BBC Doctor Who - Adventure Calendar Day Two

BBC Doctor Who

The wait is almost over and it's nearly time for you to step back into a world of danger and excitement and become the Doctor! The fourth Adventure Game is entitled Shadows of the Vashta Nerada and will be a Christmas release, available on this site (www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho). That means you'll be able to spend the festive period fighting terrifying aliens with a penchant for consuming human flesh. That's got to be better than another turkey sandwich, hasn't it?

Kicking off immediately after the cliff-hanger ending of episode three, the latest Adventure Game picks up the story of the Doctor and Amy who've materialised just south of London (and about a 1000 miles to the left), inside a sea-bed colony called Poseidon. Shadows of the Vashta Nerada features a cracking plot which surrounds a real-world conspiracy and, of course, it takes place at Christmas.

'We've gone all-out for the season finale,' says Steven Moffat, executive producer and lead writer, Doctor Who. 'Shadows of the Vashta Nerada takes place entirely underwater - something which would be impossible for the TV series, as water is so expensive. It's thrilling, terrifying, educational and fun. Just steer clear of those shadows...'

Shadows of the Vashta Nerada will be released simultaneously on PC and Mac and available for no extra cost to UK households. Users outside the UK will be able to purchase and download it - we'll have more details about this nearer the release.

The game was written by Phil Ford (City of the Daleks, Torchwood) and executive produced by Steven Moffat, Piers Wenger, Beth Willis and Anwen Aspden (BBC Wales, Interactive), alongside Charles Cecil.

And one more piece of good news! The press release announcing Shadows of the Vashta Nerada assures us that the Adventure Games will return in 2011...

The first three games, City of the Daleks, Blood of the Cybermen and TARDIS are available now!

Download the Christmas Adventure Games wallpaper now! 16x9, 4x3