Doctor Who joins massively popular game in huge BBC crossover
radiotimes.comDoctor Who characters have officially joined Roblox alongside a host of other familiar faces from across the BBC, as the broadcasting corporation launches its Wonder Chase video game.
Accessible via the wildly popular children's gaming platform (on PC, mobile, PlayStation and Xbox), the new release offers players a selection of fun minigames, challenging obstacle courses, collectibles to find and nature facts to learn.
Wonder Central serves as a hub world for the experience, where players can find Roblox incarnations of Louis Theroux, Zara McDermott and CBBC's Hacker T Dog among others as well as portals to more specific zones.
These include Total Sport (an island-themed map featuring the stars of Match of the Day), Tiny Planet (in which players shrink down to learn about nature from Liz Bonnin and Steve Backshall) and Festival Park (a celebration of music, art and culture with CBBC's The Next Step team).
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But one of the most popular additions is likely to be the Deep Space Zone, an otherworldly map featuring Ncuti Gatwa's Fifteenth Doctor and Millie Gibson's Ruby Sunday, who will be tracking down a mischievous goblin.
Fans will remember that goblins were the central menace at the heart of the latest Doctor Who Christmas special The Church on Ruby Road, making this a timely follow-up.
The BBC has promised new content and additional worlds for Wonder Chase, which will be rolled out over the course of the year.
Fiona Campbell, controller of youth audience (BBC iPlayer and BBC Three), said: «BBC Wonder Chase brings some of the biggest BBC shows from the worlds of sport, drama and the natural world alive in a game space that encourages play and social interaction between friends and also the show’s leading characters.
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