Alice: Madness Returns

 Xbox 360
User Score
8.3

Generally favorable reviews- based on 252 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 192 out of 252
  2. Mixed: 47 out of 252
  3. Negative: 13 out of 252
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  1. Boltfrowah
    Apr 13, 2013
    3
    I'm giving this game a lower score because everyone seems so taken back by just the "interpretation" of the story and the visuals. Yes, you can spray paint a turd gold, but in the end, it's just a pretty turd. This game is simply a grinder. Despite some customizable elements, the gameplay itself is a grinder and I found myself just trying to get to the end of the game so I could retireI'm giving this game a lower score because everyone seems so taken back by just the "interpretation" of the story and the visuals. Yes, you can spray paint a turd gold, but in the end, it's just a pretty turd. This game is simply a grinder. Despite some customizable elements, the gameplay itself is a grinder and I found myself just trying to get to the end of the game so I could retire this on my shelf after one play. I would never recommend this game to anyone, it's just too dull to play.… Expand
  2. MatthewDon2002
    Feb 22, 2014
    4
    What could've been a nostalgic nod to early platformers instead deliquesced into a heinously psychedelic video game with solid fighting mechanics going for it and nothing else. The first hour is worthy enough; I mean, jumping around from toadstool to toadstool is entertaining enough, I will give it that. But it slowly becomes an absurd chore and some of the creatures really are monstrous.
  3. Broyax
    Apr 16, 2017
    2
    Atmosphère très glauque pour cette Alice de retour au pays des maboules, musique sinistre, VF de qualité, graphismes... vilains (encore l'Unreal Engine utilisé par des branques... beuuurk) qu'une direction artistique de bon aloi ne parvient pas à sauver, maniabilité médiocre et en retrait du précédent épisode d'il y a plus de 10 ans (c'est ça le progrès ?)... précédent épisode d'ailleursAtmosphère très glauque pour cette Alice de retour au pays des maboules, musique sinistre, VF de qualité, graphismes... vilains (encore l'Unreal Engine utilisé par des branques... beuuurk) qu'une direction artistique de bon aloi ne parvient pas à sauver, maniabilité médiocre et en retrait du précédent épisode d'il y a plus de 10 ans (c'est ça le progrès ?)... précédent épisode d'ailleurs inclus (enfin, à télécharger avec un code à la con), lequel réussit l'exploit d'être aliasé et d'avoir un problème sur les voix (uniquement sur le canal gauche).

    Cela étant, Alice RPF s'avère plutôt sympathique mais devient assez vite répétitif à souhait jusqu'à plus soif. On n'en voit pas le bout et on s'emmeeeerde. Je préconise de passer la camisole à l'adolescente psychotique une bonne fois pour toute, qu'on en parle plus et qu'on ne ponde plus d'autre jeu : bouclez la folledingue et pour de bon cette fois !!    … Expand
  4. Valkai
    Jul 29, 2022
    2
    Repetitivo, mal diseño de niveles, malos gráficos, poca historia, mala jugabilidad... Recuerdo que este videojuego me llamaba la atención cuando salió pero ha envejecido fatal.
  5. guiletheguiles
    Sep 4, 2023
    4
    Look, I can see why people praise this game. The imagery, aesthetics, atmosphere, puzzles, weapon variety and a creepy take on Alice's tale. Supposedly, it's all there but... it's definitely not for me.

    I enjoyed the first level of this game and that's it. I didn't have fun at all with everything else. Combat is annoying, puzzles are tiresome, music feels superficial, platforming goes    Look, I can see why people praise this game. The imagery, aesthetics, atmosphere, puzzles, weapon variety and a creepy take on Alice's tale. Supposedly, it's all there but... it's definitely not for me.

    I enjoyed the first level of this game and that's it. I didn't have fun at all with everything else. Combat is annoying, puzzles are tiresome, music feels superficial, platforming goes on forever and the story just isn't well told. I liked the ending, but the road towards it was the worst.

    What absolutely killed this game was how tedious it is. Levels are unnecessarily HUGE, padded and bloated. Combat may have some cool weapons, but fighting is boring as hell. Not to mention the excessive use of the same puzzles, gimmicks, platforming tricks etc over and over again.

    Alice Madness Returns, in my experience, is a game that takes forever and amounts to nothing. It's better than the first one, yes, but that doesn't mean much. A waste of time, after all.    … Expand

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#30 Most Discussed Xbox 360 Game of 2011
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#35 Most Shared Xbox 360 Game of 2011

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Metascore
70

Mixed or average reviews - based on 67 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 29 out of 67
  2. Mixed: 37 out of 67
  3. Negative: 1 out of 67
  1. DailyGame
    Dec 12, 2011
    79
    The levels are creative and artistic direction is solid, but the actual gameplay suffers from a lack of diversity and being clumped into big chunks.
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  2. GamingTrend
    Sep 14, 2011
    82
    All in all it's a decent game with only a few nagging issues to prevent it from being great. Comparatively, I think that the original did it better, but Spicy Horse has done a respectable job with the sequel.
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  3. Armchair Empire
    Aug 2, 2011
    70
    Had Madness Returns cut its length by half and tossed in a few more gameplay mechanics, it could have easily been one of the best titles released this year.
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