Atari aims to bring Alone in the Dark to the Xbox 360 platform, many years after the seminal title made an appearance on the PC platform. Of course, the original had me pissing in my pants even though I did not have enough dough to purchase a sound card, relying on the measly PC speaker to come up with all the scary sound effects. The sequels failed to impress me, really, and around half a decade back we had yet another Alone in the Dark title on the PC, but that wasn’t anything to shout about either. Of course, this time round, the Xbox 360 won’t be the only platform with the Wii, PC, PS2 and PS3 platforms getting their fair share of horror gaming time as well.

Developed by Eden Games, Alone in the Dark for Xbox 360 and Games for Windows marks a blistering return for the legendary franchise with startling innovations and wide screen cinematic presentation. The game follows paranormal investigator Edward Carnby over the course of one apocalyptic night in which he must fight to survive and uncover the earth-shattering secret behind New York’s Central Park. With an exhilarating mix of challenging gameplay, intense storytelling in the style of a blockbuster TV series, unprecedented environmental interaction, realistic fire physics as a core gameplay element, and a DVD chapter select feature which lets everyone reach the game’s climax, Alone in the Dark is set to change what players expect from video games.

Depending on the platforms, different developers were involved. The graphically inferior PS2 and Wii versions were done up by Hydravision Entertainment, while Eden Games handled the Xbox 360 and Games for Windows versions. It would be interesting to see how the Wii’s unique control scheme plays out - whacking zombies with a baseball bat sounds like fun!

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