
in	O
2000	O
,	O
losing	O
to	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Empires	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Age	I-Application
of	I-Application
Kings	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
Glenn	O
Wigmore	O
of	O
AllGame	O
held	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
unique	O
"	O
,	O
writing	O
that	O
the	O
execution	O
of	O
its	O
real-time	O
graphics	O
was	O
done	O
well	O
and	O
that	O
,	O
ultimately	O
,	O
"	O
the	O
game	O
looks	O
solid	O
and	O
creates	O
the	O
atmosphere	O
of	O
a	O
giant	O
,	O
dark	O
,	O
and	O
tangible	O
world	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AllGames	O
Chris	O
Couper	O
said	O
in	O
his	O
PC	O
review	O
that	O
The	B-Device
Nomad	I-Device
Soul	I-Device
was	O
"	O
by	O
leaps	O
,	O
bounds	O
and	O
great	O
units	O
of	O
measurement	O
,	O
 [ his ] 	O
favorite	O
game	O
of	O
1999	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
was	O
impressed	O
with	O
Omikron	B-Device
's	O
atmospheric	O
,	O
"	O
futuristic	O
cityscape	O
"	O
,	O
thinking	O
well	O
of	O
the	O
general	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Revolution	O
declared	O
The	B-Device
Nomad	I-Device
Soul	I-Device
the	O
first	O
game	O
to	O
approach	O
total	O
immersion	O
,	O
thus	O
calling	O
it	O
the	O
"	O
best	O
single	O
player	O
gaming	O
experience	O
"	O
of	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
,	O
evaluating	O
it	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
,	O
was	O
pleased	O
with	O
the	O
setting	O
and	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
likened	O
the	O
graphics	O
to	O
Blade	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
and	O
Tim	O
Burton	O
's	O
art	O
style	O
,	O
deemed	O
the	O
score	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
incredible	O
"	O
and	O
key	O
to	O
the	O
atmosphere	O
,	O
and	O
considered	O
the	O
gameplay	O
"	O
smooth	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ryan	O
Mac	O
Donald	O
,	O
writing	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
review	O
for	O
GameSpot	O
,	O
found	O
the	O
story	O
good	O
enough	O
to	O
maintain	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
interest	O
throughout	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGNs	O
Jeremy	O
Dunham	O
reviewed	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
noted	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
unique	O
experience	O
"	O
,	O
saying	O
the	O
graphics	O
looked	O
better	O
than	O
on	O
the	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
criticised	O
the	O
uniformity	O
of	O
the	O
NPCs	O
,	O
vehicles	O
,	O
and	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Werner	O
stated	O
that	O
,	O
at	O
its	O
worst	O
,	O
The	B-Device
Nomad	I-Device
Soul	I-Device
was	O
"	O
your	O
typical	O
puzzle	O
hunt	O
with	O
non-player	O
characters	O
that	O
can	O
often	O
be	O
annoying	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dunham	O
wrote	O
that	O
The	B-Device
Nomad	I-Device
Soul	I-Device
was	O
best	O
described	O
as	O
"	O
Messiah	B-Application
and	O
Shenmues	B-Application
illegitimate	O
child	O
"	O
,	O
disregarding	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
as	O
an	O
"	O
obviously	O
rushed	O
"	O
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
went	O
under	O
the	O
titles	O
Nomad	B-Device
Soul	I-Device
:	I-Device
Exodus	I-Device
and	O
Omikron	B-Device
2	O
:	O
Karma	O
and	O
was	O
planned	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Fahrenheit	B-Application
,	O
the	O
project	O
was	O
still	O
in	O
discussion	O
,	O
but	O
ultimately	O
scrapped	O
in	O
favour	O
of	O
Heavy	B-Application
Rain	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2021	O
,	O
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
emergence	O
of	O
the	O
SARS-CoV-2	O
Omicron	O
variant	O
,	O
a	O
cutscene	O
featuring	O
David	O
Bowie	O
's	O
character	O
encouraging	O
a	O
government	O
uprising	O
went	O
viral	O
on	O
Twitter	B-Application
,	O
leading	O
to	O
a	O
resurgence	O
in	O
popularity	O
thanks	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
North	O
America	O
title	O
,	O
themes	O
,	O
and	O
storyline	O
.	O
</s>
