<s>
The	B-Application
Daedalus	I-Application
Encounter	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1995	O
interactive	B-Application
movie	I-Application
puzzle	O
adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Mechadeus	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Virgin	O
Interactive	O
for	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
by	O
Lifelike	O
Productions	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Panasonic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
premise	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
that	O
there	O
are	O
three	O
space	B-Application
marines	I-Application
who	O
have	O
fought	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
an	O
interstellar	O
war	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
follows	O
a	O
trio	O
of	O
space	B-Application
marines	I-Application
who	O
fought	O
in	O
an	O
interstellar	O
war	O
:	O
Casey	O
O'Bannon	O
(	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
)	O
,	O
Ariel	O
Matheson	O
(	O
Tia	O
Carrere	O
)	O
and	O
Zack	O
Smith	O
(	O
Christian	O
Bocher	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
exploration	O
of	O
the	O
alien	O
ship	O
,	O
Ari	O
and	O
Zack	O
enter	O
a	O
Central	O
Hub	O
containing	O
six	O
doors	O
in	O
the	O
shape	O
of	O
hexagons	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
this	O
new	O
form	O
,	O
Casey	O
possesses	O
the	O
limited	O
ability	O
to	O
interact	O
with	O
his	O
environment	O
,	O
his	O
only	O
way	O
to	O
communicate	O
being	O
through	O
a	O
yes/no	O
interface	B-Application
and	O
by	O
emitting	O
light	O
pulses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
order	O
to	O
save	O
themselves	O
,	O
the	O
trio	O
must	O
explore	O
the	O
huge	O
alien	O
ship	O
and	O
solve	O
a	O
large	O
number	O
of	O
mind	O
puzzles	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
connecting	O
colored	O
laser	O
beams	O
with	O
mirrors	O
,	O
unlock	O
a	O
door	O
with	O
rotating	O
shapes	O
,	O
playing	O
an	O
advanced	O
form	O
of	O
connect	O
the	O
dots	O
with	O
a	O
computer	O
interface	B-Application
,	O
and	O
one	O
combat	O
sequence	O
,	O
battling	O
aliens	O
called	O
Krin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Daedalus	I-Application
Encounter	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Mechadeus	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Virgin	O
Interactive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
and	O
3DO	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
version	O
,	O
the	O
video	O
is	O
in	O
a	O
window	O
inside	O
of	O
an	O
organic	O
interface	B-Application
,	O
but	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
hit	O
the	O
spacebar	O
to	O
play	O
the	O
video	O
in	O
full-screen	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
version	O
,	O
the	O
video	O
is	O
full-screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
multimedia	O
package	O
that	O
was	O
included	O
with	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Device
Performa	I-Device
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blade	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
is	O
one	O
of	O
my	O
all-time	O
favourite	O
films	O
and	O
I	O
just	O
like	O
stuff	O
like	O
Aliens	O
and	O
T2	B-Application
...	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
,	O
Scott	O
Wolf	O
of	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
sincere	O
attempt	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
program	O
that	O
works	O
both	O
as	O
an	O
interactive	B-Application
movie	I-Application
and	O
game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
opined	O
,	O
"	O
Ultimately	O
,	O
though	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Daedalus	I-Application
Encounter	I-Application
will	O
still	O
prove	O
too	O
shallow	O
for	O
hardcore	O
gamers	O
whose	O
natural	O
distrust	O
of	O
video	O
may	O
never	O
dissipate	O
,	O
while	O
casual	O
gamers	O
may	O
appreciate	O
the	O
fine	O
cinematics	O
but	O
find	O
the	O
puzzles	O
too	O
frustrating.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Adrian	O
Carmody	O
of	O
Quandary	O
gave	O
it	O
2	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
,	O
and	O
called	O
it	O
a	O
big	O
improvement	O
over	O
Critical	B-Application
Path	I-Application
,	O
with	O
better	O
acting	O
and	O
"	O
more	O
intelligent	O
gameplay.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
stated	O
,	O
"	O
Do	O
n't	O
let	O
the	O
'	O
interactive	B-Application
movie	I-Application
 '	O
hype	O
thrown	O
you	O
:	O
The	B-Application
Daedalus	I-Application
Encounter	I-Application
is	O
a	O
keeper.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
review	O
in	O
PC	O
Games	O
commented	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
cinematic	O
qualities	O
are	O
by	O
far	O
the	O
strongest	O
of	O
its	O
features	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
"	O
FMV	B-Application
is	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
i	O
've	O
seen	O
,	O
not	O
only	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
quality	O
of	O
the	O
digitised	O
footage	O
itself	O
but	O
also	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
high	O
standard	O
for	O
the	O
acting.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
version	O
,	O
Air	O
Hendrix	O
of	O
GamePro	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
a	O
dazzling	O
outer-space	O
voyage	O
fraught	O
with	O
puzzles	O
,	O
gorgeous	O
graphics	O
,	O
more	O
puzzles	O
,	O
a	O
fascinating	O
story	O
line	O
,	O
and	O
even	O
more	O
puzzles.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
identified	O
the	O
high	O
quality	O
of	O
the	O
FMV	B-Application
,	O
the	O
compelling	O
science	O
fiction	O
sounds	O
and	O
visuals	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
story	O
line	O
as	O
high	O
points	O
,	O
but	O
opined	O
that	O
the	O
interactivity	O
is	O
too	O
infrequent	O
to	O
maintain	O
most	O
players	O
 '	O
interest	O
,	O
particularly	O
as	O
the	O
story	O
sequences	O
later	O
become	O
focused	O
more	O
on	O
exploration	O
than	O
on	O
plot	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
mentions	O
must	O
go	O
to	O
the	O
quality	O
of	O
the	O
FMV	B-Application
footage	O
,	O
by	O
far	O
the	O
most	O
superior	O
effort	O
of	O
any	O
format	O
,	O
and	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
trickier	O
puzzles.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
critic	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
likewise	O
considered	O
the	O
FMV	B-Application
footage	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
highlight	O
for	O
its	O
high	O
video	O
quality	O
,	O
stereo	O
surround	O
sound	O
,	O
and	O
strong	O
production	O
values	O
,	O
remarking	O
that	O
"	O
think	O
of	O
7th	B-Application
Guest	I-Application
with	O
a	O
solid	O
story	O
and	O
decent	O
acting	O
and	O
you	O
get	O
the	O
idea.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
he	O
criticized	O
that	O
the	O
interaction	O
is	O
too	O
infrequent	O
and	O
the	O
puzzles	O
suffer	O
from	O
too	O
wide	O
a	O
range	O
of	O
challenge	O
,	O
he	O
concluded	O
,	O
"	O
We	O
almost	O
hate	O
to	O
admit	O
it	O
,	O
but	O
here	O
's	O
an	O
FMV	B-Application
title	O
that	O
works.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
editors	O
of	O
MacUser	O
named	O
The	B-Application
Daedalus	I-Application
Encounter	I-Application
one	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
50	O
CD-ROMs	O
of	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
