''Stupid Invaders'' is an

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published for Microsoft Windows in 2000 by

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and

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ports were released in 2001. The game is based on the animated television series, ''

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''. It was developed by

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for

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and

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, and later ported to the

by Titanium Studios. The game was dedicated to Jean-Yves Raimbaud, the co-creator of the TV series, who died before the game was released. The game is also noticeably reliant on

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and is slightly more adult in nature, making it the first work produced by Xilam to be for an older audience – before Xilam produced an adult animated film decades later, titled '' I Lost My Body''. Most of the staff members from the original series (for season 1 only) produced the game. The main cast also reprise their roles as the main cast of aliens, some of whom provide dialogue for some exclusive characters. The game also features the additional voices of

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, with Danny Mann (Gorgious) voicing an evil scientist from Zero Stuff and West voicing the antagonist, Bolok from the season 1 episode: The Pro.

Plot

The plot centers around the aliens and their attempts to return to space. A bounty hunter, the stoic Bolok, is sent by a stout, evil scientist, to target the aliens. Once Etno tells the other aliens of his recent idea, Bolok infiltrates the house – freezing everyone, except for Bud. Bud, scared, is then forced to retreat to the bathroom. Once he sneaks to the rooftop, the player progresses through the large, surreal world within performing very specific (and often absurd) actions, like melting

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and reducing him into green ooze.

Gameplay

All the main characters of the series are playable through the course of the game. The game rejects or distorts some clichéd aspects of the adventure genre, as standard adventure game tactics such as picking up, talking to, or interacting with anything encountered can often result in instant (albeit highly comical) death for the player's currently-controlled character and the need to reload, for example, often without warning. It should be noted the game does not support autosaving – players need to save manually before they progress any further.

Reception

The game received "mixed" reviews on both platforms according to the

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. Daniel Erickson of '' Next Generation'' said that the PC version "would have been better as a non-interactive cartoon."

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