''Alien Odyssey'' is an

action-adventure game The action-adventure genre is a video game hybrid genre that combines core elements from both the action game and adventure game genres. Typically, pure adventure games have situational problems for the player to solve to complete a story ...

developed by

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and published by

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in 1995.

Gameplay

''Alien Odyssey'' blends together several game genres, and includes shooting-based action scenes alongside puzzle-centric adventure sequences.

Plot

The player assumes the role of protagonist Psaph, who faces off against the Dak, a race of

cyborg A cyborg ()—a portmanteau of ''cybernetic'' and ''organism''—is a being with both organic and biomechatronic body parts. The term was coined in 1960 by Manfred Clynes and Nathan S. Kline.

aliens.

Reception

Reviewing ''Alien Odyssey'' for ''

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'', Brett Jones called it a scattered and unfocused title that "would be a winner if it stuck with one style." '' PC Entertainment''s Bill Meyer was more positive, arguing that the game "should be one of the real sleepers of 1996" because of its quality. ''

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'' recommended the title to fans of '' Cyberia''.

References

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* {{Action-adventure-videogame-stub 1995 video games Action-adventure games DOS games DOS-only games Science fiction video games Video games about extraterrestrial life Video games developed in the United Kingdom Argonaut Games games Single-player video games