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{{Infobox Video Game
|video game name= Doctor Who: The Adventure Games
|video game name= Doctor Who: The Adventure Games
|image= [[file:Adventure.jpg|250px|Doctor Who: The Adventure Games promotional image]][[file:Adv_title_card.jpg|250px|Doctor Who: The Adventure Games title card]]
|image= [[File:Adventure.jpg|250px|Doctor Who: The Adventure Games promotional image]][[File:Adv_title_card.jpg|250px|Doctor Who: The Adventure Games title card]]
|developer= [[Sumo Digital]]
|developer= [[Sumo Digital]]
|publisher= [[BBC Wales Interactive]]
|publisher= [[BBC Wales Interactive]]
|platform= PC<br>Mac OS
|platform= PC<br />Mac OS
|genre= Graphic adventure
|genre= Graphic adventure
|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; PC only)
|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; PC only)
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'''Doctor Who: The Adventure Games''' is a series of four graphic adventure video games, the first series was released in conjunction with [[Series 5 (Doctor Who)|Series 5]] on the official website. A second series is planned to be released in [[2011]].
'''Doctor Who: The Adventure Games''' is a series of four graphic adventure video games, the first series was released in conjunction with [[Series 5 (Doctor Who)|Series 5]] on the official website. A second series is planned to be released in [[2011]].
==Promotion==
== Promotion ==
Details regarding the games were announced on 21 April 2010. The games are being produced in conjunction with the ''Doctor Who'' TV production team, with [[Matt Smith]] and [[Karen Gillan]] lending their voices and likenesses to the games. In announcing the games, series producer [[Piers Wenger]] stated that they are part of Series 5: "There aren't 13 episodes of ''Doctor Who ''this year. There are 17 - four of which are interactive. Everything you see and experience within the game is part of the Doctor Who universe."<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/dw/news/bulletin_100408_01/adventure_games</ref>
Details regarding the games were announced on 21 April 2010. The games are being produced in conjunction with the ''Doctor Who'' TV production team, with [[Matt Smith]] and [[Karen Gillan]] lending their voices and likenesses to the games. In announcing the games, series producer [[Piers Wenger]] stated that they are part of Series 5: "There aren't 13 episodes of ''Doctor Who ''this year. There are 17 - four of which are interactive. Everything you see and experience within the game is part of the Doctor Who universe."<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/dw/news/bulletin_100408_01/adventure_games</ref>


Footage of the games was shown after ''[[Victory of the Daleks]]'', revealing one "episode" would involve the Daleks and a destroyed [[London]] in [[1963]] with the tagline ''Fight The Daleks''. This was later revealed to be ''[[City of the Daleks (video game)|City of the Daleks]]'' by [[Phil Ford]], initially announced as being available on the 5th June<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/dw/news/bulletin_100422_01/Adventure_Games_Launch_in_Sheffield</ref>. A second series of another four episodes has been commisioned for release in 2011<ref>http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/more-doctor-who-games-next-year-9508.htm</ref>.
Footage of the games was shown after ''[[Victory of the Daleks]]'', revealing one "episode" would involve the Daleks and a destroyed [[London]] in [[1963]] with the tagline ''Fight The Daleks''. This was later revealed to be ''[[City of the Daleks (video game)|City of the Daleks]]'' by [[Phil Ford]], initially announced as being available on the 5th June<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/dw/news/bulletin_100422_01/Adventure_Games_Launch_in_Sheffield</ref>. A second series of another four episodes has been commisioned for release in 2011<ref>http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/more-doctor-who-games-next-year-9508.htm</ref>.


===Availability===
=== Availability ===
The first of the games, ''[[City of the Daleks (video game)|City of the Daleks]]'', was released for download via the BBC's official Doctor Who website on 2nd June 2010 for PCs - several days earlier than the originally announced release date of 5th 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 was shown straight after ''[[Vincent and the Doctor]]'' on Saturday to mark its official launch
The first of the games, ''[[City of the Daleks (video game)|City of the Daleks]]'', was released for download via the BBC's official Doctor Who website on 2nd June 2010 for PCs - several days earlier than the originally announced release date of 5th 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 was 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</ref>. A Macintosh version was later released on 15th June 2010.<ref>http://gallifreynewsbase.blogspot.com/2010/06/city-of-daleks-now-available.html</ref>
<ref>http://www.mcvuk.com/news/39261/BBC-explains-early-Doctor-Who-release</ref>. A Macintosh version was later released on 15th June 2010.<ref>http://gallifreynewsbase.blogspot.com/2010/06/city-of-daleks-now-available.html</ref>
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Robert Nashak from BBC Worldwide has also said that in the future, there may be retail versions of the games.<ref>http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/torchwood-the-game-8995.htm</ref>
Robert Nashak from BBC Worldwide has also said that in the future, there may be retail versions of the games.<ref>http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/torchwood-the-game-8995.htm</ref>


===Gameplay===
=== Gameplay ===
''The Adventure Games'' are 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 [[Eleventh Doctor]]) it can be hard to escape from his enemies once they've spotted you. The game follows a linear path: tasks have to be handled a certain way and in a certain sequence.
''The Adventure Games'' are 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 [[Eleventh Doctor]]) it can be hard to escape from his enemies once they've spotted you. The game follows a linear path: tasks have to be handled a certain way and in a certain sequence.
====Playable characters====
==== Playable characters ====
Playable characters in all the games are the Eleventh Doctor and Amy Pond. However, the player is unable to choose which character to play with, as this is tied to in-game story progression. The only exception is at the end of ''[[TARDIS (video game)|TARDIS]]''.
Playable characters in all the games are the Eleventh Doctor and Amy Pond. However, the player is unable to choose which character to play with, as this is tied to in-game story progression. The only exception is at the end of ''[[TARDIS (video game)|TARDIS]]''.
====Collectables====
==== Collectables ====
[[file:Gelatin.png|thumb|A Jelly Baby card.]]
[[File:Gelatin.png|thumb|A Jelly Baby card.]]
Each episode has collectible cards, marked with a "DW", which provide extra information on the ''Doctor Who'' universe. There are fifty to collect in total, ten each of [[The Doctor|Doctors]], [[Companion]]s, Friends, Enemies, and [[Jelly babies|Jelly Babies]].
Each episode has collectible cards, marked with a "DW", which provide extra information on the ''Doctor Who'' universe. There are fifty to collect in total, ten each of [[The Doctor|Doctors]], [[Companion]]s, Friends, Enemies, and [[Jelly babies|Jelly Babies]].


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[[The Doctor|Doctors]]:
[[The Doctor|Doctors]]:
*[[First Doctor]]
* [[First Doctor]]
*[[Second Doctor]]
* [[Second Doctor]]
*[[Third Doctor]]
* [[Third Doctor]]
*[[Fourth Doctor]]
* [[Fourth Doctor]]
*[[Fifth Doctor]]
* [[Fifth Doctor]]
*[[Sixth Doctor]]
* [[Sixth Doctor]]
*[[Seventh Doctor]]
* [[Seventh Doctor]]
*[[Eighth Doctor]]
* [[Eighth Doctor]]
*[[Ninth Doctor]]
* [[Ninth Doctor]]
*[[Tenth Doctor]]
* [[Tenth Doctor]]


[[Companion]]s:
[[Companion]]s:
*[[Amy Pond]]
* [[Amy Pond]]
*[[Rory Williams]]
* [[Rory Williams]]
*[[Donna Noble]]
* [[Donna Noble]]
*[[Captain Jack Harkness]]
* [[Captain Jack Harkness]]
*[[K9]]
* [[K9]]
*-
* -
*-
* -
*[[Rose Tyler]]
* [[Rose Tyler]]
*[[Sarah Jane Smith]]
* [[Sarah Jane Smith]]
*[[Wilfred Mott]]
* [[Wilfred Mott]]


Friends:
Friends:
*[[Adelaide Brooke|Captain Adelaide Brooke]]
* [[Adelaide Brooke|Captain Adelaide Brooke]]
*[[Adipose]]
* [[Adipose]]
*[[Winston Churchill]]
* [[Winston Churchill]]
*[[Van Gogh]]
* [[Van Gogh]]
*[[River Song]]
* [[River Song]]
*-
* -
*[[Jackie Tyler]]
* [[Jackie Tyler]]
*[[Nasreen Chaudhry]]
* [[Nasreen Chaudhry]]
*[[Liz Ten]]
* [[Liz Ten]]
*[[Ood|The Ood]]
* [[Ood|The Ood]]


Enemies:
Enemies:
*[[Auton]]s
* [[Auton]]s
*[[Cybermen]]
* [[Cybermen]]
*[[Dalek]]s
* [[Dalek]]s
*[[Smiler]]
* [[Smiler]]
*[[The Master]]
* [[The Master]]
*[[Vashta Nerada]]
* [[Vashta Nerada]]
*[[Sisters of the Water]]
* [[Sisters of the Water]]
*[[Silurian]]s
* [[Silurian]]s
*[[Sontaran]]s
* [[Sontaran]]s
*[[Weeping Angel]]s
* [[Weeping Angel]]s


[[Jelly baby|Jelly babies]]
[[Jelly baby|Jelly babies]]
*Strawberry
* Strawberry
*[[Lemon]]
* [[Lemon]]
*[[Raspberry]]
* [[Raspberry]]
*[[Lime]]
* [[Lime]]
*-
* -
*[[Orange]]
* [[Orange]]
*Blueberry
* Blueberry
*Vanilla
* Vanilla
*Liquorice
* Liquorice
*[[Chocolate]]
* [[Chocolate]]


==Cast and characters==
== Cast and characters ==
===Primary cast===
=== Primary cast ===
*[[Eleventh Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Matt Smith]]
* [[Eleventh Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Matt Smith]]
*[[Amy Pond]] - [[Karen Gillan]]
* [[Amy Pond]] - [[Karen Gillan]]
*[[Rory Williams]] - [[Arthur Darvill]]<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/dw/news/bulletin_111003_01/The_Gunpowder_Plot_More_Stars_More%20Monsters</ref>
* [[Rory Williams]] - [[Arthur Darvill]]<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/dw/news/bulletin_111003_01/The_Gunpowder_Plot_More_Stars_More%20Monsters</ref>
===Guest cast===
=== Guest cast ===
====Series one====
==== Series one ====
*[[Sylvia (City of the Daleks)|Sylvia]] - [[Sara Carver]]
* [[Sylvia (City of the Daleks)|Sylvia]] - [[Sara Carver]]
*[[Chisholm]] - [[Barnaby Edwards (actor)|Barnaby Edwards]]
* [[Chisholm]] - [[Barnaby Edwards (actor)|Barnaby Edwards]]
*[[Elizabeth Meadows]], [[The Entity|the Entity]] and [[Jones (Shadows of the Vashta Nerada)|Jones]] - [[Sarah Douglas]]
* [[Elizabeth Meadows]], [[the Entity]] and [[Jones (Shadows of the Vashta Nerada)|Jones]] - [[Sarah Douglas]]
*[[Dalek]]s and [[Cyberman#Cybermen found in the Arctic|Cybermen]] (Voices) and [[Oswald Fox]] - [[Nicholas Briggs]]
* [[Dalek]]s and [[Cyberman#Cybermen found in the Arctic|Cybermen]] (Voices) and [[Oswald Fox]] - [[Nicholas Briggs]]


====Series two====
==== Series two ====
*[[Guy Fawkes]] - Ralph Little<ref>http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/the-gunpowder-plot-dated-preview-27026.htm/</ref>
* [[Guy Fawkes]] - Ralph Little<ref>http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/the-gunpowder-plot-dated-preview-27026.htm/</ref>
*14th plotter - Emilia Fox<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/dw/news/bulletin_111003_01/The_Gunpowder_Plot_More_Stars_More%20Monsters</ref>
* 14th plotter - Emilia Fox<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/dw/news/bulletin_111003_01/The_Gunpowder_Plot_More_Stars_More%20Monsters</ref>
*Barnaby - Chris Johnson<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/dw/news/bulletin_111003_01/The_Gunpowder_Plot_More_Stars_More%20Monsters</ref>
* Barnaby - Chris Johnson<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/dw/news/bulletin_111003_01/The_Gunpowder_Plot_More_Stars_More%20Monsters</ref>
*Town crier - Phil Daniels<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/dw/news/bulletin_111003_01/The_Gunpowder_Plot_More_Stars_More%20Monsters</ref>
* Town crier - Phil Daniels<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/dw/news/bulletin_111003_01/The_Gunpowder_Plot_More_Stars_More%20Monsters</ref>


==Games==
== Games ==
===Series one===
=== Series one ===
{| {{prettytable}}
{| {{prettytable}}
| '''Episode<br>Number''' || '''Title''' || '''Writer''' || '''Available''' || '''Notes'''  
| '''Episode<br />Number''' || '''Title''' || '''Writer''' || '''Available''' || '''Notes'''  
|-
|-
|1 ||''[[City of the Daleks (video game)|City of the Daleks]]''||[[Phil Ford]]||5th June, 2010||| Reappearance of the [[Dalek]]s
|1 ||''[[City of the Daleks (video game)|City of the Daleks]]''||[[Phil Ford]]||5th June, 2010||| Reappearance of the [[Dalek]]s
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|3 ||''[[TARDIS (video game)|TARDIS]]''||[[James Moran]]||27th August, 2010||First Appearance of [[The Entity]]
|3 ||''[[TARDIS (video game)|TARDIS]]''||[[James Moran]]||27th August, 2010||First Appearance of [[The Entity]]
|-
|-
|4 ||''[[Shadows of the Vashta Nerada]]''||[[Phil Ford]]||22nd December, 2010||TBA| Reappearance of the [[Vashta Nerada]]
|4 ||''[[Shadows of the Vashta Nerada]]''||[[Phil Ford]]||22nd December, 2010||TBA| Reappearance of the [[Vashta Nerada]]
|}
|}


===Series two===
=== Series two ===
{| {{prettytable}}
{| {{prettytable}}
| '''Episode<br>Number''' || '''Title''' || '''Writer''' || '''Available''' || '''Notes'''  
| '''Episode<br />Number''' || '''Title''' || '''Writer''' || '''Available''' || '''Notes'''  
|-
|-
|1 ||''[[The Gunpowder Plot]]''<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/dw/news/bulletin_110721_01/New_Adventure_Game_The_Explosive_Details</ref>||[[Phil Ford]]||31st October 2011<ref>http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/the-gunpowder-plot-dated-preview-27026.htm</ref>||Return of the [[Rutan Host|Rutans]] and the Sontarans <ref>http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/rutans-return-in-the-gunpowder-plot-27114.htm</ref>
|1 ||''[[The Gunpowder Plot]]''<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/dw/news/bulletin_110721_01/New_Adventure_Game_The_Explosive_Details</ref>||[[Phil Ford]]||31st October 2011<ref>http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/the-gunpowder-plot-dated-preview-27026.htm</ref>||Return of the [[Rutan Host|Rutans]] and the Sontarans <ref>http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/rutans-return-in-the-gunpowder-plot-27114.htm</ref>
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|}
|}


==Production crew==
== Production crew ==
===Producers===
=== Producers ===
*[[Gary Russell]]
* [[Gary Russell]]
===Executive producers===
=== Executive producers ===
*[[Steven Moffat]]
* [[Steven Moffat]]
*[[Piers Wenger]]
* [[Piers Wenger]]
*[[Beth Willis]]
* [[Beth Willis]]
*[[Anwen Aspden]]
* [[Anwen Aspden]]
*[[Charles Cecil]]
* [[Charles Cecil]]
===Writers===
=== Writers ===
*[[Phil Ford]]
* [[Phil Ford]]
*[[James Moran|James Moran]]
* [[James Moran]]


==Notes==
== Notes ==
*The Adventure Games prominently feature music from a previous series, unlike the majority of [[Series 5 (Doctor Who)|Series 5]]. Only ''[[The Eleventh Hour]]'' and [[The Pandorica Opens (TV story)|''The Pandorica Opens'']] used previously written music.
* The Adventure Games prominently feature music from a previous series, unlike the majority of [[Series 5 (Doctor Who)|Series 5]]. Only ''[[The Eleventh Hour]]'' and [[The Pandorica Opens (TV story)|''The Pandorica Opens'']] used previously written music.
*A short teaser for the third adventure game was released on the BBC website, entitled ''[[Wish You Were Here (The Adventure Games)|Wish You Were Here]]''.
* A short teaser for the third adventure game was released on the BBC website, entitled ''[[Wish You Were Here (The Adventure Games)|Wish You Were Here]]''.


==External links==
== External links ==
* [http://www.gallifreynewsbase.blogspot.com/2010/04/doctor-who-adventure-games.html GallifreyNewsbase report]
* [http://www.gallifreynewsbase.blogspot.com/2010/04/doctor-who-adventure-games.html GallifreyNewsbase report]
* [http://www.develop-online.net/features/844/In-Pictures-Doctor-Who-The-Adventure-Games Develop-Online information]
* [http://www.develop-online.net/features/844/In-Pictures-Doctor-Who-The-Adventure-Games Develop-Online information]
==References==
== References ==
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Revision as of 23:40, 3 November 2011

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Doctor Who: The Adventure Games is a series of four graphic adventure video games, the first series was released in conjunction with Series 5 on the official website. A second series is planned to be released in 2011.

Promotion

Details regarding the games were announced on 21 April 2010. The games are being produced in conjunction with the Doctor Who TV production team, with Matt Smith and Karen Gillan lending their voices and likenesses to the games. In announcing the games, series producer Piers Wenger stated that they are part of Series 5: "There aren't 13 episodes of Doctor Who this year. There are 17 - four of which are interactive. Everything you see and experience within the game is part of the Doctor Who universe."[1]

Footage of the games was shown after Victory of the Daleks, revealing one "episode" would involve the Daleks and a destroyed London in 1963 with the tagline Fight The Daleks. This was later revealed to be City of the Daleks by Phil Ford, initially announced as being available on the 5th June[2]. A second series of another four episodes has been commisioned for release in 2011[3].

Availability

The first of the games, City of the Daleks, was released for download via the BBC's official Doctor Who website on 2nd June 2010 for PCs - several days earlier than the originally announced release date of 5th 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 was shown straight after Vincent and the Doctor on Saturday to mark its official launch [4]. A Macintosh version was later released on 15th June 2010.[5]

At present, the first four games are available to international audiences from Direct2Drive, for $3.70 American. However, Direct2Drive has controversially chosen not to make the Mac OS version of the game available, which has had the side-effect of preventing some gaming sites from reviewing the game.[6]

Robert Nashak from BBC Worldwide has also said that in the future, there may be retail versions of the games.[7]

Gameplay

The Adventure Games are 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 Eleventh Doctor) it can be hard to escape from his enemies once they've spotted you. The game follows a linear path: tasks have to be handled a certain way and in a certain sequence.

Playable characters

Playable characters in all the games are the Eleventh Doctor and Amy Pond. However, the player is unable to choose which character to play with, as this is tied to in-game story progression. The only exception is at the end of TARDIS.

Collectables

File:Gelatin.png
A Jelly Baby card.

Each episode has collectible cards, marked with a "DW", which provide extra information on the Doctor Who universe. There are fifty to collect in total, ten each of Doctors, Companions, Friends, Enemies, and Jelly Babies.

List of Collectables

Doctors:

Companions:

Friends:

Enemies:

Jelly babies

Cast and characters

Primary cast

Guest cast

Series one

Series two

Games

Series one

Episode
Number
Title Writer Available Notes
1 City of the Daleks Phil Ford 5th June, 2010 Reappearance of the Daleks
2 Blood of the Cybermen Phil Ford 26th June, 2010 Reappearance of the Cybermen
3 TARDIS James Moran 27th August, 2010 First Appearance of The Entity
4 Shadows of the Vashta Nerada Phil Ford 22nd December, 2010 Reappearance of the Vashta Nerada

Series two

Episode
Number
Title Writer Available Notes
1 The Gunpowder Plot[13] Phil Ford 31st October 2011[14] Return of the Rutans and the Sontarans [15]
2 TBA TBA TBA
3 TBA TBA TBA
4 TBA TBA TBA

Production crew

Producers

Executive producers

Writers

Notes

External links

References

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