- A New Inventory System ¿ Players utilize the pockets of protagonist Edward Carnby to hold items which they can view, switch and combine without leaving the game.
- Narrative intensity ¿ Taking its cues from blockbuster TV dramas, the story is told in a TV season style narrative structure based around episodes that deliver maximum intensity throughout and keep the player hooked.
- A Captivating Story ¿ Centered in iconic Central Park long-time series protagonist and paranormal specialist Edward Carnby returns to delve into the frightening events occurring in the Big Apple.
- Real World Rules ¿ In-Game movement has been designed to allow players to do almost anything that is physically possible in the real world.
- Photographic Rendering ¿ Game developer Eden¿s Propriety ¿Twilight¿ technology creates a lavishly detailed game world with highly realistic and advanced cinematographic effects.
Alone in the Dark WiiThere’s something strange and frightening happening in the middle of New York City’s Central Park; something whispered to have been intentionally kept secret; something that players are compelled to explore in Alone in the Dark.Known today as a safe haven for New Yorkers yearning for relief from the stresses of their chaotic metropolis, history records that Central Park was built on a useless swamp, yet as the New York City skyline hurtled towards the sky over the last 1
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Review by Michael Kramer for Alone in the Dark
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Could this game have been a lot better? Without a doubt, absolutely. The graphics are pretty weak, but that by itself isn’t a reason to bash this game. The controls do take some getting used to, and there are a few very frustrating parts. Overall, though, it is a fun game to play. It’s not as creepy as the package makes it out to be, but it is still spooky. Would I pay almost 50 dollars for this game? No, I would rent it out first (which I did) because, I have only played it for about 6 hours and am almost half-way done already. Give this one a chance, folks. It’s not a great game, but it isn’t as horrible as some of the other reviewers have made it out to be.
Review by N. Durham for Alone in the Dark
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The Alone in the Dark series goes back a long way (even pre-dating the Resident Evil franchise) in terms of pioneering the survival horror genre, with this new installment kind of being a re-boot for the series. Once again filling the shoes of paranormal investigator Edward Carnby, Alone in the Dark finds Carnby caught in the middle of an apocalyptic event while investigating strange happenings in Central Park. The first thing you’ll notice is that Alone in the Dark boasts some wonderfully creepy and spooky environments that drip with eerie atmosphere. In fact, the areas are so well designed (even for the Wii version) that you’ll often find yourself admiring your surroundings while dodging demons and beasts. The game looks good in general as well, despite a few graphical glitches that occur, while the game’s solid score adds to the overall survival horror atmosphere. What’s really sad about Alone in the Dark is that the game’s potential to be something special is marred by technical issues. Namely, just moving around can be a chore. The control issues (particularly on the Wii) that present themselves during combat and puzzle solving only add layers of frustration to the game, which is a crying shame, and the game’s schizophrenic camera doesn’t help make matters any better either. Despite it’s flaws, Alone in the Dark does present some innovation in terms of it’s item inventory use and some dramatic moments that will jolt you out of your chair. The game’s story is intriguing, and there are some great lighting effects too. All in all, Alone in the Dark is a worthwhile trip that could have been something truly great, but in the end is brought down thanks to it’s technical issues. Still, for survival horror fans, Alone in the Dark is definitely worth a look.
Review by Diggidy for Alone in the Dark
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This game could have been great if it wasn’t for the fact that the controls are pretty broken. Its not like how same games for the Wii are, that you just have to get used to them. No, this game was just poorly programmed. The simple task of opening your inventory by motioning the controllers as if you were opening a jacket quickly turned into me doing the motion over and over again until by some miracle it finally decided to work. The camera jumps all over the place for no reason too.
Atari had some great ideas for this game, the first chapter is actually exciting, but in the end its just not worth the frustraition of having to deal with the poor controls and wonky camera. Its ashame too because I really wanted to like this game. I guess I’ll just have to get my horror fix from Fatal Frame 4. (hopefully!)
edit: Get Silent Hill: Shattered Memories for the Wii instead, I wrote a review for that game, it’s essentially what Alone in the Dark should have been!
Review by Renee L. Deery for Alone in the Dark
but please give the game a chance it truly is worth it..
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The game isn’t as bad as these 2 reviewers say..I read the reviews after I bought the game and I was worried I had wasted my money but It wasn’t has hard as they had said..Once you get used to the controls its a fun game to play..But we all have different opinions I guess you just have to play it for yourself
you will get used to the controls it gets easy after awhile..Hint when you need to open your inventory move your wii controllers outward slowly..Also when you get to the werehouse and drive this little crane and move a box or 2..you drive towards the fire once you pass some boxes on the left stay close to the wall on the right so you are going slowly down hill but you have to be quick to move away from the wall before crashing! then once you are in the clear get off of the crane and go the rest of the way by foot with flashlight..
Review by Sundance Wilson for Alone in the Dark
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Since the Wii has been out there has been a small assortment of games that been truly awesome. Since then, I have been looking for a game to play. I picked up Alone in the Dark because the package made the game sound exciting, and since Resident Evil is my favorite game, Alone in the Dark looked like it could satisfy.
No such luck. I felt the story was good, but everything else fell very short of acceptable. FIrst off, the controls are rubbish. Fumbling with the Wiimote will eventually give you an intended result, but you’ll have to work for it, relying mostly on chance.
Secondly, death comes easy, and without warning. There were a couple times I was in the middle of playing when the game would go to the load screen, and before I could congratulate my success, I was back to the beginning of the scene. It is especially frustrating when you have to listen to the same dialogue over and over every time you die.
Overall, too much standing around and listening, not enough excitement. If they wanted this to be like a TV show, then they should have made a show, not a game.
Very disappointed.