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| title = Stupid Invaders
| title = Stupid Invaders
| image = Stupid Invaders.jpg
| image = Stupid Invaders.jpg
| developer = [[Xilam]]
| developer = [[Xilam|Xilam Interactive]]<br>Titanium Studios <small>(DC)</small>
| publisher = [[Ubi Soft]]
| publisher = [[Ubisoft|Ubi Soft]]
| writer = Nicolas Gallet<br />Thomas Szabo<br />Sebastien Hamon
| writer = Nicolas Gallet<br />Thomas Szabo<br />Sebastien Hamon
| composer = Hervé Lavandier<br />Alain Ranval
| composer = Hervé Lavandier<br />Ramon Pipin
| series = ''[[Space Goofs]]''
| series = ''[[Space Goofs]]''
| programmer = Frederic Sarlin<br />Fabrice Decroix
| programmer = Frederic Sarlin<br />Fabrice Decroix
| designer =
| designer =
| engine =
| engine =
| released = '''Windows'''<br />{{vgrelease|EU|December 15, 2000|NA|February 21, 2001}}'''Dreamcast'''<br />{{vgrelease|EU|May 18, 2001|NA|June 28, 2001}}'''Macintosh'''<br />{{vgrelease|EU|2001}}
| released = '''Windows'''<br />{{vgrelease|EU|December 15, 2000|NA|February 21, 2001}}'''Dreamcast'''<br />{{vgrelease|EU|May 18, 2001|NA|June 20, 2001<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ebgames.com/ebx/categories/homepages/dreamcast/default.asp |title=Dreamcast |website=[[EB Games]] |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20010715192402/http://www.ebgames.com/ebx/categories/homepages/dreamcast/default.asp |archivedate=July 15, 2001 |url-status=dead |accessdate=May 9, 2024}}</ref>}}'''Macintosh'''<br />{{vgrelease|EU|2001}}
| genre = [[Adventure game|Adventure]]
| genre = [[Adventure game|Adventure]]
| modes = [[Single-player video game|Single-player]]
| modes = [[Single-player video game|Single-player]]
| platforms = [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]], [[Macintosh]], [[Dreamcast]]
| platforms = [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]], [[Macintosh]], [[Dreamcast]]
}}
}}
'''''Stupid Invaders''''' is an [[adventure game]] published for [[Microsoft Windows]] in 2000 by [[Ubi Soft|Ubisoft]]. [[Macintosh]] and [[Dreamcast]] ports were released in 2001. The game is based on the children's animated series, ''[[Space Goofs]]''. It was developed by [[Xilam]] for [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]] and [[Mac OS]], and later ported to the [[Dreamcast]] by Titanium Studios.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.titaniumstudios.com/games/games.html |title=Titanium's Games |website=www.titaniumstudios.com |access-date=January 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070506094657/http://www.titaniumstudios.com/games/games.html |archive-date=May 6, 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
'''''Stupid Invaders''''' is an [[adventure game|adventure]] [[video game]] developed by [[Xilam]] and published by [[Ubisoft|Ubi Soft]] for [[Microsoft Windows]] in 2000 and [[Mac OS]] in 2001. A 2001 [[Dreamcast]] port was handled by Titanium Studios.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.titaniumstudios.com/games/games.html |title=Titanium's Games |website=Titanium Studios |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070506094657/http://www.titaniumstudios.com/games/games.html |archive-date=May 6, 2007 |url-status=dead |access-date=January 13, 2022}}</ref> The game is based on the [[animated series|animated television series]], ''[[Space Goofs]]''.


The game was dedicated to [[Jean-Yves Raimbaud]], the co-creator of the TV series, who died before the game was released. The game is also noticeably reliant on [[toilet humor]] and is slightly more adult in nature, making it the first work produced by Xilam to be for an older audience – before Xilam produced an adult animated film decades later, titled ''[[I Lost My Body]]''.
The game was dedicated to [[Jean-Yves Raimbaud]], the co-creator of the TV series, who died before the game was released. Unlike the original show, the game is also reliant on [[toilet humor]] and is slightly more adult in nature, making it the first work produced by Xilam to be for an older audience, before ''[[Kaena: The Prophecy]]'', ''[[Mr. Baby]]'', and then ''[[I Lost My Body]]'', which was released decades later.


Most of the staff members from the original series (for season 1 only) produced the game. The main cast also reprise their roles as the main cast of aliens, some of whom provide dialogue for some exclusive characters. The game also features the additional voices of [[Billy West]], [[Rob Paulsen]] and [[Laraine Newman]], with Danny Mann (Gorgious) voicing an evil scientist and West voicing a new antagonist, Bolok.
Most of the staff members from the first season of the original series were involved with the game's production. The original cast reprised their roles as the main aliens, some of whom provide dialogue for some exclusive characters. The game features the additional voices of [[Billy West]], [[Rob Paulsen]] and [[Laraine Newman]], with Danny Mann (Gorgious) voicing an evil scientist from "Zero Stuff" and West voicing the antagonist, Bolok from "The Pro".


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
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The plot centers around the aliens and their attempts to return to space. A bounty hunter, the stoic Bolok, is sent by a stout, evil scientist, to target the aliens. Once Etno tells the other aliens of his recent idea, Bolok infiltrates the house – freezing everyone, except for Bud. Bud, scared, is then forced to retreat to the bathroom. Once he sneaks to the rooftop, the player progresses through the large, surreal world within performing very specific (and often absurd) actions, like melting [[Santa Claus]] and reducing him into green ooze.
The plot centers around the aliens and their attempts to return to space. However, a bounty hunter, the stoic yet serious Bolok, is sent by an evil scientist, to target the aliens. Thus, Etno's attempt to explain his newest idea goes awry as the aliens are frozen solid by Bolok's gun – which forces Bud to retreat to the bathroom. Once he sneaks to the rooftop and sneaks around the house, the player progresses through the large, surreal world within performing very specific (and often absurd) actions, like melting [[Santa Claus]] and reducing him into green ooze.


== Gameplay ==
== Gameplay ==
All the main characters of the series are playable through the course of the game. The game rejects or distorts some clichéd 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. It should be noted the game does not support [[autosave|autosaving]] – players need to save manually before they progress any further.
All the main characters of the series are playable through the course of the game. The game rejects or distorts some clichéd 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. It should be noted the game does not support [[Autosave|autosaving]] – players need to save manually before they progress any further.


==Reception==
==Reception==
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| AdvGamers_PC = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web |last=Fournier |first=Heidi |date=May 20, 2002 |url=https://adventuregamers.com/articles/view/17506 |title=Stupid Invaders review (PC) |website=[[Adventure Gamers]] |accessdate=November 3, 2014}}</ref>
| MC_SDC = 64/100<ref name=MCDC>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/stupid-invaders/critic-reviews/?platform=dreamcast |title=Stupid Invaders critic reviews (DC) |website=[[Metacritic]] |publisher=[[Fandom (website)|Fandom]] |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220517200422/https://www.metacritic.com/game/dreamcast/stupid-invaders |archivedate=May 17, 2022 |url-status=live |accessdate=May 9, 2024}}</ref>
| Allgame_PC = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref>{{cite web |last=Laramee |first=Francois |url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=25498&tab=review |title=Stupid Invaders (PC) - Review |website=[[AllGame]] |publisher=[[All Media Network]] |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141114150049/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=25498&tab=review |archivedate=November 14, 2014 |url-status=dead |accessdate=December 2, 2014}}</ref>
| MC_PC = 65/100<ref name=MCPC>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/stupid-invaders/critic-reviews/?platform=pc |title=Stupid Invaders critic reviews (PC) |website=Metacritic |publisher=Fandom |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220629182246/https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/stupid-invaders |archivedate=June 29, 2022 |url-status=live |accessdate=May 9, 2024}}</ref>
| AdvGamers_PC = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web |last=Fournier |first=Heidi |date=May 20, 2002 |url=https://adventuregamers.com/articles/view/17506 |title=Stupid Invaders review (PC) |website=[[Adventure Gamers]] |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220425104253/https://adventuregamers.com/articles/view/17506 |archivedate=April 25, 2022 |url-status=live |accessdate=May 9, 2024}}</ref>
| Allgame_PC = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref>{{cite web |last=Laramee |first=Francois |url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=25498&tab=review |title=Stupid Invaders (PC) - Review |website=[[AllGame]] |publisher=All Media Network |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141114150049/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=25498&tab=review |archivedate=November 14, 2014 |url-status=dead |accessdate=December 2, 2014}}</ref>
| CGSP_PC = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite web |last=Yans |first=Cindy |date=February 5, 2001 |url=http://www.cdmag.com/articles/031/149/stupidinva-01.html |title=Stupid Invaders |website=[[Computer Games Magazine|Computer Games Strategy Plus]] |publisher=Strategy Plus, Inc. |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20030304151846/http://www.cdmag.com/articles/031/149/stupidinva-01.html |archivedate=March 4, 2003 |url-status=dead |accessdate=August 15, 2020}}</ref>
| CGSP_PC = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite web |last=Yans |first=Cindy |date=February 5, 2001 |url=http://www.cdmag.com/articles/031/149/stupidinva-01.html |title=Stupid Invaders |website=[[Computer Games Magazine|Computer Games Strategy Plus]] |publisher=Strategy Plus, Inc. |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20030304151846/http://www.cdmag.com/articles/031/149/stupidinva-01.html |archivedate=March 4, 2003 |url-status=dead |accessdate=August 15, 2020}}</ref>
| CGW_PC = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Wells |first=Audrey |url=http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/issues/cgw_202.pdf |title=The Dimwits From Deep Space (''Stupid Invaders'' Review) |magazine=[[Computer Gaming World]] |publisher=[[Ziff Davis]] |issue=202 |date=May 2001 |page=86 |accessdate=November 24, 2017}}</ref>
| CGW_PC = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Wells |first=Audrey |url=https://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/issues/cgw_202.pdf |title=The Dimwits From Deep Space (''Stupid Invaders'' Review) |magazine=[[Computer Gaming World]] |publisher=[[Ziff Davis]] |issue=202 |date=May 2001 |page=86 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322080953/https://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/issues/cgw_202.pdf |archivedate=March 22, 2023 |url-status=live |accessdate=May 9, 2024}}</ref>
| EGM_SDC = 6.5/10<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Stupid Invaders (DC) |magazine=[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]] |year=2001}}</ref>
| EGM_SDC = 6.5/10<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Kim |first=Jeanne |url=https://retrocdn.net/images/0/01/EGM_US_143.pdf |title=Stupid Invaders (DC) |magazine=[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]] |publisher=Ziff Davis |issue=143 |date=June 2001 |page=103 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230415012653/https://retrocdn.net/images/0/01/EGM_US_143.pdf |archivedate=April 15, 2023 |url-status=live |accessdate=May 9, 2024}}</ref>
| EPD_PC = 7/10<ref>{{cite web |last=Saltzman |first=Marc |date=February 20, 2001 |url=http://www.elecplay.com/review.html?article=5218&full=1 |title=Stupid Invaders (PC) |website=[[EP Daily|The Electric Playground]] |publisher=Greedy Productions Ltd. |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20020715131710/http://www.elecplay.com/review.html?article=5218&full=1 |archivedate=July 15, 2002 |url-status=dead |accessdate=May 9, 2024}}</ref>
| EuroG_PC = 8/10<ref>{{cite web |last=Bye |first=John "Gestalt" |date=January 20, 2001 |url=http://www.eurogamer.net/content/r_stupid |title=Stupid Invaders (PC) |website=[[Eurogamer]] |publisher=[[Gamer Network]] |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20010128130700/http://www.eurogamer.net/content/r_stupid |archivedate=January 28, 2001 |url-status=dead |accessdate=November 3, 2014}}</ref>
| EuroG_PC = 8/10<ref>{{cite web |last=Bye |first=John "Gestalt" |date=January 20, 2001 |url=http://www.eurogamer.net/content/r_stupid |title=Stupid Invaders (PC) |website=[[Eurogamer]] |publisher=[[Gamer Network]] |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20010128130700/http://www.eurogamer.net/content/r_stupid |archivedate=January 28, 2001 |url-status=dead |accessdate=November 3, 2014}}</ref>
| GSpot_SDC = 6.2/10<ref>{{cite web |last=Satterfield |first=Shane |date=July 11, 2001 |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/stupid-invaders-review/1900-2784166/ |title=Stupid Invaders Review (DC) |website=[[GameSpot]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |accessdate=November 3, 2014}}</ref>
| GSpot_SDC = 6.2/10<ref>{{cite web |last=Satterfield |first=Shane |date=July 11, 2001 |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/stupid-invaders-review/1900-2784166/ |title=Stupid Invaders Review (DC) |website=[[GameSpot]] |publisher=Fandom |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201042320/https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/stupid-invaders-review/1900-2784166/ |archivedate=December 1, 2017 |url-status=live |accessdate=May 9, 2024}}</ref>
| GSpot_PC = 6.6/10<ref>{{cite web |last=Dulin |first=Ron |date=February 5, 2001 |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/stupid-invaders-review/1900-2682281/ |title=Stupid Invaders Review (PC) |website=GameSpot |publisher=CBS Interactive |accessdate=November 3, 2014}}</ref>
| GSpot_PC = 6.6/10<ref>{{cite web |last=Dulin |first=Ron |date=February 5, 2001 |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/stupid-invaders-review/1900-2682281/ |title=Stupid Invaders Review (PC) |website=GameSpot |publisher=Fandom |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220425104255/https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/stupid-invaders-review/1900-2682281/ |archivedate=April 25, 2022 |url-status=live |accessdate=May 9, 2024}}</ref>
| GSpy_SDC = 7/10<ref>{{cite web |author=Celeryface |date=July 12, 2001 |url=http://www.planetdreamcast.com/games/reviews/stupidinvaders/ |title=Stupid Invaders |website=[[GameSpy|PlanetDreamcast]] |publisher=IGN Entertainment |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090124054827/http://www.planetdreamcast.com/games/reviews/stupidinvaders/ |archivedate=January 24, 2009 |url-status=dead |accessdate=November 3, 2014}}</ref>
| GSpy_SDC = 7/10<ref>{{cite web |author=Celeryface |date=July 12, 2001 |url=http://www.planetdreamcast.com/games/reviews/stupidinvaders/ |title=Stupid Invaders |website=[[GameSpy|PlanetDreamcast]] |publisher=IGN Entertainment |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090124054827/http://www.planetdreamcast.com/games/reviews/stupidinvaders/ |archivedate=January 24, 2009 |url-status=dead |accessdate=November 3, 2014}}</ref>
| GSpy_PC = 35%<ref>{{cite web |last=Schembri |first=Tamara |date=February 4, 2001 |url=http://archive.gamespy.com/reviews/january01/stupidi/ |title=Stupid Invaders (PC) |website=[[GameSpy]] |publisher=IGN Entertainment |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050223214709/http://archive.gamespy.com/reviews/january01/stupidi/ |archivedate=February 23, 2005 |url-status=dead |accessdate=November 3, 2014}}</ref>
| GSpy_PC = 35%<ref>{{cite web |last=Schembri |first=Tamara |date=February 4, 2001 |url=http://archive.gamespy.com/reviews/january01/stupidi/ |title=Stupid Invaders (PC) |website=[[GameSpy]] |publisher=IGN Entertainment |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050223214709/http://archive.gamespy.com/reviews/january01/stupidi/ |archivedate=February 23, 2005 |url-status=dead |accessdate=November 3, 2014}}</ref>
| IGN_SDC = 7/10<ref>{{cite web |last=Chau |first=Anthony |date=June 29, 2001 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/06/29/stupid-invaders |title=Stupid Invaders (DC) |website=[[IGN]] |publisher=Ziff Davis |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220425104257/https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/06/29/stupid-invaders |archivedate=April 25, 2022 |url-status=live |accessdate=May 9, 2024}}</ref>
| Hyper_PC = 82/100<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Cheung|first=Kevin|date=March 2001|title=Space Invaders|magazine=[[Hyper (magazine)|Hyper]]|issue=89|page=61}}</ref>
| IGN_SDC = 7/10<ref>{{cite web |last=Chau |first=Anthony |date=June 29, 2001 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/06/29/stupid-invaders |title=Stupid Invaders (DC) |website=[[IGN]] |publisher=Ziff Davis |accessdate=November 3, 2014}}</ref>
| IGN_PC = 7.2/10<ref>{{cite web |last=Lopez |first=Vincent |date=February 27, 2001 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/02/28/stupid-invaders-3 |title=Stupid Invaders (PC) |website=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20231030232751/https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/02/28/stupid-invaders-3 |archivedate=October 30, 2023 |url-status=live |accessdate=May 9, 2024}}</ref>
| IGN_PC = 7.2/10<ref>{{cite web |last=Lopez |first=Vincent |date=February 27, 2001 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/02/28/stupid-invaders-3 |title=Stupid Invaders (PC) |website=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |accessdate=November 3, 2014}}</ref>
| NGen_PC = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref name=NGen>{{cite magazine |last=Erickson |first=Daniel |url=https://archive.org/details/NextGen75Mar2001/page/n95/mode/2up |title=Stupid Invaders (PC) |magazine=[[Next Generation (magazine)|NextGen]] |publisher=[[Future US|Imagine Media]] |issue=75 |date=March 2001 |page=94 |accessdate=August 15, 2020}}</ref>
| NGen_PC = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref name=NGen>{{cite magazine |last=Erickson |first=Daniel |url=https://archive.org/details/NextGen75Mar2001/page/n95/mode/2up |title=Stupid Invaders (PC) |magazine=[[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]] |publisher=[[Future US|Imagine Media]] |issue=75 |date=March 2001 |page=94 |accessdate=August 15, 2020}}</ref>
| PCGUS_PC = 52%<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Stupid Invaders |magazine=[[PC Gamer]] |publisher=Imagine Media |volume=8 |issue=5 |date=May 2001}}</ref>
| RPGFan_SDC = 80%<ref>{{cite web |last=Chandran |first=Neal |date=December 9, 2004 |url=https://www.rpgfan.com/review/stupid-invaders/ |title=Stupid Invaders (DC) |website=RPGFan |publisher=Emerald Shield Media LLC |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240509183433/https://www.rpgfan.com/review/stupid-invaders/ |archivedate=May 9, 2024 |url-status=live |accessdate=May 9, 2024}}</ref>
| PCGUS_PC = 52%<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Stupid Invaders |magazine=[[PC Gamer]] |publisher=Imagine Media |year=2001}}</ref>
| rev1 = ''[[The Cincinnati Enquirer]]''
| rev1 = ''[[The Cincinnati Enquirer]]''
| rev1_PC = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite news |last=Saltzman |first=Marc |date=February 20, 2001 |url=http://www.cincinnati.com/freetime/games/reviews/022101_stupidinvaders.html |title='Stupid Invaders' an adventure of looks and laughs |newspaper=[[The Cincinnati Enquirer]] |publisher=[[Gannett Company]] |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509083504/http://www.cincinnati.com/freetime/games/reviews/022101_stupidinvaders.html |archivedate=May 9, 2008 |url-status=dead |accessdate=November 3, 2014}}</ref>
| rev1_PC = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite news |last=Saltzman |first=Marc |date=February 20, 2001 |url=http://www.cincinnati.com/freetime/games/reviews/022101_stupidinvaders.html |title='Stupid Invaders' an adventure of looks and laughs |newspaper=[[The Cincinnati Enquirer]] |publisher=[[Gannett Company]] |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509083504/http://www.cincinnati.com/freetime/games/reviews/022101_stupidinvaders.html |archivedate=May 9, 2008 |url-status=dead |accessdate=November 3, 2014}}</ref>
| MC_SDC = 64/100<ref name=MCDC>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/dreamcast/stupid-invaders |title=Stupid Invaders for Dreamcast Reviews |website=[[Metacritic]] |publisher=CBS Interactive |accessdate=November 3, 2014}}</ref>
| MC_PC = 65/100<ref name=MCPC>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/stupid-invaders |title=Stupid Invaders for PC Reviews |website=Metacritic |publisher=CBS Interactive |accessdate=November 3, 2014}}</ref>
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The game received "mixed" reviews on both platforms according to the [[Review aggregator|review aggregation]] website [[Metacritic]].<ref name=MCDC/><ref name=MCPC/> Daniel Erickson of ''[[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]]'' said that the PC version "would have been better as a non-interactive cartoon."<ref name=NGen/>
The game received "mixed" reviews on both platforms according to the [[Review aggregator|review aggregation]] website [[Metacritic]].<ref name=MCDC/><ref name=MCPC/> Daniel Erickson of ''[[Next Generation (magazine)|NextGen]]'' said that the PC version "would have been better as a non-interactive cartoon."<ref name=NGen/>

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Stupid Invaders
Developer(s)Xilam Interactive
Titanium Studios (DC)
Publisher(s)Ubi Soft
Producer(s)
  • Sébastien Hamon Edit this on Wikidata
Programmer(s)Frederic Sarlin
Fabrice Decroix
Writer(s)Nicolas Gallet
Thomas Szabo
Sebastien Hamon
Composer(s)Hervé Lavandier
Ramon Pipin
SeriesSpace Goofs
Platform(s)Windows, Macintosh, Dreamcast
ReleaseWindows
  • EU: December 15, 2000
  • NA: February 21, 2001
Dreamcast
  • EU: May 18, 2001
  • NA: June 20, 2001[1]
Macintosh
Genre(s)Adventure
Mode(s)Single-player

Stupid Invaders is an adventure video game developed by Xilam and published by Ubi Soft for Microsoft Windows in 2000 and Mac OS in 2001. A 2001 Dreamcast port was handled by Titanium Studios.[2] The game is based on the animated television series, Space Goofs.

The game was dedicated to Jean-Yves Raimbaud, the co-creator of the TV series, who died before the game was released. Unlike the original show, the game is also reliant on toilet humor and is slightly more adult in nature, making it the first work produced by Xilam to be for an older audience, before Kaena: The Prophecy, Mr. Baby, and then I Lost My Body, which was released decades later.

Most of the staff members from the first season of the original series were involved with the game's production. The original cast reprised their roles as the main aliens, some of whom provide dialogue for some exclusive characters. The game features the additional voices of Billy West, Rob Paulsen and Laraine Newman, with Danny Mann (Gorgious) voicing an evil scientist from "Zero Stuff" and West voicing the antagonist, Bolok from "The Pro".

Plot

[edit]

The plot centers around the aliens and their attempts to return to space. However, a bounty hunter, the stoic yet serious Bolok, is sent by an evil scientist, to target the aliens. Thus, Etno's attempt to explain his newest idea goes awry as the aliens are frozen solid by Bolok's gun – which forces Bud to retreat to the bathroom. Once he sneaks to the rooftop and sneaks around the house, the player progresses through the large, surreal world within performing very specific (and often absurd) actions, like melting Santa Claus and reducing him into green ooze.

Gameplay

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All the main characters of the series are playable through the course of the game. The game rejects or distorts some clichéd 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. It should be noted the game does not support autosaving – players need to save manually before they progress any further.

Reception

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The game received "mixed" reviews on both platforms according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[3][4] Daniel Erickson of NextGen said that the PC version "would have been better as a non-interactive cartoon."[18]

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