Alone in the Dark 2

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Alone in the Dark 2

System(s): Sega Saturn

Publisher: I-Motion (US), Infogrames Multimedia (EU), Electronic Arts Victor (JP)

Developer: Infogrames

Distributor: Kokopeli Digital Studios (US)

Sound driver: SCSP/CD-DA (1 track)

Genre: Adventure

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1996-02-23	¥5,8005,800	T-10602G
US	1996-07	$54.9954.99	T-29401H
EU	1996-05^[1]		T-15101H-50

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Alone in the Dark 2 (アローン・イン・ザ・ダーク２) is the direct sequel to Alone in the Dark as was developed by Infogrames for DOS, FM Towns and PC-9801 computers and the 3DO. Enhanced versions were released in 1996 for the Sega Saturn and Sony PlayStation, and work began on a Sega 32X port before being scrapped.

This version was titled Alone in the Dark: Jack is Back in Europe, Alone in the Dark: One-Eyed Jack's Revenge in North America and Alone in the Dark 2: Jack is Back in Japan. Infogrames released Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare in 2001 for the Sega Dreamcast.

Magazine articles

Main article: Alone in the Dark 2/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #86: "September 1996" (1996-xx-xx)
also published in:

Game Informer (US) #41: "September 1996" (1996-xx-xx)^[2]

Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (UK) #8: "June 1996" (1996-05-22)

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Consoles + (FR)

89

^[8]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

25

^[1]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

43

^[9]

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

60

^[10]

Fun Generation (DE)

NTSC

40

^[11]

GameFan (US)

NTSC-U

49

^[12]

Game Players (US)

NTSC-U

79

^[13]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

53

^[14]

GamesMaster (UK)

PAL

84

^[15]

Joypad (FR)

75

^[16]

Maximum (UK)

25

^[3]

Mega Force (FR)

PAL

79

^[17]

Mega Fun (DE)

PAL

64

^[18]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

NTSC-J

52

^[4]

Next Generation (US)

NTSC-U

50

^[19]

Player One (FR)

86

^[20]

Saturn Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

64

^[21]

Sega News (CZ)

72

^[22]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

88

^[23]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

79

^[24]

Świat Gier Komputerowych (PL)

70

^[25]

Sega Saturn Magazine (UK)

PAL

54

^[26]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

67

^[27]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

62

^[7]

Total Saturn (UK)

PAL

72

^[28]

Video Games (DE)

NTSC-J

67

^[29]

VideoGames (US)

NTSC-U

50

^[30]

	63
Based on 27 reviews

Alone in the Dark 2

Saturn, EU
Cover
Disc

Saturn, US
Cover
Manual

Saturn, JP
Cover
Disc

References

NEC Retro has more information related to Alone in the Dark 2

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 File:CVG UK 174.pdf, page 93 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 174.pdf_p93" defined multiple times with different content
↑ Game Informer, "September 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 27
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 File:MAXIMUM UK 07.pdf, page 125 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MAXIMUM UK 07.pdf_p125" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 File:MeanMachinesSega43UK.pdf, page 80 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega43UK.pdf_p80" defined multiple times with different content
↑ File:SSM_UK_07.pdf, page 80
↑ File:SSM_JP_19960223_1996-03.pdf, page 217
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 Saturn no Game wa Sekai Ichi~i~i~i!: Satamaga Dokusha Race Zen Kiroku, SoftBank Publishing, page 16 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SnGwSISDRZK Book JP.pdf_p16" defined multiple times with different content
↑ Consoles +, "Mai 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 120
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "July 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 26
↑ Famitsu, "1996-03-01" (JP; 1996-02-16), page 33
↑ Fun Generation, "05/96" (DE; 1996-04-10), page 51
↑ GameFan, "Volume 4, Issue 7: July 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 12
↑ Game Players, "Vol. 9 No. 7 July 1996" (US; 1996-06-11), page 62
↑ GamePro, "July 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 76
↑ GamesMaster, "July 1996" (UK; 1996-06-06), page 54
↑ Joypad, "Mai 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 60
↑ Mega Force, "Mai 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 75
↑ Mega Fun, "09/96" (DE; 1996-08-21), page 62
↑ Next Generation, "August 1996" (US; 1996-07-23), page 93
↑ Player One, "Mai 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 106
↑ Saturn Fan, "1996 No. 8" (JP; 1996-03-29), page 54
↑ Sega News, "Prosinec 1996" (CZ; 1996-1x-xx), page 18
↑ Sega Power, "July 1996" (UK; 1996-05-09), page 48
↑ Sega Pro, "August 1996" (UK; 1996-06-xx), page 26
↑ Świat Gier Komputerowych, "11/1996" (PL; 1996-xx-xx), page 1
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "May 1996" (UK; 1996-04-24), page 80
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "1996-03 (1996-02-23)" (JP; 1996-02-09), page 217
↑ Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue Four" (UK; 1996-12-29), page 10
↑ Video Games, "4/96" (DE; 1996-03-20), page 92
↑ VideoGames, "July 1996" (US; 1996-06-18), page 65

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[:File:GameInformer_US_041.pdf_p27-2] Game Informer, "September 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 27

[:File:MAXIMUM_UK_07.pdf_p125-3] 3.0 ^3.1 File:MAXIMUM UK 07.pdf, page 125 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MAXIMUM UK 07.pdf_p125" defined multiple times with different content

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[:File:SSM_UK_07.pdf_p80-5] File:SSM_UK_07.pdf, page 80

[:File:SSM_JP_19960223_1996-03.pdf_p217-6] File:SSM_JP_19960223_1996-03.pdf, page 217

[:File:SnGwSISDRZK_Book_JP.pdf_p16-7] 7.0 ^7.1 Saturn no Game wa Sekai Ichi~i~i~i!: Satamaga Dokusha Race Zen Kiroku, SoftBank Publishing, page 16 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SnGwSISDRZK Book JP.pdf_p16" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_054.pdf_p120-8] Consoles +, "Mai 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 120

[:File:EGM_US_084.pdf_p26-9] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "July 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 26

[10] Famitsu, "1996-03-01" (JP; 1996-02-16), page 33

[:File:FunGeneration_DE_1996-05.pdf_p51-11] Fun Generation, "05/96" (DE; 1996-04-10), page 51

[:File:GameFan_US_0407.pdf_p12-12] GameFan, "Volume 4, Issue 7: July 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 12

[:File:GamePlayers_US_0907.pdf_p62-13] Game Players, "Vol. 9 No. 7 July 1996" (US; 1996-06-11), page 62

[:File:GamePro_US_094.pdf_p76-14] GamePro, "July 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 76

[:File:GamesMaster_UK_044.pdf_p54-15] GamesMaster, "July 1996" (UK; 1996-06-06), page 54

[:File:Joypad_FR_053.pdf_p60-16] Joypad, "Mai 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 60

[:File:MegaForce_FR_50.pdf_p75-17] Mega Force, "Mai 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 75

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1996-09.pdf_p62-18] Mega Fun, "09/96" (DE; 1996-08-21), page 62

[:File:NextGeneration_US_20.pdf_p93-19] Next Generation, "August 1996" (US; 1996-07-23), page 93

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_064.pdf_p106-20] Player One, "Mai 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 106

[:File:SaturnFan_JP_1996-08.pdf_p54-21] Saturn Fan, "1996 No. 8" (JP; 1996-03-29), page 54

[:File:Sega_News_3_CZ.pdf_p18-22] Sega News, "Prosinec 1996" (CZ; 1996-1x-xx), page 18

[:File:SegaPower_UK_80.pdf_p48-23] Sega Power, "July 1996" (UK; 1996-05-09), page 48

[:File:SegaPro_UK_60.pdf_p26-24] Sega Pro, "August 1996" (UK; 1996-06-xx), page 26

[25] Świat Gier Komputerowych, "11/1996" (PL; 1996-xx-xx), page 1

[:File:SSM_UK_07.pdf_p80-26] Sega Saturn Magazine, "May 1996" (UK; 1996-04-24), page 80

[:File:SSM_JP_19960223_1996-03.pdf_p217-27] Sega Saturn Magazine, "1996-03 (1996-02-23)" (JP; 1996-02-09), page 217

[:File:TotalSaturn_UK_04.pdf_p10-28] Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue Four" (UK; 1996-12-29), page 10

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1996-04.pdf_p92-29] Video Games, "4/96" (DE; 1996-03-20), page 92

[:File:VideoGames_US_90.pdf_p65-30] VideoGames, "July 1996" (US; 1996-06-18), page 65

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Alone in the Dark 2

From Sega Retro

Contents

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

References