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''The Mask of the Sun'' is an interactive fiction computer game with graphics developed by Ultrasoft and published in North America by Brøderbund and in Europe by Ariolasoft. The adventure game was released in 1982 for Apple II, Atari XL and Commodore 64. The hero is Mac Steele, an archaeologist who needs to find the Mask of the Sun in order to obtain an antidote to a poison that afflicts him from an artifact that he found. The game mostly takes place in Mexico in the Aztec ruins. Gameplay is text-based; however there are some graphics. The graphics differ from other graphic adventures of the time by having crude animations in some areas. A punk rock song was written about this game by Australian band Pet Earwig. The song was also covered by another melbourne punk band - WSCK. A sequel to The Mask of the Sun entitled ''The Serpent's Star'' was developed in 1983 by Ultrasoft and published by Brøderbund. == Reception == ''Softline'' in 1983 noted the "innovative" animation and "excellent, detailed" graphics, and called the puzzles "very good". The magazine concluding that "''The Mask of the Sun'' is a very good graphics adventure for the average to good adventurer". ''Ahoy!'' in 1984 liked ''Mask of the Sun''s graphics and vocabulary but noted long load times and low level of difficulty, stating that even novice adventurers would be able to finish the game "within a couple of weeks". ''Antic'' called ''Mask of the Sun''s graphics "absolutely superb" and the gameplay as "excellent".〔Kevin G. Swiger: ''The Mask of the Sun'', Antic Magazine, Vol. 3 Nr.8, 12/1984, p.74.〕 == External links == * *(The Mask of the Sun ) at GameFAQs *''(The Mask of the Sun )'' and ''The Serpent´s Star'' at ''Museum of Computer Adventure Game History'' by Howard Feldman 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Mask of the Sun」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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