''BSS Jane Seymour: Federation Quest 1'' is a 1990 science fiction

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published by Gremlin Graphics for the

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, and MS-DOS. For the North American release and DOS release in Europe, the game was co-published by Gremlin and Konami, and renamed to ''Spacewrecked: 14 Billion Light Years from Earth''.

Plot

Federation has dispatched the player to salvage the derelict Biological Survey Ship (BSS) Jane Seymour. According to a report, the radiation from a nearby star has driven the crew insane and the ship's zoological samples have broken free.

Gameplay

The combat is in real-time and aiming is done manually with a gun sight. Better guns have more accurate aiming and faster reload speed. The player can recruit robots and program them to different tasks like combat and item crafting.

Reception

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'' called the game "an excellent adventure", with the only criticism being the "cuddly and cartoony" look of the enemies. '' The Games Machine'' compared the gameplay to '' Dungeon Master'' and the graphic style and setting to '' Xenomorph''. The game was said to be more complicated than other games of its type and the game's difficulty was noted as very high. '' Zero'' called the game "well executed, well playable and well worth a look". '' ST Format'' compared the game to '' Captive'' and ''Dungeon Master'', and said the game is "lively and addictive". In a 1992 re-review, ''ST Format'' gave a more negative assessment, calling the game "a fair 3D adventure hampered by an unnecessarily long-winded control system and too much loading and disk-swapping". '' ACE'' compared the controls to Ubisoft's '' Zombi''. The game was said to be "surprisingly addictive" for a game of this style, but frustrating at times. '' Pelit'' called the game unnecessarily complicated. ''

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'' compared the game to '' Day of the Viper'' and said "the graphics are better, the play even more detailed and frantic".

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