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Abstract: While some people might be able to look over this game’s faults, I wasn’t. The language of games is its gameplay, and this game just wasn’t talking plain (although it was dropping quite a few expletives).
Abstract: The buzz surrounding Alone in the Dark in the lead-up to its release was less than optimistic. Several early reviewers tore the game to shreds, and Atari, the game's publisher, threatened lawsuits against the publications with these reviews. Not only t...
Abundant opportunities for clever item use, Dramatic moments pack a punch, Bucks many action adventure game conventions, May encourage pyromania.
Control issues whether youre on foot or behind the wheel, Riddled with visual inconsistencies, May encourage pyromania.
If you can endure some vexing technical flaws, Alone in the Dark can be a clever, satisfying adventure. ...
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Published: 2008-06-26, Author: Chris , review by: cnet.com
Abstract: Playing through Alone in the Dark, you begin to feel a creeping sensation that something is not quite right. This unease is not born of the dark, sinister plot or engendered by your unholy, malevolent foes; rather, it is spawned from the sizable rift b...
The mechanics behind episodic content are a great idea; excellent presentation and atmosphere.
Atrocious gameplay, from unwieldy controls to awful driving, undermine the entire experience.
Serialized, episodic TV can captivate viewers in ways that feature-length films usually cant. Most games aim to recreate the cinematic experience, but Eden Studios Alone in the Dark aims for something different, aspiring for the high drama of an HBO ...
Abstract: It's hard to feel truly alone with such deliberate design decisions nipping at your heels every step of the way. Atari's Alone in the Dark is so busy being experimental -- giving players the tools and rules to solve problems on their own -- that it neg...
Abstract: Ever heard of Wind Waker Syndrome? Its that point in an otherwise majestic game where, for reasons obvious to nobody with even a modicum of common sense, a single game mechanic of such staggeringly misjudged magnitude comes along that you immediately ...
