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Arrival, or Attack of the B-Movie Clichés

31 December 1998

Arrival, or Attack of the B-Movie Clichés is an adventure developed by Stephen Granade, released 31 December 1998 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Arrival, or Attack of the B-Movie Clichés is

Arrival, or Attack of the B-Movie Clichés is an adventure game developed by Stephen Granade and released in 1998. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only. It runs on Text Adventure Development System (TADS).

The premise, in the publisher's words

You're an eight year-old kid, stuck washing dishes in the kitchen instead of watching "Captain Dangerous" on television. Life's not fair. But then, oh man, a spaceship lands in your backyard! From outer space! Forget the dishes—this is way too cool to ignore.
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How it plays

It is played from a text perspective. Its themes are comedy and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Arrival, or Attack of the B-Movie Clichés launched on 31 December 1998, within three weeks of Suikoden II, Super Smash Bros., Crazy Taxi (1999) and Mario Party.

Released around the same time: Suikoden II, Super Smash Bros., Crazy Taxi (1999), Mario Party.

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Arrival, or Attack of the B-Movie Clichés was released on 31 December 1998 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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