<s>
Countdown	B-Application
is	O
a	O
point-and-click	O
adventure	O
game	O
released	O
by	O
Access	O
Software	O
for	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
in	O
1990	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
plays	O
as	O
Mason	O
Powers	O
,	O
a	O
CIA	O
agent	O
who	O
wakes	O
up	O
in	O
a	O
Turkish	O
mental	O
hospital	O
,	O
suffering	O
from	O
partial	O
amnesia	B-Application
and	O
accused	O
of	O
murdering	O
his	O
supervisor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Powers	O
must	O
escape	O
the	O
hospital	O
,	O
find	O
out	O
who	O
framed	O
him	O
,	O
piece	O
together	O
his	O
memory	O
,	O
and	O
prevent	O
terrorists	B-Device
from	O
blowing	O
up	O
a	O
peace	O
conference	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
versions	O
of	O
Countdown	B-Application
were	O
planned	O
for	O
release	O
in	O
Autumn	O
1991	O
,	O
but	O
were	O
never	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Gaming	O
Worlds	O
Charles	O
Ardai	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
Countdown	B-Application
is	O
as	O
close	O
to	O
perfect	O
as	O
any	O
game	O
can	O
be	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
comes	O
closer	O
to	O
earning	O
its	O
self-appointed	O
identification	O
as	O
an	O
'	O
Interactive	B-Application
Movie	I-Application
 '	O
than	O
any	O
of	O
its	O
predecessors	O
or	O
competitors	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
wrote	O
that	O
excellent	O
VGA	B-Protocol
graphics	I-Protocol
,	O
sound	O
,	O
and	O
controls	O
made	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
"	O
feature	O
film	O
"	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
"	O
mere	O
cartoons	O
"	O
from	O
Sierra	O
On-Line	O
,	O
and	O
compensated	O
for	O
the	O
stock	O
plot	O
devices	O
of	O
amnesia	B-Application
and	O
a	O
protagonist	O
falsely	O
accused	O
of	O
murder	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
One	O
gave	O
Countdown	B-Application
an	O
overall	O
score	O
of	O
84%	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
"	O
cinematic	O
atmosphere	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
they	O
attributed	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
digitized	O
graphics	O
,	O
"	O
spine-chilling	O
"	O
sound	O
effects	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
flashback	O
sequences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
expressing	O
that	O
Countdown	B-Application
is	O
n't	O
an	O
'	O
interactive	B-Application
movie	I-Application
 '	O
but	O
rather	O
an	O
adventure	O
with	O
cinematic	O
effects	O
,	O
The	O
One	O
compared	O
Countdown	B-Application
's	O
visuals	O
to	O
British	O
science	O
fiction	O
series	O
Joe	O
90	O
,	O
and	O
1965	O
spy	O
film	O
The	O
Ipcress	O
File	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
praising	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
'	O
good	O
 '	O
animation	O
,	O
The	O
One	O
criticized	O
Countdown	B-Application
's	O
'	O
average	O
 '	O
graphics	O
and	O
"	O
limited	O
"	O
inputs	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
ca	O
n't	O
quite	O
match	O
the	O
breadth	O
or	O
complexity	O
of	O
a	O
top	O
class	O
Sierra	O
or	O
Lucasfilm	O
"	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
this	O
,	O
The	O
One	O
praised	O
Countdown	B-Application
as	O
"	O
complex	O
and	O
substantial	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
expressed	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
espionage	O
plot	O
and	O
exotic	O
locations	O
are	O
'	O
engaging	O
 '	O
.	O
</s>
