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'''''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]] published for [[Microsoft Windows]] in 2000 by [[Ubi Soft]]. [[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>


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. 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]]''.

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Stupid Invaders
Developer(s)Xilam
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
Alain Ranval
SeriesSpace Goofs
Platform(s)Windows, Macintosh, Dreamcast
ReleaseWindows
  • EU: December 15, 2000
  • NA: February 21, 2001
Dreamcast
  • EU: May 18, 2001
  • NA: June 28, 2001
Macintosh
Genre(s)Adventure
Mode(s)Single-player

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 the children's animated series, Space Goofs. It was developed by Xilam for Windows and Mac OS, and later ported to the Dreamcast by Titanium Studios.[1]

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.

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.

Plot

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.

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 autosaving – players need to save manually before they progress any further.

Reception

The game received "mixed" reviews on both platforms according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[18][19] Daniel Erickson of Next Generation said that the PC version "would have been better as a non-interactive cartoon."[15]

References

  1. ^ "Titanium's Games". www.titaniumstudios.com. Archived from the original on May 6, 2007. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  2. ^ Fournier, Heidi (May 20, 2002). "Stupid Invaders review (PC)". Adventure Gamers. Retrieved November 3, 2014.
  3. ^ Laramee, Francois. "Stupid Invaders (PC) - Review". AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 14, 2014. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
  4. ^ Yans, Cindy (February 5, 2001). "Stupid Invaders". Computer Games Strategy Plus. Strategy Plus, Inc. Archived from the original on March 4, 2003. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  5. ^ Wells, Audrey (May 2001). "The Dimwits From Deep Space (Stupid Invaders Review)" (PDF). Computer Gaming World. No. 202. Ziff Davis. p. 86. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
  6. ^ "Stupid Invaders (DC)". Electronic Gaming Monthly. 2001.
  7. ^ Bye, John "Gestalt" (January 20, 2001). "Stupid Invaders (PC)". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Archived from the original on January 28, 2001. Retrieved November 3, 2014.
  8. ^ Satterfield, Shane (July 11, 2001). "Stupid Invaders Review (DC)". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved November 3, 2014.
  9. ^ Dulin, Ron (February 5, 2001). "Stupid Invaders Review (PC)". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved November 3, 2014.
  10. ^ Celeryface (July 12, 2001). "Stupid Invaders". PlanetDreamcast. IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on January 24, 2009. Retrieved November 3, 2014.
  11. ^ Schembri, Tamara (February 4, 2001). "Stupid Invaders (PC)". GameSpy. IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on February 23, 2005. Retrieved November 3, 2014.
  12. ^ Cheung, Kevin (March 2001). "Space Invaders". Hyper. No. 89. p. 61.
  13. ^ Chau, Anthony (June 29, 2001). "Stupid Invaders (DC)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved November 3, 2014.
  14. ^ Lopez, Vincent (February 27, 2001). "Stupid Invaders (PC)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved November 3, 2014.
  15. ^ a b Erickson, Daniel (March 2001). "Stupid Invaders (PC)". Next Generation. No. 75. Imagine Media. p. 94. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  16. ^ "Stupid Invaders". PC Gamer. Imagine Media. 2001.
  17. ^ Saltzman, Marc (February 20, 2001). "'Stupid Invaders' an adventure of looks and laughs". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Gannett Company. Archived from the original on May 9, 2008. Retrieved November 3, 2014.
  18. ^ a b "Stupid Invaders for Dreamcast Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved November 3, 2014.
  19. ^ a b "Stupid Invaders for PC Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved November 3, 2014.
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