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'''''The Van Statten Code''''' was the third game and eighth release exclusively published in the ''[[Doctor Who Annual 2006]]'' in [[September (releases)|September]] [[2005 (releases)|2005]] by [[Panini UK]] and the [[BBC]]. The puzzle game featured an original illustration by [[Ben Morris (illustrator)|Ben Morris]], while the writing of the annual's puzzles was collectively attributed to [[Justin Richards]] and [[Gareth Roberts]]. | '''''The Van Statten Code''''' was the third game and eighth release exclusively published in the ''[[Doctor Who Annual 2006]]'' in [[September (releases)|September]] [[2005 (releases)|2005]] by [[Panini UK]] and the [[BBC]]. The puzzle game featured an original illustration by [[Ben Morris (illustrator)|Ben Morris]], while the writing of the annual's puzzles was collectively attributed to [[Justin Richards]] and [[Gareth Roberts]]. | ||
The game heavily ties back into the continuity of the series, such as with [[Henry van Statten]]'s alien collection colliding with the plot of ''[[Aliens of London (TV story)|Aliens of London]]'' and the wider lore of [[UNIT United Kingdom|UNIT]]. | |||
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* This story mentions the concept of [[spacedrive]], a word earlier mentioned in ''[[TARDIS Teaser (game)|TARDIS Teaser]]'', another game in the 2006 ''Doctor Who Annual''. | * This story mentions the concept of [[spacedrive]], a word earlier mentioned in ''[[TARDIS Teaser (game)|TARDIS Teaser]]'', another game in the 2006 ''Doctor Who Annual''. | ||
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Revision as of 11:16, 26 March 2024
The Van Statten Code was the third game and eighth release exclusively published in the Doctor Who Annual 2006 in September 2005 by Panini UK and the BBC. The puzzle game featured an original illustration by Ben Morris, while the writing of the annual's puzzles was collectively attributed to Justin Richards and Gareth Roberts.
The game heavily ties back into the continuity of the series, such as with Henry van Statten's alien collection colliding with the plot of Aliens of London and the wider lore of UNIT.
Plot
Named for Henry van Statten, the so-called Van Statten Code was broken using the Slitheen Tablet, an artefact from the Slitheen family's attempt to destroy the Earth and commercialise the result as spacecraft fuel. Now, UNIT receives a message in the same code which must be translated using the Tablet. This yields the eerie translation "Beware the Bad Wolf"...
Characters
Worldbuilding
- UNIT Headquarters in Geneva received a message from the Slitheen.
- Henry van Statten is remembered as "a billionaire philanthropist" following his "mysterious disappearance" in 2012.
- The Slitheen Tablet suggests that the Slitheen family intended to make "spacedrive fission material" out of the remains of the Earth once they had blown it up.
Notes
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Continuity
- This story mentions the concept of spacedrive, a word earlier mentioned in TARDIS Teaser, another game in the 2006 Doctor Who Annual.
