Last Sunday here in Los Angeles we had a partial eclipse. 86% of the sun was covered by the moon. I saw it using two pieces of printer paper, one with a hole, one to project the image on. That was a partial eclipse, this game is "Total Eclipse". The eclipse part of the game involves the world ending if the eclipse happens and you haven't destroyed the temple of RA... I don't make up the stories, the game writer does. So you have to destroy the temple and it's not easy at all. You have a gun, some water, a watch and compass, everything you need for a good temple destroying. The temple is a maze, and you have to find treasure and solve little puzzles that involve what to shoot your gun at (it's not a combat game) to open doors and find stuff. The game plays like a first person shooter without the frantic pace, although the tension is high as a result of always hearing your heart beating, and being on a time limit. The heart beating part involves you not wanting to die of heart failure (in the game), and so trying to keep your heart rate low. Falling and running into mummies seems to make your heart rate go up, I guess to give the impression that you can die of fear. The graphics are like a low tech version of the Dire Straights video (You know the one), and the DOS version via Dosbox plays quite well. Looking at some reviews of the C64 version it seems the feeling about the game on that platform it that it's way slow. I only tired the DOS version, and it's not slow. I would read all the stuff about the game on abandonia.com and download the manual there as well before you start to play, cause it's not an easy game. They also have links to the C64, and Amiga versions, so you can pick your poison.
Total Eclipse at Abandonia
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