Alone in the Dark

Alone in the Dark

Game general and emulation properties: Languages supported: Region NTSC-U: Serial numbers: SLUS-21690 Release date: June 23, 2008 CRCs: B3723E7E Windows Status: Playable Linux Status: ? Mac Status: ? Region PAL: Serial numbers: SLES-55207 SLES-54884 SLES-54883 Release date: June 20, 2008 June 26, 2008 (Australia) CRCs: 5A466FB4 68FC3CF9 (PAL-M4) Windows Status: Playable Linux Status: ? Mac Status: ?

Developer(s): Hydravision
Publisher(s): Atari
Genre: Action, Adventure, Horror
Wikipedia: Link
Game review links: Metacritic: 47/100, IGN: 3/10
Game description: Taking inspiration from the presentation style and structure of a number of acclaimed and globally popular TV action dramas, Alone in the Dark is split into a number of distinct episodes in a season-style format. With approximately 30-40 minutes of gameplay comprising each episode, the structure of Alone in the Dark is adapted for an audience familiar with the hard-hitting bite-size delivery of contemporary TV dramas, offering easy accessibility whether the player has hours to devote or only wants a quick TV-style fix.
The gameplay in Alone in the Dark differs greatly from other games in the series. It is set out through DVD-style "episodes", where the player can choose to start the game from the beginning, or choose to skip to a section if they get stuck. If they choose to do so, the past events are recollected in a "Previously on Alone in the Dark..." cutscene at the start of the episode.

Test configurations on Windows:

Environment			Configurations			Comments	Tester
Region	OS	CPU/GPU	Revision	Graphics	Sound/Pad
PAL/NTSC-U	?	Intel Core i7 920 @ 3.4 Ghz GeForce GTX 285	0.9.8 RC1 (r4564)	GSDX r4562	SPU2-X r4510 Lilypad r4510	BIOS: Europe v02.20, 50-60FPS	Machina
NTSC-U	Windows	Intel Core i7 @ 3.4Ghz Nvidia GTX 285 768MB	1.1.0 r5517	GSdx 5464 SSE41	SPU2-X 2.0.0 LilyPad 0.11.0	Runs above full speed.	General-Plot
PAL	Windows	I5 3330 HD radeon 6850	1.1.svn5857	GSDX	SPU2-X ?	USA v02.20(10/02/2006), EE/VU Clamp: Standard, EE/VU Rounding: Standard, Not work,Falling down status for 2-Intro,no see menu., In the first screen the loading never end,show a black screen loading.	DESTRUIDOR
NTSC-U	Windows	Intel Core i7 @ 3.4Ghz Nvidia GTX 285 768MB	1.2.0 r5919	GSdx 5912 SSE41	SPU2-X 5893 2.0.0 LilyPad 5822 0.11.0	Runs near full speed., Minor garbage flickering and stripey in hardware mode. Looks fine in software mode.	General-Plot
PAL-M4	Windows 10 Home, x64	Intel(R) Pentium(R) CPU G2030 @ 3.00GHz NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 @ 2 GB	v1.7.2564 Automatic fixes	GSdx	build-in	Europe v02.00(14/06/2004), Playable, The game runs at 1440p (2K) 55/60 FPS, without freezes, brakes and bugs.	Chern40_7

Fixed Issues

Hangs on Boot.

• Status: Fixed
• Type: Serious
• Description: While loading, the game freezes.
• Workaround: Fixed in recent builds 1.7. For older versions: Requires EE Timing Hack gamefix to boot.

Controller model graphical glitch

• Status: Fixed
• Type: Minor
• Description: Sometimes the game shows you a model of the PS2 controller in the top-left corner and will "focus" on a button you're tasked to press with a small circle. This small circle is supposed to "hide" what's outside it, instead, in both OpenGL HW and SW renderers this doesn't happen.
• Workaround: The effect now works properly in all renderer.

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  Alone in the Dark (SLES 54883)

	Alone in the Dark (SLUS 21690) (U) Alone in the Dark (SLES 54884) (E)