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Article Evaluation - Alice: Madness Returns
Critical Reception


 * Critical reception section is strongly lacking – needs more reviews and reviewer comments
 * Section is unnecessarily small and could use more information being added to it – just needs more reviewers actual commentary and not just them stating the scores that the game got.

Plot


 * The plot section doesn’t appropriately address the game’s plot – a lot of details are left out and this is brought up in the Talk page.

Gameplay

·       The game-breaking glitches should have an entirely new section

o  It’s fine to bring up the fact that this game was severely flawed and had several glitches that were never fixed by EA (game’s publisher)

·       Should somewhere address the fact that this game has an art book – this is never brought up in the Wiki article

Sequels

·       The sequels section could strongly use an update – McGee has started progress on trying to license a new game and this isn’t really brought up

o  The last information on this section is all the way from 2017 despite the fact that the game is still being made in 2019

o  This section also lacks the information on McGee’s preexisting Patreon account and streaming accounts in relation to the development of the new game.

Reviews
In Gamespot’s review, it gives the game an overall ranking of 7/10. It complimented the game for being creative for the specific genre while having a fun combat system. The review praises the level design for being different by using different aspects to introduce variety to the overall gameplay. They also complimented the game for having interesting weapons that allow for many different play styles. At the same time, the game had some pitfalls by saying that the gameplay “doesn’t evolve” from the first game, while also having “distracting” glitches or bugs. Overall, it states that the game is “a fun but thoroughly ordinary game that takes place in an extraordinary setting […] that you’re tempted to push forward to see what deliciously morbid sights yet await”.

Metacritic ultimately gave the Playstation 3 version of the game an average score of 70. The critic reviews ranged from extremely high to extremely low, causing such an even average scoring.

IGN’s review of the game also averages out to a 7/10. The final verdict of the game praises it for being a “fantastically imagined vision of Wonderland” while also criticizing it for having “questionable level design, graphical inconsistency, and repetitive gameplay”. IGN praised the game for having a “stylish and beautiful” presentation. Most of the criticisms in this review come from the gameplay and the ever-present bugs in the game.

Alice: Asylum
American McGee is continuing his work to try and get the game finished and updated to today’s current standards of gaming. His progress is now being tracked and updated through his Patreon page. Fans are now able to vote on designs and possible aspects through the Patreon’s monthly polls. American McGee has continued to develop the game and take in the fan’s personal opinions through a Discord server now available for the game. In the server, fans are able to better connect with McGee and his team about the current progress and status of the game. His intent for creating the Discord server was to curate a personal connection with the dedicated fans and patrons of the games.