<s>
Ubik	B-Application
is	O
a	O
1998	O
video	O
game	O
by	O
Cryo	O
Interactive	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
novel	O
Ubik	B-Application
by	O
Philip	O
K	O
.	O
Dick	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fans	O
of	O
the	O
time	O
associated	O
him	O
with	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
the	O
Blade	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
movie	O
,	O
so	O
the	O
team	O
felt	O
compelled	O
to	O
stick	O
to	O
this	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
thought	O
that	O
Dick	O
's	O
1960s	O
description	O
of	O
the	O
future	O
was	O
more	O
in	O
the	O
tone	O
of	O
Starsky	B-Device
&	I-Device
Hutch	I-Device
,	O
whereas	O
they	O
wanted	O
to	O
update	O
this	O
with	O
a	O
Blade	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
or	O
Total	O
Recall	O
dark	O
cynicism	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
conversion	O
was	O
difficult	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
hardware	O
not	O
supporting	O
z-buffering	O
.	O
</s>
