Psychonauts

Release Date: April 19, 2005

Arcade, TPP, 3D platformers, humorous, action adventure, Game Pass, singleplayer

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An adventure game with strong action and platform game traits. It was developed by Double Fine Productions. The player assumes the role of a boy named Razputin, Raz in short. His dream is to become a member of the titular Psychonauts, a squad that is maintaining peace in the world. After sneaking up into one of the training camps, the protagonist discovers that the cadets are mysteriously disappearing.

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Psychonauts originally debuted in 2005 on PlayStation 2, Xbox and PC. The PS4, PC and etc. version is available only in digital form that can be bought through PlayStation Store. The new edition features graphics scaled up to 1080p and supports Trophies.

Psychonauts is a surrealistic platform game with action presented by using a third-person perspective.

Plot

The main protagonist of Psychonauts for PS4, PC and etc. is Raz – a young cadet of the summer camp for kids with paranormal abilities. During the preparations to winning the levitation badge he discovers that someone is kidnapping other recruits and stealing their minds. Raz must fight against the madman in the minds of various people. There he must face nightmares and demons of the owners of the minds. In order to stop the evil madman the protagonist must obtain all psychic skills, thus becoming a powerful paranormal warrior – a psychonaut.

Mechanics

The game features thirteen varied levels. Three of them take place in the real world. The remaining ten takes place in the wacky minds of various characters. The protagonist must save them from crazy thoughts. In order to do it, he must solve many weird riddles.

Luckily, Raz knows many ways to beat the obstacles on his way. The young adept can swim, run, climb and sneak up. Additionally, he can take advantage of various parts of his surroundings like trampolines, walls and slides. He can eliminate his opponents with Psi-Blast, a psychic energy that removes nightmares. After some time the protagonist gains new psychic powers like telekinesis, levitation, invisibility and pyrokinesis.

Psychonauts can be completed in various ways. Each level features many paths to choose from. Additionally, there are many surprises, bonuses and minigames (like looking for missing brains, telekinetic canoeing, hunt for psychic scavenger) waiting to be discovered.

The game was developed by Double Fine, a studio founded by Tim Schafer – the creator of the cult adventure games Grim Fandango and Full Throttle. Other people involved in the project include creators of Maximo, Diablo II and Jedi Knight series. Thanks to that, Psychonauts features many references to these games, a completely unique characters, unforgettable game world and large dose of humor.

Last updated on September 28, 2017

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A series of 3D platformers with adventure elements, created and developed by the Double Fine Productions team - a development studio founded and led by Tim Schafer, who became famous for such projects as Grim Fandango, Full Throttle and Day of the Tentacle.

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Psychonauts Game Series