Alone in the Dark 2(EU) - Revision history

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	~~[[Image:Alone_in_the_Dark_EU_Pal_Front.jpg\|thumb\|right\|]]~~

	= Overview =		= Overview =

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	== Linked Titles ==		== Linked Titles ==

	* North American Version - [[Alone in the Dark 2(NA)\|Alone in the Dark]]		* North American Version - [[Alone in the Dark 2(NA)\|Alone in the Dark 2]]
	* Japanese Version - [[Alone in the Dark 2(JP)\|Alone in the Dark]]		* Japanese Version - [[Alone in the Dark 2(JP)\|Alone in the Dark 2]]
	* Prequel - [[Alone in the Dark(EU)\|Alone in the Dark]]		* Prequel - [[Alone in the Dark(EU)\|Alone in the Dark]]
	* Cancelled "Threequel" - [[Alone in the Dark 3\|Alone in the Dark 3]]		* Cancelled "Threequel" - [[Alone in the Dark 3\|Alone in the Dark 3]]
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	<gallery>		<gallery>
	~~Alone_in_the_Dark_EU_Pal_back.jpg\|Back of the box~~		Alone_in_the_Dark_2_Screenshot_1.jpg\|Screenshot
	~~Alone_in_the_Dark_EU_Pal_Contents.jpg\|Contents of the box~~		Alone_in_the_Dark_2_Screenshot_2.jpg\|Screenshot
	~~Alone_in_the_Dark_EU_Pal_disc.jpg\|Picture of Disc~~		Alone_in_the_Dark_2_Screenshot_3.jpg\|Screenshot
	~~Alone_in_the_Dark_Screenshot_1~~.jpg\|Screenshot		Alone_in_the_Dark_2_Screenshot_4.jpg\|Screenshot
	~~Alone_in_the_Dark_Screenshot_2~~.jpg\|Screenshot
	~~Alone_in_the_Dark_Screenshot_3~~.jpg\|Screenshot
	~~Alone_in_the_Dark_Screenshot_4~~.jpg\|Screenshot
	~~Consoles_Plus_Sept_94_Alone_in_the_Dark_Review.jpg\|Console Plus Sept 94 Review~~
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	[[Category:3DO Games]]		[[Category:3DO Games]]

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	*'''Language:''' English, French		*'''Language:''' English, French
	*'''Release Date:''' September 8, 1995		*'''Release Date:''' September 8, 1995
	*'''Region:''' FR		*'''Region:''' EU
	*'''Barcode:''' ~~3 329720 009399~~		*'''Barcode:'''
	*'''Local Title:'''		*'''Local Title:'''
	*'''Rarity:''' 1		*'''Rarity:''' 1

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Overview

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	*'''Code:'''		*'''Code:'''
	*'''Type:''' Survival horror		*'''Type:''' Survival horror
	*'''Developer:''' [[~~I-Motion~~\|~~I-Motion]], [[Krisalis Software\|Krisalis Software~~]]		*'''Developer:''' [[Interplay Productions\|Interplay Productions]]
	*'''Publisher:''' [[Infogrames\|Infogrames]]		*'''Publisher:''' [[Infogrames\|Infogrames]]
	*'''Language:''' English, French		*'''Language:''' English, French

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	*'''Publisher:''' [[Infogrames\|Infogrames]]		*'''Publisher:''' [[Infogrames\|Infogrames]]
	*'''Language:''' English, French		*'''Language:''' English, French
	*'''Release Date:''' ~~August 3~~, ~~1994~~		*'''Release Date:''' September 8, 1995
	*'''Region:''' FR		*'''Region:''' FR
	*'''Barcode:''' 3 329720 009399		*'''Barcode:''' 3 329720 009399
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	== Credits ==		== Credits ==

	*3DO Producer: Vince DeNardo		Original Version Credits
	*3DO Programming: Krisalis Software Ltd.		*Produced by: Bruno Bonnell
	*Produced by: ~~Infogrames~~		*Directed by: Christiane Sgorlon
	*Directed by: ~~Franck De Girolami~~		*First Assistant: Vincent Terraillon
	*First ~~assistant~~: Vincent Terraillon		*Production Designer: Patrick Charpenet
	*Production ~~designer~~: Patrick Charpenet		*Screenplay: Hubert Chardot, Frederic Cornet, Christian Nabais
	*Screenplay: Hubert Chardot, Frederic Cornet, Christian ~~Nobais~~		*Scenario Coding: Christiane Sgorlon, Christophe Nazaret
	*Scenario ~~coding~~: Christiane ~~Sgarlon~~, Christophe Nazaret		*Animations: Frederique Bourgin, Jean Marie Nazare
	*Animations: Frederique Bourgin. Jean-Marie ~~Nazaret~~		*Settings : Jean Christophe Blanc, Christophe Anton
	*Settings: Jean-Christophe Blanc, Christophe Anton		*Music and Sounds: Fre'de'ric Mentzen
	*Music and ~~sounds~~: ~~Frederic~~ Mentzen
	*Publishing: Olivier Robin, Edith Protiere		*Publishing: Olivier Robin, Edith Protiere
	*Game Manual: Larry Fukuoka		*Translations: Beate Reiter
	*3DO Testing: Scott McKelvey, Nino Levitin, Ryan Rucinski, Raphael Hernandez		*Special Thanks to: Bruno Bonnell, Eric Mottet, Olivier Goulay, Norbert Cellier
	*Translations: Beate Reiter~~- Vialle~~
	*Special ~~thanks~~ to: Bruno Bonnell, Eric Mottet, Olivier Goulay, Norbert Cellier, ~~Bill Heineman~~ and ~~Sasha~~		Interplay Productions Credits
			*Producer: Vincent DeNardo
			*Line Producer: Ryan Rucinski
			*Director of Quality Assurance: Jeremy S. Barnes
			*Assistant Director of QA: David L. Simon
			*Lead Tester: Dan Forsyth
			*Testers: Lawrence Smith, Jeff Woods, Aaron Olaiz, Derek Gibbs
			*Tutorial Text: Lawrence Smith
			*Graphic Design: Salma Asadi
			*Illustrations: Vance Kovacs
			*3DO Packaging Concept and Design: David Gainesa

	== Linked Titles ==		== Linked Titles ==

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	== Linked Titles ==		== Linked Titles ==

	* EU NTSC Version - [[Alone in the Dark(EU - NTSC)\|Alone in the Dark (EU NTSC)]]		* North American Version - [[Alone in the Dark 2(NA)\|Alone in the Dark]]
	* North American Version - [[Alone in the Dark(NA)\|Alone in the Dark]]		* Japanese Version - [[Alone in the Dark 2(JP)\|Alone in the Dark]]
	* Japanese Version - [[Alone in the Dark(JP)\|Alone in the Dark]]		* Prequel - [[Alone in the Dark(EU)\|Alone in the Dark]]
	* ~~American Demo - [[Alone in the Dark - Demo\|Alone in the Dark - Demo]]~~
	* Sequel - [[Alone in the Dark 2(EU)\|Alone in the Dark 2]]
	* Cancelled "Threequel" - [[Alone in the Dark 3\|Alone in the Dark 3]]		* Cancelled "Threequel" - [[Alone in the Dark 3\|Alone in the Dark 3]]

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	*'''Local Title:'''		*'''Local Title:'''
	*'''Rarity:''' 1		*'''Rarity:''' 1
	*'''Notes:''' I can't find any evidence of a pan European release, the French version just seems to be a repackaged version of the US as it seems to be NTSC (Letterbox in PAL)		*'''Notes:''' I can't find any evidence of a pan European release, the French version just seems to be a repackaged version of the US as it seems to be NTSC (Letterbox in PAL), There has been reviews in UK and Germany Magazines though, to indicate there was a pan wide European version either planned or released

	== Summary ==		== Summary ==

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	== Other Versions ==		== Other Versions ==

	PC Versions including MS-DOS, PC-98 and FM Towns, Mac and ~~a later release on IoS. There were also planned but cancelled releases for the Atari Jaguar and 32X~~.		PC Versions including MS-DOS, PC-98 and FM Towns, Mac, Playstation 1 and Sega Saturn.

	== Credits ==		== Credits ==

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	== Reception ==		== Reception ==

	~~Reviewing~~ the 3DO version, ~~GamePro described~~ it as "~~a clunky, semirealistic game", citing restrictively linear game design, an overly slow~~-moving ~~player character~~, and "~~silly-looking, quirky-moving monsters", though they did praise the moody sound effects~~ and 3D camera angles. ~~In contrast~~, ~~Electronic Gaming Monthly commented~~ "~~A faithful translation~~ of the PC title, ~~this game has excellent graphics~~ and ~~sound ... for fans of more deliberate~~ game ~~play, this is the one to get." Next Generation reviewed the 3DO version of the game, and stated that "Alone's subtle mix of eerie music, grim animation sequences,~~ and ~~suspense-filled storyline create an atmosphere~~ of ~~tense horror that adds an interesting new twist to the standard graphic adventure~~."		Maximum was more harsh with the 3DO version, saying that the game is far too old to be worth converting to home console. They said it looks especially poor due to being (by pure coincidence) released in Europe at the same time as the PlayStation version: "The Sony conversion boasts texture-mapped characters moving at higher speeds and with less loading time, whilst the poor old 3DO struggles with flat shaded polygons, a smaller screen size and a chugging frame rate."[4] A reviewer for Next Generation complained that a combination of poor control and awkward fixed camera angles makes battling enemies more difficult than it should be. He nonetheless gave it a strong recommendation, and summarized it as "a direct port of the PC title, and a huge game with a great cinematic feel and lots of fiendishly clever puzzles."

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	\| ~~Console Plus~~ \|\| ~~Sept 1994~~ \|\| {{Template:Flag-fr}} \|\| ~~91%~~ \|\| ~~Un jeu d'aventures exceptionnel qui vous tiendra éveillé des heures durant. L'adaptation est de bonne qualité~~		\| Maximum: The Video Game Magazine* \|\| Jan 1996 \|\| {{Template:Flag-gb}} \|\| 2/5 \|\|
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	\| ~~Ação Games~~* \|\| ~~Oct 1994~~ \|\| {{Template:Flag-br}} \|\| ~~90%~~ \|\| Originalmente lançado como game para PC, Alone in the Dark logo se transformou em clássico para os amantes dos games de terror. Agora os jogadores de 3DO tem a oportunidade de encarar este arrepiante desafio. O esquema de jogo e a movimentação estão idênticos aos do computador. Apenas os gráficos ficaram um pouco inferiores ao original. Mas não compromete. Todo o clima de suspense e terror que caracterizam o game foi mantido, prato cheio para quem gosta de diversão inteligente com muitos sustos.		\| Next Generation* \|\| Dec 1995 \|\| {{Template:Flag-gb}} \|\| 4/5 \|\|
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	\| ~~Computer and Video Games (CVG)~~* \|\| ~~Oct 1994~~ \|\| {{Template:Flag-gb}} \|\| 86% \|\| ~~After the tragic Dr. Hauzer I was sceptical about how this would perform. No need~~, ~~though, because~~ this is a ~~spot on conversion from the PC original~~, ~~and~~ it ~~runs at a speed comparable to a 486 33mhz PC. The sound is the biz in this version and the only difference is that you can~~'~~t have as many saved-game positions as~~ the ~~PC. Alone is an excellent game but~~ there ~~are too many collectibles which are~~ of ~~no use in the game~~. I'~~d prefer~~ it ~~if this had been the sequel~~.		\| Game Players* \|\| Jan 1996 \|\| {{Template:Flag-us}} \|\| 81% \|\| Don't get me wrong, this ain't a bad game at all. In fact, it's exactly the kind of huge, creepy adventure I wish there were more of for home consoles. It's just a lot harder to work through than it could be.
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	\| ~~Megablast~~* \|\| ~~Sept 1994~~ \|\| {{Template:Flag-de}} \|\| 85% \|\| ~~Die Optik mit den superben Animationen hat sich auch am 3D= das Prädikat „brillant“ verdient~~, ~~und die mit Digi-Sprache und Wolfsgeheul aufgepeppte Soundkulisse steht da kaum zurück. Binnen Kürze bereitet auch die Padsteuerung viel Freude~~, ~~man kann hier also nur zuraten~~. ~~Der technisch opulente Besuch im Dunkeln hat so viel Atmosphäre und aufregende Monsteraction zu bieten~~, ~~daß Adventure- und Metzelliebhaber gleichermaßen auf ihre Kosten kommen – uns sich jetzt schon auf die Fortsetzungen freuen werden~~. ~~Denn am PC/CD-ROM geht Alone in the Dark bereits in die dritte Runde!~~		\| 3DO Magazine* \|\| Mar 1996 \|\| {{Template:Flag-gb}} \|\| 80% \|\| A considerable advance over the original in terms of graphics, violence and size, but slowdown makes a very tough game even more demanding. Newcomers should definitely start with the original, but both games demand almost all the 3DO's NVRAM.
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	\| ~~Gameplayers~~* \|\| ~~Jan~~ 1995 \|\| {{Template:Flag-us}} \|\| 85% \|\| ~~The 3DO version improves some on~~ the ~~PC title by adding extra digitized sound effects and voices~~. ~~Overall~~, ~~this is a scary little number that~~'~~s well worth the time and effort~~. ~~Go for it!~~		\| Joystick* \|\| Nov 1995 \|\| {{Template:Flag-fr}} \|\| 70% \|\| Un jeu comme Alone in the dark ne peut faire que l'unanimité auprès du public. Hélas, les trop nombreux accès au CD ralentissent le jeu et perturbent l'action.
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	\| 3DO Magazine* \|\| Dec 1994 \|\| {{Template:Flag-gb}} \|\| 91% \|\| Multiple camera angles, haunting polygon graphics and a Voodoo inspired storyline make this an incredibly intimate and atmospheric adventure. Originally released on the PC in '93, it still looks pretty amazing and although it uses a lot of NVRAM, is well worth a look.		\| Video Game* \|\| Jan 1996 \|\| {{Template:Flag-de}} \|\| 67% \|\| Zugegeben, der zweite Teil sieht grafisch besser aus. Dafür spielt er sich aber schlechter. Auch wenn Ihr stillsteht, hampelt Euer Charakter permanent rum, schaut sich die Gegend an oder macht sich mit der Knarre wichtig. In Konfliktsituationen wird hierdurch und durch die oft lausigen Blickwinkel das Zielen beim Schießen oder Schlagen erschwert. Im ersten Teil ist die Kameraposition zwar auch nicht immer optimal, behindert werdet Ihr dadurch aber seltener. Ein “Pfui“ geht an die Entwickler, weil sie den zweiten Teil direkt vom PC rübergezogen haben. Das heißt, Ihr hört die originalen 8-Bit-Sprachsamples (in “Soundblaster-Qualität“), und die Musik wurde anscheinend direkt von einer Roland-Sound-Karte aufgenommen (nicht gerade schlecht, jedoch ziemlich dünn). Die Grafik verfällt oft ins Ruckeln, und die Ladezeiten wirken im zweiten Teil weit störender als im ersten.

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	\| Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM)* \|\| Sept 1994 \|\| {{Template:Flag-us}} \|\| 8/10 \|\| Multiple camera angles, haunting polygon graphics and a Voodoo inspired storyline make this an incredibly intimate and atmospheric adventure. Originally released on the PC in '93, it still looks pretty amazing and although it uses a lot of NVRAM, is well worth a look.

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	\| Video ~~Games~~* \|\| Jan 1996 \|\| {{Template:Flag-de}} \|\| 70% \|\| Zugegeben, der zweite Teil sieht grafisch besser aus. Dafür spielt er sich aber schlechter. Auch wenn Ihr stillsteht, hampelt Euer Charakter permanent rum, schaut sich die Gegend an oder macht sich mit der Knarre wichtig. In Konfliktsituationen wird hierdurch und durch die oft lausigen Blickwinkel das Zielen beim Schießen oder Schlagen erschwert. Im ersten Teil ist die Kameraposition zwar auch nicht immer optimal, behindert werdet Ihr dadurch aber seltener. ~~(...) Durch bessere technische Qualtät und~~ die ~~tiefere Schauergeschichte ist Alone In The Dark 1 in jedem Fall das bessere Spiel des Duetts.~~
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	~~\| Edge* \|\| Oct 1995 \|\| {{Template:Flag-gb}} \|\| 70% \|\| Of course~~, ~~despite these flaws 3DO Alone In The Dark is a great game – even a group of particularly stupid monkeys would have had a job mucking up this conversion~~. ~~It looks good~~, ~~the gameplay is engrossing, and the soundtrack is atmospheric. And it’s worth noting that this two~~-~~year~~-~~old title is more playable than much modern 3DO software.~~
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	~~\| GamePro* \|\| Nov 1994 \|\| {{Template:Flag-us}} \|\| 70% \|\| Alone~~ in the Dark is for gamers who want a little puzzle, a little challenge and lots of hangtime. While the action is nothing to write home about, you'll marvel at use of fully animated polygons and 3-D views. The problem is, after that you'll be all alone.
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	\| Mega Fun* \|\| Oct 1995 \|\| {{Template:Flag-de}} \|\| 62% \|\| Die 3DO-Umsetzung des bekannten PC-Spiels hat in Sachen Grafik glücklicherweise nichts eingebüßt: Es sieht immer noch gut aus, wie die Dame im Rock das Gewehr lässig über die Schulter legt. Grafik allein reicht aber leider nicht: Die (häufig verhinderbaren) ~~Kämpfe sind recht reizlos~~, da die ~~gegnerischen Figuren~~ - ~~auch die eigene~~ - ~~ihr Pensum an grafisch anregenden Manövern schnell ausgereizt haben. Imposant sind die Auftritte einiger Monster~~, ~~die von guten Sounds unterstützt werden~~. ~~Ein Gefühl von Action während des Kampfes vermisse ich aber~~, ~~da Interplay seinen bösen Buben kein eigenes Taktikgefühl zuerkannt hat. Schade, daß~~ die ~~sehr schön gestalteten 3D-Räume durch den mangelnden Reiz des Spieles fast wie ein Innenarchitekten-Demo~~ wirken. ~~Das Mysterium zu lüften. sollte für Fans dieser Spiele-Kategorie jedoch ein Grund sein, sich dieses Spiel einmal anzuschauen.~~
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	~~\| Famitsu* \|\| Apr 1994 \|\| {{Template:Flag-jp}} \|\| 33/40 \|\|~~
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	\| ~~Next Generation~~* \|\| ~~Jan~~ 1995 \|\| {{Template:Flag-gb}} \|\| ~~3/5~~ \|\|		\| Video Games & Computer Entertainment* \|\| Dec 1995 \|\| {{Template:Flag-us}} \|\| 60% \|\|
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	== Development and Release ==		== Development and Release ==

	~~In 1989~~, ~~Frédérick Raynal~~, a ~~staff programmer at Infogrames~~, ~~was assigned to port~~ the ~~early 3D game Alpha Waves. Working on~~ the game ~~inspired him to begin programming~~ a ~~tool for~~ the ~~creation and animation of 3D characters~~, ~~with help from Franck De Girolami. In 1991, Infogrames CEO Bruno Bonnell proposed a game in~~ which the ~~player would use matches to gain snapshot views of an otherwise completely dark environment~~. ~~An aficionado of horror films such as Dawn of~~ the ~~Dead, Raynal saw in this proposal the opportunity to create a horror-based game, and was given permission to lead~~ the ~~project~~.		There were two DOS versions of the game, the floppy disk version and the CD-ROM version. While the floppy version was the original, the CD-ROM release added a full Red Book audio reworked soundtrack, dialogue speech (in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish and Japanese, depending on the country the game was released) and a new playable section of Grace Saunders not present in the original version, which connected the mansion and the ship areas. This version also removed the copy protection from the floppy disk release.

	~~The game's working titles included In the Dark and Scream in~~ the ~~Dark (or Screams~~ in the ~~Dark). Following Raynal's basic vision for the game, Infogrames artistic director Didier Chanfray rendered a~~ series ~~of concept sketches using white chalk on black Canson paper. These sketches were used for an internal contest to pick the game's graphic artist~~, ~~Yaël Barroz. By this time Raynal already had decided that the game would make use~~ of ~~text to convey the backstory, as he felt computer graphics at the time were not advanced enough to be frightening on their own. He had also determined~~ the game~~'s setting:~~		As with the first instalment in the series, outside of Europe the game was distributed in North America by Interplay Entertainment and in Japan by Arrow Micro-Techs Corp, which once again developed and published Japanese-exclusive versions for the PC-98 and FM Towns computers.
	~~A 1920s manor. I wanted a big enough house~~, ~~where you would start in the attic so that you could completely explore it before finding the way out. The turn of the century allowed~~ for ~~weapons while avoiding~~ the ~~modern commodities that were too difficult to properly handle: electricity, for instance, would have caused atmosphere~~ and ~~consistency problems~~.

	~~Initially he planned to create the game's backgrounds using scanned photos~~ of ~~an actual mansion built in the 1920s, but this idea proved too ambitious for the 3D rendering tools available, and the team had to use hand-drawn bitmaps instead. Items and characters in~~ Alone in the Dark ~~are three-dimensional, rendered upon~~ a two-dimensional fixed background. Mixing polygons and 2D prerendered background images required a fixed camera angle, which designers used to their advantage to create dramatic scene setups appropriate for ~~a horror-themed game. In September 1991,~~ the ~~team of Raynal, Chanfray, and Barroz presented an early playable version of Alone~~ in ~~the Dark - containing only a couple rooms -~~ to ~~Infogrames, who then green-lighted production of~~ the ~~game. The development team was expanded to include Franck De Girolami (programmer), Philippe Vachey (composer), Hubert Chardot (writer), and Franck Manzetti (designer).~~		The console releases of Alone in the Dark 2 included a port for the 3DO Interactive Multiplayer released in 1995 which is very similar to the DOS CD-ROM version, and also versions released for the Sega Saturn and PlayStation in 1996 which featured reworked and fully textured polygonal models, instead of the flat shaded ones from the DOS versions and 3DO port. New FMV cutscenes were also added to these ports. All console releases were also published in Japan by Electronic Arts Victor, with the Sega Saturn and PlayStation versions being released as Alone in the Dark 2: Jack is Back.

	~~The game briefly acquired the Call of Cthulhu role~~-~~playing game license~~, ~~but was ultimately denied it when Chaosium determined that the game was too simple to do justice to the rules of the pen-~~and~~-paper game. The character Emily Hartwood was added because~~ the ~~conventional wisdom of the time was that a game would appeal to more female gamers if it had a female playable character. To maximize the player's anxiety~~ and ~~fear, the game was designed so that even such mundane actions as walking down a hall, opening a door, and reading a book could cause the player character to die. Though such deaths would only occur~~ in ~~select places, they would make the player feel unnerved whenever taking such actions.~~

	~~During the game's production, Raynal~~ and ~~Barroz became romantically involved and conceived a child. Most of the production was marked with a spirit of optimism and creative enthusiasm~~, ~~but the bug-testing phase wore out the team, especially Raynal. By the time it was released, he felt dissatisfied with almost every aspect~~ of ~~Alone in~~ the ~~Dark and felt certain that all of its flaws would be noticed by players.~~

	~~Outside of Europe, Alone in~~ the ~~Dark was distributed in North America by Interplay Entertainment and in Japan by Arrow Micro-Techs Corp, which developed and published Japanese-exclusive~~ versions ~~for the PC-98~~ and ~~FM Towns computers~~. ~~The game was~~ also ~~ported~~ to ~~the 3DO by Krisalis in 1994~~. ~~This version is largely identical to the original, but uses an orchestrated version of the original soundtrack and adds voice acting to the character intros and documents. This version was~~ also published in Japan by ~~Pony Canyon. An Atari Jaguar CD port was also in development by Infogrames but it was never~~ released~~. A 32X version was also planned but never released.~~

	~~In 2012, when asked for a possible high-definition remake of~~ Alone in the Dark~~, Raynal said he loved the idea but no attempts have been made yet as he no longer holds the rights to the franchise~~

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	In 1924, ~~Jeremy Hartwood, a noted artist and owner of the Louisiana mansion Derceto (named~~ after the ~~Syrian deity), has committed suicide by hanging himself~~. ~~His death appears suspicious yet seems to surprise nobody, for Derceto is widely reputed to be haunted by an evil power. The case is quickly dealt with by the police~~ and ~~soon forgotten by~~ the ~~public~~. The ~~player assumes~~ the ~~role~~ of ~~either~~ Edward ~~Carnby—a private investigator who is sent~~ to ~~find a piano in~~ the ~~loft for an antique dealer—or Emily Hartwood, Jeremy~~'s ~~niece, who is also interested~~ in ~~finding~~ the ~~piano because she believes a secret drawer in it has a note in which Jeremy explains his suicide~~. ~~Whether Carnby or Hartwood~~, ~~the character goes to the mansion to investigate~~.		It is Christmas of 1924, three months after Alone in the Dark. "Supernatural Private Eye" Edward Carnby and his partner Ted Stryker are investigating the kidnapping of young Grace Saunders. The trail of clues leads to an old mansion named "Hell's Kitchen" - the home of an infamous gangster boss and his gang. Edward decides to pick up the trail when he learns of Ted's disappearance in the mansion. Unfortunately, Edward soon finds out that Ted has been murdered.

	Upon entering the house, the doors mysteriously slam shut behind the player character. He or she continues up to the attic, but is attacked by monsters. The player character progresses back down through the house, fighting off various creatures and hazards. The player character finds ~~documents throughout the house indicating~~ that ~~Derceto was built by an occultist pirate named Ezechiel Pregzt, and that beneath~~ the ~~house~~ are ~~caverns~~ that ~~were used for dark rituals meant to increase Pregzt's fortunes and unnaturally extend his life. Pregzt was shot and Derceto was burned down by encamped Union soldiers during~~ the ~~American Civil War. However~~, ~~Pregzt's spirit lived on, and his corpse was placed by his servants in an old tree~~ in ~~the caverns underneath Derceto. Jeremy Hartwood committed suicide to prevent his body being used as a host~~ for ~~Pregzt, so Pregzt now focuses on the player character~~. If the player character is incapacitated, their body is subsequently dragged to a sacrificial area and possessed by Pregzt, whereupon the game ends with an image of supernatural horrors being unleashed from the house into the world at large.		Carnby eventually finds out that the mobsters are the corporeal forms of the spirits of pirates that plundered the sea hundreds of years ago, the lot having sold their souls in exchange for eternal life through voodoo magic. Fighting his way into the house and ultimately onto a pirate ship hidden in the cliff on which Jack's house is built, Edward must survive, discover the secret of the pirates' apparent immortality, rescue little Grace, and find out why the pirates are so interested in her.

	~~The player character finds a passage into the caverns in Hartwood's study, and makes~~ his ~~or her~~ way ~~to the tree where Pregzt resides. The player character hurls a lighted lantern at the tree, then flees the collapsing cavern. Pregzt is consumed by the flames, and~~ the house ~~is purged of supernatural creatures~~ and ~~other effects caused by his influence. The player can finally open~~ the ~~front doors and leave the house,~~ which ~~is now completely safe to explore (except for physical hazards such as falling to one~~'s ~~death through chasms or rotten floorboards~~, ~~and two magical books in the library which remain lethal to read). The driver is outside to take the character home; however~~, the ~~driver is revealed to be a zombie. The zombie drives the car back to civilization.~~

	~~The story is heavily influenced by the works of Edgar Allan Poe and H. P. Lovecraft. The setting for the story is inspired by Poe's "The Fall of the House~~ of ~~Usher". Grimoires found in~~ the ~~mansion~~'~~s library include the Necronomicon and De Vermis Mysteriis~~, both taken from Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos. Other Mythos references include books that feature the narrated history of Lord Boleskine, a direct reference to another Infogrames Cthulhu Mythos-based game, Shadow of the Comet, and the ~~last name of player character Edward Carnby, a reference to John Carnby, a character~~ in ~~the mythos tale The Return of the Sorcerer by Clark Ashton Smith. Several of the supernatural opponents are recognizable creatures from the Mythos, including Deep Ones, Nightgaunts and a Chthonian~~.

	== Development and Release ==		== Development and Release ==

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	= Overview =		= Overview =

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	== Linked Titles ==		== Linked Titles ==

	* North American Version - [[Alone in the Dark 2(NA)\|Alone in the Dark]]		* North American Version - [[Alone in the Dark 2(NA)\|Alone in the Dark 2]]
	* Japanese Version - [[Alone in the Dark 2(JP)\|Alone in the Dark]]		* Japanese Version - [[Alone in the Dark 2(JP)\|Alone in the Dark 2]]
	* Prequel - [[Alone in the Dark(EU)\|Alone in the Dark]]		* Prequel - [[Alone in the Dark(EU)\|Alone in the Dark]]
	* Cancelled "Threequel" - [[Alone in the Dark 3\|Alone in the Dark 3]]		* Cancelled "Threequel" - [[Alone in the Dark 3\|Alone in the Dark 3]]
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	~~Alone_in_the_Dark_EU_Pal_Contents.jpg\|Contents of the box~~		Alone_in_the_Dark_2_Screenshot_2.jpg\|Screenshot
	~~Alone_in_the_Dark_EU_Pal_disc.jpg\|Picture of Disc~~		Alone_in_the_Dark_2_Screenshot_3.jpg\|Screenshot
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	~~Consoles_Plus_Sept_94_Alone_in_the_Dark_Review.jpg\|Console Plus Sept 94 Review~~
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	== Linked Titles ==		== Linked Titles ==

	* EU NTSC Version - [[Alone in the Dark(EU - NTSC)\|Alone in the Dark (EU NTSC)]]		* North American Version - [[Alone in the Dark 2(NA)\|Alone in the Dark]]
	* North American Version - [[Alone in the Dark(NA)\|Alone in the Dark]]		* Japanese Version - [[Alone in the Dark 2(JP)\|Alone in the Dark]]
	* Japanese Version - [[Alone in the Dark(JP)\|Alone in the Dark]]		* Prequel - [[Alone in the Dark(EU)\|Alone in the Dark]]
	* ~~American Demo - [[Alone in the Dark - Demo\|Alone in the Dark - Demo]]~~
	* Sequel - [[Alone in the Dark 2(EU)\|Alone in the Dark 2]]
	* Cancelled "Threequel" - [[Alone in the Dark 3\|Alone in the Dark 3]]		* Cancelled "Threequel" - [[Alone in the Dark 3\|Alone in the Dark 3]]