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Alone in the Dark PlayStation 2
  • Publisher: Atari
  • Release Date: Jun 23, 2008
  • Also On: PC, Wii
Metascore
47 out of 100

Generally unfavorable - based on 10 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 10
  3. Negative: 5 out of 10
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  1. Gamer 2.0
    78
    Alone in the Dark proves that with a little time and patience, a good game can be created from innovative ideas.
  2. Official Playstation 2 Magazine UK
    70
    Flawed, scruffy and inconsistent, but the small moments of magic [do] some way make up for the lack of overall polish. [July 2008, p.64]
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  3. Play UK
    58
    Annoyingly its potential is continually squandered by robot mechanics and tedious progression. [Aug 2008, p.104]
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  4. Thunderbolt
    50
    An ambitious and in ways progressive survival horror game, whose ambition is hampered by its own numerous flaws. Whether these problems are a result of porting a current-gen title to a last-gen console remains to be seen, but the PS2 edition is very clearly a stripped down version of the impressive 360 game Atari have been displaying.
  5. PTGamers
    50
    This version has serious technical and design flaws that make it not much fun to play and are indication of a rushed conversion.
  6. PSM3 Magazine UK
    47
    Tired, inconsistent and just plain ugly. [Sept 2008, p.78]
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  7. Cheat Code Central
    42
    Alone in the Dark can be played in a day. You can actually skip levels if you get too frustrated, but you can save a lot of frustration by just skipping the game entirely.
  8. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    40
    Worst of all, it never feels even vaguely scary. [Aug 2008, p.102]
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  9. PSX Extreme
    39
    Alone in the Dark is ambitious, but it trips, stumbles, and…well, breaks. It's a bad PS2 game and we can't imagine it would get that much better on the PS3.
  10. IGN
    30
    Nearly every gamplay mechanic fails in one way or another. While the game is functional, Alone in the Dark is a clear case of something that needed to be baked in the oven longer.
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User Score
4.7 out of 10

Generally unfavorable- based on 14 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 4
  3. Negative: 2 out of 4
  1. MaxDeboreck
    8
    This game is not perfect,However it's a pretty good game for those who never played a Horror-Survival game in they're life! The two version's are both great(Wii/Ps2 and 360/Ps3/Pc) Good gameplay,nice storyline(understandable),Graphics are pretty good(not the best ever seen,but still good) One thing could've been done better- It could've been more scary. Conclusion= It's a good game,not bad at all and it's fun if you like horror-survival game!… Full Review »
  2. MaciekO.
    8
    AITD is a well built action game with a tv drama/horror climax, the graphics are good but not the best on the ps2, the music and voices are great. One thing that annoys me is that enemies are kinda stupid and Sarah has some strange hair.… Full Review »
  3. AnthonyH.
    2
    Just rubbish. The game is based on trial and error, you'll die with no indication, so you got to sit through the fmv sequences all over again, and theres no way to skip them. ARRGGHH. The camera is very twitchy, therefore control of your character is awful. Just Rubbish.… Full Review »
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