E.T.: Interplanetary Mission

E.T.: Interplanetary Mission (known as E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial: The 20th Anniversary in Europe) is a 2002 action video game based on the film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.

E.T.: Interplanetary Mission
North American cover art
Developer(s)Santa Cruz Games
Publisher(s)
Programmer(s)Mark Bell
Platform(s)PlayStation, Microsoft Windows
ReleaseDecember 30, 2002
Genre(s)Puzzle
Mode(s)Single-player

Gameplay

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The player takes control of E.T. in an isometric environment. E.T. is able to heal using his glowing finger, stun enemies using his stomach and lift/throw enemies using telekinesis.[1] The game also features puzzle elements.

Reception

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The game has a rating of 50 on Metacritic based on 4 reviews.[3]

TotalGames.net said "A lot better than anyone dared to imagine (damn that Atariclassic!’) – just don't expect the game to be as timeless and breathtaking as the movie and you'll have a good time".

PSX Nation wrote "A decent-enough scavenger hunt to amuse youngsters for quite a few hours of simple and repetitive item-gathering and level-clearing fun". GameZone commented "This is a nice little program, certainly not all that challenging, but delightful for its animation of a benign alien creature and its charming ways", and Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine said "It’s dreadfully ugly and unredeemingly unfun".[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Official UK Playstation Magazine - Issue 084 (Future Publishing)(GB). May 2002. pp. 45.
  2. ^ "E.T. Interplanetary Mission (PS)". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  3. ^ a b c "E.T. Interplanetary Mission (PS)". Metacritic. Retrieved 23 May 2015.