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Alone in the Dark

Based on 13 reviews

Excellent:

0
Good:

2
Average:

1
Bad:

10

Pros

Good storyline.
Looks amazing.
Atmospheric at most times.
Ability to skip through parts you don't like.
Very imaginative level design.
Allows you to make/assemble your own weapons.

Cons

Terrible control scheme.
Pace is really broken.
Cut scenes cannot be skipped.
Save system is inadequate.

By BrightHub on October 20, 2008

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By V3.co.uk on August 14, 2008

Often eclipsed by the ultimately more successful Resident Evil games, it was actually Alone in the Dark that kickstarted the whole survival horror genre when the first game in the series was released for the PC back more than 15 years ago. Several...

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By IT Reviews on August 07, 2008

Flashes of brilliance, flashes of frustration. Its nice to see Alone In The Dark back, but itll have to do better to compete in the modern world. Atari - Alone In The Dark price Buy Alone In The Dark securely online at a bargain price £29.99 inc....

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By Expert Reviews on August 01, 2008

Horrific, but not in the right way. A great concept buried in a mire of mediocrity. Alone in the Dark invented the survival horror genre back in 1992, and this remake tries to tap into the mix of great gameplay and terrifying action that made the...

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By Expert Reviews on August 01, 2008

High-quality PC horror games have been thin on the ground of late. Sadly, while Alone in the Darks fright-fest is often highly cinematic and at times genuinely terrifying, it possesses far too many irritating shortfalls to be considered an...

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By Sydney Morning Herald on July 23, 2008

Although some games are desperate to please and entertain, Alone in the Dark is determined to aggravate. For every wondrous innovation or thrilling sequence, there is another that is baffling, frustrating or just poorly designed. Considering 1992s...

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By Tech2 on July 11, 2008

With four games prior to this one and one incredibly bad flick based on it, the Alone in the Dark franchise has been around long enough to see a good number of ups and downs. The latest addition to the series – simply named Alone in the...

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By Games Radar on July 08, 2008

An implacable evil has invaded the world. It attacks indiscriminately, it can’t be reasoned with, and it won’t stop until it has completely obliterated a perfectly good genre. It comes in a little Games for Windows box and it’s called...

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By VideoGamer on June 24, 2008

Some great puzzles, Impressive fire technology, Realtime inventory is awkward, Terrible...

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By NowGamer on June 20, 2008

Great environmental puzzles and a chilling soundtrack are sadly let down by a poor port with dodgy controls. 6.1/10Print this pageUser reviews (0)Share this pageNoticed something wrong? Report...

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