American McGee's Alice (PC, 2000)

There are 10 retail versions of american mcgees alice. that you can buy covers pc and mac os platforms 1. you have the fullsize retail box version alice w/butcher knife VERY RARE! 2. retail box version alice holding the crystal shard/ice wand. 3. jewelcase version w/manual insert alice holding a crystal shard/ice wand. 4. a dual games version mini retail box boxed, american mcgees alice and clive barkers undying 2 games compilation. no code number is included, however you can get one off the internet for free. 5.the german version alice holding a sword, very rare. 6. mac os fullsize retail box version alice w/butcher knife.VERY RARE!! 7. mac os leave the lights on retail box alice w/ butcher knife, undying and bloodrayne 3 games compilation. very rare. 8. sold-out software version dvd style case alice holding a deck of cards. and 9. very rare! the vault of darkness 5 games compilation w/american mcgees alice game included! fullsize retail box.VERY RARE!! 10. uk version american mcgees alice holding a butcher knife in dvd style case w/manual. also there is a rare primas official game strategy guide to support gamers too! not to mention a lot of american mcgees alice internet sites too!. just google it! (American McGee's Alice) code numbers are avail. too!for usa versions! this info was submitted by used1goods a half.com and ebay seller and buyer happy hunting!!!!

I bought American McGee's Alice a couple months ago and was hooked from the start. The game features an adult twist on a childhood favorite (for this reason it is recommended for mature audiences only due to violence) and the entire game is well-thought through and creative. Appearances from favorite characters such as the Cheshire Cat, Dweedle Dee and Dweedle Dum, the famous Caterpillar, the Red Queen herself,(and many more) make the game familiar to the original story. However, American McGee has given each one of them a unique, dark twist to make the game even more eery. The storyline is well-developed, but I would recommend reading the doctor's "journal" (enclosed in the game case) before playing to fully understand how Wonderland ended up in it's current decayed state. The graphics are good (slightly linear, but it works well for the game), the sound is fantastic, and the controls are fine. I have no complaints! This game is fantastic!

American McGee's Alice in Wonderland is such an extraordinary game that you feel like you are actaully going on the same little trip that she went on. Visually stunning graphics and oh-so spooky audio add to this euphoric environment. It is a fun game, and now that you can find it in the bargain bins in most major retail outlets - its worth the dime. My only gripe is that the difficulty on some of levels is actually kind of frustrating. There are very hard puzzles to solve and environements to get through! Although the game might appear to be for the kiddo's, its not. Strictly mature audiences. Trust me, if anything you at least have to try it. You won't be disappointed! I am actually concidering picking it up again.

Here's a description:
When Alice is summoned to return to Wonderland, she can barely recognize the place. From the fungal rot of the Mushroom Forest to the chemistry of the Mad Hatter's Domain, Wonderland festers to its very core. Undaunted by the diseased ambiance and mortal danger that surround her, Alice must set out to undo the chaos.

I originally bought this game back when it was first released in 2000, and I was immediately hooked and mildly obsessed. I love the look of the game, the mood, the story and the music which was created my one of Nine Inch Nails' founder, Chris Vrenna. It all comes together better than any other game I've owned before, and I've had them all from the original Doom to Battlefield 2142. Having loaned my original copy of Alice to a friend and never recieving it back, I decide to buy another copy of it off of ebay.Of course my system has changed greatly since then (now running an AMD 64 FX60 and a BFG 8800 gts w/ 22 inch wide screen, so I had to make some adjustments to run the game on a modern system by adjusting my monitor's resolution BEFORE starting the game to 1280x1024 and then checking the "run at full screen" option in the game menu. The game still capivates me. I still own all of the collector's figures including the rare ones, and I'm even listening to the soundtrack while writing this very review. I just wish all of the Alice fan sites were still around.

I had once seen American McGee's Alice in a Wal-Mart for ten dollars and, being a broke college student, passed it over. Since then, I have had to scour to scour the Internet to find a copy less than thirty dollars.

Learn from me, and don't pass Alice by.

Taking the world of Alice and Wonderland, and twisting it terribly for the fractured mind of a slightly different Alice, the game is gorgeously awful. It's built on the Quake model, and so quite stable for a PC game of its age; and the graphics, while not demanding, are vivid and perfect for the realm. The story of Alice follows Alice herself as she tries to recapture her shattered mental state following the horrifying death of her family in a fire.

Weapons used throughout the game are entertaining to play with, and only marginally frustrating. As a survival-horror game, though, the goal is generally to run AWAY from the monsters. Replayability is in Alice's several levels of difficulty, the likelihood that the player missed several fun-to-play with items, and sheer desire to see That Thing (whatever That Thing was) again.

Some key visual elements are the stretched and twisted Cheshire Cat, the Mad Hatter's half-mechanized torture victims, and the White Queen's chess field.

For goths, for creeps, for gamers, for Alice aficionados... I love American McGee's Alice. Play it, buy it: it's worth it.