Alone in the Dark spooks Wii, PS2

Nintendo's new-gen hardware and Sony's legacy console join Xbox 360, PS3, and PC versions of Atari's survival horror action game.

Last week, Atari candidly stated in its tardy first-quarter filing for fiscal year 2008 that it may not be able to dig itself out of its current financial hole. However, with its future projects shrouded in uncertainty, the beleaguered publisher has apparently not thrown in the towel just yet.

Today, Atari announced its upcoming survival horror action game Alone in the Dark will appear on the Wii and PlayStation 2 in addition to already announced versions for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC. Whereas Eden is handling development duties for the previously announced platforms, Atari has tapped Obscure II studio Hydravision for the Wii and PS2 versions of the game.

Alone in the Dark on the Wii and PS2 will follow the same plot of the current-gen versions, where gamers will attempt to make it through the night as infernal forces are loosed in New York City's Central Park. While the two latest versions will contain most of the gameplay and features detailed in GameSpot's previous coverage of the game, the Wii version will take advantage of remote and Nunchuk controls to interact with the environment.

Alone in the Dark is currently slated to creep onto retail shelves in February 2008 for the Xbox 360, PS3, and PC. Atari did not indicate whether the Wii and PS2 versions would launch in tandem with the others. It has not yet been rated.

116 Comments

  • agamepro2U

    Posted Jun 6, 2008 10:38 am PT

    i think anybody who plays something on xbox360 or PS3 starts to underappreciate a last-gen console like the PS2...i mean looking at GTA:SA the graphics werent all that spectaculer but many people love it...its stupid for anyone to judge a game by graphics....unless Frame Rate iz slow.

  • CVM_123

    Posted Jun 2, 2008 9:05 pm PT

    wow ps2 version looks awfully downgraded... bad

  • Warplane11

    Posted May 23, 2008 5:48 pm PT

    this is the only problem with nintendo deciding to make the wii weaker than other consoles, we just keep getting crappy ps2 ports

  • DaJJ

    Posted Apr 4, 2008 3:39 am PT

    this game has the most avmazing physics engine I have ever seen on the 360. Hope its as good on the wii

  • macabre190788

    Posted Jan 25, 2008 11:46 am PT

    For some reason I too have faith in this game. It sounds really cool and the trailer, amazing stuff.

  • tron563

    Posted Jan 17, 2008 4:54 am PT

    i am gonna BUY IT! and i am waiting for it to be release

  • Zacek1000

    Posted Jan 3, 2008 12:48 pm PT

    I'll buy the PS2 version!

  • oweesdad

    Posted Nov 22, 2007 9:06 am PT

    thats means a last gen game as it will have to be developed for the weakest ( the ps2 ).

  • thug_angel123

    Posted Nov 15, 2007 7:36 am PT

    oh at last something about AITD and now I'll be able to play it too since its coming on ps2...

  • cayne_phoenix

    Posted Nov 14, 2007 7:45 pm PT

    oh wow, that is sooooooo awesome...
    always have been a AITD fan since the beginning...

  • Dudeman480

    Posted Nov 14, 2007 6:17 pm PT

    Cool i guess. Hope this pulls Atari out of the crap hole.

  • lamprey263

    Posted Nov 14, 2007 1:20 pm PT

    "the Wii version will take advantage of remote and Nunchuk controls"

    yeah, they always say that, but it's not always true

  • kavadias1981

    Posted Nov 14, 2007 10:37 am PT

    Yay! A port for the Wii! Because that's why I bought it! Whoopee!

  • everson_rm

    Posted Nov 14, 2007 10:32 am PT

    Well, the same features in a PS2 and a PS3... it can't be good.

  • rpgisforme

    Posted Nov 14, 2007 7:43 am PT

    I can't wait for this game. It's gonna be awesome.

  • dantesergei

    Posted Nov 14, 2007 7:38 am PT

    great !. i like it a lot the one for PSX its the last i played.

  • newown

    Posted Nov 14, 2007 4:58 am PT

    My favorite genre is " Horror adventure "

  • wizard_levy

    Posted Nov 14, 2007 2:58 am PT

    You know, these things aren't exactly helping the Wii come across as a next-gen console

  • smeghead83

    Posted Nov 14, 2007 2:44 am PT

    Lol...yet again negative feedback...i mean why? god people here are sad, all i said was this was old news, which it is...and what you cant handle that? because giving me negatives proves my point of how insecure you (people giving negatives) really are.

  • roryk666

    Posted Nov 14, 2007 1:30 am PT

    great so us wii owners get a **** port....

  • Devvy01

    Posted Nov 13, 2007 11:10 pm PT

    Such a classic game, you new generation players really enjoy what the game did for us old timers

  • Soulja_West

    Posted Nov 13, 2007 7:41 pm PT

    Major downgrade for the wii and ps2. 360 version FTW.

  • thestickman

    Posted Nov 13, 2007 7:21 pm PT

    Ohhh this definitely spices things up... I was going to get Alone in the Dark on the 360 for sure, but now that its being released for the Wii.... That's might tempting...

  • Valen_Ca

    Posted Nov 13, 2007 6:37 pm PT

    What to do, support 3rd party devs on the Wii or get another game to help bump up my Gamerscore......

  • gordanfreeman53

    Posted Nov 13, 2007 6:30 pm PT

    I am going to get the PC version and the Wii version. Alone in the dark wii version = best controls in all versions

    Alone in the dark PC version = best graphics in all versions

  • ctg867

    Posted Nov 13, 2007 6:24 pm PT

    If it makes Atari some money, then I'm all for it. These guys got money issues, and this should help that. Even though the PS2 version will be poor in comparison, and the Wii version will be mediocre at best, if it give them money to make more games, then I'm all for it.

    Might as well make a PSP version while your at it. Just make the PS3/360/PC come out in Feb 08, then bring out PS2/Wii/PSP versions on Mar/Apr 08. Word of advice, stick all three games to a $40 price point, don't make the PS2 or Wii versions $50, that's a bad idea.

  • Mastergamer27

    Posted Nov 13, 2007 5:57 pm PT

    I'm sure the wii version will be good.

  • gonzalezj1

    Posted Nov 13, 2007 5:47 pm PT

    Great! So the Wii will get a port with bad graphics and last-minute tacked-on motion controls! Thanks Atari!

  • Lumenadducere

    Posted Nov 13, 2007 4:37 pm PT

    I really hope Atari doesn't wind up going under. They've published some good stuff recently, so hopefully that'll pull them up.

  • jflkdjs

    Posted Nov 13, 2007 4:07 pm PT

    "suprsolider" what I wanted to say was that I played Alone in the Dark for the first time on my PS1 a long long time ago and I`m glad I`ll get to play another Alone in the Dark game on my PS2.

  • bjmoneyxxx

    Posted Nov 13, 2007 3:58 pm PT

    suprsolider

    Oh boy I`m so glad that they`re making a PS2 version of Alone in the Dark as the first one was released for the PS1 its only fitting that the second one would be released for the PS2 before moving on to the next generation consoles.
    ---

    You mean the 4th GAME IS on PS1 along with the 3rd game in the series.

    The Alone in the Dark series debut on the PC not the PS1. Get your facts straight.



    ------------------------------

    was the one in the ghost town on ps1? i don't think i ever got around to the that one, but that seems kinda early,
    ja the 4th game came out on the PS, the S**** one

  • suprsolider

    Posted Nov 13, 2007 3:43 pm PT

    Oh boy I`m so glad that they`re making a PS2 version of Alone in the Dark as the first one was released for the PS1 its only fitting that the second one would be released for the PS2 before moving on to the next generation consoles.
    ---

    You mean the 4th GAME IS on PS1 along with the 3rd game in the series.

    The Alone in the Dark series debut on the PC not the PS1. Get your facts straight.

  • DonutTrooper

    Posted Nov 13, 2007 3:40 pm PT

    Gamestop, stop ****ing around and fix this quintuple posting problem we've been seeing over the past week now. On the lighter note....Alone in the Dark...sorry, not my cup of tea. Kind of feel sorry for the developers who work at Atari, though...soon it will merely be a resumé quality.

  • gishikin

    Posted Nov 13, 2007 3:30 pm PT

    Yeah!!! oh my gosh I almost cried, another crapfest about being Alone in the Dark.

  • gishikin

    Posted Nov 13, 2007 3:30 pm PT

    Yeah!!! oh my gosh I almost cried, another crapfest about being Alone in the Dark.

  • jflkdjs

    Posted Nov 13, 2007 3:28 pm PT

    Oh boy I`m so glad that they`re making a PS2 version of Alone in the Dark as the first one was released for the PS1 its only fitting that the second one would be released for the PS2 before moving on to the next generation consoles. And it also shows that the PS2 has the hardware to keep it going for a long time as it is the only second generation console still going strongly. I`m not a fan-boy ,I plan on buying all three next generation consoles but I just love my PS2 its the best console ever made.

  • jflkdjs

    Posted Nov 13, 2007 3:27 pm PT

    Oh boy I`m so glad that they`re making a PS2 version of Alone in the Dark as the first one was released for the PS1 its only fitting that the second one would be released for the PS2 before moving on to the next generation consoles. And it also shows that the PS2 has the hardware to keep it going for a long time as it is the only second generation console still going strongly. I`m not a fanboy ,I plan on buying all three next generation consoles but I just love my PS2 its the best console ever made.

  • jflkdjs

    Posted Nov 13, 2007 3:26 pm PT

    Oh boy I`m so glad that they`re making a PS2 version of Alone in the Dark as the first one was released for the PS1 its only fitting that the second one would be released for the PS2 before moving on to the next generation consoles. And it also shows that the PS2 has the hardware to keep it going for a long time as it is the only second generation console still going strongly. I`m not a fanboy ,I plan on buying all three next generation consoles but I just love my PS2 its the best console ever made.

  • jflkdjs

    Posted Nov 13, 2007 3:25 pm PT

    Oh boy I`m so glad that they`re making a PS2 version of Alone in the Dark as the first one was released for the PS1 its only fitting that the second one would be released for the PS2 before moving on to the next generation consoles. And it also shows that the PS2 has the hardware to keep it going for a long time as it is the only second generation console still going strongly. I`m not a fanboy ,I plan on buying all three next generation consoles but I just love my PS2 its the best console ever made.

  • runstalker

    Posted Nov 13, 2007 3:24 pm PT

    A genre that benefits so heavily from advances in visual fidelity, lighting/shadow, and atmospheric effects... I'll take the PC or next-gen console editions, thank you very much. You can only work so many current-gen miracles with this game's chosen art style.

  • rulo_rezn0r

    Posted Nov 13, 2007 3:19 pm PT

    the ps2 version is gonna sell much more than the ps3 one

  • smeghead83

    Posted Nov 13, 2007 3:04 pm PT

    Why have 5 people given my last comment 5 "thumbs down"...lol its true, this is old news and play.com were saying it was coming out on the Wii for months now....so how am i wrong?
    Or is it just the case that these comments/boards on the site have become the haven for fanboys who start to cry and negative mark anything that goes against what there saying....how sad.

  • CRAZYCAM_93

    Posted Nov 13, 2007 2:32 pm PT

    Havent played a good survival horror game for a few years, I hope this will be a good one. Ill be picking up the 360 version probobaly.

  • CRAZYCAM_93

    Posted Nov 13, 2007 2:31 pm PT

    Havent played a good survival horror game for a few years, I hope this will be a good one. Ill be picking up the 360 version probobaly.

  • xdancexyayxnayx

    Posted Nov 13, 2007 2:27 pm PT

    A game thats not a E.A every year sequal on ps2 :O maybe i shouldnt have brought a ps3 but i love Rachet and clank to much lol but this news sounds bad from my point as a ps3 owner as its saying it seems some ps2 owners are not bothered with ps3

  • xcollector

    Posted Nov 13, 2007 2:18 pm PT

    I hate seeing PS2 and Wii in the same sentence. Just scrap the PS2 version and focus exclusively on the wii.

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