American McGee Alice

American McGee's Alice is a third-person shooter computer game released on October 6, 2000. It was developed by Rogue Entertainment and published, distributed and marketed by Electronic Arts. more...

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It was designed by American McGee, and featured music composed by former Nine Inch Nails drummer Chris Vrenna with contributions from current Marilyn Manson keyboardist Madonna Wayne Gacy. The game is powered by the Quake III engine.

Set years after Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass, Alice features an older, more cynical and macabre incarnation of Alice. Such treatment of a children's classic is not entirely new. In the mid 1980s in particular, there were several films with a surreal, partially dark mood such as Labyrinth and Return to Oz.

Synopsis

Shortly after her second adventure, Alice's parents are killed in a fire of which she is the only survivor. Driven catatonic and having attempted suicide (as found in the case book), she is institutionalised in Rutledge Asylum. Years later, Alice is called by the White Rabbit to the aid of a radically altered Wonderland now under the despotic rule of the Queen of Hearts. The Cheshire Cat in particular now looks very different from Sir John Tenniel's original illustration: he is shown here as skeletally thin and his grin looks more devious than mischievous. Alice comments \"You've grown quite mangy, cat, but your grin's a comfort\" on his appearance. The Cat is Alice's constant companion throughout the game, popping up now and again to guide the player or offer advice.

The box art of the game was altered after release, allegedly due to complaints received by the publisher from various consumer groups. The original box art (shown in the top picture) showed Alice holding a bloody knife. The altered version had Alice holding the Ice Wand instead. A third version showed Alice holding the Deck of Cards in her hands.

Characters

The game's characters are generally based on the inhabitants of Lewis Carroll's original novels, but they are not the same characters. Many of them are warped incarnations of their original selves. Among the notable:

Alice: The protagonist of the game. Alice is a demented, suicidal, regretful teenager, the savior of Wonderland. After a fire destroys her home and kills her parents, she falls into a comatose state, and is committed to Rutledge Asylum. She returns to Wonderland, only to find it wickedly deformed. With the aid of the Cheshire Cat, and a wide arsenal of deadly toys, she puts an end to the Red Queen's psychotic dictatorship, and returns Wonderland to its former glory. Alice is voiced by Susie Brann.;

Allies

The White Rabbit: A bipedal white rabbit who wears a waistcoat, carries a pocketwatch, and is constantly late. He always seems to be way ahead of Alice the whole time that she follows him. He is killed by the Mad Hatter, but is revived when Wonderland is returned to normal. The White Rabbit is voiced by Andrew Chaikin.;

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