<s>
Star	B-Application
Maze	I-Application
is	O
a	O
space-themed	O
shooter	O
taking	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
multidirectional	O
scrolling	O
maze	O
published	O
by	O
Sir-Tech	O
in	O
1982	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
written	O
by	O
Canadian	O
programmer	O
Gordon	O
Eastman	O
for	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
,	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
design	O
by	O
Robert	O
Woodhead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
family	I-Device
and	O
Commodore	O
64	O
versions	O
followed	O
in	O
1983	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
object	O
of	O
Star	B-Application
Maze	I-Application
is	O
to	O
collect	O
the	O
nine	O
jewels	O
in	O
a	O
large	O
,	O
randomly	O
generated	O
,	O
maze-like	O
structure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
flies	O
through	O
the	O
maze	O
in	O
a	O
spaceship	O
that	O
looks	O
and	O
controls	O
like	O
the	O
ship	O
from	O
Atari	O
,	O
Inc.	O
'	O
s	O
Asteroids	B-Application
arcade	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
hyperspace	B-Application
key	O
drops	O
the	O
ship	O
in	O
a	O
random	O
location	O
in	O
the	O
maze	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
finite	O
number	O
of	O
antimatter	O
bombs	O
destroy	O
all	O
visible	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Asteroids	B-Application
,	O
the	O
ship	O
has	O
limited	O
fuel	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
hyperspace	B-Application
option	O
uses	O
a	O
significant	O
amount	O
of	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
a	O
1983	O
article	O
in	O
TODAY	O
magazine	O
,	O
Star	B-Application
Maze	I-Application
took	O
ten	O
months	O
of	O
weekends	O
to	O
create	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Russell	O
Sipe	O
reviewed	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
Star	B-Application
Maze	I-Application
is	O
a	O
well-designed	O
game	O
that	O
should	O
provide	O
you	O
with	O
many	O
hours	O
of	O
enjoyable	O
game	O
playing.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Games	O
was	O
impressed	O
with	O
the	O
visuals	O
and	O
called	O
Star	B-Application
Maze	I-Application
,	O
"	O
a	O
totally	O
fascinating	O
space	O
epic	O
worthy	O
of	O
every	O
Apple-gamer	O
'	O
s	O
attention.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
scored	O
Star	B-Application
Maze	I-Application
a	O
10	O
for	O
playability	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
reviewer	O
writing	O
,	O
"	O
Once	O
I	O
mastered	O
the	O
controls	O
the	O
game	O
became	O
more	O
and	O
more	O
fascinating	O
and	O
I	O
can	O
confidently	O
recommend	O
it	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
games	O
now	O
on	O
sale	O
for	O
the	O
Apple.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reviewer	O
for	O
Creative	B-General_Concept
Computing	I-General_Concept
found	O
the	O
controls	O
difficult	O
to	O
manage	O
:	O
</s>
