<s>
Total	B-Application
Eclipse	I-Application
is	O
a	O
first	O
person	O
adventure	O
game	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
,	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
,	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
and	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
computers	O
in	O
1988	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
protagonist	O
is	O
an	O
unnamed	O
archeologist	O
who	O
learns	O
that	O
October	O
26	O
,	O
1930	O
,	O
a	O
total	B-Application
eclipse	I-Application
will	O
obstruct	O
the	O
sun	O
above	O
Cairo	B-Language
,	O
and	O
the	O
protagonist	O
realized	O
that	O
the	O
curse	O
will	O
cause	O
the	O
Moon	O
to	O
explode	O
,	O
devastating	O
Earth	O
with	O
its	O
debris	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Throughout	O
the	O
maze	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
discover	O
treasure	O
to	O
accumulate	O
the	O
score	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
ankhs	B-Application
that	O
serve	O
as	O
keys	O
to	O
locked	O
doors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
previous	O
Freescape	B-Application
games	O
developed	O
by	O
Major	O
Developments	O
,	O
Total	B-Application
Eclipse	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
from	O
the	O
point	O
of	O
view	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
,	O
who	O
can	O
move	O
freely	O
within	O
the	O
3D	O
environment	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ankhs	B-Application
that	O
serve	O
as	O
keys	O
to	O
barred	O
doors	O
;	O
these	O
are	O
finite	O
throughout	O
the	O
pyramid	O
,	O
and	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
challenge	O
consists	O
not	O
wasting	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Total	B-Application
Eclipse	I-Application
was	O
the	O
third	O
game	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
Freescape	B-Application
engine	I-Application
,	O
which	O
allowed	O
the	O
production	O
of	O
full	O
three-dimensional	O
environments	O
using	O
filled	O
polygons	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
could	O
move	O
around	O
freely	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
previous	O
Freescape-based	O
games	O
,	O
it	O
also	O
gave	O
the	O
player	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
'	O
crouch	O
 '	O
,	O
and	O
look	O
up	O
and	O
down	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
rotate	O
left	O
and	O
right	O
,	O
something	O
which	O
was	O
rare	O
amongst	O
3D	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
same	O
engine	O
was	O
used	O
for	O
its	O
sequel	O
,	O
Total	B-Application
Eclipse	I-Application
II	O
:	O
The	O
Sphinx	O
Jinx	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amiga/ST	O
Format	O
gave	O
Total	B-Application
Eclipse	I-Application
a	O
score	O
of	O
78%	O
in	O
its	O
July	O
issue	O
of	O
1989	O
,	O
bemoaning	O
the	O
similarity	O
to	O
previous	O
Freescape	B-Application
games	O
as	O
its	O
biggest	O
downfall	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reviewer	O
,	O
Gary	O
Barett	O
,	O
concluded	O
,	O
"	O
Do	O
not	O
misunderstand	O
me	O
,	O
though	O
,	O
Total	B-Application
Eclipse	I-Application
is	O
the	O
best	O
of	O
Freescape	B-Application
games	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
originality	O
has	O
gone	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
awarded	O
a	O
higher	O
score	O
of	O
84%	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
moody	O
music	O
and	O
claustrophobic	O
feel	O
,	O
and	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
Dark	B-Application
Side	I-Application
comes	O
close	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
realism	O
but	O
to	O
my	O
mind	O
Total	B-Application
Eclipse	I-Application
has	O
a	O
lot	O
better	O
atmosphere	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
