Ubik (video game)

In the year 2019, Joe Chip is working for Runciter Associates in Los Angeles, where he is tasked with preventing enemy companies from spying on his clients. ==Gameplay==

The player has to lead, train and equip a team of five combatants (including Joe Chip) and complete missions in 3D-rendered maps. Though the backgrounds are prerendered, players can choose from a limited number of different camera angles for each scene. Shooting is a key aspect of the gameplay. The missions include killing all enemies, rescuing hostages and stealing corporate secrets. ==Production==

The developers thought long and hard about how to translate Dick's work into a video game. Fans of the time associated him with the world of the Blade Runner movie, so the team felt compelled to stick to this. However, they wanted to avoid a wholly science fiction route and instead stay somewhat true to the book. They thought that Dick's 1960s description of the future was more in the tone of Starsky & Hutch, whereas they wanted to update this with a Blade Runner or Total Recall dark cynicism. The PlayStation conversion was difficult due to the hardware not supporting z-buffering. ==Critical reception==

John Saavedra of Den Of Geek thought the convoluted plot wasn't suitable for a strategy game. Brutoom of Hardcore Gaming 101 thought that the game merged different genres together, and pushed creative boundaries. ==References==