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New Adventure Game: The Explosive Details!
New Adventure Game: The Explosive Details!
From the official site…
The new Adventure Game will be released October, 2011 and is called The Gunpowder Plot.
It’s the most ambitious Adventure Game to date and stars Matt Smith as the Doctor, Karen Gillan as Amy and for the first time, Arthur Darvill as Rory Williams. This new, dazzlingly epic story gives you the chance to battle aliens in London, 1605. But as well as extra-terrestrial monsters, you’ll meet Guy Fawkes (visualisation above) and really get a feel for what was happening at this incendiary moment in Britain’s history. It’s your chance to virtually step back in time, chat to famous figures and participate in one of the most notorious plots the world has ever known.
We’re delighted to say that The Gunpowder Plot also sees the return of two old enemies… more about them soon! Right now we can confirm that this, the fifth Adventure Game, was written by Phil Ford (Doctor Who: The Adventure Games, The Sarah Jane Adventures and co-writer of The Waters of Mars) and produced by Gary Russell. The executive producers are Steven Moffat, Piers Wenger, Beth Willis, Anwen Aspden and Charles Cecil.
The Gunpowder Plot will be the most advanced of the Adventure Games so far. Gamers will be able to play as the Doctor, Amy and Rory, exploring the immersive environments of this historic period. The adventure will feature multi-linear gameplay, even more sophisticated puzzles, and a complex lighting system specifically designed to recreate the atmosphere of 17th Century London. And for the very first time, the introduction of portal technology will enable gamers to experience for themselves that the TARDIS really is bigger on the inside…
To accompany the game, BBC Learning will be offering teachers an online resource pack containing unique, downloadable assets to support History and Literacy in the classroom. And in the adventure itself you’ll be meeting not just the main figures from the plot, but everyday Londoners who lived through an exciting, dangerous and fascinating era.
The Adventure Games have received over 2.6 million download requests since the launch of the first adventure, City of the Daleks, which SFX called ‘the best Who game to date.’ The series was a finalist at the Develop Awards and nominated at the Banff World Media Festival for Best Branded Entertainment.
As always, the Adventure Game will be free in the UK and we’ll be giving you more information soon. The Gunpowder Plot explodes in approximately three months time. It may not rhyme, but remember, remember… October!
king of whoniverse
August 26th, 2011 - 4:36pmi think the sontarans and slitheen
Torchwood2011
July 24th, 2011 - 5:28pmThe recording session took place in London on Friday, 8th July, 2011.
Friday morning and several members of the Doctor Who team are at The Moat recording studio, hunched over scripts and cups of strong coffee. It was an early start. Anwen Aspden, one of the Adventure Games’ Executive Producers, is discussing technical issues with producer Gary Russell who’ll be directing Matt Smith during the day’s session.
It sounds a cliché but the next Adventure Game will be the biggest and most ambitious yet. That’s exciting, of course, but whenever the bar is raised there’s always a chance it’ll trip you up, and so every detail is being examined and triple-checked. And no matter how much you plan a production, from a television episode to an Adventure Game, it only starts to really live when Matt and the rest of the actors speak their lines for the very first time.
So, as last minute preparations are completed, the atmosphere is a mixture of excitement and anticipation.
Matt arrives! Handshakes and hugs, then he sits down with Gary and they start quietly going through the script together. During a short break Matt checks out the artwork for the Adventure Game. The scale of this one is more impressive than the first four and even the artwork hints at this. ‘It’s beautiful,’ Matt comments, looking at some gorgeous images of locations and characters that will feature in the Game. ‘And those costumes… just beautiful.
UDWF1
July 24th, 2011 - 11:13amTARDIS bigger on the inside? At last!
anthony
July 24th, 2011 - 2:07pmwhat u mean or it isnt like tardis is it or can u play the tardis as u finish like open the dooors close and fly the tardis ?
BOOBOO JR
July 23rd, 2011 - 12:12pmWhere is the Dalekanium Coil in the first adventue game? I can’t find it anywhere!
BOOBOO JR
July 23rd, 2011 - 5:15pmAnybody? Booboo, do you know?
booboo
July 23rd, 2011 - 5:20pmThere is a walk through here it should tell you
http://www.thedoctorwhosite.co.uk/games/city-of-the-daleks/act-2/
BOOBOO JR
July 23rd, 2011 - 6:53pmThanks for replying Booboo, but pretty much straight after you did reply I found it! Thanks anyway, a walkthrough could come in handy later on in the game.
Anonymous
July 23rd, 2011 - 9:57pmBooboo, you don’t by any chance know where I could find a walkthrough that tells you where to find all the collectibles because nowhere seems to have them (it appears all the guide writers gave up at 48 out of 50).
booboo
July 23rd, 2011 - 10:06pmI dont sorry, Luke did ours but he doesn’t know either
anthony
July 24th, 2011 - 2:10pmi only need 2 collectables and boo boo and a point out of 10 how stressing are the those mini puzzels there realy stressing and what vote and i cant find the last two should be on shaows they have a lot of corridors ans i think the last 2 are in the new games ?????????? are they and how good are they going to be and will they have the red bowtie and new costume amy new costume and well who cares for rory hes series 5 one or new ?
Anonymous
July 24th, 2011 - 4:03pmOnly the electric maze was really stressful.
DWTAG93
July 14th, 2012 - 6:04pmif you want to know how to complete the adventure game with all 50 collectibles then check out my doctor who the adventure games walkthrough.
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLC0D801077556A342&feature=view_all
Intergalactic
July 22nd, 2011 - 10:56amTwo old enemies? In a video game! This is getting ridiculous.
anthony
July 24th, 2011 - 2:11pmwhat are the enimes
Adam
July 22nd, 2011 - 8:14amIm hoping it has ice warriours and The rani if thats possible
Intergalactic
July 22nd, 2011 - 10:57amHighly unlikely. It is probably one from the new series from Series 1-4.
rabid frog
July 22nd, 2011 - 7:43amgunna download in oct and play on 5th of november
LOL!
anthony
July 24th, 2011 - 2:12pmim the same it should of come out november just in time for bomb fire night and then have a next time trailer in the adventure games they would be giood if theyd do that
BOOBOO JR
July 22nd, 2011 - 6:49amI’ve never played The Adventure Games before, but I’ve downloaded all four on to my laptop to play over the summer holidays, which for me, starts at 1:30 today!!!
Me
July 22nd, 2011 - 6:46ami think it could be the pyroviles in it as they are fire monsters and it’s to do with fire.
harold saxon
July 21st, 2011 - 11:55pmwow,sounds really exciting,looking forward to this,these are great games!
anthony
July 24th, 2011 - 2:13pmis this a new start to the new series 6 adventure games is it good or better than the old it shoul;d be called episode 1 new series 6 or not do u have an agrement or how would u discribe ?
Anonymous
July 21st, 2011 - 10:57pmWhat are they on about? “October” does ryhme with “remember”, just not as much as “November” if that makes sense.
Time and Relative Dimensions in Space – TARDIS!!!
July 22nd, 2011 - 5:46pmNo October does not ryme with Remember!
Anonymous
July 22nd, 2011 - 8:20pmIt might just be my accent but both end with the sylable “ber”. With November they share the last two sylables but saying October does not rhyme with it is false.
Daryl
July 21st, 2011 - 7:29pmi think the zygon,sea devils,silurians or sontarans i also think in one of them the cybermen will return because at the end where they were all frooze the cyber leader moved please coment
doctorwhocrazyfreak
July 22nd, 2011 - 9:51ami agree allthough i havent seen the cyberleadermove
anthony
July 24th, 2011 - 2:15pmthat would be cool hope its not set the same base again and have more action less puzels how stressing out of a milliaon
crazy guy
July 21st, 2011 - 5:13pmthis sounds awesome dose anybody know who the monsters are and will there be another 3 adventure games
Steven :)
July 21st, 2011 - 4:55pmI’m hoping this has Sontarans and Rutans in it.
tardistik
July 21st, 2011 - 6:44pmthats pretty plausable considering it says two old enemies it would make sense for a come back from the two arch enemies
anthony
July 24th, 2011 - 2:19pmsontarioans there be good
daveoboy97
July 21st, 2011 - 4:55pm:O This sounds awesome!!!!
Anonymous
July 21st, 2011 - 4:45pmoctober but when will all the others be released
Viathevoid
July 21st, 2011 - 4:40pmEPIC. But i think they should release this on the 5th of November