Alone in the Dark 2
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| Developer(s) | Infogrames |
| Publisher(s) | Interplay |
| Release date(s) | September 25, 1994: PC 1995: 3DO 1996: Sega Saturn, PlayStation |
| Genre(s) | Survival horror, Action Adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
| Rating(s) | ESRB: Teen (T) |
| Platform(s) | PC, Mac OS, 3DO, Sega Saturn, PlayStation |
Alone in the Dark 2 is the 1994 sequel to 1992's Survival horror video game Alone in the Dark created by Infogrames. The game is the second installment in the series.
Alone in the Dark 2 was ported to the 3DO under the same name, and to the Sega Saturn and Sony PlayStation as Alone in the Dark: Jack is Back, and renamed in USA as Alone in the Dark: One-Eyed Jack's Revenge. A Japanese release of the Sega Saturn version under the original name of Alone in the Dark 2 was also released.
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[edit] Plot
It is Christmas 1924. Edward Carnby, a "Supernatural Private Eye," and Ted Striker are investigating the kidnapping of young Grace Saunders. The trail of clues leads to an old mansion named "Hell's Kitchen"--the home of an infamous gangster boss and his gang. Edward decides to pick up the trail when he learns of Ted's disappearance in the mansion. Unfortunately, Edward soon finds out that Ted has been murdered. Carnby eventually finds out that the mobsters are but the corporal forms of the spirits of pirates that plundered the sea years ago. Fighting his way into the house and ultimately onboard a pirate ship hidden in cliff on which Jack's house is built, Edward must rescue little Grace, and find out why the pirates have taken an interest in her.
[edit] About The Game
The original game's horror theme has been significantly de-emphasized in the sequel. While there are some supernatural goings-on, the main villains are gangsters and pirates, making the game appear to be more inspired by The Goonies than H.P. Lovecraft. Instead of bizarre, supernatural monsters, the player spends a sizable portion of the game facing off against gangsters armed with Tommy guns (the gangsters have blue skin, green blood, and are apparently supernatural in nature, but they behave like "normal" gangsters). There are some bouts with voodoo magic and the supernatural, but the game does not offer the same sense of consistent, forboding evil that the first game provided. In the original Alone in the Dark, the house itself was frequently an antagonist for the player. In Alone in the Dark 2, the player will more frequently find himself dying because he walked into the wrong room and disturbed a group of gangsters than dying because he disturbed some supernatural force inhabiting the house.
The game is also significantly more linear than the original. In the original game, the player has access to most of the mansion from the beginning. In Alone in the Dark 2, the player's progress is deliberately shoehorned through the use of locked doors and heavily guarded rooms, forcing a more linear path through the game. The game world is larger than that of the original, however, encompassing not only the mansion, but also the surrounding gardens as well as a pirate ship hidden in caverns beneath the house.
Alone in the Dark 2 introduced the concept of playing as more than one character within the same game. Although much of the game is spend playing as Carnby, the player will occasionally take control of Grace Saunders. Grace, a child, cannot fight and is instantly captured if the gangsters spot her, so instead she must sneak around and defeat the gangsters by turning common household objects into booby traps. Unlike the original game, the player cannot choose between two different characters at the start. It's Carnby or bust.
[edit] Sequels
The game as of 2006 has two sequels and another planned for PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.
- Alone in the Dark 3 (1995)
- Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare (2001)
- Alone in the Dark: Near Death Investigation (TBA)
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Alone in the Dark 2 : Adventure Classic Gaming Game Information & Screenshots
- Imdb
- Atari
- Gamespot
- Alone in the Dark 2 at MobyGames
