Alice: Madness Returns

Alice: Madness Returns is a psychological horror themed platformer and the sequel to American McGee's Alice.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) A lot of interesting and surreal environments, such as an underwater village made out of wrecked ships, a steampunk factory world and a world made of East Asian artwork.
 * 2) *On top of that, Alice has a unique outfit for most of the game's levels to go along with the theme.
 * 3) Dark and dreamlike atmosphere.
 * 4) There is a well made tonal shift at the beginning of the game. Starting off in a seemingly tranquil forest before the darker atmosphere fully kicks in.
 * 5) Decent combat.
 * 6) Impressive and beautiful graphics due to the surreal environment.
 * 7) The weapons are creative, including the Vorpal Blade, the Pepper Grinder (which functions like a Gatling Gun), the Hobby Horse (functioning like a mallet) and the Teapot Cannon.
 * 8) *All of the following can be upgraded.
 * 9) Interesting story.
 * 10) You can collect fragments of Alice's memories with provide some interesting backstory.
 * 11) Lots of replay value.
 * 12) Excellent platforming that allows the player to glide and jump multiple times in the air.
 * 13) Falling off of platforms doesn't instantly kill you.
 * 14) When Alice is nearly dead, she can enter a hysteria mode. Which functions like as a last stand rage ability.
 * 15) Alice can shrink in size to not only walk though small spaces, but to also reveal invisible writing and platforms.
 * 16) The artwork in the cutscenes is interesting.
 * 17) Excellent sequel to the original American McGee's Alice.
 * 18) The first game is available for free with the game on the PS3 and 360.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) The Ending is abrupt and somewhat unsatisfying.
 * 2) The combat, while solid, can get repetitive sometimes.

Trivia

 * It spawned the "I'M ON MY PERIOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD!" meme.