Attack of the Graske (video game): Difference between revisions

'''''Attack of the Graske''''' was a ''[[Doctor Who]]'' video game of the {{w|interactive movie}} genre. It premiered on [[BBC Red Button]] at the time of the broadcast of [[TV]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion]]''. It was later placed on the [[series 2 (Doctor Who)|series 2]] [[DVD]] box set, to be played by home viewers around the world. It was converted for play in a web browser, and was available on the official BBC ''Doctor Who'' website until the discontinuation of Adobe Flash in 2021.

Like the popular arcade game, {{wi|Dragon's Lair}}, it was in many respects a "proper" motion-picture production. It required a full television crew to produce. Judged as a piece of television, it has unusual aspects — it is the only [[BBC Wales]] ''[[Doctor Who]]'' production filmed in a 4:3 [[aspect ratio]]. It was the first [[DWU]] production for which [[director]] [[Ashley Way]] and [[writer]] [[Gareth Roberts]] were credited. It was also the first time that [[Rory Taylor]] received onscreen credit as a [[director of photography]].

Seen as a game, ''Graske'' was not actually the first of its kind. ''[[Destiny of the Doctors]]'' has essentially the same game mechanics. However, this game's independence of platform has given it far more longevity and universality than the earlier ''Destiny''.

* This story immediately followed ''[[The Christmas Invasion]]'' and was initially only available to subscribers to the [[BBC Red Button]] interactive service. Viewers were able to pilot the TARDIS and fight the [[Graske]] both on its native world of [[Griffoth]] and in [[Victorian]] [[London]]. From Wednesday 18 January 2006, the story was available to access via the [http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho BBC website], but only for UK residents. It was subsequently made available to international users of the website as well. As of January 2021, the game is no longer available officially to play.