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Solar Eclipse (video game)
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Solar Eclipse is a video game released for the Sega Saturn
, developed and published by Crystal Dynamics
(before the buyout by Eidos Interactive
). Its full motion video
sequences star Claudia Christian
.
Solar Eclipse was developed under the title "Titan", but the USA marketing team decided it would sell better if published as a sequel to the 1993 3DO
/PlayStation
game Total Eclipse, especially as the two featured the same gameplay and graphical style.
The game was also released for the Sony Playstation in Europe only, again under the title Titan Wars. The Playstation version is a straight port of the Saturn version.
Easter egg levels are possible after every regular level of the game. The easter egg levels are played similar to the regular levels, however they have ridiculous settings. Notable levels include: shooting the programming team's flying heads, and shooting cows standing on green hills (from another Crystal Dynamics game - The Horde).
Sega Saturn
The is a 32-bit fifth-generation video game console that was first released by Sega on November 22, 1994 in Japan, May 11, 1995 in North America, and July 8, 1995 in Europe...
, developed and published by Crystal Dynamics
Crystal Dynamics
Crystal Dynamics is an American video game developer based in the San Francisco Bay Area and founded in 1992 by Judy Lang, Madaline Canepa and Dave Morris...
(before the buyout by Eidos Interactive
Eidos Interactive
Eidos Interactive Ltd. is a British video game publisher and is a label of Square Enix Europe. As an independent company Eidos plc was headquartered in the Wimbledon Bridge House in Wimbledon, London Borough of Merton....
). Its full motion video
Full motion video
Full motion video based games are video games that rely upon pre-recorded TV-quality movie or animation rather than sprites, vectors, or 3D models to display action in the game. In the early 1990s a diverse set of games utilized this format...
sequences star Claudia Christian
Claudia Christian
Claudia Ann Christian is an American actress, writer, singer, musician, and director, best known for her role as Commander Susan Ivanova on the science fiction television series Babylon 5.-Career:...
.
Solar Eclipse was developed under the title "Titan", but the USA marketing team decided it would sell better if published as a sequel to the 1993 3DO
3DO Interactive Multiplayer
The 3DO Interactive Multiplayer is a video game console originally produced by Panasonic in 1993. Further renditions of the hardware were released in 1994 by Sanyo and Goldstar. The consoles were manufactured according to specifications created by The 3DO Company, and were originally designed by...
/PlayStation
PlayStation
The is a 32-bit fifth-generation video game console first released by Sony Computer Entertainment in Japan on December 3, .The PlayStation was the first of the PlayStation series of consoles and handheld game devices. The PlayStation 2 was the console's successor in 2000...
game Total Eclipse, especially as the two featured the same gameplay and graphical style.
The game was also released for the Sony Playstation in Europe only, again under the title Titan Wars. The Playstation version is a straight port of the Saturn version.
Easter egg levels are possible after every regular level of the game. The easter egg levels are played similar to the regular levels, however they have ridiculous settings. Notable levels include: shooting the programming team's flying heads, and shooting cows standing on green hills (from another Crystal Dynamics game - The Horde).