| Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock | |
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| Developer | Supermassive Games[4] |
| Publisher | BBC Worldwide |
| Producer | Angela Hunt |
| Writer | David Bryher |
| Engine | Unreal Engine 3[5] |
| Platforms | Microsoft Windows,PlayStation 3,PlayStation Vita |
| Release | PlayStation 3 23 May 2012[1] PlayStation Vita 10 October 2012[2] Microsoft Windows 15 November 2012[3] |
| Genre | Action-adventure |
| Modes | Single-player,multiplayer |
Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock is a 2012action-adventurevideo game developed bySupermassive Games and published byBBC Worldwide for thePlayStation 3. It was later ported to thePlayStation Vita andMicrosoft Windows. Based on theBBC television seriesDoctor Who, it was intended to be the first of a series,[6] but it was announced in 2013 that the sequels have been put on hold.[7]
The game primarily takes place within the Doctor's time-travellingTARDIS, the high-security Stormcage Containment Facility prison of the 52nd century, and locations within and underLondon across different time periods.
Chronically, the game takes place at some point after the Eleventh Doctor's introduction in theDoctor Who series 5 episode "The Eleventh Hour", but before theDoctor Who series 6 finale episode, "The Wedding of River Song" (as his "death" within that episode is alluded to as still impending, in-game).
Matt Smith andAlex Kingston reprise their respective roles of theEleventh Doctor andRiver Song.[8] Players encounter iconicDoctor Who villains likeDaleks,Cybermen,Silurians, andthe Silence.[9]
The Doctor and River Song travel across space and time in an effort to saveEarth by gathering pieces of the Eternity Clock, an object that is a record of everything that has or will ever happen in all of existence.
The game had previously been confirmed for release on 30 April 2012, but was later postponed to 23 May 2012.
According to review aggregating websiteMetacritic, the PS3 version of the game received an average review score of 39 out of 100, based on 21 reviews.[10]
The game received a 3.5 out of 20 from the Australian game criticsStephanie Bendixsen and Gus Ronald on theAustralian Broadcasting Corporation television programGood Game: Spawn Point, later describing what they truly wish aDoctor Who game would be like.[11]
IGN editor Mike Bell gaveThe Eternity Clock a 5.5 out of 10 stating that "Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock is a game that is filled to the brim with good intentions and does a lot of things right, but that even the Pandorica couldn’t fix the amount of technical issues present."[12]
Developers have responded to some criticisms and released an update. This update addresses bugs, AI issues and adds additional save locations.[13]
Two further Doctor Who console game titles are planned to follow this release with details to be announced next year.
Originally planned as a trilogy of releases, executive vice president of digital entertainment and games Robert Nashak revealed that the Eternity Clock series has been put on hold.
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