E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

Released: December 01, 1982
Type: Main Game

Platforms:

Atari 2600

Genres:

Strategy Adventure

Game Modes:

Single player

Themes:

Action Science fiction

Player Perspectives:

Bird view / Isometric

Ratings

User Rating

48.2
Based on 39 ratings

Total Rating

48.2
Based on 39 ratings

Summary

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (also referred to simply as E.T.) is a 1982 adventure video game developed and published by Atari, Inc. for the Atari 2600 video game console. It is based on the film of the same name, and was designed by Howard Scott Warshaw. The objective of the game is to guide the eponymous character through various screens to collect three pieces of an interplanetary telephone that will allow him to contact his home planet. It is widely regarded as the worst game ever made and one of the major contributing factors to the near death of the video game industry in 1983.

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Involved Companies

Atari

Role:
Developer Publisher

Keywords

extra terrestrial action-adventure based on - movie pixel art easter egg licensed game cameo appearance collectibles non-humanoid protagonist falling sequence scientist controversy agents alien protagonist product placement

Alternative Names

ET ET

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