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--> "Final Report. Philosoma. Fertilization Completed. Mission Accomplished. Multiplication and Behaviour of Humans, Essential for Increased Fertilization."
--> "Entering the Next Stage. Over, and Out."
--> '''END TRANSMISSION'''
''Philosoma'' is a 1995 ShootEmUp video game created for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation and notably one of the earliest games for the [=PS1=], paying homage to the [[VerticalScrollingShooter vertical]] and [[HorizontalScrollingShooter horizontal]] scrolling shooters popular from the previous decade.
An alien outbreak had occurred on a colonized world codenamed Planet 220. Two rescue teams, Alpha and Bravo, sent to investigate ends up losing all contact with the surrounding star systems. A third squad, Charlie, armed with the state-of-the-art fighter ship called the F/A-37 Strega, is sent to follow-up, with the player assuming one of the four rookie Strega pilots.
The game receives a sequel titled ''Phase Paradox'' in 2001, but that was inexplicably a SurvivalHorror game instead of a space shooter.
It was re-released on the UsefulNotes/PlayStationNetwork (for [[NoExportForYou Japan only]]) on 26 April 2007, 12 years after it's debut.
--> "Entering the Next Stage. Over, and Out."
--> '''END TRANSMISSION'''
''Philosoma'' is a 1995 ShootEmUp video game created for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation and notably one of the earliest games for the [=PS1=], paying homage to the [[VerticalScrollingShooter vertical]] and [[HorizontalScrollingShooter horizontal]] scrolling shooters popular from the previous decade.
An alien outbreak had occurred on a colonized world codenamed Planet 220. Two rescue teams, Alpha and Bravo, sent to investigate ends up losing all contact with the surrounding star systems. A third squad, Charlie, armed with the state-of-the-art fighter ship called the F/A-37 Strega, is sent to follow-up, with the player assuming one of the four rookie Strega pilots.
The game receives a sequel titled ''Phase Paradox'' in 2001, but that was inexplicably a SurvivalHorror game instead of a space shooter.
It was re-released on the UsefulNotes/PlayStationNetwork (for [[NoExportForYou Japan only]]) on 26 April 2007, 12 years after it's debut.
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''Entering the Next Stage. Over, and Out.
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''Philosoma'' is a 1995 ShootEmUp video game
An alien outbreak had occurred on a colonized world codenamed Planet 220. Two rescue teams, Alpha and Bravo, are sent to
The game
It was re-released on the
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!! ''Philosoma'' contain examples of:
* AcePilot: The player, despite being a recently-graduated rookie. Which is good, because expert piloting skills is pretty much a must when taking on hordes and hordes of enemies.
* AcePilot: The player, despite being a recently-graduated rookie. Which is good, because expert piloting skills is pretty much a must when taking on hordes and hordes of enemies.
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* AcePilot: The player, despite being a recently-graduated rookie. Which is good, because expert piloting skills is pretty much a must when taking on hordes and hordes of enemies.
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* AndTheAdventureContinues: The final stage ends with the infestation in Planet 220 contained after the Queen Bug is destroyed, but with the player's character being the SoleSurvivor of the botched mission. They then set off to an unknown future with the last shot being the Strega dissappearing in the darkness of space.
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* AndTheAdventureContinues: The final stage ends with the infestation in Planet 220 contained after the Queen Bug is destroyed, but with the player's character being the SoleSurvivor of the botched mission. They then set off to an unknown future with the last shot being the Strega dissappearing disappearing in the darkness of space.
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** One of the power-ups available, which releases a thick laser beam from the front of the F/A-37 Strega. It stays onscreen for several seconds as well, allowing players to sweep the beam from left to right / top to bottom (depending if the gameplay is currently vertical or horizontal) easily taking down multiple enemies in one clean swoop.
** Many of the bosses will constantly spam beam attacks all over the screen as well, notably the boss in the tunnel which attacks with a WaveMotionGun AND assorted beam blasts, both at once.
* BigCreepyCrawlies: Late into the last few levels where the player finally made it into the bowels of Planet 220, they then discover the ''entire'' planet to be infested by alien bugs, inexplicably turning the last stage into a BugWar.
* FighterLaunchingSequence: The game opens with an animated FMV cutscene of the Charlie squadron - the player included - launching off their F/A-37 Strega's for their mission. Cue the first stage.
* GenreShift: The first half of the game is a straightforward space shooter where the player pits their Strega in battling enemy spaceships. But then comes the alien insect infestation, and the game starts moving into CosmicHorrorStory territory.
* HomingProjectile: One of the later power-ups available in the game, which allows the F/A-37 Strega to fire homing missiles - three at a time - alongside it's guns.
* HordeOfAlienLocusts: The alien insects which infests Planet 220 in the final stage, devouring the entire area and covering every corner with their eggs.
** Many of the bosses will constantly spam beam attacks all over the screen as well, notably the boss in the tunnel which attacks with a WaveMotionGun AND assorted beam blasts, both at once.
* BigCreepyCrawlies: Late into the last few levels where the player finally made it into the bowels of Planet 220, they then discover the ''entire'' planet to be infested by alien bugs, inexplicably turning the last stage into a BugWar.
* FighterLaunchingSequence: The game opens with an animated FMV cutscene of the Charlie squadron - the player included - launching off their F/A-37 Strega's for their mission. Cue the first stage.
* GenreShift: The first half of the game is a straightforward space shooter where the player pits their Strega in battling enemy spaceships. But then comes the alien insect infestation, and the game starts moving into CosmicHorrorStory territory.
* HomingProjectile: One of the later power-ups available in the game, which allows the F/A-37 Strega to fire homing missiles - three at a time - alongside it's guns.
* HordeOfAlienLocusts: The alien insects which infests Planet 220 in the final stage, devouring the entire area and covering every corner with their eggs.
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** One of the power-ups available, which releases a thick laser beam from the front of the F/A-37 Strega. It stays onscreen for several seconds as well, allowing players to sweep the beam from left to right / top right/top to bottom (depending if the gameplay is currently vertical or horizontal) easily taking down multiple enemies in one clean swoop.
** Many of the bosses will constantly spam beam attacks all over the screen as well, notably the boss in the tunnel which attacks with a WaveMotionGun AND assorted beam blasts, both atonce.
once.
* BigCreepyCrawlies: Late into the last few levels where the player finally made it into the bowels of Planet 220, they then discover the ''entire'' planet to be infested by alien bugs, inexplicably turning the last stage into aBugWar.
BugWar.
* FighterLaunchingSequence: The game opens with an animated FMV cutscene of the Charlie squadron - the player included - launching off their F/A-37Strega's Stregas for their mission. Cue the first stage.
stage.
* GenreShift: The first half of the game is a straightforward space shooter where the player pits their Strega in battling enemy spaceships. But then comes the alien insect infestation, and the game starts moving into CosmicHorrorStoryterritory.
territory.
* HomingProjectile: One of the later power-ups available in thegame, which game allows the F/A-37 Strega to fire homing missiles - three at a time - alongside it's guns.
its guns.
* HordeOfAlienLocusts: The alien insects whichinfests infest Planet 220 in the final stage, devouring the entire area and covering every corner with their eggs.
** Many of the bosses will constantly spam beam attacks all over the screen as well, notably the boss in the tunnel which attacks with a WaveMotionGun AND assorted beam blasts, both at
* BigCreepyCrawlies: Late into the last few levels where the player finally made it into the bowels of Planet 220, they then discover the ''entire'' planet to be infested by alien bugs, inexplicably turning the last stage into a
* FighterLaunchingSequence: The game opens with an animated FMV cutscene of the Charlie squadron - the player included - launching off their F/A-37
* GenreShift: The first half of the game is a straightforward space shooter where the player pits their Strega in battling enemy spaceships. But then comes the alien insect infestation, and the game starts moving into CosmicHorrorStory
* HomingProjectile: One of the later power-ups available in the
* HordeOfAlienLocusts: The alien insects which
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* MotherOfAThousandYoung: The Queen Bug of the Planet 220 colony which serves as the FinalBoss, whose brood of giant alien insects
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* TransformingMecha: The F/A-37 Strega can shift alternately between fighter mode and land mode, the latter which it sprouts legs turning it into a ChickenWalker. It's still capable of hovering in the second form, though.
* WeaponizedOffspring: The projectiles fired by the giant insect monsters resemble ''larvae'', wrigglign about as they latch to the Strega causing damage in the process. In one of the FMV cutscenes, these creatures are seen infesting one of the player's unfortunate partners chewing her ship into bits.
* WeaponizedOffspring: The projectiles fired by the giant insect monsters resemble ''larvae'', wrigglign about as they latch to the Strega causing damage in the process. In one of the FMV cutscenes, these creatures are seen infesting one of the player's unfortunate partners chewing her ship into bits.
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* TransformingMecha: The F/A-37 Strega can shift alternately between fighter mode and land mode, the latter of which makes it sprouts legs sprout legs, turning it into a ChickenWalker. It's still capable of hovering in the second form, though.
though.
* WeaponizedOffspring: The projectiles fired by the giant insect monsters resemble ''larvae'',wrigglign wriggling about as they latch to the Strega causing damage in the process. In one of the FMV cutscenes, these creatures are seen infesting one of the player's unfortunate partners chewing her ship into bits.
* WeaponizedOffspring: The projectiles fired by the giant insect monsters resemble ''larvae'',
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[[caption-width-right:350:"This is Delta Leader. Rednecks, fly low. And back me up."]]
--> "Final Report. Philosoma. Fertilization Completed. Mission Accomplished. Multiplication and Behaviour of Humans, Essential for Increased Fertilization."
--> "Entering the Next Stage. Over, and Out."
--> '''END TRANSMISSION'''
''Philosoma'' is a 1995 ShootEmUp video game created for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation and notably one of the earliest games for the [=PS1=], paying homage to the [[VerticalScrollingShooter vertical]] and [[HorizontalScrollingShooter horizontal]] scrolling shooters popular from the previous decade.
An alien outbreak had occurred on a colonized world codenamed Planet 220. Two rescue teams, Alpha and Bravo, sent to investigate ends up losing all contact with the surrounding star systems. A third squad, Charlie, armed with the state-of-the-art fighter ship called the F/A-37 Strega, is sent to follow-up, with the player assuming one of the four rookie Strega pilots.
The game receives a sequel titled ''Phase Paradox'' in 2001, but that was inexplicably a SurvivalHorror game instead of a space shooter.
It was re-released on the PlayStation Network (for Japan only) on 26 April 2007, 12 years after it's debut.
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!! ''Philosoma'' contain examples of:
* AerialCanyonChase: One of the levels has the Strega battling airborne enemies between gorges while trying not to crash on the sides. More often than not these gorges also contain floating asteroids as an additional hazard.
* AndTheAdventureContinues: The final stage ends with the infestation in Planet 220 contained after the Queen Bug is destroyed, but with the player's character being the SoleSurvivor of the botched mission. They then set off to an unknown future with the last shot being the Strega dissappearing in the darkness of space.
* AsteroidThicket: The very first stage, which has the Strega flying through a canyon filled with floating asteroids which needs to be blown up to clear a passage through, a course which takes maybe two minutes before actual enemies shows up onscreen. There are also certain areas containing indestructible asteroids, which the player will need to avoid by moving to the side of the screen.
* BeamSpam:
** One of the power-ups available, which releases a thick laser beam from the front of the F/A-37 Strega. It stays onscreen for several seconds as well, allowing players to sweep the beam from left to right / top to bottom (depending if the gameplay is currently vertical or horizontal) easily taking down multiple enemies in one clean swoop.
** Many of the bosses will constantly spam beam attacks all over the screen as well, notably the boss in the tunnel which attacks with a WaveMotionGun AND assorted beam blasts, both at once.
* BigCreepyCrawlies: Late into the last few levels where the player finally made it into the bowels of Planet 220, they then discover the ''entire'' planet to be infested by alien bugs, inexplicably turning the last stage into a BugWar.
* FighterLaunchingSequence: The game opens with an animated FMV cutscene of the Charlie squadron - the player included - launching off their F/A-37 Strega's for their mission. Cue the first stage.
* GenreShift: The first half of the game is a straightforward space shooter where the player pits their Strega in battling enemy spaceships. But then comes the alien insect infestation, and the game starts moving into CosmicHorrorStory territory.
* HomingProjectile: One of the later power-ups available in the game, which allows the F/A-37 Strega to fire homing missiles - three at a time - alongside it's guns.
* HordeOfAlienLocusts: The alien insects which infests Planet 220 in the final stage, devouring the entire area and covering every corner with their eggs.
* LowClearance: One of the major hazards in the stage where the player controls the F/A-37 Strega to break out from the interiors of a SpaceBase. The exits of the maze-like corridors will close in either from the top, or from the sides, and the player must maneuver the Strega to avoid crashing.
* MeatMoss: The final stage in the bowels of Planet 220, thanks to the alien bug infestation, with insect eggs growing out of its walls and ceilings and giant alien bugs everywhere.
* MotherOfAThousandYoung: The Queen Bug of the Planet 220 colony which serves as the FinalBoss, whose brood of giant alien insects
* NoNameGiven: The player character is simply identified by his callsign, "D3", in conversations either during gameplay or cutscenes.
* SmartBomb: The player's bomb, which releases a powerful energy sphere that clears the area of most lesser enemies.
* TransformingMecha: The F/A-37 Strega can shift alternately between fighter mode and land mode, the latter which it sprouts legs turning it into a ChickenWalker. It's still capable of hovering in the second form, though.
* WeaponizedOffspring: The projectiles fired by the giant insect monsters resemble ''larvae'', wrigglign about as they latch to the Strega causing damage in the process. In one of the FMV cutscenes, these creatures are seen infesting one of the player's unfortunate partners chewing her ship into bits.
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[[caption-width-right:350:"This is Delta Leader. Rednecks, fly low. And back me up."]]
--> "Final Report. Philosoma. Fertilization Completed. Mission Accomplished. Multiplication and Behaviour of Humans, Essential for Increased Fertilization."
--> "Entering the Next Stage. Over, and Out."
--> '''END TRANSMISSION'''
''Philosoma'' is a 1995 ShootEmUp video game created for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation and notably one of the earliest games for the [=PS1=], paying homage to the [[VerticalScrollingShooter vertical]] and [[HorizontalScrollingShooter horizontal]] scrolling shooters popular from the previous decade.
An alien outbreak had occurred on a colonized world codenamed Planet 220. Two rescue teams, Alpha and Bravo, sent to investigate ends up losing all contact with the surrounding star systems. A third squad, Charlie, armed with the state-of-the-art fighter ship called the F/A-37 Strega, is sent to follow-up, with the player assuming one of the four rookie Strega pilots.
The game receives a sequel titled ''Phase Paradox'' in 2001, but that was inexplicably a SurvivalHorror game instead of a space shooter.
It was re-released on the PlayStation Network (for Japan only) on 26 April 2007, 12 years after it's debut.
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!! ''Philosoma'' contain examples of:
* AerialCanyonChase: One of the levels has the Strega battling airborne enemies between gorges while trying not to crash on the sides. More often than not these gorges also contain floating asteroids as an additional hazard.
* AndTheAdventureContinues: The final stage ends with the infestation in Planet 220 contained after the Queen Bug is destroyed, but with the player's character being the SoleSurvivor of the botched mission. They then set off to an unknown future with the last shot being the Strega dissappearing in the darkness of space.
* AsteroidThicket: The very first stage, which has the Strega flying through a canyon filled with floating asteroids which needs to be blown up to clear a passage through, a course which takes maybe two minutes before actual enemies shows up onscreen. There are also certain areas containing indestructible asteroids, which the player will need to avoid by moving to the side of the screen.
* BeamSpam:
** One of the power-ups available, which releases a thick laser beam from the front of the F/A-37 Strega. It stays onscreen for several seconds as well, allowing players to sweep the beam from left to right / top to bottom (depending if the gameplay is currently vertical or horizontal) easily taking down multiple enemies in one clean swoop.
** Many of the bosses will constantly spam beam attacks all over the screen as well, notably the boss in the tunnel which attacks with a WaveMotionGun AND assorted beam blasts, both at once.
* BigCreepyCrawlies: Late into the last few levels where the player finally made it into the bowels of Planet 220, they then discover the ''entire'' planet to be infested by alien bugs, inexplicably turning the last stage into a BugWar.
* FighterLaunchingSequence: The game opens with an animated FMV cutscene of the Charlie squadron - the player included - launching off their F/A-37 Strega's for their mission. Cue the first stage.
* GenreShift: The first half of the game is a straightforward space shooter where the player pits their Strega in battling enemy spaceships. But then comes the alien insect infestation, and the game starts moving into CosmicHorrorStory territory.
* HomingProjectile: One of the later power-ups available in the game, which allows the F/A-37 Strega to fire homing missiles - three at a time - alongside it's guns.
* HordeOfAlienLocusts: The alien insects which infests Planet 220 in the final stage, devouring the entire area and covering every corner with their eggs.
* LowClearance: One of the major hazards in the stage where the player controls the F/A-37 Strega to break out from the interiors of a SpaceBase. The exits of the maze-like corridors will close in either from the top, or from the sides, and the player must maneuver the Strega to avoid crashing.
* MeatMoss: The final stage in the bowels of Planet 220, thanks to the alien bug infestation, with insect eggs growing out of its walls and ceilings and giant alien bugs everywhere.
* MotherOfAThousandYoung: The Queen Bug of the Planet 220 colony which serves as the FinalBoss, whose brood of giant alien insects
* NoNameGiven: The player character is simply identified by his callsign, "D3", in conversations either during gameplay or cutscenes.
* SmartBomb: The player's bomb, which releases a powerful energy sphere that clears the area of most lesser enemies.
* TransformingMecha: The F/A-37 Strega can shift alternately between fighter mode and land mode, the latter which it sprouts legs turning it into a ChickenWalker. It's still capable of hovering in the second form, though.
* WeaponizedOffspring: The projectiles fired by the giant insect monsters resemble ''larvae'', wrigglign about as they latch to the Strega causing damage in the process. In one of the FMV cutscenes, these creatures are seen infesting one of the player's unfortunate partners chewing her ship into bits.
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