One minute you're sitting on the couch, a bowl of popcorn in hand, waiting for your girlfriend to change so you can watch a movie together. The next thing you know, you've been sucked into the television with the task of saving a world. You didn't know televisions could do that.
When you go to the electronics store to get your television back after repairs, you discover it's been given to a muscular hero-type guy who just walked out the door. So, you take his TV instead, getting more than you bargained for. Although you may not be the hero type, you'll now have to deal with whatever adventures befall you in order to get back home.
Written by Mike Berlyn (author of The Eternal Enemy), Altered Destiny is an adventure game enhanced by location graphics and animations. Playing the role of P.J. Barrett, you can use the arrow keys or the mouse for movement as you encounter various alien inhabitants. In addition to finding your way back home, you can earn up to 350 points by solving puzzles. Not all of these puzzles must be solved, however, to finish the game.