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Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare
Generally favorable reviews
Based on 11 critic reviews
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Based on 3 votes
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Game Info
Publisher: Infogrames
Developer: Darkworks
Genre(s): Survival Horror, Adventure, Action
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: M (Mature)
Release Date: September 26, 2001
Summary
The player must overcome his natural fear of the dark unknown and control Edward Carnby, armed with a flashlight and a pistol, who must find the necessary items to survive as well as the clues which will help him escape his ultimate nightmare. [Infogrames]
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FILM: Alone in the Dark
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Also On The Web: Official Website
What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
GamerWeb Sega
A bit like a B-Dreamcast game, and will probably secure a place in your library for that reason, so maybe you can skip the Eric Roberts movie after all.
Read Full Review >GamePro
Sports the best lighting effects you’ll ever see on the Dreamcast. The overall graphic quality is topnotch with sharp prerendered environments and good-looking characters.
Read Full Review >Hot Games
If you like your games brainy and scary, Alone in the Dark is just the medicine the witch doctor ordered.
Read Full Review >GameShark
Superb graphics, challenging puzzles, morbid acts, and eerie noises will have you playing until the wee hours of the morning.
Read Full Review >Game Informer
When you go up against "RE Code: Veronica" armed with only a flashlight, you just aren't going to win the battle. [Nov 2001, p.125]
Planet Dreamcast
A pretty good game and something that I would recommend any horror fan to play.
Read Full Review >Gaming Age
Lack of originality aside, this is still a good and highly playable game.
Read Full Review >IGN
If you grew up on this series and were hoping for the next great chapter, you'll be left alone in the dark.
Read Full Review >GameSpot
While there are better games available for the console--most notably, Capcom's Resident Evil: Code Veronica--the budget price of this game is sure to please just about any gamer willing to take the plunge into this well-saturated genre.
Read Full Review >Electric Playground
There's a lot of survival in this survival horror, but very little horror. Occasionally it manages to surprise you with some good monster placement and give you a little jolt, but that's all.
Read Full Review >Next Generation Magazine
The Dreamcast version gives you the best of all possible worlds: sharp, solid 3D graphics, along with reasonably familiar Resident Evil-style gamepad control. [Jan 2002, p.86]
What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this game is 6.3 (out of 10) based on 3 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Hayden P. gave it a5:
Not bad, not good either. Graphics kinda crummy compared to more recent games. Puzzle moderately challenging. Cross between Resident Evil and Silent Hill. Worst thing is camera views, short loading sequences every 5 minutes, and the control of the character. Wow, all this criticism and i've only had the game for 3 hours.
Ryan P. gave it an 8:
Good graphics and puzzles that have you searching the internet for walkthroughs. Only problem is a flashlight is considered a weapon.
Andrew B. gave it a 6:
Didn't find it all that challenging. I thought it to be sort of an RE rip off.
