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Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare

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  1. Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare

    Reviewer: Portable Review
    11 December 2005
    Overall 2
    2.0
    Gameplay 2
    2.0
    Graphics 3
    3.0
    Sound 1
    1.0
     

    Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare is a simple enough game.  You play Edward Carnby, who is apparently in the business of artifacts and monsters.  One day a female archaeologist named Aline Cedrac telephones him to inform him that his partner, one Charles Fiske, has been apparently murdered while trying to recover a statue from Shadow Island.  Aline informs Carnby that she has a "flying boat" which can take them to the island.  On the way she explains that she's res... Read more

  2. Reviewer: Game Vortex
    20 October 2003
    Overall 10
    10
     

    It's Survival Horror in your pocket, and oh buddy, are you in for a surprise! Yeah, I looked at the screenshots too, and I thought they were nice for cut-scenes, but little did I know I was looking at actual in-game action shots! The giveaways are the little icons you'll see on some screenshots that show it really is you moving the character (Carnby) around in these excellent and detailed environments. They're static screens, to be sure, but the effect of 3D is height... Read more

  3. Reviewer: Robsgaming.com
    16 January 2003

    You may think that the survival horror genre may not translate very well into a handheld game, but this one does a pretty good job despite having to deal with the Game Boy Color's graphics and sound limitations. Read more

  4. Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare

    Reviewer: Gamers Europe
    26 March 2002
    Overall 8
    8.0
     

    This game is flawed slightly in the gameplay department but other than that this is well worth buying, well thought out plot, astounding graphics and good sound all come together to make a game that won’t scare you stiff because of the limitations of it’s host machine but will entertain you all the way through. Read more

  5. Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare

    Reviewer: IGN
    06 July 2001
    Overall 4
    4.0
     

    Infogrames' anticipated Game Boy Color adventure promised a lot but never delivers. Read more

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