Ubik

Moby ID: 2067

Released

1998 on Windows

Credits

91 people

Releases by Date (by platform)

1998 (Windows)
2000 (PlayStation)

Publishers

Developers

Cryo Interactive Entertainment

Moby Score

6.9

#13,954 of 165K

Critics

70% (15)

Players

(20)

Ranking

#1,675 on Windows

Collected By

38 players

Genre: Action
Strategy / tactics
Perspective: 3rd-person (Other)
Visual: Cinematic camera
Gameplay: Real-time strategy (RTS)
Interface: Multiple units/characters control
Point and select
Setting: Cyberpunk / dark sci-fi
Sci-fi / futuristic
Narrative: Detective / mystery
Misc: Licensed

Windows Specs

ESRB Rating: Mature

Business Model: Commercial
Media Type: CD-ROM
Input Devices Supported: Keyboard, Mouse

Description official descriptions

The game is based on the novel UBIK by Philip K. Dick. The player controls the main character from the book, called Joe Chip. He is working for a company called Runciter Associates in Los Angeles (in the year 2019), and his job is to protect companies against industrial spying from other companies. With genetic engineering and the development of replicants both sides have PSI-powers at hand to reach their targets.

In the game you lead, train and equip a squad of selected individuals (with various abilities, be it several kinds of weapon skills or PSI) through 3D-realtime rendered maps, where you sometimes can interact with your environment or even talk to some individuals. Connecting those missions are many rendered cinematic cutscenes.

Spellings

Юбик - Russian spelling
諜報特勤組 - Chinese spelling (traditional)

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Credits (Windows version)

91 People (81 developers, 10 thanks) · View all

Based on the Novel by	Philip Kindred Dick
Preface by	Norman Spinrad
Executive Producer	Rémi Herbulot
Lead Design	Philippe Nouhra Jean-Luc Sala
Lead Programmer	Stéphane Maruejouls
Programming	Frédéric Brutin Miguel Gonçalves
Game Engine	Eric Simon
Lead Artist	Jean-Luc Sala
Dialogues by	Johan K. Robson
Music	Eric Los (original)
Assistant Producer	Stéphane Castaing
3D Scenes	Claudine Roussard Vignes
3D Figures	Philippe Lamoureux
Artists	Philippe Nouhra Philippe Lamoureux Claudine Roussard Vignes Alfio Trabuio Franck Sitbon Pascal Garro Laurent Fischer Jean Fréchina David Le Corvec Olivier Train
[ full credits ]

Reviews

Critics

Average score: 70% (based on 15 ratings)

Players

Average score: 3.3 out of 5 (based on 20 ratings with 1 reviews)

For better and worse, definitely a Cryo game...

The Good
Based on the Philip K. Dick's homonymous book, this is an appealing game, not only for the license it bears but for the great, stylish looks it seems to have. This is where I felt compelled to buy the game. The first few minutes were exciting, the first FMVs, the menus, the graphics, the concept of the game, it seemed Cryo got it right this time!

The Bad
A few seconds into the first mission and every illusion falls apart. The mechanics of the game are terrible, I daresay unplayable. At least I couldn't play it. The AI of the characters is awful, a few seconds into the game and they already get stuck in weird parts of the scenario, where you didn't send them to in the first place.

The Bottom Line
In a word: Cryo. A great idea, a good concept, stylish visuals but simply unplayable. It seems every Cryo game suffered from this. High hopes, complete disappointment.

Windows · by Little God (2) · 2009

Trivia

Some people might already have noticed the similarities between UBIK's setting and story and Blade Runner. This is no coincidence because both games are based on novels by Philip K. Dick.