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Alone in the Dark for Xbox 360
Alone in the Dark: Inferno for Xbox 360 follows Edward Carnby during a supernatural disaster in Central Park and the surrounding streets of New York. He awakens without clear memories and tries to understand why fissures, monsters and a living darkness are overwhelming the city. The story is divided into episodes that can be revisited from the menu. A recap helps when you continue after a break.
Edward explores buildings, drives through collapsing streets and combines found objects into tools or weapons. Fuel can be poured over a target, an aerosol can works with a lighter as a short-range flamethrower and wooden objects catch fire. Fire is more than an effect: some enemies disappear permanently only when their weak points burn. The inventory appears inside Edward's jacket and limits how much material can be carried at once.
The Xbox 360 version carries the subtitle Inferno and has revised controls, a freer camera and an additional sequence of events compared with the earlier Xbox 360 release. Puzzles use light, fire, electricity and physical objects, while action scenes also demand climbing and driving. The campaign is entirely for one player and requires no network service. This boxed copy follows the normal rules for case and manual unless the product title states otherwise.
Region and language
Our Xbox 360 games are PAL editions and come with a Dutch or English box, unless stated otherwise. By default, you receive the version for the European market. We note it in the product details if the region is different or the box is in another language. In almost all cases, the game is playable at least in English, and often in the other five common European languages too.
Manual
Alone in the Dark for Xbox 360 includes the manual unless the product title states otherwise. If the booklet is missing, the title says “No Manual”. This lets you see before ordering whether the game comes with a manual.
The manuals included with our games usually contain at least English and often around six European languages. The exact languages vary by edition, so Dutch is not always included. The booklet explains the controls and the main rules. You can use it to check how to control the game, which actions are available and how its different features work.
The history of Alone in the Dark
Eden Games developed Alone in the Dark and Atari released the Xbox 360 version, Alone in the Dark: Inferno, in late 2008. Edward Carnby was already the central investigator in the series that helped shape 3D survival horror in 1992. This new interpretation moved him to modern New York and built the area around Central Park as the source of an ancient secret and a growing supernatural threat.
The design presents the campaign like a television season. Episodes contain chapters, previews and recaps, and the player can skip to a later segment when stuck on a scene. At the same time, the game attempts to make everyday objects useful: liquids leak from damaged bottles, tape connects components and fire spreads across flammable material. Puzzles and fights can therefore allow several solutions, although large action scenes remain more directed.
Inferno was more than a change of name. Controls, inventory, camera and several scenes were reworked for Xbox 360 in response to reactions to earlier versions. An exclusive additional episode was also added. The physical Xbox 360 release is therefore not simply identical to Alone in the Dark on Xbox 360, PC, Wii or PlayStation 2. Later games in the series tell different stories; this product page remains focused on Edward's 2008 adventure.
Similar games for Xbox 360
Alien: Isolation builds tension around careful stealth from one nearly invincible hunter. Alone in the Dark: Inferno lets Edward fight, drive and combine objects more often. Both use limited resources and dark environments, but Inferno places more emphasis on fire, physics and episodic action scenes.
Dead Space keeps Isaac Clarke on a spaceship and asks him to target the limbs of Necromorphs. Inferno takes place in New York and makes fire the decisive way to stop many enemies permanently. Both mix puzzles and combat, but Dead Space has tighter shooter controls and Inferno more item combinations.
Resident Evil 5 is built around gunfights, cooperation and an inventory with fixed slots. Inferno is entirely for one player and literally displays the inventory inside Edward's jacket. Both require supply choices, but Inferno uses loose objects and fire for improvisation while Resident Evil 5 mainly manages weapons and ammunition.
Silent Hill: Homecoming focuses on psychological horror, foggy streets and personal guilt. Inferno tells a more direct disaster story with collapses, chases and supernatural secrets beneath Central Park. Both have puzzles, but Inferno more often uses physical objects, vehicles and flammable materials.
Deadly Premonition: The Director's Cut combines murder investigation with an open town, a daily schedule and many conversations. Inferno keeps a higher pace and divides its linear disaster story into episodes. Both follow an unconventional investigator and mix horror with action, but Deadly Premonition gives characters more room while Inferno offers larger spectacle scenes.
