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|name = ''U.N.I.T. Initiation Test'' | |name = ''U.N.I.T. Initiation Test'' | ||
|image = | |image = UNIT Initiation Test.jpg | ||
|main character = [[UNIT United Kingdom|UNIT]] | |||
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|featuring = [[Slitheen family|Slitheen]] | |featuring = [[Slitheen family|Slitheen]] | ||
|writer = [[Justin Richards]] or [[Gareth Roberts]] | |writer = [[Justin Richards]] or [[Gareth Roberts]] | ||
|artist = [[Ben Morris (illustrator)|Ben Morris]] | |artist = [[Ben Morris (illustrator)|Ben Morris]] | ||
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|release date = [[September (releases)|September]] [[2005 (releases)|2005]] | |release date = [[September (releases)|September]] [[2005 (releases)|2005]] | ||
|publisher = Panini UK | |publisher = Panini UK | ||
|series = ''[[Doctor Who Annual 2006]]'' | |genre = Science fiction | ||
|format = Quiz | |||
|series = ''[[Doctor Who Annual 2006]]'' fiction | |||
|prev = The Van Statten Code (game) | |prev = The Van Statten Code (game) | ||
|next = Lost Luggage (game) | |next = Lost Luggage (game) | ||
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'''''U.N.I.T. Initiation Test''''' was | '''''U.N.I.T. Initiation Test''''' was the fourth game and eighth work of fiction exclusively published in the ''[[Doctor Who Annual 2006]]'' in [[September (releases)|September]] [[2005 (releases)|2005]] by [[Panini UK]] and the [[BBC]]. The quiz 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]]. Though shaped like a quiz game, it was mostly a medium to reveal new and unexpected information about the [[Doctor Who universe|''Doctor Who'' universe]]: the questions were about trivia ''not'' covered in any preexisting ''Doctor Who'' story. | ||
This game is not considered [[Tardis:Valid sources|a valid source]] on this Wiki, as it essentially casts the reader (or, as it were, player) as an aspiring staffmember at [[UNIT]], thereby arguably breaking the [[fourth wall]]. | This game is not considered [[Tardis:Valid sources|a valid source]] on this Wiki, as it essentially casts the reader (or, as it were, player) as an aspiring staffmember at [[UNIT United Kingdom|UNIT]], thereby arguably breaking the [[fourth wall]].{{disputed}} | ||
As UNIT had yet to be reintroduced to the | As UNIT had yet to be reintroduced to the television series under the new title of "[[Unified Intelligence Taskforce]]" following [[UN's legal actions against the UNIT acronym|the United Nations' legal action again the BBC]], the game still refers to it by its Classic Series designation of "United Nations Intelligence Taskforce". | ||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
To join the [[ | {{Section cleanup|We shouldn't lift entire paragraphs of text from the annual in lieu of writing our own summary.}} | ||
To join the [[United Nations Intelligence Taskforce]], you must be capable of lateral as well as logical thinking. | |||
The questions below are taken from the most recent [[UNIT Aptitude Test]] — see how you get on. But beware, the answers are not always quite what you might expect. | The questions below are taken from the most recent [[UNIT Aptitude Test]] — see how you get on. But beware, the answers are not always quite what you might expect. | ||
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* [[Slitheen family]] | * [[Slitheen family]] | ||
* [[Auton]]s | * [[Auton]]s | ||
* [[UNIT]] | * [[UNIT United Kingdom|UNIT]] | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* In an allusion to the question about the Autons and the bathtub, the illustration features a [[Raxacoricofallapatorian]] (presumably a [[Slitheen family|Slitheen]]) taking a bath while being waited on by an Auton [[butler]]. | * In an allusion to the question about the Autons and the bathtub, the illustration features a [[Raxacoricofallapatorian]] (presumably a [[Slitheen family|Slitheen]]) taking a bath while being waited on by an Auton [[butler]]. | ||
== Continuity == | |||
* The statement that no Daleks are both deadly and invisible is likely a reference to ''[[Planet of the Daleks (TV story)|Planet of the Daleks]]''. | * The statement that no Daleks are both deadly and invisible is likely a reference to ''[[Planet of the Daleks (TV story)|Planet of the Daleks]]''. | ||
[[Category:Non-DWU games]] | [[Category:Non-DWU games]] | ||
[[Category:DWAN games]] | [[Category:DWAN games]] | ||
[[Category:Sources released in 2005]] | |||
Revision as of 18:01, 18 July 2023
- You may be looking for the in-universe concept.
U.N.I.T. Initiation Test was the fourth game and eighth work of fiction exclusively published in the Doctor Who Annual 2006 in September 2005 by Panini UK and the BBC. The quiz 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. Though shaped like a quiz game, it was mostly a medium to reveal new and unexpected information about the Doctor Who universe: the questions were about trivia not covered in any preexisting Doctor Who story.
This game is not considered a valid source on this Wiki, as it essentially casts the reader (or, as it were, player) as an aspiring staffmember at UNIT, thereby arguably breaking the fourth wall.[disputed statement]
As UNIT had yet to be reintroduced to the television series under the new title of "Unified Intelligence Taskforce" following the United Nations' legal action again the BBC, the game still refers to it by its Classic Series designation of "United Nations Intelligence Taskforce".
Publisher's summary
This section needs a cleanup.
We shouldn't lift entire paragraphs of text from the annual in lieu of writing our own summary.
To join the United Nations Intelligence Taskforce, you must be capable of lateral as well as logical thinking.
The questions below are taken from the most recent UNIT Aptitude Test — see how you get on. But beware, the answers are not always quite what you might expect.
Characters
References
- There exists a Dalek Alphabet; in a trick question, it is pointed that "the Dalek Alphabet", as a phrase, contains 16 letters, but the actual number of letters in the Alphabet is not stated.
- It takes one Auton ten minutes to fill a bath using both taps.
- The Slitheen family are from the planet Raxacoricofallapatorius.
- No Daleks possess invisibility.
Notes
- In an allusion to the question about the Autons and the bathtub, the illustration features a Raxacoricofallapatorian (presumably a Slitheen) taking a bath while being waited on by an Auton butler.
Continuity
- The statement that no Daleks are both deadly and invisible is likely a reference to Planet of the Daleks.
