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  • Summary: Gumpers the Alien wakes up. He's all alone. He's not at home anymore… he's in a gigantic spaceship! Where is Tommy, his human friend? Where are his alien friends?! What happened? The whole gang's been captured by the Robotix, who've been hijacking creatures from all over the universe to build the biggest zoo in the galaxy. When they came to take specimens from the Earth, they knew that Tommy the Human would be an easy target. but what they didn't know was that the weirdest aliens around had made friends with him and were living in his home! Gumpers now has to find his Alien friends, rescue Tommy and get back to Earth…. All five eccentric and wacky Pet Aliens need to work together using their unique abilities to get Tommy home safely. Its time for some Pet Alien action! Play and interact with Gumpers, Dinko, Swanky, Flip and Scruffy as you help them find their way around the giant spaceship on their rescue mission. Your main objective - to find the way through each level to the exit. That's not easy when each level is filled with puzzles, obstacles and clever enemies - in other words - teamwork is inalienable! [The Game Factory] Expand
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 16
  2. Negative: 3 out of 16
  1. When the puzzles get tough, just remember - don't panic! [Sept 2007, p.89]
  2. Designed for kids, the well presented Pet Alien provides a gentle puzzle-based experience that should appeal to a wider audience than just those who enjoy the TV show.
  3. All in all, it could be a game worth renting for your kids, it's a good way to actually use their brains to solve a problem.

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