<s>
Wayout	B-Application
is	O
a	O
3D	O
first-person	O
perspective	O
video	O
game	O
programmed	O
by	O
Paul	O
Allen	O
Edelstein	O
,	O
originally	O
published	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
computers	I-Device
in	O
1982	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
and	O
Commodore	O
64	O
in	O
1983	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wayout	B-Application
is	O
among	O
the	O
first	O
maze	B-Application
games	I-Application
to	O
offer	O
full	O
360	O
degree	O
3D	O
perspective	O
and	O
movement	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
graphics	O
were	O
considered	O
state-of-the-art	O
upon	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
were	O
many	O
pseudo-3D	O
maze	B-Application
games	I-Application
at	O
the	O
time	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
3D	B-Application
Monster	I-Application
Maze	I-Application
,	O
Phantom	B-Application
Slayer	I-Application
,	O
and	O
3-Demon	O
)	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
used	O
a	O
fixed	O
perspective	O
and	O
limited	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
four	O
orientations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Capture	B-Application
the	I-Application
Flag	I-Application
was	O
published	O
as	O
a	O
follow-up	O
in	O
1983	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
similar	O
graphics	O
to	O
Wayout	B-Application
,	O
but	O
allows	O
two	O
players	O
to	O
compete	O
at	O
once	O
with	O
a	O
split-screen	O
view	O
,	O
and	O
adds	O
dynamic	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
with	O
either	O
a	O
joystick	B-Device
,	O
paddles	B-Device
or	O
the	O
keyboard	B-Device
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
move	O
forward	O
and	O
turn	O
left	O
or	O
right	O
(	O
but	O
not	O
backwards	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
is	O
trapped	O
inside	O
one	O
of	O
26	O
mazes	B-Application
and	O
must	O
find	O
the	O
exit	O
with	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
compass	O
and	O
a	O
map-making	O
kit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
computer	O
controlled	O
opponent	O
called	O
the	O
"	O
Cleptangle	O
"	O
who	O
appears	O
as	O
a	O
spinning	O
rectangular	O
form	O
which	O
moves	O
around	O
the	O
maze	B-Application
and	O
will	O
render	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
compass	O
and	O
mapmaker	O
useless	O
by	O
'	O
stealing	O
 '	O
them	O
if	O
it	O
comes	O
into	O
contact	O
with	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
a	O
'	O
wind	O
 '	O
within	O
each	O
maze	B-Application
,	O
which	O
blows	O
in	O
a	O
constant	O
direction	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
visualised	O
by	O
the	O
presence	O
of	O
'	O
Fireflies	O
 '	O
(	O
represented	O
by	O
single	O
pixels	O
,	O
moving	O
through	O
the	O
maze	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
'	O
wind	O
 '	O
can	O
sometimes	O
be	O
too	O
strong	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
push	O
against	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
can	O
also	O
help	O
the	O
player	O
locate	O
the	O
exit	O
of	O
the	O
maze	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
lower	O
portion	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
is	O
a	O
top-down	O
,	O
2D	O
view	O
,	O
of	O
the	O
maze	B-Application
the	O
player	O
inhabits	O
and	O
draws	O
itself	O
as	O
the	O
player	O
moves	O
around	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
very	O
similar	O
way	O
to	O
the	O
automap	O
feature	O
which	O
became	O
prevalent	O
in	O
many	O
later	O
first-person	O
shooters	O
such	O
as	O
Doom	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Creative	B-General_Concept
Computing	I-General_Concept
in	O
1983	O
described	O
Wayout	B-Application
as	O
"	O
deliciously	O
addictive	O
"	O
;	O
reviewer	O
Chris	O
Vogeli	O
admitted	O
to	O
being	O
frustrated	O
until	O
he	O
realised	O
the	O
exit	O
could	O
be	O
anywhere	O
on	O
the	O
map	O
,	O
and	O
not	O
just	O
at	O
the	O
edge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Antics	O
David	O
Duberman	O
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
graphics	O
that	O
appear	O
before	O
you	O
as	O
you	O
move	O
through	O
the	O
maze	B-Application
are	O
more	O
life-like	O
and	O
dramatic	O
than	O
I	O
have	O
ever	O
seen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Softline	O
stated	O
that	O
Wayout	B-Application
"	O
features	O
smooth-scrolling	O
,	O
truly	O
three-dimensional	O
mazes	B-Application
...	O
to	O
torture	O
your	O
mind	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
"	O
not	O
recommended	O
for	O
vertigo	O
sufferers	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Allen	O
Doum	O
of	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
Wayout	B-Application
has	O
the	O
best	O
'	O
attract	O
mode	O
 '	O
I	O
've	O
ever	O
seen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
program	O
actually	O
solves	O
the	O
INTRO	O
maze	B-Application
,	O
while	O
demonstrating	O
all	O
game	O
features	O
except	O
the	O
reference	O
points	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Fun	O
with	O
Computers	O
&	O
Games	O
described	O
Wayout	B-Application
as	O
having	O
"	O
superb	O
3-D	O
graphics	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
criticised	O
it	O
for	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
variety	O
in	O
the	O
colors	O
of	O
each	O
maze	B-Application
,	O
which	O
could	O
lead	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
become	O
"	O
very	O
disoriented	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ahoy	O
!	O
s	O
reviewer	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
Maze	B-Application
games	I-Application
generally	O
leave	O
me	O
cold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
my	O
surprise	O
,	O
I	O
found	O
Wayout	B-Application
a	O
complete	O
delight	O
"	O
and	O
superior	O
to	O
Tunnel	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
and	O
Escape	B-Application
from	I-Application
the	I-Application
Mindmaster	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
concluded	O
,	O
"	O
Maze	B-Application
game	I-Application
fans	O
—	O
pounce	O
on	O
this	O
one	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
