This game... where to begin. Amazing. Outstanding. Creative. Disturbing. Immersive. Massive. Alice: The Madness Returns in my opinion is one of the best games I've ever played. For those who don't know, this particular "brand" of Alice in Wonderland is nothing like the Disney movie. It shares more in common with the book then the animated film. But enough about Disney, lets get back to the game itself. There are six chapters and with the exception of Chapter six, can take hours to play. If you want to take the time to look around and figure things out, you can spend even more time looking down the rabbit hole.
With a steady change of scenery, enemies and characters, the gameplay and story never really get dull. There's always something to fight or a puzzle to solve. It never really loses momentum. Now don't get me wrong, it is a hack and slash with some puzzle solving thrown in and a vast world to explore, but that never makes the experience feel hollow. I simply could not get enough of this game. By the way, if you're a score whore, the achievements are relatively simple too.
Also for an additional $10 or 800 Microsoft points you can purchase the original game, which has six achievements attached to it.
Now for the breakdown.
Graphics: Amazing. It can be a little choppy at certain points, but overall the visual spectacle of it all is simply mind blowing.
Gameplay: Fantastic. There's never a dull moment. Wonderland always has something to fight or a puzzle to solve.
Story: An immersive story in an immersive world with some plot twists thrown in.
Re-play value: I played it twice but wanted to keep going.
Difficulty: I played through on normal but if you're an achievement junkie like me you'll want to beat it on Nightmare as well (which I did). Play through on normal first and collect as many Teeth as you can, then you'll have all your weapons upgraded fully by chapter five. Finally, play a new game on Nightmare and your upgraded weapons will carry over, essentially making Nightmare as easy as normal. Trust me, you won't get tired of it after the first play-through. Your only problem may be finding you way back through the looking glass.
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