But it's the creative side of things that makes you literally gawk at the screen. There are not many action games where you'll find yourself wishing some sections weren't so fast paced, because you really just want to stop and take a look around. The endlessly unique and inventive level designs are constantly a sight to behold, and what better theme is there for levels like these than a warped Wonderland?
From the floating "fortress of doors" to the colorless chess land, to the looking glass hall of mirrors, the environments almost make the levels in MDK2 seem common and dull! Combine these fantastical locations with an absorbing plot and characters, and Alice keeps you pressing on just to see what happens next. I rarely pay attention to in-game music but in Alice's case, the ambient soundtrack possesses a fantastic chilling quality that perfectly complements the dark and sinister atmosphere of the game.
While there are no real scare moments, the chorus of young voices and creepy instrumentals in the score all originally composed by former Nine Inch Nails member, Chris Vrenna keeps tension levels high. Sound effects, on the other hand, do not have as much presence and the voice acting could have been much better - it's not that the characters sound wooden per se, but you can tell each of the actors recorded their lines separately and the dialogue doesn't flow smoothly.
There are quite a number of enemies vying for Alice's blood, mostly from the Red Queen's army of card guards that chase you throughout; they get tougher and wield more powerful weapons as the game goes on.
You also spend a good portion of the game shrunk down in size to only a few inches tall much of the game parallels the original Alice in Wonderland story , and so come up against many enemies of the insect variety, such as huge bayonet-carrying ants and mutated ladybugs.
You also have to be careful of the hazards in the environment itself -- flowers will pop up and spit spikes at you, and mushrooms come alive trying to suck you into their fang-filled orifice.
As in any action-adventure, you can expect to find your share of boss creatures to deal with too. Many of the bosses are also twisted incarnations of the characters from the original story that the rather snobby Alice didn't get along with, including the Mad Hatter and Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum.
The Hatter's lair is actually one of the most depraved environments, as he's turned his home into a factory that manufactures automatons from living creatures. And what of the Hatter's companions, the hare and sleepy dormouse? You can find out their horrible fate if you delve far enough in. On the weapons side, things remain just as imaginative and bizarre. Alice starts with a rather standard, but icky, blood-stained kitchen knife or "vorpal blade" ; but from then on, she finds much more interesting contraptions to fight with.
These include the playing cards, which you can rapidly hurl; the mallet that serves as a club and a way of lobbing fiery Croquet balls at the bad guys; the Jackbomb that's a Jack-in-the-box which can explode like a timed bomb or rotate while breathing a stream of fire; and don't forget the toy "Jacks", which home in on targeted creatures and pummel them to death.
But what makes American McGee's Alice stand out is that it's the sort of game that you don't play for the usual satisfaction and ego-boost of completing the last level; you play because, like any expertly-crafted tale, you want to know what happens next and see more of the fascinating, seemingly alive world of Wonderland in its new, depraved form.
If id were having any problems selling their Q3 engine license, this would be the game to showcase that anything in your imagination can be magnificently crafted onto the screen.
The new variation on the Alice theme is obviously intriguing enough to attract attention from the mainstream crowd outside of gaming, as it was recently announced that Nightmare on Elm Street creator, Wes Craven, has signed up to direct a movie based on this game. Alice is suffering and she needs help out of her dementia -- and even if you can't save her, you still get to venture forth through an obscenely twisted Wonderland.
It's really a no-lose situation. Screenshots from MobyGames. Aqua 0 point. The game is not working at all Windows 7 and Windows 10 - All compatibility modes tested - Install have multiple missing files - Image also damaged. H Liddell 0 point. Pattt 1 point. Anyone having issues with the dialogue not playing for anyone but Alice just move the folder into your programfiles x86 folder.
The only dialogue that works is Alice, and even the sound effects do not work. Downloading the "High quality sounds" did not fix the issue. Sky 0 point. So as soon as I was able to work and buy my own computer I very quickly learned I can buy games online and bought myself a copy of Alice Madness returns on steam! Thank you for such a wonderful game! My goal now is to be able to play the first Alice. Yamato 0 point. Mox 0 point.
David 0 point. Vorpalnose - The "sound" folder should go into the folder in the game directory called "Base". VorpalNose 0 point. Where exactly do we place the higher quality audio to? Do we place the "sound" folder on the root of the games folder? Phatoume: You don't need the Madly Enhanced mod or any other mods for it to work properly on Windows 10, just the Windows 10 fix file in the mega.
Phatoume 1 point. This copy of the game has low quality audio for some reason. StealingYourComponents 1 point. Grew up with this game, holds a special place in my heart as it was my very first 'violent' videogame. Hell, my father had the original copy when it came in those silly art boxes, I even have the journal that came with the game box detailing Alice's treatment at Rutledge insane asylum.
I highly recommend this game to anyone who likes grim twists on childhood fairytales. The Simstress 1 point. Thank you so much. Thank you! JAcko -1 point. Hatter 4 points. StixsmasterHD: I'd still consider it abandonware because you can't just buy it, you have to buy the sequel. Plus the version here is the original release version while the sequel is bundled with an HD remaster which some people might not want since remasters usually have things not working properly or change things in a way that not everyone likes.
StixsmasterHD points. I can understand the -1 point on the Raspberry Pi 4 comment but let me explain I'm using Twister OS with a program called box86 that let's me run x86 wine which let's me run this game and a ton of others.
Swiftarm 0 point. Alice Greenfingers is a fun farm-management game. The object is to grow and sell produce to meet specific goals. It's untimed, making it easy and relaxing.
However, that doesn't mean it's not challenging! As the game progresses new types of products are introduced, requiring more resources.
It gets very addicting as you plan out how you're going to meet your goals and try to maintain your farm. It is still slow enough in the beginning stages, however, to keep younger kids entertained, and has enough levels to keep older kids and adults interested. Looking for something fun and rewarding to do this summer? Join the Code in Alice event! The goal of the […]. We are excited to announce that we have moved from Zanata to a new localization platform Lokalise. We are very […]. The Alice Team wants to support educators and parents as they navigate the new teaching environment and the demands of […].
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