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Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock

Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock immerses gamers in the universe of Doctor Who, allowing them to take on the role of the Doctor and River Song as they travel across time and space to save the Earth.

39 23 May 2012

Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock is an adventure developed by Supermassive Games, released 23 May 2012 on PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 3 and PC (Microsoft Windows). The main story takes about 8.8 hrs to finish.

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What Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock is

Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock is an adventure game developed by Supermassive Games and released in 2012. It was published by BBC Worldwide Digital Entertainment. It is available on PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 3 and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unreal Engine 3.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock immerses gamers in the universe of Doctor Who, allowing them to take on the role of the Doctor and River Song as they travel across time and space to save the Earth.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Single player and Split screen.

Where it sits in the Doctor Who series

Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock is the 24th of 41 entries we hold in the Doctor Who series. The next entry was Doctor Who's 50th Anniversary in 2013. Its critic score of 39 is 20 points below the series average of 59. The highest-rated entry is Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins at 90.

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How it was received

Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock holds a critic score of 39 out of 100. That places it above 3% of the 7,527 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2012 averaged 70, so it scored 31 points below the year average.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 8.8 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 12 hrs, roughly 1.4 times the length of the critical path.

What it launched against

Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock launched on 23 May 2012, within three weeks of Max Payne 3, Diablo III, Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition and Plague Inc.. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Max Payne 3, Diablo III, Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition, Plague Inc..

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Quick answers

Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock — frequently asked questions

When did Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock come out?
Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock was released on 23 May 2012 for PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 3 and PC (Microsoft Windows).
How long does it take to beat Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock?
The main story of Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock takes around 8.8 hrs, or 12 hrs for 100% completion.

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