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2	A 2010 ''Series/DoctorWho'' video game for the Nintendo Wii, produced by Asylum Entertainment under official licence from Creator/TheBBC.
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4	[[ExcusePlot The story goes]] that Earth in the 26th century has been attacked by vicious solar storms, and all the inhabitants of the planet were evacuated in cryogenic suspension aboard several escape craft that were set to return after the danger has passed. Flash forward to the time of the return, and the ''SS Lucy Gray'' is the first ship to make it back to Earth. However, she has been boarded by Daleks and Cybermen, who wish to use it as the first foothold on a takeover of the planet. Enter the TARDIS: it's up to the eleventh Doctor and Amy Pond ([[ItsUpToYou controlled by the player]]) to stop the invasion attempt and see to it that the ship's human occupants make it back to Mother Earth safely.
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6	It is also a MultiPlatform game, being produced alongside the Platform/NintendoDS title ''Doctor Who: Evacuation Earth''.
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8	!! This game provides examples of:
9	* AndNowForSomeoneCompletelyDifferent: Most of the game is spent switching back and forth between Amy and the Doctor.
10	* CrouchAndProne: A necessary gameplay mechanic in a StealthBasedGame like this. You'll be doing it a lot.
11	* EscapeSequence: The game starts with one, with Amy Pond running across a spaceship hull while avoiding the StuffBlowingUp around her.
12	* LockedDoor: Every single area visited aboard the ''Lucy Gray'' has one as the LevelGoal.
13	* MagicalMysteryDoors: The entire game is this, arguably.
14	* MonstersEverywhere: But then again, it ''is'' ''Series/DoctorWho''...
15	* PlotCoupon: The power crystals that are required to progress.
16	* PointOfNoReturn: Frequently.
17	* SolveTheSoupCans: The [[HackingMinigame between level segments]] involve rolling a small ball along a series of mazes while trying to avoid the obstacles.
18	* StealthBasedGame: Most of the game is actually spent ''avoiding'' enemies. The nodes you get the power crystals from also disappear into the floor unless you manage to sneak up on them from behind.
19	* VideoGameSetpiece: Usually whenever a monster arrives into the scene.

Context VideoGame / DoctorWhoReturnToEarth