Dalek Attack
In this game you play the role of the Doctor from the BBC science fiction program Doctor Who. The story sees you trying to stop the Daleks from invading earth with help from your companions. The gameplay…
Dalek Attack is an arcade developed by 221B Software Development, released 31 December 1992 on Amiga, Atari ST/STE, Commodore C64/128/MAX and DOS. The main story takes about 7 hrs to finish.
What Dalek Attack is
Dalek Attack is an arcade game developed by 221B Software Development and released in 1992. It was published by Admiral Software. It is available on Amiga, Atari ST/STE, Commodore C64/128/MAX, DOS and ZX Spectrum.
The premise, in the publisher's words
In this game you play the role of the Doctor from the BBC science fiction program Doctor Who. The story sees you trying to stop the Daleks from invading earth with help from your companions. The gameplay starts with you flying along the sewers of London on a hover platform blasting monsters with your laser. In later levels the gameplay turns to on foot platform jumping and shooting Daleks and Robomen with your sonic screwdriver and grenades. There are three different incarnations of the doctor for you to play as well as three different companions for a second player to play co-operatively.
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.
Where it sits in the Doctor Who series
Dalek Attack is the fourth of 41 entries we hold in the Doctor Who series. It arrived 7 years after Doctor Who and the Warlord. The next entry was Doctor Who and the Daleks in 1993.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 7 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 10 hrs, roughly 1.4 times the length of the critical path.
What it launched against
Dalek Attack launched on 31 December 1992, within three weeks of Street Fighter II' Turbo: Hyper Fighting and Moto Roader MC.
Released around the same time: Street Fighter II' Turbo: Hyper Fighting, Moto Roader MC.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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