E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

ReleasedDecember 1982

Atari 2600

About

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.

Developer: Atari
Publisher: Atari
Genres: Strategy, Adventure
Themes: Action, Science fiction
Modes: Single player
Perspective: Bird view / Isometric, Side view
Age ratings: ESRB E
Time to beat: 1 h normally
IGDB rating: 48 / 100 (44 ratings)
Also known as: ET