Psy-Phi

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Psy-Phi

Developer(s)	Sega
Publisher(s)	Sega
Platform(s)	Arcade
Release date	TBA
Mode(s)	Single player, multiplayer
Arcade system	Sega Lindbergh

Psy-Phi is an arcade game based on Sega's Lindbergh hardware. The project is being headed by Yu Suzuki and was quite creative in its development as it incorporated a 29" touch-screen display for gameplay. An action-shooting game with 1-on-1 combat, players hovered in the air and competed with each other with attacks by trailing a path on the touch screen or inputting special symbols on the touch screen.

Suzuki says the manga Babel II was his main inspiration in the creation of this game, and he had described it as "futuristic dodge ball". [1]

The game featured characters: Ays, Reid, Vient, Silva, and Ness.

The original release was planned for spring 06, but the arcade units were called back in March 06 (the units were still in shipping and had yet to reach arcades). It was then unknown whether the game was cancelled or called back for further development. Some units were previewed at trade shows, as well as some arcades receiving units for beta tests (most notably Gameworks).