''The Arrival'' is a 1997 adventure game developed by Enteraktion and published by Live Interactive. It was released on Mac and

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. It's an adaption of the film of the same name.

Plot and gameplay

The plot takes place ten years after the unsuccessful alien invasion as depicted in the film, where the

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have kidnapped the player, who must escape while avoiding detection. The game's over 400 backgrounds depict the planet plus it surrounding moons. Played in the first-person with full movement, the game's puzzles have a science fiction theme. The game has a hint system, and is

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Reception

Tap Repeatedly described the game as both fun and compelling. Quandary felt seeing the film was not a requirement to enjoy the video game, which they saw as a positive. GameSpot thought the title was let down by its puzzles and soundscape. Just Adventure wrote that the game would provide mind-numbing passing of the time, while not being good in any sense. Mac Gamer deemed it a disappointing follow-up to the film.

References

External links

Game Revolution review

Arrival on MobyGames
1997 video games Adventure games Classic Mac OS games Video games developed in the United States Windows games {{Videogame-stub