This is a severely underrated game. It is yet another brilliant and twisted take on the classic tale of Wonderland, following in the footsteps of the original Alice. The artwork and presentation in this game are top notch, while the gameplay itself is very engaging. There are a few caveats which make it less than perfect, for example mouse smoothing is initially enabled which makes the game nearly impossible to use without a controller unless the option is turned off by editing a config file. Also the advanced physics-based particle effects are not available in this game (at playable frame rates at least) unless you have an Nvidia card since the game uses PhysX. Overall, this game is well worth playing for anyone interested in the game's concept and some badass 3rd person shooting and platforming.Read full review
(ANYONE WHO IS INTO "AMERICAN MCGEE'S ALICE" LIKE I AM, IS GOING TO LIKE THIS ONE, "ALICE MADNESS RETURNS" ALSO. WITH THE SAME DARK STYLE AS THE ORIGINAL, THIS GAME TAKES PLACE 10 YEARS AFTER THE FIRST ONE. IT FOLLOWS ALICE ON A JOURNEY THROUGH A CORRUPTED AND SHATTERED WONDERLAND TO DISCOVER THE TRUTH ABOUT HER HAUNTED PAST AND TO FIGURE OUT THE TRUE CAUSE OF HER FAMILY'S MYSTERIOUS DEATH, JUMPING FROM A GLOOMY LONDON TO A RICH AND PROVOCATIVE WONDERLAND. ALICE IS BACK, " ALICE MADNESS RETURNS" DOES HAVE QUITE-A-BIT OF BLOOD AND VIOLENCE, JUST TO LET YOU KNOW. "P.S. NOT FOR KIDS...") THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND HAVE A GREAT DAY...
I was looking for this old version that would play on Windows XP like it did in the old days. When It installs it looks online to verify the installation date. It seems that site is no longer there as it will always come up FAILED. Even on a fast XP the graphics are super slow and the curor will onlly creep making that game unplayable. I tried several patchs and changing Windows Clock time and date but that didnt work. I have this game installed from EA games via ORIIGIN which plays perfectly. on Windows 7. The game is fun to play when downloaded from ORIGIN but this CD version will not install. Nothing against the vendors who sell this game.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
I personally like the Alice games. Having controller support is great. It was a little hard to get started. I had to update Direct X several times to get the sound to work, also had to make changes to several config files to bring the frame rate up. But once you get this game going... it's great, good story line and lots of upgrades for weapons...
Was a fan of the first Alice and I must say this a great improvement from the first, many hours of gameplay with a great battle system, puzzles to solve, and vivid levels to explore. Voice overs of Alice's memories that you recover along with how story line plays of the first Alice help to immerse you in the game. Didn't much like having to have internet connection to activate game, but was quick and didn't take any personal information (other than what it mined from my machine i'm sure) some mild bugs nothing serious mainly graphical corruption on some things, but other than that no real complaints. A lot fun to play if you like this genre of game do recommend.
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