Solar Eclipse
Solar Eclipse is a 3D shooter that takes place on and near the many moons of Saturn. You are a hot-shot pilot with a troubled past. You've been re-assigned to a new squadron aboard a Tomlinson-class carrier…
Solar Eclipse is a shooter developed by Crystal Dynamics, released 27 November 1995 on PlayStation and Sega Saturn.
What Solar Eclipse is
Solar Eclipse is a shooter game developed by Crystal Dynamics and released in 1995. It was published by BMG Interactive. It is available on PlayStation and Sega Saturn.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Solar Eclipse is a 3D shooter that takes place on and near the many moons of Saturn. You are a hot-shot pilot with a troubled past. You've been re-assigned to a new squadron aboard a Tomlinson-class carrier. There's trouble on a mining colony on the moon Janus. Your squadron is sent in to investigate, and uncover a lot more than they went looking for. The story in this game is told through a series of full-motion video clips. In addition to between-level scenes, FMV messages from your squad mates appear from time to time while you play the game.
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Solar Eclipse launched on 27 November 1995, within three weeks of Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness, Suikoden, Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest and Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3.
Released around the same time: Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness, Suikoden, Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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