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{{Infobox Video Game
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|video game name = City of the Daleks
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|series = [[Doctor Who]] - [[Doctor Who: The Adventure Games|The Adventure Games]]
{{Infobox Story SMW
|series number = 1
|image         = CityOfDaleksPromo.jpg
|doctor = [[Eleventh Doctor]]
|series number = 1
|companions = [[Amy Pond]]
|doctor         = Eleventh Doctor
|enemy = [[Dalek]]s
|companions     = [[Amy Pond|Amy]]
|setting = <ul><li>[[Kaalann]], [[Skaro]]</li><li>[[Earth]], [[1963]] </li> </ul>
|enemy         = [[Dalek Emperor (City of the Daleks)|Dalek Emperor]]
|developer = Sumo Digital
|setting       = {{il|[[London]], [[1963]]|[[Kaalann]], [[Skaro]]}}
|publisher = BBC Wales Interactive
|developer     = Sumo Digital
|writer = [[Phil Ford]]
|publisher     = BBC Wales Interactive
|platform = <ul><li>PC</li> <li>Mac </li> </ul>
|writer         = Phil Ford
|genre = Graphic Adventure
|director      = Sean Millard
|release date = 2nd June 2010 (Trial version, PC; UK only)<br>5th June (Official release, PC; UK only)<br>15th June 2010 (Mac OS; UK only)<br>July 2010 (international)
|music          = [[Murray Gold]]
|next story = [[Blood of the Cybermen]]
|platform       = PC, Mac
}}
|genre         = Adventure
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|release date   = 5 June 2010 (PC)
'''City of the Daleks '''is the first of [[Doctor Who: The Adventure Games|the Adventure Games]], a series of four games where the player will have the ability to play as the [[Eleventh Doctor]] and [[Amy Pond]]. This is the first true Doctor Who video game (depending on how you describe the [[Top Trumps]] game) since 1996's [[Destiny of the Doctors]]. According to Executive Producer Piers Wenger the story can be considered an additional episode of [[Series 5 (Doctor Who)|Series 5]].
|release date2  = 15 June 2010 (Mac)
|beta release date = 2 June 2010
|series        = ''[[The Adventure Games]]''
|next          = Blood of the Cybermen
|trailer        = Doctor Who The Adventure Games - City of the Daleks trailer
}}{{you may|City of the Daleks (comic story)|n1=the comic story}}
'''''City of the Daleks''''' was the first episode of the video game ''[[Doctor Who: The Adventure Games]]''. The player had the ability to play as the [[Eleventh Doctor]] and [[Amy Pond]]. According to [[executive producer]] [[Piers Wenger]], the story can be considered an additional episode of [[series 5 (Doctor Who 2005)|series 5]].


Originally announced for initial release on 5th June 2010, it became available for release on 2nd June from the BBC's official Doctor Who website. A Macintosh version of the game is to be released on 15th June. It was later revealed that the early release of the game was part of a system test as they gear up for the official release date. A trailer for the game will reportedly be shown straight after Vincent and the Doctor on Saturday to mark its official launch.<ref>[http://www.mcvuk.com/news/39261/BBC-explains-early-Doctor-Who-release BBC explains early Doctor Who release], MCV; accessed 3rd June 2010</ref>. Both download options are free for UK residents. At present the game/mini-episode is not available outside the UK, but the BBC has indicated a potential commercial release for the game in July 2010.<ref>[http://gallifreynewsbase.blogspot.com/2010/06/city-of-daleks-now-available.html City of the Daleks now available], Doctor Who News Page, 2nd June 2010; accessed 3rd June 2010</ref>
At the time of its release, it was marketed as "the first episode of series 1" of ''The Adventure Games''. However, a full series 2 never materialised due to early cancellation.


== Gameplay ==
== Synopsis ==
[[The Doctor's TARDIS]] materialises in [[1963]] — and [[London]] is in ruins. The [[Dalek]]s have seized control of time and the only chance of saving [[Earth]] lies in a desperate quest to [[Kaalann]], the capital city of [[Skaro]], the Daleks' home [[planet]] — before time catches up with [[Amy Pond|Amy]], the last survivor of the [[human]] race!
 
== Plot ==
=== Act one ===
In [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]], [[Eleventh Doctor|The Doctor]] and [[Amy Pond|Amy]] discuss their plans to visit [[1963]] [[London]] and specifically to meet [[the Beatles]]. Amy wants to meet [[John Lennon]] instead of [[Ringo Starr]]. The Doctor begins to describe [[London]] 1963 as "the coolest place in the [[Mutter's Spiral|the galaxy]]": [[the Kinks]], [[Sean Connery]] as [[James Bond]], the Beatles' first two albums, [[Mary Quant]]... Landing near [[Nelson's Column]], they find a devastated city. Someone or something has changed [[time]].


''City of the Daleks'' is a puzzle-based game: the player has to navigate obstacles with a specific pattern to them, crack codes, use objects to bypass obstacles, and navigate mazes. There is little margin for error: most hazards kill automatically, and (as the Doctor) it is extremely hard to escape the Daleks once they've spotted you. Fitting with the series itself, there is no way of directly engaging the Daleks and the Doctor has to evade or trick them instead.
The pair see a woman, [[Sylvia (City of the Daleks)|Sylvia]], running from a [[Dalek]], who proclaims her to be the last surviving human being. She detonates some [[dynamite]], temporarily incapacitating the Dalek, and before fleeing into the [[London Underground|Underground]] below through a [[manhole]]. The Doctor and Amy decide to follow her and sneak past the remaining Dalek drones to push a wrecked [[taxi]] into a barricade barring an Underground entrance.


The game follows a linear path: tasks have to be handled a certain way and in a certain sequence.
Now in [[Charing Cross tube station]], the Doctor and Amy find Sylvia, who reveals that the Daleks invaded the planet by opening a "rift in the sky" which unleashed thousands of Daleks, who flew down and exterminated the planet below. The army was annihilated and, soon after, resistance groups were also killed, until only she remains.


The game is split into three "Acts": the alternate London, the Dalek's city in the present, and the Dalek city in the past.
The Doctor explains that the Daleks have never had the power to alter time so dramatically, but before he can continue she says that to survive they will have to keep moving, as Daleks will soon be on the way. Sure enough, a Dalek appears and they sneak down a tunnel in the Underground after rewiring its fuse box so the tracks are not dangerous anymore. Before they can escape and leave a trap for the Dalek, it catches up with them and exterminates Sylvia. The Doctor and Amy escape, and the Dalek sets off the trap, presumably destroying itself.


== Synopsis ==
=== Act two ===
The TARDIS materializes in 1963 to find the human race crushed by the Daleks. The Doctor embarks on a quest to the Dalek planet to correct time and save the last survivor of Humanity - Amy Pond!
The Doctor and Amy return to the TARDIS. The Doctor traces the point of interference to the Dalek capital city, [[Kaalann]] on the Dalek homeworld of [[Skaro]]. Last time he saw it, it was in ruins and the Daleks had fled, but they seem to have rebuilt their city.


== Plot ==
After materialising in Kaalann, Amy begins to fade out of existence. The Doctor says now the human race has been exterminated, she is a living [[temporal paradox|paradox]], and the TARDIS can only protect her for so long. The Doctor goes into the Dalek facility to find the components of a [[Chronon Blocker]] to stabilise Amy's condition. After sneaking past Daleks to get a [[Dalekanium]] coil and a [[Kontron crystal|Kontron Crystal]], the Doctor returns to Amy and constructs the Chronon Blocker, which stops Amy from fading. The Doctor says that to find out how the Daleks have gained so much power, they will need to find the Supreme Council Chamber - but first they'll have to check who's there from the Visualiser Room guarded externally by a [[Scientist Dalek]] and internally by the "[[Visualiser|Librarian Dalek]]" monitoring the databanks. After entering the Visualiser Room and using the three security consoles to deactivate the Visualiser Eye, the Doctor and Amy see that the [[Dalek Emperor]] is in the [[Supreme Council Chamber]] with a device, which the Doctor says is probably the cause of the time interference. Looking at the Emperor, Amy comments on his size; the Doctor points out that sitting on the throne all the time, he's "bound to put on a few pounds". He also notices some unusual temporal coordinates.
The story begins with the Doctor and Amy in the [[TARDIS]] talking about visiting [[1963]], and specifically which [[The Beatles|Beatle]] they'd like to meet (Amy wants to meet John Lennon instead of Ringo Starr, because she says "There's no such thing as a sexy drummer"). As the Doctor begins to describe [[London]] 1963 as "the coolest place in the galaxy" they step out of the TARDIS by the remains of Nelson's column to find London has been almost destroyed.


[[Image:COTD.PNG|250px|thumb|right|The Doctor and Amy hide from a Dalek]]
[[File:Confronted by Daleks (COTD).jpg|thumb|right|The Doctor and Amy are confronted by the Daleks.]]
After taking the lift to the top of the facility, they are captured by two Daleks and taken to the Emperor. When the Doctor warns the Emperor that his change to the timeline will result in huge damage to the continuum, the Emperor shows him the [[Eye of Harmony|Eye of Time]], once controlled by the [[Time Lord]]s, but now in the hands of the Daleks. The Emperor boasts that with the Eye of Time, the Daleks will be the ''new'' Time Lords. After explaining what the Eye is to Amy, the Doctor damages the Emperor's casing to cause a distraction and they flee through the Eye.


The pair suddenly see a woman, [[Sylvia (City of the Daleks)|Sylvia]], fleeing from a [[Dalek]], who proclaims her to be the last surviving human being. She detonates some kind of explosive, temporarily incapacitating the Dalek, and flees into the [[London Underground|Underground]] below through a manhole. The Doctor and Amy decide to follow her and sneak past the remaining Dalek drones and push a damaged taxi into a barricade barring an Underground entrance. After finding Sylvia, she reveals that the Daleks invaded the planet by opening a rift in the sky, and thousands of Daleks then proceeded to fly down and exterminate the planet below. The army was annihilated and, soon after, resistance groups were also killed, until only she remained. The Doctor comments that the Daleks have never had the power to alter time so dramatically, but before he can continue she says that to survive they will have to keep moving, as Daleks will soon be on the way. Sure enough, a Dalek appears and they sneak down a tunnel in the Underground after rewiring its fuse box so the tracks are not dangerous anymore. But before they can escape and leave a trap for the Dalek, it catches up with them and exterminates Sylvia. The Doctor and Amy escape, and the Dalek sets off the trap, presumably destroying itself.
=== Act three ===
The Doctor and Amy appear in the ruined Supreme Council Chamber. They have [[time travel|travelled back in time]] to a point in which the city is shattered and not yet rebuilt. The Doctor says that this is where the [[temporal coordinates]] he saw earlier led to. They set a trap for the Daleks who have been sent by the Emperor to pursue them and then go to the [[visualiser room|Visualiser Room]].


The Doctor and Amy quickly return to the TARDIS next to Nelson's Column and the Doctor traces the point of interference to the Dalek capital city on [[Skaro]], [[Kaalann]]. Last time he saw it, it was in ruins and the Daleks had fled, but they seem to have rebuilt their city...
[[File:Eleventh Doctor Kaalann ruins (COTD).jpg|thumb|left|The Doctor looks out over the ruins of Kaalann.]]
In the Visualiser Room, the Doctor removes the device in the [[visualiser eye|Visualiser Eye]] that is connected to all Dalek vision. He sends Amy to find a [[gunstick|Dalek gun]] and a [[Dalek eyestalk]] in the old facility so that he can use the pieces to construct a device which will limit Dalek vision. Amy is beginning to fade in and out of existence again, but this temporary invisibility proves to be an advantage. She evades patrols and [[Varga plant]]s to get the pieces and returns to the Doctor, who assembles the device. He says if they can connect it to the old Emperor's pedestal, they can boost the range and blind all the attacking Daleks.


After materializing in Kaalann, Amy begins to fade. The Doctor says that, now the human race has been exterminated, she is a [[temporal paradox|paradox]], and the TARDIS can only protect her for so long. The Doctor goes into the Dalek facility to find the components of a [[chronon]] blocker to stabilize Amy's condition. After sneaking past Daleks to aquire a [[Dalekanium]] coil and a [[Kontron crystal]], the Doctor returns to Amy and constructs the chronon blocker, which stops Amy from fading. The Doctor says that to find out how the Daleks have gained so much power, they will need to find the Supreme Council Chamber &mdash; but first they'll have to check who's there from the visualizer room. They narrowly escape an Eternal Dalek who's guarding the visualizer room. After entering the visualizer room and using the three security consoles to deactivate the visualizer eye, the Doctor and Amy see that the [[Dalek Emperor]] is in the Supreme Council Chamber with a device, which the Doctor says is probably the cause of the time interference. He also notices some unusual temporal coordinates.
In the Supreme Council Chamber, the Daleks are preparing the Eye of Time for their impending attack on London and Earth. Amy runs ahead with the device because of her fading in and out of existence, and puts the device in place. The Daleks are blinded and begin firing chaotically around the room. Avoiding the blasts, the Doctor disables the generator to free the Eye, gets to Amy and jumps into the Eye before it disappears.


After taking the lift to the top of the facility, they are captured by drones and taken to the Emperor. When the Doctor tells the Emperor that continued meddling will result in huge damage to the continuum the Emperor shows him the "Eye of Time" &mdash; an entity once controlled by the [[Time Lords]], but now in the hands of the Daleks. The Emperor declares that the Daleks will be the new Time Lords. After explaining what the Eye is to Amy, the Doctor damages the Emperor's casing to cause a distraction and they flee through the Eye.
They appear back in the ruined facility next to the TARDIS, now empty because the timeline has been set back in place - as the Doctor says it should be. Amy is now out of danger of being [[temporal erasure|deleted from time]]. To prove that everything is really back to normal, he uses a scanner to show Sylvia in 1963 London, alive and well. The Doctor confirms that they're still going to meet Ringo; Amy rolls her eyes at that.


Appearing in the Supreme Council Chamber, but before the city was rebuilt, the Doctor comments that this is where the temporal coordinates from earlier led to. They set a trap for the Daleks who have been sent to pursue them by the Emperor and then go to the visualizer room.
== Cast ==
* [[Eleventh Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Matt Smith]]
* [[Amy Pond]] - [[Karen Gillan]]
* [[Sylvia (City of the Daleks)|Sylvia]] - [[Sara Carver]]
* [[Dalek]]s - [[Nicholas Briggs]]


In the visualizer room, the Doctor removes the device in the visualizer eye that is connected to all Dalek vision. He then sends Amy to find a Dalek gun and a Dalek eyestalk in the old facility so that he can use the pieces to construct a device which will limit Dalek vision. Amy evades patrols and [[Varga plant]]s to get the pieces and returns to the Doctor, who assembles the device, and says that if they can connect it to the old Emperor's pedestal, they can boost the range and blind all the attacking Daleks.
== Crew ==
* Voice directors - [[Gary Russell]], [[Charles Cecil]]
* Programming Lead - [[James Sutherland]]
* Programmers - [[Phil Woods]], [[Carl Dixon]], [[Dan Mallinson]], [[Henry Durrant]], [[Sean Davies]], [[Tom Sedden]]
* Design Lead - [[Will Tarrat]] (Incorrectly spelt Will Tarratt)
* Design and Scripting - [[Nana Nielsen]], [[Mike Welsh]], [[Sarah Cook]]
* Concepts/Storyboards - [[Richard Jordon]]
* Art Lead - [[Michael Hirst]] (as Mick Hirst)
* Artists - [[Chris Pepper]], [[Igloo Digital Arts]], [[John Hackleton]]
* Animation Lead - [[Ian Dreary]]
* Animators - [[Lee Taylor]], [[Phil Hanks]], [[Stephen Thomas]] (as Steve Thomas), [[Shruti Rao]], [[Simon Wottage]], [[Robin Butler]], [[Simon Bradley]]
* Graphic Design Lead - [[Chantal Beaumont]]
* Sound and Music Editor - [[Pat Phelan]]
* F9 QA Lead - [[Mark Bridges]]
* F9 QA - [[Mark Freeman]], [[Tom Barker]], [[Nate Umipeg]], [[Philip Pallermo]], [[Chase Lawhead]]
* Additional Support - [[Mark Thackery]], [[James Drew]], [[Damian Fowkes]], [[Neil Fielding]], [[Toby Allen]], [[Nick Sibbick]], [[Laura Schofield]], [[Hayley Brant]], [[Gary McLoughlin]]
* Creative Director - [[Sean Millard]]
* Art Manager - [[Dominic Hood]] (as Dom Hood)
* Art Director - [[Darren Mills]]
* Core Tech Manager - [[Stephen Robinson]]
* Technical Director - [[Ash Bennet]]
* Executive Producer - Pat Phelan
* Studio Head - [[Paul Porter]]
* European VP - [[Carl Cavers]]
* With thanks to the BBC National Orchestra Wales
* Original Theme Music - [[Ron Grainer]]
* Casting Director - [[Andy Pryor]] CDG
* Music - [[Murray Gold]]
* Sound Effects - [[Matt Cox]]
* Music Editor - [[Doug Sinclair]]
* Voice Recording - [[Bang Post Production]], [[SIS Live]], [[The Moat Studios]]
* Technical Project Manager - [[Richard Josebury]]
* Legal Manager - [[Ifty Khan]]
* Production Executive - [[Julie Scott]]
* Script Editor -[[Lindsey Alford]]
* Interactive Producer - [[Richard Jenkins]]
* Senior Producer - [[Mat Fidell]]
* Executive Producers, Interactive - [[Anwen Aspden]], Charles Cecil
* Executive Producers - [[Steven Moffat]], [[Piers Wenger]], [[Beth Willis]]


In the Supreme Council Chamber, the Daleks are preparing the Eye of Time for their impending attack on London and planet Earth. Amy runs ahead &mdash; able to evade the Daleks because she is fading away &mdash; and puts the device in place. The Daleks are blinded and begin firing chaotically around the room. Avoiding the blasts, the Doctor disables the generator to free the Eye, gets to Amy and jumps into the Eye before it disappears.
== Collectables ==
:''Please note that this section [[Tardis:Spoiler policy|contains spoilers]] for the locations of collectables within the game. Please skip this section if you don't want to know this information.''


Appearing back in the ruined facility &mdash; now empty because the timeline has been set back in place, as the Doctor says it should be &mdash; the TARDIS is waiting for the Doctor and Amy, and they leave to go and meet Ringo Starr...
=== Facts ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! scope="col" style="width:20%;" | Fact
! scope="col" style="width:30%;" | Location
! scope="col" style="width:30%;" | Image
|-
| [[Newspaper]]s
| [[City of the Daleks (video game)#Act one|Act one]]:<br>In Trafalgar Square, interact with the newspaper on the floor in front of the TARDIS.
| [[File:Newspapers fact (COTD).jpg|thumb|center]]
|-
| [[Nelson's Column]]
| [[City of the Daleks (video game)#Act one|Act one]]:<br>In Trafalgar Square, interact with the head of [[Horatio Nelson]]'s fallen statue.
| [[File:Nelson's Column fact (COTD).jpg|thumb|center]]
|-
| [[Bus|London Bus]]
| [[City of the Daleks (video game)#Act one|Act one]]:<br>In Trafalgar Square, interact with the fallen bus stop sign.
| [[File:London Bus fact (COTD).jpg|thumb|center]]
|-
| [[Hackney carriage|Hackney Carriages]]
| [[City of the Daleks (video game)#Act one|Act one]]:<br>In Trafalgar Square, interact with the burnt out [[taxi]].
| [[File:Hackney Carriages fact (COTD).jpg|thumb|center]]
|-
| [[London Underground]]
| [[City of the Daleks (video game)#Act one|Act one]]:<br>In Charing Cross tube station, interact with the [[train]].
| [[File:London Underground fact (COTD).jpg|thumb|center]]
|-
| [[Acid rain|Acid Rain]]
| [[City of the Daleks (video game)#Act two|Act two]]:<br>On Kaalann, walk out the room in which the TARDIS is parked and interact with the nearest window.
| [[File:Acid Rain fact (COTD).jpg|thumb|center]]
|-
| [[New Dalek Paradigm|The Daleks]]
| [[City of the Daleks (video game)#Act two|Act two]]:<br>On Kaalann, in the room containing the Kontron crystal, interact with computer unit closest to the door.
| [[File:The Daleks fact (COTD).jpg|thumb|center]]
|-
| Our [[Solar system|Solar System]]
| [[City of the Daleks (video game)#Act two|Act two]]:<br>On Kaalann, in the Visualiser Room, interact with map of the solar system.
| [[File:Our Solar System fact (COTD).jpg|thumb|center]]
|-
| [[Battery|Electric Battery]]
| [[City of the Daleks (video game)#Act three|Act three]]:<br>On Kaalann, in the Supreme Council Chamber, interact with the metal pylon on the edge of the acid.
| [[File:Electric Battery fact (COTD).jpg|thumb|center]]
|-
| [[Dalek|Dalek History]]
| [[City of the Daleks (video game)#Act three|Act three]]:<br>On Kaalann, in the ruined Visualiser Room, interact with the image of the Dalek on the wall.
| [[File:Dalek History fact (COTD).jpg|thumb|center]]
|-
|}


==Cast (Voices)==
=== Cards ===
*[[Eleventh Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Matt Smith]]
{| class="wikitable"
*[[Amy Pond]] - [[Karen Gillan]]
|-
*[[Dalek]]s - [[Nicholas Briggs]]
! scope="col" style="width:20%;" | Card
*[[Sylvia (City of the Daleks)|Sylvia]] - [[Sara Carver]]
! scope="col" style="width:30%;" | Location
! scope="col" style="width:30%;" | Image
|-
| [[Smiler]]
| [[City of the Daleks (video game)#Act one|Act one]]:<br>Near a fallen lamppost before the boarded [[London Underground|Underground]] entrance.
| [[File:Smiler card (COTD).jpg|thumb|center]]
|-
| [[Saturnyn|Sisters of the Water]]
| [[City of the Daleks (video game)#Act one|Act one]]:<br>Near some sandbags beyond the boarded Underground entrance.
| ''to be added''
|-
| The [[Sixth Doctor]]
| [[City of the Daleks (video game)#Act one|Act one]]:<br>Across the chasm from the TARDIS near some sandbags. Reached after getting past the Daleks.
| [[File:Sixth Doctor card (COTD).jpg|thumb|center]]
|-
| [[Hath]]
| [[City of the Daleks (video game)#Act one|Act one]]:<br>In Charing Cross tube station. At the end of the tunnel in the opposite direction to Sylvia.
| [[File:Hath card (COTD).jpg|thumb|center]]
|-
| [[Liz Ten]]
| [[City of the Daleks (video game)#Act one|Act one]]:<br>In Charing Cross tube station. Behind some sandbags in the tunnel just before reaching Sylvia.
| [[File:Liz 10 card (COTD).jpg|thumb|center]]
|-
| [[Dalek]]s
| [[City of the Daleks (video game)#Act two|Act two]]:<br>On Kaalann, in the storage room containing the Dalekanium coil.
| [[File:Daleks card (COTD).jpg|thumb|center]]
|-
| [[Adipose]]
| [[City of the Daleks (video game)#Act two|Act two]]:<br>In the room containing the pushable boxes. It is to the right, behind two crates, upon entering.
| [[File:Adipose card (COTD).jpg|thumb|center]]
|-
| [[K-9]]
| [[City of the Daleks (video game)#Act two|Act two]]:<br>In the room containing the Kontron crystal, just to the left of where the Doctor drops down.
| [[File:K-9 card (COTD).jpg|thumb|center]]
|-
| [[Blackcurrant]]
| [[City of the Daleks (video game)#Act two|Act two]]:<br>At the far end of the Dalek Production Facility, opposite the final door. It is behind a pillar and guarded by a Dalek.
| [[File:Blackcurrant card (COTD).jpg|thumb|center]]
|-
| [[Adelaide Brooke]]
| [[City of the Daleks (video game)#Act two|Act two]]:<br>On Kaalann, on the far side of the Visualiser Room.
| [[File:Adelaide Brooke card (COTD).jpg|thumb|center]]
|-
| [[Chocolate]]
| [[City of the Daleks (video game)#Act three|Act three]]:<br>On ruined Kaalann, in the Supreme Council Chamber, behind the Dalek Emperor.
| [[File:Chocolate card (COTD).jpg|thumb|center]]
|-
| The [[Fifth Doctor]]
| [[City of the Daleks (video game)#Act three|Act three]]:<br>On ruined Kaalann, in the Supreme Council Chamber, on the upper walkway.
| [[File:Fifth Doctor card (COTD).jpg|thumb|center]]
|-
| The [[Tenth Doctor]]
| [[City of the Daleks (video game)#Act three|Act three]]:<br>On ruined Kaalann, straight ahead after climbing down the hole in the floor.
| [[File:Tenth Doctor card (COTD).jpg|thumb|center]]
|-
| [[Amy Pond]]
| [[City of the Daleks (video game)#Act three|Act three]]:<br>On ruined Kaalann, on the far side of the Visualiser Room, beyond the [[Varga plant]]s.
| [[File:Amy Pond card (COTD).jpg|thumb|center]]
|-
|}


== Credits ==
== Worldbuilding ==
[[File:Classic series dalek cameo.jpg|thumb|Dalek casings left in ruin]]
''to be added''
''to be added''


== Story notes ==
== Story notes ==
*This video game was incorrectly entitled '''Might of the Daleks'''.
=== Background ===
*This episode's tagline was '''Fight the Daleks'''.
Originally announced for initial release on 5 June 2010, it became available for release on [[2 June (releases)|2 June]] from the BBC's official Doctor Who website. A Macintosh version of the game was also released on [[15 June (releases)|15 June]]. It was later revealed that the early release of the game was part of a system test as they geared up for the official release date. A trailer for the game was shown straight after ''[[Vincent and the Doctor (TV story)|Vincent and the Doctor]]'' on Saturday to mark its official launch.<ref>[http://www.mcvuk.com/news/39261/BBC-explains-early-Doctor-Who-release BBC explains early Doctor Who release], MCV; accessed 3 June 2010</ref> Both download options are free for UK residents. The first two episodes are available elsewhere as a pack from Direct2Drive for five US dollars.<ref>[http://gallifreynewsbase.blogspot.com/2010/06/city-of-daleks-now-available.html City of the Daleks now available], Doctor Who News Page, 2 June 2010; accessed 3rd June 2010</ref> However, Direct2Drive has chosen not to release the Mac OS version internationally.<ref>[http://www.joystiq.com/2010/07/22/forgive-the-tardis-ness-doctor-who-games-arrive-today-in-the-us Forgive the TARDIS-ness, Doctor Who Games Arrive Today in the US], Joystiq, 22 July 2010; accessed 26 November 2011 </ref>
*Phil Ford has stated that 1963 was chosen as a setting because that was when [[Doctor Who]] started broadcasting. In a televised interview on the ''[[wikipedia:Playr|Playr]]'' gaming programme, Ford stated that the original draft of the script made reference to the [[First Doctor]] and [[Susan]] being in the London of the game's setting. It was trimmed for reasons of length. <ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjenpGYETks Playr interview with Phil Ford]</ref>
 
*A new [[Dalek Emperor]] is featured in the story. This Dalek Emperor is blue.
* This video game was incorrectly entitled ''Might of the Daleks''.
*The yellow [[Eternal Dalek]] does not appear in the game.<!-- Read the talk page before disputing this -->
* This episode's tagline was "Fight the Daleks".
*A "production line" of Dalek casings is seen.
* Phil Ford has stated that 1963 was chosen as a setting because that was when ''[[Doctor Who]]'' started broadcasting. In a televised interview on the {{wi|Playr}} gaming programme, Ford stated that the original draft of the script made reference to the [[First Doctor]] and his granddaughter [[Susan Foreman|Susan]] being in [[London]] during the events of the game. This was trimmed for reasons of length.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjenpGYETks Playr interview with Phil Ford], PlayrBitz, YouTube, 6 May 2010; accessed 26 November 2011</ref>
*The Doctor seems unsurprised that the Daleks have already built a thousands-strong army and a new Emperor this soon after their restoration (although 22 years of "real time" have passed between 1941 and 1963, and because both the Doctor and the Daleks are time travelers any amount of time could have passed for the Daleks, so this may not be too surprising).
* In the early builds of this episode, the Paradigm Daleks were instead [[Bronze Dalek|Bronze Daleks]] and had a scanner / target-like eyelens. Variants such as a Black Dalek are mentioned in the files. The eyestalk for the Bronze Dalek model was later reused in [[TARDIS (video game)|TARDIS]] and [[The Gunpowder Plot (video game)|The Gunpowder Plot]] for the Drawing Room.
*The Doctor and Amy visit an alien planet while Rory is not with them, placing this story sometime after [[DW]]: ''[[Cold Blood]]''; in [[DW]]: ''[[Vincent and the Doctor]]'' Amy remarks that the Doctor has been taking her to nice places since ''Cold Blood'' but does not mention 1963 London among them, which would likely place ''City of the Daleks'' after that story.  
* A new [[Dalek Emperor]] is featured in the story. This version has blue livery and is similar looking to the Emperor Dalek seen in [[The Parting of the Ways (TV story)|The Parting of the Ways]].
*In this adventure, the Doctor dons the same type of tweed jacket which he lost in ''[[Flesh and Stone]]''.
* The yellow [[Eternal Dalek]] does not appear in the game. However, it is seen in the promotional artwork and loading screen for the episode.
* A "production line" of Dalek casings is seen.
* The Doctor seems unsurprised that the Daleks have already built a thousands-strong army and a new Emperor this soon after their restoration (although twenty-two years of "real time" have passed between 1941 and 1963, and because both the Doctor and the Daleks are time travellers any amount of time could have passed for the Daleks, so this may not be too surprising).
* The Doctor and Amy visit an alien planet while Rory is not with them, placing this story some time after ''[[Cold Blood (TV story)|Cold Blood]]''; in ''[[Vincent and the Doctor (TV story)|Vincent and the Doctor]]'' Amy remarks that the Doctor has been taking her to nice places since ''Cold Blood'' but does not mention 1963 London among them, which would likely place ''City of the Daleks'' after that story.
* In this and the rest of The Adventure Games, the Doctor dons the same type of tweed jacket which he lost in ''[[Flesh and Stone (TV story)|Flesh and Stone]]''.
* This episode uses music from various episodes starting from [[The Runaway Bride (TV story)|The Runaway Bride]] up to [[Flesh and Stone (TV story)|Flesh and Stone]].
 
=== Promotion ===
On 21 April 2010, a number of schoolkids in [[Sheffield]] were given the chance to test the game. As a wider promotion, three Daleks, namely the original [[Supreme Dalek (Victory of the Daleks)|Supreme]], [[Drone Dalek (Victory of the Daleks)|Drone]] and [[Eternal Dalek (Victory of the Daleks)|Eternal]] props, were sent to Sheffield, announcing the download date of the game and interacting with passers-by.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/dw/news/bulletin_100424_01/New_Footage_and_First_Reactions New Footage and First Reactions], BBC Doctor Who, 24 April 2010; accessed 26 November 2011</ref>
 
=== Production errors ===
{{Discontinuity}}
 
* The direction in which the TARDIS doors are facing when the Doctor and Amy leave for Skaro is different to the direction they were facing when the TARDIS first landed.
* If the player is caught by the Security Scan of the Visualiser Eye in Act 2, a [[Drone Dalek]] is summoned who then exterminates the Doctor and Amy. However, it is always facing the same direction when doing so, even if they are on the opposite side of the room.
* In the place ''before'' the Doctor reaches [[the TARDIS]], Amy and the Doctor have their arms upraised. ''But when you start moving they return to normal.''
* Kaalann in Act 3 is full of destroyed Paradigm Daleks despite the destruction of Kaalann taking place before the events of [[Victory of the Daleks (TV story)|Victory of the Daleks]].
 
=== Cut / Altered Content ===
''(This is an unfinished list)''
 
==== MISCELLANEOUS ====
* Several lines of dialogue went unused, most likely because of time constraints.


== Promotion ==
==== ACT ONE ====
On the 21st April 2010, a number of schoolkids in [[Sheffield]] were given the chance to test the game. As a wider promotion, three Daleks were sent to Sheffield, announcing the download date of the game and interacting with passers-by.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/dw/news/bulletin_100424_01/New_Footage_and_First_Reactions New Footage and First Reactions]</ref>
* The patrolling Dalek the player has to sneak around in the beginning of Act One had a different patrol spline seen several times in old gameplay footage. It was possibly changed due to the schoolkids who were playing the game during the Sheffield event finding it challenging to get past the Dalek.
* Originally, The Doctor would have to set off a series of explosions using the [[Sonic screwdriver|Sonic Screwdriver]] in the Underground to progress further. Alternatively, The Doctor would have just opened a regular door to enter the Underground.
* A door covered in blood was originally in the [[London Underground|Underground]] before being replaced with a blood-free texture. The texture of the bloody door can be found in the files.
* A death animation for Sylvia is mentioned in the "escape.lua" timeline, but was removed from the files.


==Continuity==
==== ACT TWO ====
*The Doctor says he last saw Kaalann devastated and the Daleks fleeing, and finds the dead shell of a Dalek Emperor. However, the Emperor's form resembles the 2000s Emperors rather than the 60s Emperors.
* Instead of being scared by the dome of a Dalek on a crate at the beginning of Act Two, Amy would've gone face to face with a Dalek casing before being reassured by The Doctor that it's empty.
*While searching for the last survivor the Doctor mentions [[Robot Yeti|Yetis]], [[Dinosaur]]s and [[Giant rat|rats]] in the Underground. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Web of Fear]]'', ''[[Invasion of the Dinosaurs]]'', ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]'')
* Two patrolling Drone Daleks were removed from Act Two in the Production Facility, their removal likely being the same reason as the patrolling Dalek in Act One.
*As a result of the Daleks altering the timeline and destroying humanity, Amy feels unwell and starts to fade away. This happened to the [[Fifth Doctor]] when his previous incarnations were taken out of their time zones. The [[Tenth Doctor]] explained that this would happen to [[Martha Jones]] if the [[Carrionite]]s had succeeded in their plans in 1599. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Five Doctors]]'', ''[[The Shakespeare Code]]'')
* Originally to get past the Scientist Dalek near the Visualiser Room, The Doctor would've had to sonic a Databank to distract the Scientist and continue further. This is labelled as "diversion1.lua" in the files.
*When Amy begins to fade, the Doctor builds a device to help slow down the effects. The [[Sixth Doctor]] did something similar for [[Evelyn Smythe]] when she was almost erased from the timeline. ([[BFA]]: ''[[The Marian Conspiracy]]'')
*The rift in time resembles the [[Time Field|cracks in the universe]].
*Kontron crystals make a reappearance. ([[DW]]: ''[[Timelash (TV story)|Timelash]]'')
*[[Varga plant]]s as a main hazard during the third act.
*The Daleks have invaded Earth in 1963 once before. ([[DW]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks]]'')


==Timeline==
==== Act THREE ====
*''City of the Daleks'' occurs after [[DW]]: ''[[Vincent and the Doctor]]''
* Bronze Daleks were originally in Act Three, but were replaced with Paradigm Daleks for unknown reasons.
*''City of the Daleks'' occurs before [[VG]]: ''[[Blood of the Cybermen]]''
* A cut [[Scientist Dalek (Victory of the Daleks)|Scientist Dalek]] in Act Three would have originally guarded the right side of the Storage Room (opposite to where Amy has to collect the Dalek eyestalk).
* Near the end of Act Three, The Doctor and Amy would've had to climb their way back to the Council Chamber and avoid several patrolling Daleks (along with Varga plants).


== References ==
== Continuity ==
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* While searching for the last survivor in the Underground, the Doctor mentions the possibility of seeing [[Giant rat|rats]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)|The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]'') [[dinosaur]]s, ([[TV]]: ''[[Invasion of the Dinosaurs (TV story)|Invasion of the Dinosaurs]]'') and [[Robot Yeti|Yetis]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Web of Fear (TV story)|The Web of Fear]]'')
* As a result of the Daleks altering the timeline and destroying humanity, Amy starts to fade away, just as the [[Tenth Doctor]] explained would happen to [[Martha Jones]] if the [[Carrionite]]s had succeeded in their plans in [[1599]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Shakespeare Code (TV story)|The Shakespeare Code]]'')
* When Amy begins to [[temporal erasure|fade]], the Doctor builds a [[Chronon Blocker]] to help slow down the effects. The [[Sixth Doctor]] did something similar for [[Evelyn Smythe]] when she was almost erased from the timeline. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Marian Conspiracy (audio story)|The Marian Conspiracy]]'') [[Kontron crystal]]s are a key component of the Chronon Blocker. ([[TV]]: ''[[Timelash (TV story)|Timelash]]'')
* The device in the TARDIS that Amy and the Doctor use to see Sylvia after the restoration of the timeline is similar to the [[Time-Space Visualiser]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]'')
* Two factions of Daleks, the [[Imperial Dalek|Imperials]] led by [[Davros]] as their [[Dalek Emperor|Emperor]] and the [[Renegade Dalek|Renegades]] led by a [[Black Dalek Leader|Supreme]], sought the [[Hand of Omega]] so they can replace the [[Time Lords]] as the Lords of Time; only to be foiled by the [[Seventh Doctor]] programming it to turn [[Skaro]]'s [[sun]] [[supernova]] before returning to [[Gallifrey]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'')


==External links==
== Footnotes ==
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/dw/theadventuregames The Adventure Games] at the BBC Doctor Who site.
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City of the Daleks was the first episode of the video game Doctor Who: The Adventure Games. The player had the ability to play as the Eleventh Doctor and Amy Pond. According to executive producer Piers Wenger, the story can be considered an additional episode of series 5.

At the time of its release, it was marketed as "the first episode of series 1" of The Adventure Games. However, a full series 2 never materialised due to early cancellation.

Synopsis[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Doctor's TARDIS materialises in 1963 — and London is in ruins. The Daleks have seized control of time and the only chance of saving Earth lies in a desperate quest to Kaalann, the capital city of Skaro, the Daleks' home planet — before time catches up with Amy, the last survivor of the human race!

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

Act one[[edit] | [edit source]]

In the TARDIS, The Doctor and Amy discuss their plans to visit 1963 London and specifically to meet the Beatles. Amy wants to meet John Lennon instead of Ringo Starr. The Doctor begins to describe London 1963 as "the coolest place in the the galaxy": the Kinks, Sean Connery as James Bond, the Beatles' first two albums, Mary Quant... Landing near Nelson's Column, they find a devastated city. Someone or something has changed time.

The pair see a woman, Sylvia, running from a Dalek, who proclaims her to be the last surviving human being. She detonates some dynamite, temporarily incapacitating the Dalek, and before fleeing into the Underground below through a manhole. The Doctor and Amy decide to follow her and sneak past the remaining Dalek drones to push a wrecked taxi into a barricade barring an Underground entrance.

Now in Charing Cross tube station, the Doctor and Amy find Sylvia, who reveals that the Daleks invaded the planet by opening a "rift in the sky" which unleashed thousands of Daleks, who flew down and exterminated the planet below. The army was annihilated and, soon after, resistance groups were also killed, until only she remains.

The Doctor explains that the Daleks have never had the power to alter time so dramatically, but before he can continue she says that to survive they will have to keep moving, as Daleks will soon be on the way. Sure enough, a Dalek appears and they sneak down a tunnel in the Underground after rewiring its fuse box so the tracks are not dangerous anymore. Before they can escape and leave a trap for the Dalek, it catches up with them and exterminates Sylvia. The Doctor and Amy escape, and the Dalek sets off the trap, presumably destroying itself.

Act two[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Doctor and Amy return to the TARDIS. The Doctor traces the point of interference to the Dalek capital city, Kaalann on the Dalek homeworld of Skaro. Last time he saw it, it was in ruins and the Daleks had fled, but they seem to have rebuilt their city.

After materialising in Kaalann, Amy begins to fade out of existence. The Doctor says now the human race has been exterminated, she is a living paradox, and the TARDIS can only protect her for so long. The Doctor goes into the Dalek facility to find the components of a Chronon Blocker to stabilise Amy's condition. After sneaking past Daleks to get a Dalekanium coil and a Kontron Crystal, the Doctor returns to Amy and constructs the Chronon Blocker, which stops Amy from fading. The Doctor says that to find out how the Daleks have gained so much power, they will need to find the Supreme Council Chamber - but first they'll have to check who's there from the Visualiser Room guarded externally by a Scientist Dalek and internally by the "Librarian Dalek" monitoring the databanks. After entering the Visualiser Room and using the three security consoles to deactivate the Visualiser Eye, the Doctor and Amy see that the Dalek Emperor is in the Supreme Council Chamber with a device, which the Doctor says is probably the cause of the time interference. Looking at the Emperor, Amy comments on his size; the Doctor points out that sitting on the throne all the time, he's "bound to put on a few pounds". He also notices some unusual temporal coordinates.

The Doctor and Amy are confronted by the Daleks.

After taking the lift to the top of the facility, they are captured by two Daleks and taken to the Emperor. When the Doctor warns the Emperor that his change to the timeline will result in huge damage to the continuum, the Emperor shows him the Eye of Time, once controlled by the Time Lords, but now in the hands of the Daleks. The Emperor boasts that with the Eye of Time, the Daleks will be the new Time Lords. After explaining what the Eye is to Amy, the Doctor damages the Emperor's casing to cause a distraction and they flee through the Eye.

Act three[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Doctor and Amy appear in the ruined Supreme Council Chamber. They have travelled back in time to a point in which the city is shattered and not yet rebuilt. The Doctor says that this is where the temporal coordinates he saw earlier led to. They set a trap for the Daleks who have been sent by the Emperor to pursue them and then go to the Visualiser Room.

The Doctor looks out over the ruins of Kaalann.

In the Visualiser Room, the Doctor removes the device in the Visualiser Eye that is connected to all Dalek vision. He sends Amy to find a Dalek gun and a Dalek eyestalk in the old facility so that he can use the pieces to construct a device which will limit Dalek vision. Amy is beginning to fade in and out of existence again, but this temporary invisibility proves to be an advantage. She evades patrols and Varga plants to get the pieces and returns to the Doctor, who assembles the device. He says if they can connect it to the old Emperor's pedestal, they can boost the range and blind all the attacking Daleks.

In the Supreme Council Chamber, the Daleks are preparing the Eye of Time for their impending attack on London and Earth. Amy runs ahead with the device because of her fading in and out of existence, and puts the device in place. The Daleks are blinded and begin firing chaotically around the room. Avoiding the blasts, the Doctor disables the generator to free the Eye, gets to Amy and jumps into the Eye before it disappears.

They appear back in the ruined facility next to the TARDIS, now empty because the timeline has been set back in place - as the Doctor says it should be. Amy is now out of danger of being deleted from time. To prove that everything is really back to normal, he uses a scanner to show Sylvia in 1963 London, alive and well. The Doctor confirms that they're still going to meet Ringo; Amy rolls her eyes at that.

Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]

Crew[[edit] | [edit source]]

Collectables[[edit] | [edit source]]

Please note that this section contains spoilers for the locations of collectables within the game. Please skip this section if you don't want to know this information.

Facts[[edit] | [edit source]]

Fact Location Image
Newspapers Act one:
In Trafalgar Square, interact with the newspaper on the floor in front of the TARDIS.
Newspapers fact (COTD).jpg
Nelson's Column Act one:
In Trafalgar Square, interact with the head of Horatio Nelson's fallen statue.
Nelson's Column fact (COTD).jpg
London Bus Act one:
In Trafalgar Square, interact with the fallen bus stop sign.
London Bus fact (COTD).jpg
Hackney Carriages Act one:
In Trafalgar Square, interact with the burnt out taxi.
Hackney Carriages fact (COTD).jpg
London Underground Act one:
In Charing Cross tube station, interact with the train.
London Underground fact (COTD).jpg
Acid Rain Act two:
On Kaalann, walk out the room in which the TARDIS is parked and interact with the nearest window.
Acid Rain fact (COTD).jpg
The Daleks Act two:
On Kaalann, in the room containing the Kontron crystal, interact with computer unit closest to the door.
The Daleks fact (COTD).jpg
Our Solar System Act two:
On Kaalann, in the Visualiser Room, interact with map of the solar system.
Our Solar System fact (COTD).jpg
Electric Battery Act three:
On Kaalann, in the Supreme Council Chamber, interact with the metal pylon on the edge of the acid.
Electric Battery fact (COTD).jpg
Dalek History Act three:
On Kaalann, in the ruined Visualiser Room, interact with the image of the Dalek on the wall.
Dalek History fact (COTD).jpg

Cards[[edit] | [edit source]]

Card Location Image
Smiler Act one:
Near a fallen lamppost before the boarded Underground entrance.
Smiler card (COTD).jpg
Sisters of the Water Act one:
Near some sandbags beyond the boarded Underground entrance. 		to be added
The Sixth Doctor Act one:
Across the chasm from the TARDIS near some sandbags. Reached after getting past the Daleks.
Sixth Doctor card (COTD).jpg
Hath Act one:
In Charing Cross tube station. At the end of the tunnel in the opposite direction to Sylvia.
Hath card (COTD).jpg
Liz Ten Act one:
In Charing Cross tube station. Behind some sandbags in the tunnel just before reaching Sylvia.
Liz 10 card (COTD).jpg
Daleks Act two:
On Kaalann, in the storage room containing the Dalekanium coil.
Daleks card (COTD).jpg
Adipose Act two:
In the room containing the pushable boxes. It is to the right, behind two crates, upon entering.
Adipose card (COTD).jpg
K-9 Act two:
In the room containing the Kontron crystal, just to the left of where the Doctor drops down.
K-9 card (COTD).jpg
Blackcurrant Act two:
At the far end of the Dalek Production Facility, opposite the final door. It is behind a pillar and guarded by a Dalek.
Blackcurrant card (COTD).jpg
Adelaide Brooke Act two:
On Kaalann, on the far side of the Visualiser Room.
Adelaide Brooke card (COTD).jpg
Chocolate Act three:
On ruined Kaalann, in the Supreme Council Chamber, behind the Dalek Emperor.
Chocolate card (COTD).jpg
The Fifth Doctor Act three:
On ruined Kaalann, in the Supreme Council Chamber, on the upper walkway.
Fifth Doctor card (COTD).jpg
The Tenth Doctor Act three:
On ruined Kaalann, straight ahead after climbing down the hole in the floor.
Tenth Doctor card (COTD).jpg
Amy Pond Act three:
On ruined Kaalann, on the far side of the Visualiser Room, beyond the Varga plants.
Amy Pond card (COTD).jpg

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Dalek casings left in ruin

to be added

Story notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Background[[edit] | [edit source]]

Originally announced for initial release on 5 June 2010, it became available for release on 2 June from the BBC's official Doctor Who website. A Macintosh version of the game was also released on 15 June. It was later revealed that the early release of the game was part of a system test as they geared up for the official release date. A trailer for the game was shown straight after Vincent and the Doctor on Saturday to mark its official launch.[1] Both download options are free for UK residents. The first two episodes are available elsewhere as a pack from Direct2Drive for five US dollars.[2] However, Direct2Drive has chosen not to release the Mac OS version internationally.[3]

  • This video game was incorrectly entitled Might of the Daleks.
  • This episode's tagline was "Fight the Daleks".
  • Phil Ford has stated that 1963 was chosen as a setting because that was when Doctor Who started broadcasting. In a televised interview on the Playr gaming programme, Ford stated that the original draft of the script made reference to the First Doctor and his granddaughter Susan being in London during the events of the game. This was trimmed for reasons of length.[4]
  • In the early builds of this episode, the Paradigm Daleks were instead Bronze Daleks and had a scanner / target-like eyelens. Variants such as a Black Dalek are mentioned in the files. The eyestalk for the Bronze Dalek model was later reused in TARDIS and The Gunpowder Plot for the Drawing Room.
  • A new Dalek Emperor is featured in the story. This version has blue livery and is similar looking to the Emperor Dalek seen in The Parting of the Ways.
  • The yellow Eternal Dalek does not appear in the game. However, it is seen in the promotional artwork and loading screen for the episode.
  • A "production line" of Dalek casings is seen.
  • The Doctor seems unsurprised that the Daleks have already built a thousands-strong army and a new Emperor this soon after their restoration (although twenty-two years of "real time" have passed between 1941 and 1963, and because both the Doctor and the Daleks are time travellers any amount of time could have passed for the Daleks, so this may not be too surprising).
  • The Doctor and Amy visit an alien planet while Rory is not with them, placing this story some time after Cold Blood; in Vincent and the Doctor Amy remarks that the Doctor has been taking her to nice places since Cold Blood but does not mention 1963 London among them, which would likely place City of the Daleks after that story.
  • In this and the rest of The Adventure Games, the Doctor dons the same type of tweed jacket which he lost in Flesh and Stone.
  • This episode uses music from various episodes starting from The Runaway Bride up to Flesh and Stone.

Promotion[[edit] | [edit source]]

On 21 April 2010, a number of schoolkids in Sheffield were given the chance to test the game. As a wider promotion, three Daleks, namely the original Supreme, Drone and Eternal props, were sent to Sheffield, announcing the download date of the game and interacting with passers-by.[5]

Production errors[[edit] | [edit source]]

If you'd like to talk about narrative problems with this story — like plot holes and things that seem to contradict other stories — please go to this episode's discontinuity discussion.
  • The direction in which the TARDIS doors are facing when the Doctor and Amy leave for Skaro is different to the direction they were facing when the TARDIS first landed.
  • If the player is caught by the Security Scan of the Visualiser Eye in Act 2, a Drone Dalek is summoned who then exterminates the Doctor and Amy. However, it is always facing the same direction when doing so, even if they are on the opposite side of the room.
  • In the place before the Doctor reaches the TARDIS, Amy and the Doctor have their arms upraised. But when you start moving they return to normal.
  • Kaalann in Act 3 is full of destroyed Paradigm Daleks despite the destruction of Kaalann taking place before the events of Victory of the Daleks.

Cut / Altered Content[[edit] | [edit source]]

(This is an unfinished list)

MISCELLANEOUS[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Several lines of dialogue went unused, most likely because of time constraints.

ACT ONE[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The patrolling Dalek the player has to sneak around in the beginning of Act One had a different patrol spline seen several times in old gameplay footage. It was possibly changed due to the schoolkids who were playing the game during the Sheffield event finding it challenging to get past the Dalek.
  • Originally, The Doctor would have to set off a series of explosions using the Sonic Screwdriver in the Underground to progress further. Alternatively, The Doctor would have just opened a regular door to enter the Underground.
  • A door covered in blood was originally in the Underground before being replaced with a blood-free texture. The texture of the bloody door can be found in the files.
  • A death animation for Sylvia is mentioned in the "escape.lua" timeline, but was removed from the files.

ACT TWO[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Instead of being scared by the dome of a Dalek on a crate at the beginning of Act Two, Amy would've gone face to face with a Dalek casing before being reassured by The Doctor that it's empty.
  • Two patrolling Drone Daleks were removed from Act Two in the Production Facility, their removal likely being the same reason as the patrolling Dalek in Act One.
  • Originally to get past the Scientist Dalek near the Visualiser Room, The Doctor would've had to sonic a Databank to distract the Scientist and continue further. This is labelled as "diversion1.lua" in the files.

Act THREE[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Bronze Daleks were originally in Act Three, but were replaced with Paradigm Daleks for unknown reasons.
  • A cut Scientist Dalek in Act Three would have originally guarded the right side of the Storage Room (opposite to where Amy has to collect the Dalek eyestalk).
  • Near the end of Act Three, The Doctor and Amy would've had to climb their way back to the Council Chamber and avoid several patrolling Daleks (along with Varga plants).

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. ↑ BBC explains early Doctor Who release, MCV; accessed 3 June 2010
  2. ↑ City of the Daleks now available, Doctor Who News Page, 2 June 2010; accessed 3rd June 2010
  3. ↑ Forgive the TARDIS-ness, Doctor Who Games Arrive Today in the US, Joystiq, 22 July 2010; accessed 26 November 2011
  4. ↑ Playr interview with Phil Ford, PlayrBitz, YouTube, 6 May 2010; accessed 26 November 2011
  5. ↑ New Footage and First Reactions, BBC Doctor Who, 24 April 2010; accessed 26 November 2011


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