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10th Mar 2008, 9:37 AM #1
At Last! New Doctor Who Computer Game!
One comes around every decade or so. Eventually one of them has got to be not crap. It's only fair.
A computer game based on the popular BBC drama Doctor Who is reportedly in development.
Sci Fi Wire states that computer game manufacturer Eidos has begun work on the title after securing the rights from the BBC. An announcement about the release date is said to be imminent, with the game to be made available for the PC, PS2 and DS.
Previous games that have revolved around the long-running science fiction series include 1993's 'Dalek Attack' and 'Desting Of The Doctors' in 1997, both of which were available for the PC.
Please, please, please make it good!
Si.
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10th Mar 2008, 12:29 PM #2
The Fourth Doctor, and the Tardis make a cameo appearance in this great game from the past too.....
http://www.cimweb.co.uk/E-F-M-A.htm
But you're right, the concept of the show seems lost on all games developers.“If my sons did not want wars, there would be none.” - Gutle Schnaper Rothschild
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10th Mar 2008, 3:44 PM #3
There was quite a good demo going round the net for a Lucasarts style point and click Doctor Who game. Don't know if that was ever finished though.
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10th Mar 2008, 10:24 PM #4
The fact that it is Eidos who are making it is a positive sign as far as I'm converned. They have generally got genres pretty much spot on in most computer games I've played by them, and I tend to think that the RTD brand of Doctor Who has, for the most part, been franchised out fairly well.
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11th Mar 2008, 11:37 PM #5
I liked "Dalek Attack" and it was nice that you could choose to be the 4th, 2nd or 7th Drs. Or Ace. Or The Brigadier.
Or have I made the last one up?
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13th Mar 2008, 7:48 PM #6
There have been Doctor Who games made in the past: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_...Computer_Games
However these games were brought out when the computer game companies were primarily British (Ocean, Gremlin, Code Masters, etc) for the Spectrum, C64, Amstrad, Amiga, Atari ST, etc.
However any game being released now has to cater for the worldwide gaming industry so needs to sell not just in the UK but the rest of Europe, North America and Japan. So I can see games of TV shows and movies like Lost, Jumper, Star Trek, Star Wars, etc selling around the world but Doctor Who is still primarily a British passion.
Yes it IS being sold around the world but more than half of people in America or Japan wouldn't know what a Tardis was if it materialised in front of them. However everyone round the world knows what the USS Enterprise is. However, given careful marketing a Doctor Who game could be as world-beating as Tomb Raider. After all, Eidos created Lara Croft, about as British a video game character as you can get.Geoff
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14th Mar 2008, 1:19 PM #7
Yeah, I liked that one - Jeff started a thread on it here - http://www.planetskaro.org.uk/forums...ead.php?t=1005 - but unfortunately the link to the download has disappeared now. There's a bit more info here - http://millenniumeffect.co.uk/games/ - but again no link unfortunately.
Edit: Ignore all that, I've finally found a link to it: http://www.duckbutcher.damproductions.org/index2.html - it's due to be completed this month too, which makes me happy."RIP Henchman No.24."
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15th Mar 2008, 1:17 PM #8
Not wishing to rain on anyone's parade, and I'm not sure how recent this announcement is, but the last I heard Eidos are in dire financial straits at the moment, have failed to find anyone to buy them out at a fair price, and have consequently been cancelling loads of projects in development and rush-developing others (like the next Tomb Raider game) to get them released sooner (possibly before they're actually ready, like they have done before) just to make a quick buck to keep the company afloat.
So yes. Be warned
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6th Apr 2008, 8:10 PM #9Pip Madeley Guest
It's definitely on the way, but it's looking rather crap:
The videogame, which promises to be an electronic re-imagining of the classic Top Trumps card game, will allow players to battle it out in rounds that can last as long as 15 minutes.
The developers (Eidos), have also included minigames that require feats of memory and observation.
Further fanboy thrills are to be had winning and collecting 38 cards for storage in the TARDIS’ data banks. Each of these collectibles profiles a character from the series complete with images from the live-action show.
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6th Apr 2008, 10:23 PM #10which promises to be an electronic re-imagining of the classic Top Trumps card game,Pity. I have no understanding of the word. It is not registered in my vocabulary bank. EXTERMINATE!
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6th Apr 2008, 11:03 PM #11
Oh dear God.
Si.
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6th Apr 2008, 11:05 PM #12Pip Madeley Guest
It looks more like something that should be on the BBC website.
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7th Apr 2008, 12:16 AM #13
It may well end up there if it doesn't sell.
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7th Apr 2008, 5:31 PM #14
Hahaha. Well that's that then.
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7th Apr 2008, 6:01 PM #15The videogame, which promises to be an electronic re-imagining of the classic Top Trumps card game, will allow players to battle it out in rounds that can last as long as 15 minutes.
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7th Apr 2008, 7:05 PM #16
You're paying for the privelige of being able to play it with a mouse. As well as the privelige of having to supply it with electricity in order for it to do anything. Just two of the many disadvantages of cardboard.
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7th Apr 2008, 8:05 PM #17So, basically, it will be a £40 version of a game which you can already buy for less than a fiver...?Pity. I have no understanding of the word. It is not registered in my vocabulary bank. EXTERMINATE!
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8th Apr 2008, 6:52 PM #18
Bring back Dalek Attack!
Many moons ago I used to make my own Doctor Who inspired levels for "Worms". That was much better.
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24th Apr 2008, 8:58 PM #19Pip Madeley Guest
It's not £40 anymore, it's a more reasonable £19.99 RRP. Here's the cover:
Surprisingly DWO and OG haven't noticed it yet. So it's a PLANET SKARO EXCLUSIVE.
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24th Apr 2008, 11:30 PM #20
Lucky lucky us.
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24th Apr 2008, 11:44 PM #21
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Bright side people! At least the risk of physical sickness is lower with Top Trumps than it was playing Destiny of the Doctors. Graphics were
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24th Apr 2008, 11:44 PM #22Pip Madeley Guest
Destiny of the Doctors may have been crap, but at least we got those clips of Ainley at his best.
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24th Apr 2008, 11:58 PM #23So it's a PLANET SKARO EXCLUSIVE
This seriously makes me want to weep. So much wasted potential!
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25th Apr 2008, 12:07 AM #24
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29th Apr 2008, 6:18 PM #25
I really like Destiny of the Doctors.........but then I always was easily pleased!!!
Seriously though, it's not that bad, is it?
Ok, the graphics aren't brilliant but they aren't terrible either. The sound effects are good and having the different Doctor's voices speaking throughout is a nice touch.
As has been said Ainley is great also.
I'm sure the New Series could do a better quality game if they had wanted to, but what's the bet that nothing pre-Ecclestone would be featured!!!
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