Dr Who Return to Earth (Wii)

Posted by dulwichmum on Fri 10 December 2010

Name of product: Dr Who Return to Earth (Wii)

Price: £25 – £30

The blurb: “Young fans can play the role of the Doctor and Amy Pond in this gripping 3D action adventure to help the starship Lucy Gray return to Earth. Unravel a sinister plot by the Cybermen and prevent the Daleks from retrieving a dangerous Time Axis as your explore the deserted starship Lucy Gray. Avoid and outsmart your enemies using stealth, distraction devices and target-shooting elements found around the ship

Starring the voices of Matt Smith and Karen Gillan, this brand new official Doctor Who storyline includes two types of mini-game; the Gravity Gun and Sonic Screwdriver Game, which specifically make use of the Wii technology. You can play the role of the Doctor and Amy Pond in this gripping 3D action adventure to help the starship Lucy Gray return to Earth. Unravel a sinister plot by the Cybermen and prevent the Daleks from retrieving a dangerous

Features:

Authentic Doctor Who story written by Doctor Who author Oli Smith
Opportunity to explore an incredible star ship in this action adventure as it returns to Earth playing as either the Doctor or Amy Pond
Interact with and manipulate the environment
Aim and fire sonic beams with the Wii Remote at coloured targets dotted around the levels that move platforms, turn on and off hazards, open doors and more
Sneak past Daleks and Cybermen
Use the Wii Remote as the Sonic Screwdriver to progress through the game
Fully recorded dialogue by Matt Smith and Karen Gillan throughout cut scenes

First impressions: Incredibly exciting, my children adore Dr Who

Ease of Use: It was challenging to play, my son said it was a “strategy game”(?) but found it really frustrating. “You have to creep around the enemy or they will kill you.” “I prefer games where you can build things like shelters or houses and … kill things too” (look that is what he said, I am horrified too)

Pros: “It is fun when you are not stuck” – no, that comment did not make any sense to me either. It would be much better fun if I didn’t have anyone else who wanted to play with me on it… (that is not good really, is it?)

Cons: Only a one player game so if you more than one child to entertain there will be arguments over who plays the game!

Value for money:. This game did not represent good value for money as far as I am concerned. My son soon lost interest in it as he found it so frustrating. Also, his sister wanted to play it with him and there were arguments, as only one person can play at a time and this was Max’s product to review

Dulwichmum verdict: