Dalek Attack

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Dalek Attack
Single player, multiplayer

Dalek Attack is a 1992

the Doctor and fights recurring adversaries, the Daleks and other enemies. In most versions of the game, the player can choose between playing as the Fourth, Fifth or Seventh Doctor; in the MS-DOS and Amiga versions, the player can play as the Second, Fourth or Seventh Doctor, and in the ZX Spectrum version only the Seventh Doctor was available.[2] A second player may play as the Doctor's companion (Ace or a UNIT soldier, although in the Spectrum version only Ace is available). K-9 also makes appearances later in the game as does Davros, creator of the Daleks in the TV series, as the final end of level boss.[2] The game is set in London, Paris, New York, Tokyo and Skaro.[3]

The game was released on all major formats of the time except for the Amstrad CPC, which was announced but never released. It was designed and storyboarded by 221B Software Development. Graphics were by John Gyarmati and Wayne Dalton. Nick Kimberley programmed the PC, Spectrum and (unreleased) Amstrad versions.[4] The Amiga and Atari ST versions were programmed by Richard Turner. Jason Heggie was in charge of the Commodore 64 version. Music was by Paul Tankard.[3] On the PC and Amiga versions, there was a secret room behind some blocks. The room gave some of the programming credits for each game, in particular the graphics and music. The credits were hidden in this way due to the BBC not wanting individual credits for the game development team to be included in the game.

The ZX Spectrum version was released in 1993 after a successful campaign by

Ogrons and standard Daleks featured.[7] The end-level guardians were also different. Before its release Spectrum owners who wrote to Alternative Software pressing for a release received a letter back stating that the game was in production, and were sent a sticker depicting the game's box front emblazoned with the legend "I've Been Exterminated!"[citation needed
]

Other versions of the game featured special Daleks such as hovering Daleks from the

Ray Cusick in an article from the 1989 Doctor Who Magazine 10th Anniversary Special showing how a Dalek might look in the 1990s.[8]

The game was later re-released, first in a three pack compilation set called the Sci-Fi Collection with two other titles (Galactic Warrior Rats, Suburban Commando) for the PC. The front cover was in a "Y" shape with Dalek Attack in the bottom right and the instruction booklet was photocopied. This was followed in 1994/95 by another re-release, which was the same as the original except for a purple and black border added to the front and back covers.

References

  1. ^ Stryker, B.L.; Smith, Martin. "Dalek Attack". MobyGames. Retrieved 16 January 2010.
  2. ^ a b c Walker, James (8 July 2009). "Greatest Games You've Never Played: Dalek Attack". Binge Gamer. Archived from the original on 26 January 2010. Retrieved 16 January 2010.
  3. ^ a b "The CURSE of WHO: WHY has there never been a decent videogame with the Doctor?". theregister.co.uk.
  4. ^ Smith, Tony. "The CURSE of WHO: WHY has there never been a decent videogame with the Doctor?". www.theregister.com. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
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  6. ISSN 0269-6983
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  7. ISSN 0269-6983
    . Retrieved 14 January 2010.
  8. ^ "The New Daleks". Doctor Who Magazine. 1989. p. 41. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
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