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Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare

The Dreamcast, PC and PlayStation 2 ports of Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare, which feature major graphic improvements and the addition of lip synchronization for the polygon models during cutscenes.

22 June 2001

Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare is an adventure developed by Darkworks, released 22 June 2001 on Dreamcast, PlayStation 2 and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare is

Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare is an adventure game developed by Darkworks and released in 2001. It was published by CyberFront. It is available on Dreamcast, PlayStation 2 and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

Set on October 31, 2001, Edward Carnby’s best friend and partner, Charles Fiske, has been found dead off the coast of Shadow Island, a mysterious island near the coast of Massachusetts. Carnby’s investigation quickly leads him to Frederick Johnson, who informs him of Fiske’s search for three ancient tablets with the ability to unlock an incredible and dangerous power. Johnson pleads with Carnby to take Fiske’s place and reopen the investigation in order to recover the tablets. Carnby accepts and makes it his mission to find Fiske’s killer. Johnson introduces Edward to Aline Cedrac, an intelligent young university professor. She joins Edward in recovering the missing tablets and assisting…
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, horror, mystery and survival. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Alone in the Dark series

Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare is the seventh of 13 entries we hold in the Alone in the Dark series. The next entry was Ghosthunter in 2003.

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What it launched against

Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare launched on 22 June 2001, within three weeks of Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis, NBA Street, Sonic Adventure 2 and Twisted Metal: Black.

Released around the same time: Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis, NBA Street, Sonic Adventure 2, Twisted Metal: Black.

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When did Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare come out?
Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare was released on 22 June 2001 for Dreamcast, PlayStation 2 and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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