Total Eclipse (1988 video game)

Total Eclipse is a first person adventure game released for the Amiga, Atari ST, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, MS-DOS and ZX Spectrum computers in 1988.

The game backstory as explained in the manual is that an Ancient Egyptian priest has put a curse on a pyramid dedicated to the Sun God Re.

The protagonist is an unnamed archaeologist who learns that on 26th October, 1930, a total eclipse will obstruct the sun above Cairo, and that the curse will cause the Moon to explode, devastating Earth with debris.

Amiga/ST Format gave Total Eclipse a score of 78% in its July issue of 1989, bemoaning the similarity to previous Freescape games as its biggest downfall.

awarded a higher score of 84%, praising the game's moody music and claustrophobic feel, and stating that "Dark Side comes close in terms of realism but to my mind Total Eclipse has a lot better atmosphere".

Total Eclipse added multi-levels and stairs to the 3D environment