Stupid Invaders

Stupid Invaders is an adventure game published for Microsoft Windows in 2000 by Ubi Soft. Macintosh and Dreamcast ports were released in 2001. The game is based on Space Goofs.

Stupid Invaders
Developer(s)Xilam
Publisher(s)Ubisoft
Platform(s)Windows, Macintosh, Dreamcast
Release December 24, 2000
Genre(s)Adventure
Mode(s)Single-player

Plot

The plot centers around the aliens and their attempts to return to space. All the main characters of the series are playable through the course of the game. The game rejcts or distorts some cliched aspects of the adventure genre, as standard adventure game tactics such as picking up, talking to, or interacting with anything encountered can often result in instant (albeit highly comical) death for the player's currently-controlled character and the need to reload, for example, often without warning. The game's writing takes a more risque approach to its humor than the TV series, resulting in a "T" rating from the ESRB and an "11+" rating from the ELSPA.

Development

Stupid Invaders was developed by Xilam Animation themselves for Windows and Mac OS, and later ported to the Dreamcast by Titanium Studios.[1]

Reception
Reception
Review scores
PublicationScore
DreamcastPC
Adventure GamersN/A[2]
AllGameN/A[3]
EGM6.5/10[4]N/A
EurogamerN/A8/10[5]
Game Informer5/10[6]N/A
GameSpot6.2/10[7]6.6/10[8]
GameSpy7/10[9]35%[10]
IGN7/10[11]7.2/10[12]
Next GenerationN/A[13]
PC Gamer (US)N/A52%[14]
The Cincinnati EnquirerN/A[15]
Aggregate score
Metacritic64/100[16]65/100[17]

Daniel Erickson reviewed the PC version of the game for Next Generation, rating it two stars out of five, and stated that "Pretty but vapid this would have been better as a non-interactive cartoon."[13]

The game received "mixed" reviews on all three systems, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[16][17]

Reviews

References
  2. Fournier, Heidi (May 20, 2002). "Stupid Invaders review (PC)". Adventure Gamers. Retrieved November 3, 2014.
  3. Laramee, Francois. "Stupid Invaders (PC) - Review". AllGame. Archived from the original on November 14, 2014. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
  4. "Stupid Invaders (DC)". Electronic Gaming Monthly. 2001.
  5. Bye, John "Gestalt" (January 20, 2001). "Stupid Invaders (PC)". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on January 28, 2001. Retrieved November 3, 2014.
  6. "Stupid Invaders (DC)". Game Informer. No. 143. March 2005.
  7. Satterfield, Shane (July 11, 2001). "Stupid Invaders Review (DC)". GameSpot. Retrieved November 3, 2014.
  8. Dulin, Ron (February 5, 2001). "Stupid Invaders Review (PC)". GameSpot. Retrieved November 3, 2014.
  9. Celeryface (July 12, 2001). "Stupid Invaders". PlanetDreamcast. Archived from the original on January 24, 2009. Retrieved November 3, 2014.
  10. Schembri, Tamara (February 4, 2001). "Stupid Invaders (PC)". GameSpy. Archived from the original on February 23, 2005. Retrieved November 3, 2014.
  11. Chau, Anthony (June 29, 2001). "Stupid Invaders (DC)". IGN. Retrieved November 3, 2014.
  12. Lopez, Vincent (February 27, 2001). "Stupid Invaders (PC)". IGN. Retrieved November 3, 2014.
  13. Erickson, Daniel (March 2001). "Finals". Next Generation. Vol. 4 no. 3. Imagine Media. p. 94.
  14. "Stupid Invaders". PC Gamer. 2001.
  15. Saltzman, Marc (February 20, 2001). "'Stupid Invaders' an adventure of looks and laughs". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Archived from the original on May 9, 2008. Retrieved November 3, 2014.
  16. "Stupid Invaders for Dreamcast Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved November 3, 2014.
  17. "Stupid Invaders for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved November 3, 2014.
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