Doctor Who: The Adventure Games - "The Gunpowder Plot"

The BBC has announced that a new Adventure Game will be released in October 2011. Called "The Gunpowder Plot" the BBC have described it as is the most ambitious Adventure Game to date. It stars Matt Smith as The Doctor, Karen Gillan as Amy Pond and for the first time, Arthur Darvill as Rory Williams. This new, dazzlingly epic story gives you the chance to battle aliens in London, 1605. But as well as extra-terrestrial monsters, you'll meet Guy Fawkes and get a feel for what was happening at this incendiary moment in Britain's history. It will be your chance to virtually step back in time, chat to famous figures and participate in one of the most notorious plots the world has ever known. The BBC has also has revealed that "The Gunpowder Plot" will also sees the return of two old enemies... But exactly who they are has not been revealed. What they have confirmed is that this, the fifth Adventure Game, has been written by Phil Ford (Doctor Who: The Adventure Games, The Sarah Jane Adventures and co-writer of the 2009 Tenth Doctor story "The Waters of Mars") and is produced by Gary Russell. The executive producers are Steven Moffat, Piers Wenger, Beth Willis, Anwen Aspden and Charles Cecil. "The Gunpowder Plot" will be the most advanced of the Adventure Games so far. Gamers will be able to play as The Doctor, Amy and Rory, exploring the immersive environments of this historic period. The adventure will feature multi-linear gameplay, even more sophisticated puzzles, and a complex lighting system specifically designed to recreate the atmosphere of 17th Century London. And for the very first time, the introduction of portal technology will enable gamers to experience for themselves that the TARDIS really is bigger on the inside... To accompany the game, BBC Learning will be offering teachers an online resource pack containing unique, downloadable assets to support History and Literacy in the classroom. And in the adventure itself you'll be meeting not just the main figures from the plot, but everyday Londoners who lived through an exciting, dangerous and fascinating era. The Adventure Games have received over 2.6 million download requests since the launch of the first adventure, "City of the Daleks", which SFX called ‘the best Who game to date’. As before, this Adventure Game will be free to download in the UK.