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| 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.
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]
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.
| 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]
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