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REVIEW
ALONE IN THE DARK 3 from INFOGRAMES
FORMAT: PC/CD
DATE: FEBRUARY
PRICE: N/A
Edward Carnby is back in the third and last episode of the "Alone in the
Dark" series developed by Infogrames. This time around, the action starts
in the Mohave desert in California where a film crew has disappeared in a
ghost town named Slaughter Gulch.
Following the first two episodes, local journalists have nicknamed you the
"Supernatural Private Eye", and although ghosts and other paranormal
phenomena do not frighten you anymore, you are still alone in the dark.
Built on the same engine as the previous episodes, the game features some
minor changes that makes life easier for gamers. First, you can choose the
standard level of difficulty from novice to expert, or set your life points,
your hit points and villain's life points to high, average or low which
gives a total of 27 different levels of difficulty. Second, you can now
save up to 24 different games instead of only six as it was in the other
episodes. Another new option is the map. If you get lost in the ghost
town, just press the TAB key and you will see an overall view of the town
with a small sign indicating your position.
Like its predecessors, "Alone in the Dark 3" includes large three-dimensional
polygonal characters displayed on beautiful backgrounds. Nothing has really
been changed to improve the polygonal-shaped characters to give them a
more human-like look with smooth lines other than squares. Nevertheless,
the game has a lot of elements that makes it a potential hit.
"Alone in the Dark 3" includes dozens of beautifully painted locations with
varied camera angles to reproduce an oppressive atmosphere where every corner
may have some nasty creatures hiding.
The music reinforces the feeling of fear with odd sounds and a horror movie
like soundtrack of the best quality. This episode is probably the most
frightening, and the developers emphasized the general feeling of anguish
surrounding your character.
Some gamers might be disappointed because the fighting aspect is less
important in this sequel although it remains an important part of the game.
Alone 3 includes more adventure characteristics this time with more puzzles
and you may find yourself trapped in a room because you have missed an item
somewhere else in the town. The first two episodes were more action-based
and it was sometimes really difficult to beat your opponents. Here, as the
difficulty level can be completely customized, you can choose to give the
action part less importance.
The game is available on CD-ROM only, but it uses only 35 megabytes on the
CD-ROM. As the storage space used is so small, you may wonder why there
is no floppy version scheduled. Well, it is not that small, considering
that audio tracks are used in the game for music and voices. But then, the
CD-ROM is a bit deceiving as the game requires 35 megabytes of hard disk
space as well. This means that the CD-ROM is only used for audio and
storage.
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Conclusion│
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Although "Alone in the Dark 3" looks like the other episodes, it is a good
sequel that appeals to the player.
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SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS: │
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386 DX-33 MHz or better,
Min 4 MB memory,
MS-DOS 5.0 or later,
Hard drive required with 35MB free,
Single speed CD-ROM drive (150 Kb/s) or faster,
VGA 256 color graphic card and monitor,
Sound Blaster and compatibles.
───────────────────────────────────┬──────────────────────────────────────────
┌────────┐ ┌─────┐ │Infogrames Ltd.,
│GRAPHICS├─────────────────┤ 92% │ │14 Smedley Street,
│SOUND ├─────────────────┤ 94% │ │Clapham, London SW4 6PF, England.
│MUSIC ├─────────────────┤ 94% │ │Tel: +44-(0)71-738-8199
│GAMEPLAY├─────────────────┤ 90% │ │
│INTEREST├─────────────────┤ 85% │ │I-Motion Inc.,
└────────┘ └─────┘ │13428 Maxella Avenue, Suite 332,
┌────────┐ ┌─────┐ │Marina del Rey, CA 90292.
│OVERALL ├─────────────────┤ 90% │ │Tel: 310-576-1888
└────────┘ └─────┘ │
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