Alone in the Dark Concepts

Concepts

Bink Video

A proprietary video codec (.bik/bk2 extension) developed by RAD Game Tools and used in a very large number of video games.
Cthulhu Mythos

Shared mythology for several H.P. Lovecraft stories.
Eye Scars

Scarring over the eye. Used by game developers to make a character appear more rugged and 'badass'.
Final Boss

The last boss you face in a game, usually representing the final climax of the game.
Fire Propagation

Games in which fire can spread continuously across the environment or between objects.
Franchise Reboot

The idea of taking an existing franchise and starting over from scratch, overhauling the gameplay and sometimes going so far as to remove it from any connection to previous games in a series. Such is sometimes done when attempting to revitalize a franchise that is showing its age and has fallen into disfavor.
Full Body Awareness

Some first-person games that wish to immerse the player in the experience more will go as far as to include full body awareness, or the ability to see the player character's body when looking down.
Innocent People Die

A plot device where innocent characters are killed. Sometimes players forced to watch it happen and can do nothing to prevent it.
Male Protagonists

This concept is for games in which the main character is male.
Mercenary

Mercenaries, Soldiers for Hire, have been found fighting in conflicts since the dawn of human warfare. These hired guns show a desire to turn their talent in the art of death to a more profitable profession.
Persistent Character Damage

Damage modeling added to a character throughout a game that lasts through the duration of the game.
PlayStation Now

Sony's game streaming service for PS4 and PC.
Police

Police are paid protectors who enforce the law through legal use of force. They help ensure public safety and social order. Their motto is to protect and to serve.
Protagonist Death

When the character the player is controlling dies as part of the game's plotline.
Real-Time Combat

Video game combat in which combat actions are performed in real-time, rather than through a turn-based structure.
Same Name Reboot

When a franchise tries to start over by releasing a game with the same title as the first game in the series, or the name of the series in general.
WASD Movement

WASD, or WADS, is the most common and often the default setting to move the player character in computer games with a first or third person perspective.

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Game details

Name	Alone in the Dark Alone in the Dark
First release date	June 24, 2008 Release Date Need a fuzzy date?Need an exact date? Release date for this game.
Platform	PlayStation 2 Xbox 360 PlayStation 3 Wii PC Platform Platform of this game.
Developer	Eden Games S.A.S. Hydravision Entertainment Developer Developer of this game.
Publisher	Atari SA Publisher Publisher of this game.
Genre	Action-Adventure Game Genres Genres of this game.
Theme	Horror Game Themes Themes of this game.
Franchises	Alone in the Dark Franchise Franchises of this game.
Aliases	AITD Alone in the Dark 5 Alone in the Dark: Inferno AITD Alone in the Dark 5 Alone in the Dark: Inferno

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Specific release details

Release Date	June 20, 2008
Rating	PEGI: 18+
Supported Resolutions	N/A
Surround Sound	N/A
Widescreen Support	No
Features Camera support Voice control Motion control Driving wheel (native) Flightstick (native) PC gamepad (native) Head tracking (native)
Multiplayer Local co-op LAN co-op Online co-op Local competitive LAN competitive Online competitive Local splitscreen Online splitscreen Pass and play Voice chat Asynchronous multiplayer