| E.T.: The Phone Home Adventure | Lexis Numerique/New Kid Co / Ubi Soft | 2002 | |
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Commemorating the 20th anniversary of E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, a trio of games by Ubi Soft was created to coincide with the re-release of the movie. E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial: Phone Home Adventure is an "activity quest for eight and up" and unfolds through a series of 3D scenes inspired by events from the movie. Exploration and activity are part of the adventure, which features 12 games in which E.T. interacts with Elliot, Gertie, and Michael. Trailers from the movie are also available for viewing from the login screen. In an effort to "phone home," players control E.T. as he attempts to locate the items necessary to communicate with his home and rejoin his ship. Upon starting the game, the player's cursor becomes an E.T. finger, and besides serving as the control mechanism for E.T., the finger will illuminate when a response or an action can be initiated. When items such as candy, a coat hanger, or a key can be picked up and placed into E.T.'s backpack, the cursor finger becomes a grasping hand. An onscreen task bar stores the collected items until they are ready for use and also enables players to receive help from either Elliot or Gertie. Players are able to save their progress via the task bar, while allowing them to exit the game at any time. Scenes include Elliot's bedroom, Gertie's closet, the main floor, the attic of the children's home, and, of course, the moonlit bicycle ride. Players will make use of E.T.'s healing power to save flowers and use logic to solve puzzles in order to gain certain items. Once he has acquired what he needs to build his communicator, E.T. can contact his ship and return home. | ||
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