Doctor Who Game Maker (video game)
The Doctor Who Game Maker was released on the BBC website in 2015. It was produced in collaboration between BBC Cymru Wales, BBC Digital, Aardman Animations, Aerian and BBC Connected Studio.[1] Aardman's digital team came up with the Digital Makers Kit itself.[2]
It featured the first appearance of the Master in a video game since Destiny of the Doctors in 1999. Similarly, the Weeping Angels made their second appearance in a video game after The Mazes of Time expansion level Angels in the Shadows. The Sontarans, Cybermen, Cybermats, and Daleks all reappeared from various games, including the immediately previous the Doctor and the Dalek in 2014.
The Judoon also reappeared, but not as an enemy. The player could play as the Twelfth Doctor, Clara, or a Judoon.
Like Legacy, the Game Maker was updated every series. Colony Sarff, from the Magician's Apprentice and the Witch's Familiar, was added 5 days after its release date, forming the first update from series 9. The Mire were also added as an enemy after the airing of the Girl Who Died.
After an official poll on the BBC website, the Silents were added as an enemy — their first appearance since The Time of the Doctor in 2013.
Synopsis
TARDIS systems booting... Game making software initializing...
Plot
A Sontaran shows an unseen person to the Game Maker and sets the person up to make a game through the TARDIS systems for "the glory of the Sontaran Empire". After he has given a tutorial, he gives the person the freedom to create more games.
Cast
Footnotes
- ↑ BBC launches Doctor Who Game maker. BBC Media Centre (15 September 2015). Retrieved on 30 October 2016.
- ↑ Digital Maker Kit 'Doctor Who'. Aardman. Retrieved on 30 October 2016.
