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New Alice in Wonderland Video game (not disney) In June
Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2011 5:32 pm
by disneyboy20022
http://www.gamestop.com/browse?nav=16k- ... ss+Returns
Eleven years ago a horrific fire took Alice's family from her and left her mind horrifically scarred. Afterwards she was confined to Rutledge Asylum, where she struggled to confront her demons by slipping further into her fantasy world of Wonderland. Now, after ten years, she has finally secured her release - yet she still bears the heavy psychological burden of that tragic event. With her mind in tatters, she is unable to resolve the fear prompted by her strange memories, dreams, and visions. Perhaps she'll do better in Wonderland. She always has. She travels there, seeking what the "real" world can't provide: security, knowledge, and the truth about the past. But in her absence, Wonderland too has suffered. Something has gone horribly wrong, and now a great evil is descending upon what once was her beautiful refuge. Can Alice save Wonderland - and herself - from the madness that consumes them both?
Sounds like almost a rip from Tim Burton's Alice only even Darker....
Intense 3rd person action: Use multiple upgradeable melee weapons, including the explosive Teapot Cannon, the punishing Hobby Horse, and the classic Vorpal Blade.
Explore a dark and shattered Wonderland: Encounter familiar but now strange characters, including the Cheshire Cat, the Mad Hatter, the Caterpillar and the Red Queen.
Magical abilities: Obtain peculiar abilities in Wonderland such as floating with Alice's dress, shrinking, or growing to towering sizes in order to crush enemies.
Interactive puzzles: Intuitive and rewarding puzzles such as transforming obstacles, musical memories, chess, and picture blocks.
Sounds like almost a rip from Tim Burton's Alice only even Darker....
Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2011 5:51 pm
by Scarred4life
It sounds almost like Epic Mickey. Familiar characters with a twist, a familiar environment breaks down.
Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2011 6:03 pm
by Disney Duster
No, this is American McGee's Alice in Wonderland, which came out before Tim Burton's. So Linda Woolverton, who wrote Burton's script and thought her idea was original, was really not so original since this came out before she got her idea (though her idea is different enough to be considered original). This game is only new because it's coming to a platform it wasn't on before, the Xbox.
I'm sure someone with more knowledge or Alice fandom will come and fill us in...?
Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2011 6:30 pm
by disneyboy20022
Disney Duster wrote:No, this is American McGee's Alice in Wonderland, which came out before Tim Burton's. So Linda Woolverton, who wrote Burton's script and thought her idea was original, was really not so original since this came out before she got her idea (though her idea is different enough to be considered original). This game is only new because it's coming to a platform it wasn't on before, the Xbox.
I'm sure someone with more knowledge or Alice fandom will come and fill us in...?
Someone on the board with more knowledge of of all things Alice and Wonderland.....I wonder who that might be..
Cough Disney Kid/Kelvin Cough
Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2011 9:37 am
by LySs
Disney Duster wrote:No, this is American McGee's Alice in Wonderland, which came out before Tim Burton's. So Linda Woolverton, who wrote Burton's script and thought her idea was original, was really not so original since this came out before she got her idea (though her idea is different enough to be considered original). This game is only new because it's coming to a platform it wasn't on before, the Xbox.
I'm sure someone with more knowledge or Alice fandom will come and fill us in...?
This.
I even remember hearing that an American McGee's Alice movie was in development, but was probably cancelled due to script problems. I have no idea if it's still in the works but Sarah Michelle Geller was intended to have the leading role, and it's been reported she's left the project.
I never played the game myself, but I used to always watch a friend of mine play it. She's uber-excited about the sequel. Which looks gorgeous by the way!
Here's the intro to the original game if anyone's interested
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