Alone in the Dark (2008)

A complete mess that frustrates more than it entertains.

User Rating: 5 | Alone in the Dark X360

By wildamnesia | Review Date: September 15, 2008

Just a mess of a game the falls at every hurdle. I had to stop playing it otherwise I would've thrown my controller at my very expensive TV and I can't afford to do that again.

The game starts off bad and gets progressively worse the more you play. Only your unquenchable thirst for achievement points will get you to the end but you may loose your sanity in the process.

The control system is the main problem - it just doesn't work. For some unknown reason you can't fire your weapon in 3rd person mode (like Res Evil 4) the viewpoint automatically switches to 1st person view whenever you pull the trigger. And the combat is just plain ridiculous - you swing a chair/pipe/baseball bat wildly in the direction of the bad guy and hope that luck intervenes and you make contact. Oh and the rag doll physics are a joke; take a guy out and he turns to jelly!!

I could go on and on and on but there's really no point. Just take my advice and don't buy this game, don't even play it for free.

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