Video game:PlayStation 2 The X-Files: Resist or Serve

"The truth is out there," and in 1998, Fox Interactive made it available for PC and PlayStation. Based off the popular television series, Fox released "The X-Files Game" in between the show's fifth and sixth seasons, and right before the feature film "The X-Files: Fight the Future" came out. The game brought to life beloved characters such as FBI Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully, Walter Skinner, and the Smoking Man. It also introduced new characters Agent Willmore and Detective Astadourian.

This point-and-click adventure game gave players the opportunity to solve their own paranormal mystery. Gamers play as Agent Willmore and must track down Agents Mulder and Scully, who are missing. Many of the game's plot aspects fit right into the television series. One plotline involves aliens taking over different human bodies, and writers make many references to some of the show's other mysteries.

The game received mixed reviews from critics, mainly because of the easiness of game puzzles and the fact that the game required seven different discs to play. Claire Wood of Adventure Gamers wrote, "this game oozes style," and that "As an interactive episode of The X-Files' the game is an undeniable success." The use of a new character as the game's protagonist made it accessible to non-fans as well as hard-core fans, and in general, players enjoyed the game. Developers considered "The X-Files" a success; it sold around one million copies and in 2004, Fox released a sequel entitled "The X-Files: Resist or Serve."

Because of the reaction to "The X-Files" as an interactive movie, developers made "Resist or Serve" a more traditional video game. Released for the PlayStation 2, gamers played as Agents Mulder and Scully and had to prevent the alien colonization of Earth. Like the previous game, many of the actors from the TV show provided their likeness and voice for their characters in the game. Because the television series ended in 2002, much of the game's draw came from the opportunity to see the return of many beloved characters.

"Resist or Serve" made many improvements over the previous X-Files game, and because of this, it received positive reviews from critics. Bethany Massimilla of GameSpot wrote, "X-Files: Resist or Serve' is one of those rare games based on a television license that successfully transitions the spirit and soul of its source material into a new medium."

"The X-Files" ran for nine seasons, led to two full-length movies, and inspired two successful video games. It remains a pop culture staple and paved the way for many other television series, such as "Lost," "Fringe," and "Bones."