Alice: Madness Returns

Alice: Madness Returns for Xbox 360 is a hauntingly beautiful game that reimagines Lewis Carroll's Wonderland with a dark, gothic twist. The story follows Alice as she battles her inner demons and uncovers the sinister truth behind her shattered psyche, making it as engaging narratively as it is visually stunning. The game’s art style is its standout feature, with eerie, surreal environments that perfectly complement the unsettling tone of the story. From twisted forests to mechanical hellscapes, each level is a feast for the eyes. The combat system is fun and fluid, allowing you to use unique weapons like the Vorpal Blade and the pepper grinder gun, adding a whimsical yet deadly touch to Alice’s arsenal. While the platforming sections can sometimes feel repetitive, the overall experience is captivating, thanks to the atmospheric design and compelling storyline. Fans of dark fantasy and unique adventures will love Alice: Madness Returns. A must-play for anyone who enjoys their fairy tales with a sinister edge!

I absolutely adore this game, and it's funny because I didn't think I would! I, like the rest of the world, have grown extremely tired of different interpretations of Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. I never liked the Disney version, and the Tim Burton one was the end of the line for me. (although I do recommend Jan Svankmajer's 'Neco z Alenky', my personal favourite version, fantastically eerie) so naturally I put this aside for a while until I could find time to play it. BIG MISTAKE. This game was incredible! The story line I will not spoil, but it is definitely something to get excited about. All the characters are kept close to the original story and everything has been designed so creatively and looks beautiful. Controlling Alice is easy and she her famous 'feisty' personality shines through in the way she battles. Something I couldn't stop doing when I first started to fight was dodge, every time she dodges she turns into butterflies, always a pleasure to admire. This game is admittedly not for children, but this shouldn't stop anyone mature enough from admiring the mad and twisted story. I saw other reviews go into detail about how gruesome and horrific it was, but this game does not rely on shock value so every 'disturbing' (in some eyes) image you see in this game goes perfectly with the atmosphere, what do you think a destructed mind would look like? I cannot recommend this game enough, and I hope you enjoy exploring wonderland.

I first saw spoof trailers for this game on youtube which led me to further investigate and I found a guy doing a walkthrough on this game. My first impression was "WOW!" I have been waiting for ages for a horror-ish version of Alice In Wonderland to come out either on film or for a game, and this is pretty much it! I have been a huge fan of Alice In Wonderland for a very long time and think it's amazing to have different genres of this film being produced. Anyway, after seeing the walkthrough I just had to get it! So on Amazon I went and purchased the game for the xbox 360. When I recieved the game, I had to try it out! Many people have mentioned that the graphics aren't amazing and don't fit what 2011 games should be bringing out, I do agree. However, I think that a good game is one that you enjoy playing, not what it looks like and how the graphics on it are (I still play metroid and zelda for the SNES, graphics = awful, gameplay = amazing!) The plot of this game is really good. On the main menu you are able to read about what has happened in Alice's past and why she is currently staying at an orphanage. The basics of it; Alice's family were in a house fire one night and she was the only survivor (this happened when she was about the age of 8 I think) , she went a bit crazy and was made to stay in an asylum, after years and years and years of doctors treating her for different illnesses she finally started speaking and was able to leave the asylum (I think she was about 15 ish now?). The main plot of this game is the fire. You must control Alice through reality and wonderland and try to pick up memories so she is able to figure out the cause of the fire in the first place. The ending really did blow my mind! I've completed this game 3 times now and will carry on playing it. Just like in any other game, there are levels which I feel are pathetic and I hate doing them, but it's all part of the game. (This level is the 2nd one I think, while she's underwater). The layout of the game is amazing! And the person who created the character Alice really has done a good job! It is a completly different person to who we see on the film with blonde hair, a fair complection. In this game she has straight black hair, she is very slim and has a pale and quite scary looking face. She has dark around her eyes which make her look that bit more mysterious! Whilst venturing through the game and levels, the cause of the fire becomes more clearer, at the begining she is seeking advice to help forget her past from Dr Bumby (The owner of the orphanage she is in) and you are able to have a little strole around London back in those days! The enemies that you face during the game are really different and most are strange! The person who created these must have had some imagination I'll say! There are some Ruin's which are like black goo with a baby doll's face that walk, or a large one with three baby doll's face's and large arms, or one that somehow has a motor on it! The mad hatter is a genius creation! With very long legs and a robotic body that requires you to find his arms and legs! But, the star of this game on the looks must be the Cheshire Cat! He looks amazing and really bizzare! A grey/blue ish cat, that seems dead as you can see all his bones through his skin! Markings on his face and arms (tattoo's perhaps - such a badass cat!), peircing yellow eyes and a peirced ear! This character is fabulous! All in all this is a really good game! The graphics may not be up to 2011 standards and there are some glitches (for example, it may look like you can walk under the branches of a tree but there is something stopping you) etc. But I don't think games should all be about this, a game should be one that you enjoy and can play for hours! This is deffinatley that game. The background information to Alice also makes you interested. I really enjoyed this game and hope they bring out a new one!

The game itself is amazing!!! and think you should buy it NOW!!! But... The copy i received was american witch is a problem as more american games dont work with english xbox's. But it said it was PAL capable witch means it will work in the EU.. and yes it dose work... But thats besides the point because there was no information stated to say it was american and also you cant trade in the game to get some of your money back so this tottally sucks!!! :( so if you buy this maybe make sure you buy an english one :P

Adding to the review. I tried to like this game. Plus Playing on Easy but I got to the point when timer were envolved which meant jumping againsr the clock and shooting clocks with a non responsive pepper gun. That done it for me Game Over. This game is graphically very good capturing Lewis Carole characters very well. Put for me it ends there. When they descibe it as a Platform game thats exactly what it is. You just jump from one platform to another with various levels of difficultys . I did not realise this SO if you like jumping jumping jumping by it. But for me its just like the Laura Croft franchise which died because the jumps become boring nothink new hidden round the corner.

Nach dem ich mir Ende letzten Jahres (2012), endlich eine xbox zugelegt habe, durfte Alice nicht fehlen. Spielkonzept, Idee und die Spielewelt sind einfach Traumhauft. Die Grafik nicht die Beste und hin und wieder hat das Spiel einige kleine Bugs, wodurch das mehrmalige Spielen eines Levels echt nervig ist, aber diese düstere und krankhafte Spielidee und die Umsetzung ist einfach einzigartig wie das erste Alice Spiel, welches glücklicherweise als Download erhältlich ist und ebenfalls richtig Spaß macht :) Für Kinder ist das Spiel allerdings NICHT empfehlenswert und nicht für die die sich sehr schnell aufregen, sobald sie an einem Punkt nicht weiter kommen und die Spielstelle sehr oft wiederholen müssen. Trotzdem eine empfehlung Wert :)

Llegó mucho antes de lo previsto y en perfectas condiciones. En cuanto al juego, totalmente en castellano. Es un juegazo, si te gusta el estilo Tim Burton incluso un poco más brutalizado. Da una perspectiva interesante del mundo de Alicia en el País de las Maravillas, con un toque gore y gótico. Es fácil de jugar y entretenido. Muy contento con la compra.

C est un jeu super car il fait passer d un monde a l autre en alternative des graphiques epoustouflant et une histoire plus que prenante personnellement je l adore ! et je pese mes mots !!!

È arrivato con leggero ritardo, ma il gioco funziona perfettamente, anche con le nuove console. Infatti possiedo una Xbox One e funziona tutto bene. La custodia è in ordine e il disco in ottime condizioni.

Op de foto een prachtig exemplaar met de folie er nog omheen. Het geleverde product, is vies en beschadigd en mist het boekje dat erbij hoort.