| Top Trumps: Doctor Who | |
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| Developer(s) | Team 3 Games (PC, PlayStation 2, Nintendo Wii) Rockpool Games (Nintendo DS, J2ME) |
| Publisher(s) | Eidos Interactive |
| Series | Doctor Who |
| Platform(s) | Java ME,Nintendo DS,PlayStation 2,Windows,Wii |
| Release | PlayStation 2,Nintendo DS,Microsoft WindowsWii
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| Genre(s) | Card game |
| Mode(s) | Single-player,multiplayer |
Top Trumps: Doctor Who is a 2008card gamevideo game for theNintendo DS,Nintendo Wii,Windows andPlayStation 2 consoles. The game is based on the popularTop Trumpscard game and features elements from theBBC television seriesDoctor Who. It was published byEidos Interactive. It is the firstDoctor Who video game since 1997'sDestiny of the Doctors.
The game is set in theDoctor Who universe and features characters from theTenth Doctor andNinth Doctor's adventures including the Tenth Doctor,Martha Jones,Capt Jack Harkness,Dalek,Cyberman andSlitheen from series 1 to series 3 of the new series in the animation style of the animated stories "The Infinite Quest" and "Scream of the Shalka".
A version was released for theWii on 5 December 2008 in the UK.
Players each receive a deck of cards and attempt to win all of their opponent's cards. Each card features characters or events from theDoctor Who universe and has statistics which define its strengths and weaknesses. Players choose which of these statistics will be higher than their opponent's card, the winner keeps both cards and play continues.[1]
The game features two modes: adventure mode, where the player competes againstAI controlled opponents, and a versus mode where two players go head-to-head.[2]
The game currently holds a 53 percent rating fromMetacritic based on 6 reviews.[3]Eurogamer gave it a 7/10 rating, saying it was nicely done with enough data to please fans of the TV show while having not mucked about with the classic Top Trumps gameplay.[4] Pocket Gamer also awarded the game a 7/10 rating. They said it was "simple but engrossing, even for those who aren't avid followers of the Timelord's adventures."[5]
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