Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare

 Dreamcast
Metascore
75

Generally favorable reviews - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
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  1. GamerWeb Sega
    82
    A bit like a B-Dreamcast game, and will probably secure a place in your library for that reason, so maybe you can skip the Eric Roberts movie after all.
  2. GameShark
    80
    Superb graphics, challenging puzzles, morbid acts, and eerie noises will have you playing until the wee hours of the morning.
  3. Game Informer
    80
    When you go up against "RE Code: Veronica" armed with only a flashlight, you just aren't going to win the battle. [Nov 2001, p.125]
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  5. Hot Games
    80
    If you like your games brainy and scary, Alone in the Dark is just the medicine the witch doctor ordered.
  6. GamePro
    80
    Sports the best lighting effects you’ll ever see on the Dreamcast. The overall graphic quality is topnotch with sharp prerendered environments and good-looking characters.
  7. Gaming Age
    75
    Lack of originality aside, this is still a good and highly playable game.
  8. Planet Dreamcast
    75
    A pretty good game and something that I would recommend any horror fan to play.
  9. IGN
    73
    If you grew up on this series and were hoping for the next great chapter, you'll be left alone in the dark.
  10. GameSpot
    69
    While there are better games available for the console--most notably, Capcom's Resident Evil: Code Veronica--the budget price of this game is sure to please just about any gamer willing to take the plunge into this well-saturated genre.
  11. Electric Playground
    65
    There's a lot of survival in this survival horror, but very little horror. Occasionally it manages to surprise you with some good monster placement and give you a little jolt, but that's all.
  12. Next Generation Magazine
    60
    The Dreamcast version gives you the best of all possible worlds: sharp, solid 3D graphics, along with reasonably familiar Resident Evil-style gamepad control. [Jan 2002, p.86]
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Awards & Rankings

26
#26 Best Dreamcast Game of 2001
13
#13 Most Discussed Dreamcast Game of 2001
10
#10 Most Shared Dreamcast Game of 2001

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User Score
7.4

Mixed or average reviews- based on 13 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 13
  3. Negative: 2 out of 13
  1. Steyraus
    Jun 5, 2022
    9
    This is the IP that RE copied, the early AITD games invented Survival.horror. I've been replaying this awsome atmospheric peice of History andThis is the IP that RE copied, the early AITD games invented Survival.horror. I've been replaying this awsome atmospheric peice of History and the GC version is fine..Not the best but definitely a must have in a collectors collection.… Full Review »
  2. Alec_Trevelyan
    Jul 2, 2020
    0
    one of the best games like resident evil.. good gameplay, brutal horror, and excellent story...
  3. TylerMitch
    Nov 21, 2019
    3
    Huh what this game never grabbed me why do people enjoy this I guess it can be interesting just bad RE
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