Alice: Madness Returns announced! Sequel to American McGee's: Alice!

Press Release
EA and Spicy Horse Games Send Gamers Down the Rabbit Hole in Alice: Madness Returns

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Gaming visionary American McGee returns to Wonderland as Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) and Spicy Horse Games announce Alice: Madness Returns™, the dark and deranged sequel to the year 2000 PC hit, American McGee's Alice™. Designed with the same dark styIe of the original, but now featuring entirely new visuals, story and game design, Alice: Madness Returns is a fun and addictive action adventure set to release on PC, the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system. The game follows Alice on a journey through a wildly corrupted and shattered Wonderland to uncover the truth behind her haunted past and tortured psyche. In this journey, players will romp through highly-detailed elaborate worlds, encounter a cast of off-beat characters and engage in epic battles with deadly weapons and sinister villains.

"We can't wait to share our vision with Alice in Wonderland fans and gamers around the world."

"Alice is a cIassic fiction, infinitely rich with memorable characters, places and experiences. Our approach to Alice: Madness Returns takes this colorful world and reinvents it with psychotic personalities and pervasive insanity," said American McGee, Spicy Horse Games Co-Founder and Senior Creative Director. "We can't wait to share our vision with Alice in Wonderland fans and gamers around the world."

Alice: Madness Returns takes place 10 years after the conclusion of the original game, with Alice struggling to recover from the emotional trauma of losing her entire family in a fatal fire. After spending a decade institutionalized in an insane asylum, she is finally released to the care of a psychiatrist who just may be able to help her conquer the nightmarish hallucinations that still haunt her. Alice embarks on a mission to root out the true cause of her family's mysterious death, jumping from a gloomy and stark London to a rich and provocative Wonderland.

"In 2000, we launched a cult hit on the PC with American McGee's Alice. Ten years later, I'm pleased to announce American is back on board leading the top-rate talent at Spicy Horse Games to create this sequel," said David DeMartini, Senior Vice President and General Manager of EA Partners. "The Alice in Wonderland fiction continues to be a fan favorite all over the world. We can't wait for them to experience the next chapter with Alice: Madness Returns."

Alice: Madness Returns will be available in 2011 for the PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

For more information on Alice: Madness Returns, please visithttp://AliceMadnessReturns.com.

Teaser Trailer

OMG! There are no words to express my excitement. The first game was one of the most underrated PC titles ever made. Oh man, who else is hyped?!?! :shocked:

DO WANT! :P

The original one was a masterpeice. It blew my mind. Severely unappreciated game. If the sequel any where near the quality of the 1st one, then awesome. :)

Woah. Haven't played the first but this looks good.

What does your sig represent?siLVURcross

I never really understood what this was.

Is this based on an actual book that depicts Alice in Wonderland in some sort of corrupt, and chaotic alternative universe? Or is "American McGee's" just a title they slap on these games? Not that there's anything wrong with that.

I do remember skipping over the first title completely though, but only because I was as confused then as I still am now.

[QUOTE="siLVURcross"]What does your sig represent?AfterBurnerZ

i never had a chance to play the first one, always wanted to though. i'm definitely going to check this out when it releases.

Nice!

Didn't get to play much of the original, but I will definitely be checking this one out!

Now they just need to get that freaking movie adaptation made...

I never really understood what this was.

Is this based on an actual book that depicts Alice in Wonderland in some sort of corrupt, and chaotic alternative universe? Or is "American McGee's" just a title they slap on these games? Not that there's anything wrong with that.

I do remember skipping over the first title completely though, but only because I was as confused then as I still am now.

Raymundo_Manuel

American McGee is just some developer who puts his name in front of games like Sid Meier does.

Nice!

Didn't get to play much of the original, but I will definitely be checking this one out!

Now they just need to get that freaking movie adaptation made...

LostProphetFLCL

After Bad Day LA and whatever that episodic fairy tale game was, I wonder if American McGee has gone the way of fellow iD software alumnus John Romero in having lost the ability to design good games.

Let's just say that, for EA's sake, I hope they're not giving him too much money.

Woah. Haven't played the first but this looks good.

Wanderer5

Same here. It looks good, although I'm not quite sure if I dig the "twisted"-Alice in Wonderland theme with skeletons. I actually very much liked Tim Burton's theme in his latest movie.

I never really understood what this was.

Is this based on an actual book that depicts Alice in Wonderland in some sort of corrupt, and chaotic alternative universe? Or is "American McGee's" just a title they slap on these games? Not that there's anything wrong with that.

I do remember skipping over the first title completely though, but only because I was as confused then as I still am now.

Raymundo_Manuel

After reading the wiki, what I gather is it takes place AFTER the second book (making this an entirely original story). Alice goes insane after a fire burns down her house and kills her family. While lying Catatonic in the mental hospital after a suicide attempt she gets another visit from the white rabbit who brings her back to a now insane version of Wonderland.

If she can save Wonderland she can regain her sanity.

[QUOTE="LostProphetFLCL"]

Nice!

Didn't get to play much of the original, but I will definitely be checking this one out!

Now they just need to get that freaking movie adaptation made...

nervmeister

Yes that was my hope as well. At least Burton put out his own great Alice movie.

Ufortunately though they WERE going to make the movie but it ended up falling through. Maybe if this new game does well the movie might get revived.

[QUOTE="Raymundo_Manuel"]

I never really understood what this was.

Is this based on an actual book that depicts Alice in Wonderland in some sort of corrupt, and chaotic alternative universe? Or is "American McGee's" just a title they slap on these games? Not that there's anything wrong with that.

I do remember skipping over the first title completely though, but only because I was as confused then as I still am now.

LostProphetFLCL

After reading the wiki, what I gather is it takes place AFTER the second book (making this an entirely original story). Alice goes insane after a fire burns down her house and kills her family. While lying Catatonic in the mental hospital after a suicide attempt she gets another visit from the white rabbit who brings her back to a now insane version of Wonderland.

If she can save Wonderland she can regain her sanity.

Sounds pretty cool. I just finished reading Lewis Caroll's original Alice in Wonderland not more than a day ago. I donno about this second book though.

I'm sure the first American McGee's Alice game is impossible to track down in stores now, so...umm.....I might have to do something about that as this new one (judging by the screenshots posted) looks pretty cool. I like the sty|e and theme, and McGee has some good games under his belt, so I imagine it'll be a good game.

[QUOTE="LostProphetFLCL"]

[QUOTE="Raymundo_Manuel"]

I never really understood what this was.

Is this based on an actual book that depicts Alice in Wonderland in some sort of corrupt, and chaotic alternative universe? Or is "American McGee's" just a title they slap on these games? Not that there's anything wrong with that.

I do remember skipping over the first title completely though, but only because I was as confused then as I still am now.

Raymundo_Manuel

After reading the wiki, what I gather is it takes place AFTER the second book (making this an entirely original story). Alice goes insane after a fire burns down her house and kills her family. While lying Catatonic in the mental hospital after a suicide attempt she gets another visit from the white rabbit who brings her back to a now insane version of Wonderland.

If she can save Wonderland she can regain her sanity.

Sounds pretty cool. I just finished reading Lewis Caroll's original Alice in Wonderland not more than a day ago. I donno about this second book though.

I'm sure the first American McGee's Alice game is impossible to track down in stores now, so...umm.....I might have to do something about that as this new one (judging by the screenshots posted) looks pretty cool. I like the sty|e and theme, and McGee has some good games under his belt, so I imagine it'll be a good game.

The wiki on the game says it goes for a good $100 as it is seen as a bit of a collectors item so have some money set aside for that...

As for the 2nd book, I do believe that is what Tim Burton's movie was actually based on. I never sat down to read the books but I loved that movie.

And yeah, this game looks purty and I think imma be getting it for my 360 when it comes out. I really love the whole idea of the twisted Wonderland and cannot wait to see what they can do with this gens technology.

Will definitely be keeping an eye on this one. I saw a copy of the original game at a store many years ago... Oh, why didn't I pick it up?

I'll drink to that good news.

[QUOTE="nervmeister"][QUOTE="LostProphetFLCL"]

Nice!

Didn't get to play much of the original, but I will definitely be checking this one out!

Now they just need to get that freaking movie adaptation made...

LostProphetFLCL

Yes that was my hope as well. At least Burton put out his own great Alice movie.

Ufortunately though they WERE going to make the movie but it ended up falling through. Maybe if this new game does well the movie might get revived.

OMG! There are no words to express my excitement. The first game was one of the most underrated PC titles ever made. Oh man, who else is hyped?!?! :shocked:

AfterBurnerZ

Yes indeed, I'll be all over this one like white on rice.

hmmm Im not really interested, its been how long since american mc gee actually made a name under his label? the last I heard he was planning to make OZ, I've played alice it was a good game till the end where the programming and every thing else pretty much fell apart.

Why he doesn't work on OZ which interested me I don't know...but Im not interested in another alice.

This game has some pretty amazing ground textures. And the foliage isnt bad either.

This makes me so MAD! The original game was on Wal-Mart shelves just a couple of years ago all the time for $10, should have grabbed it before it became such a collector's item... :(