Sign of the Sun
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| Developer(s) | International Computer Entertainment |
| Publisher(s) | Project Two Interactive |
| Platform(s) | DOS |
| Release | 1997[1] |
| Genre(s) | Adventure[1][2] |
Sign of the Sun is a 1997 adventure video game from Project Two Interactive.
Gameplay
The game consists of 150 different locations including vast lava caverns.[3][4] During the course of the game the player encounters talking stones, flying lizards, various gate mechanisms as well as puzzles that the player must solve.[3]
Plot
James Mariner flew his spaceship too close to the sun and was captured by a tractor beam. He finds himself under the solar surface and has to escape to stop the natives from destroying the Galaxy.
Reception
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| PC Zone | 41%[5] |
| PC Player | 21%[4] |
| PC Games | 60%[3] |
| GameStar | 42%[6] |
| Hyper | 72%[7] |
| PC Action | 46%[8] |
PC Zone gave the Sign of the Sun a score of 41 out of 100, wishing that the game had more characters to interact with and more content to complete.[5] PC Player gave the game a score of 21 out of 100, criticizing the controls and action sequences.[4]
References
- ^ a b "Pantalla". HobbyConsolas (in Spanish). 1 November 1997. p. 14. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- ^ "Sign of the Sun". project2.com. Archived from the original on 8 September 1999. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
- ^ a b c Borovskis, Thomas (February 1998). "Sign of the Sun". PC Games (in German). Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ a b c Schütz, Volker (February 1998). "Sign of the Sun". PC Player (in German). p. 84. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ a b Cunningham, Jamie (January 1998). "Sign of the Sun". PC Zone. p. 104. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ "Sign of the Sun". GameStar (in German). February 1998. p. 131. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
- ^ "Sign of the Sun". Hyper. July 1998. p. 78. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
- ^ "Sign of the Sun". PC Action (in German). February 1998. p. 70.