American McGee's Alice Review

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(More customer reviews)I have to admit, before I played this game, I really didn't think that much of it.Good third-person games on the PC are few and far between.Sure, we have MDK2, F.A.K.K. 2 is alright, and Rune is a nice title, but there aren't many great third-person games on PC. All of this changes with Alice.
Alice has a winning combination of great graphics (thanks to the power of the Quake 3 engine) and wonderful gameplay.I'll start off with the graphics.The textures are highly detailed, and perfectly fit the atmosphere of the game, which is dark.However, what really makes this game shine is the originality and detail of the levels.Each level is much different from any other.You'll walk on huge chess boards rendered in black and white, where you Alice will be the only thing of color on the screen.You'll go through castles that have clocks that sway from side to side.Other places will have tables flying and twirling all about.No other game has levels quite like Alice, and no other game has the originality of Alice.I suppose the best way to describe it would be a 3D Castlevania game done right.
Now onto gameplay.The problem with most third-person games is that many leaps of faith are required.Jumps become tiresome and just plain hard.Alice avoids this with a very nice "lock-on" jump system.You'll land right where you want to.It is a great addition, and jumps never seem tedious.The combat is quite a bit similar to Rune's.Most weapons are melee, but there are some projection weapons.All weapons have a secondary fire, which usually projects something.The game also has a "lock-on" system for combat, which avoids the frustration of continually missing an enemy.
Alice also has quite a few nice touches that make the gameplay more enjoyable.There is a cat character (the one on the cover, standing right next to Alice) who helps you out on your journey.He only speaks in riddles, which gives him a nice personality.The sound is quite nice, and you're in for a real treat if you have a Soundblaster Live! card.The music is great, and perfectly fits the game.
Another thing that makes Alice great is its atmosphere.If you just look at the pictures, you'd think that the game tries to induce nightmares.This is very wrong.The atmosphere is more...well, it is hard to describe, but you should have no problem playing it with the lights off.I guess you could say that the game really "feels" like Wonderland.Great job by the developers there.
The game run's nicely on my middle of the road P3 500 MHz with 128 megs of RAM, and a now outdated TNT card.
The bottom line: this game does to third-person action/adventures what Half-Life did for first-person shooters.Get it now.If you can't get it now, make sure it is the first thing on your want list for the Holidays.

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Product Description:
A fierce and nasty fight for sanity and control turns into a lethal struggle for survival! When Alice answers a distressed summons to return to Wonderland, she barely recognizes the befouled setting. From the fungal rot of the Mushroom Forest to the infernal chemistry of the Mad Hatter's Domain and beyond, Wonderland festers to its core.

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