Friday, December 30, 2011

Alice: Madness Returns

Have you ever heard of this game before? I know I hadn't. It is a twist on Alice in Wonderland. In it Alice has lost her family in a tragic fire that consumed her house. Every one thinks that she started the fire as she has always had a curiosity with fire. Since she has no family she is taken to the orphanage. Over time many start to think that she is crazy, so she is sent to the asylum. After being in there for a while she is let go. She has lost her memories. Now on her own she begins to see strange things. People turning into monsters and this white cat she is compelled to follow. Well, one time she follows this cat a little to far and finds herself in Wonderland. Only it is not how she remembers it. Everything is falling apart. It is filled with horrible creatures, and an evil train is the cause of it all. Some one is using this train to destroy Alice's memories. But who? This train is destroying Alice, and if she dies so does Wonderland. She sets off on a journey to stop this
train, to find her past and to save Wonderland. But can she do it in time?

I got this game for Christmas and was immediately mesmerized. It is extremely creepy and sometimes scary. There are new enemies called ruins. There are many kinds of ruins. The one I hate the most? Colossal ruins. They are so big. The worst thing about ruins though? Their creepy faces. They have like baby doll faces with no eyes, sometimes they even cry. I think the worst part of the game I have encountered so far was the asylum. You are taken back there and you have to walk through all these rooms and with every room you walk into it goes to a cut scene. After the cut scene the room is just filled with blood. It's every where. On the ceiling, floors, all over the walls. It is terrible. Now don't get me wrong, this is a very good game. Just very bloody and mature. If you have ever seen the movie: Alice in Wonderland, it is nothing like this game. Yes, you have the same characters, but they are different. Maybe they were part of Alice's team in the movies, but in this game they are against you. Two such characters are the mouse and the hare. In this game they play a small role. When you get to the hatters domain you find him in the rubbish pile. He is missing his arms and legs and it is up to you to find them. As it turns out the mouse has his arms and is using them on this big machine. The same thing is true with the Hare. He has the legs, and is using them as a power source to keep his machine running.

This is an amazing game. I recommend it to all who enjoy a creepy, exciting, all around fun adventure.

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