<s>
Alone	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
New	I-Application
Nightmare	I-Application
(	O
alternatively	O
and	O
internally	O
known	O
as	O
Alone	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
4	I-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
survival	O
horror	O
video	O
game	O
and	O
the	O
fourth	O
installment	O
and	O
first	O
reboot	O
of	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
series	O
Alone	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Darkworks	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Infogrames	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
SA	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2001	O
on	O
several	O
platforms	O
including	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
several	O
months	O
after	O
and	O
only	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
prequel	O
comic	O
Alone	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
:	O
Life	O
is	O
a	O
Hideous	O
Thing	O
was	O
published	O
in	O
France	O
by	O
Semic	O
comics	O
in	O
2001	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
English	O
in	O
September	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
Creatures	O
of	O
Darkness	O
are	O
eventually	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
reptilian	B-Language
,	O
silicon-based	O
life	O
forms	O
from	O
the	O
center	O
of	O
the	O
Earth	O
,	O
an	O
enormous	O
world	O
of	O
dark	O
caverns	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
World	O
of	O
Darkness	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Darkworks	O
handled	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
versions	O
,	O
the	O
latter	O
being	O
released	O
one	O
month	O
after	O
the	O
former	O
and	O
featuring	O
major	O
graphic	O
improvements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spiral	O
House	O
ported	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
to	O
Windows	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
but	O
suffers	O
from	O
sound	O
conversion	O
issues	O
which	O
turn	O
the	O
overall	O
soundtrack	O
into	O
noticeably	O
worse	O
quality	O
renditions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spiral	O
House	O
also	O
ported	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
released	O
it	O
several	O
months	O
after	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
lip	O
synchronization	O
for	O
the	O
polygon	O
models	O
during	O
cutscenes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
separately	O
developed	O
by	O
Pocket	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
older	O
handheld	O
systems	O
would	O
often	O
abandon	O
3D	O
environments	O
entirely	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
easier	O
to	O
render	O
2D	O
sprites	O
,	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
received	O
a	O
relatively	O
faithful	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
home	O
console	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
's	O
cartridge-based	O
format	O
necessitated	O
the	O
loss	O
of	O
the	O
full	O
motion	O
video	O
cut	O
scenes	O
from	O
the	O
other	O
versions	O
,	O
and	O
many	O
game	O
play	O
areas	O
had	O
to	O
be	O
reduced	O
in	O
size	O
while	O
some	O
were	O
eliminated	O
entirely	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
by	O
Infogrames	O
,	O
except	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
only	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
versions	O
were	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
by	O
Capcom	O
,	O
but	O
these	O
releases	O
were	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
eventually	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
in	O
2002	O
by	O
CyberFront	O
,	O
featuring	O
English	O
voices	O
and	O
Japanese	O
subtitles	O
unlike	O
the	O
Japanese	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
Alone	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
games	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
fully	O
dubbed	O
to	O
Japanese	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
May	O
2012	O
as	O
a	O
PSone	O
classic	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
September	O
1	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
also	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
,	O
but	O
is	O
not	O
compatible	O
with	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
due	O
to	O
porting	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
October	O
2013	O
,	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
version	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Online	I-Application
service	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
debuting	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
Game	O
Boy	O
section	O
on	O
February	O
8	O
,	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alone	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
New	I-Application
Nightmare	I-Application
was	O
well	O
received	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
versions	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
received	O
"	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamesMaster	O
gave	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
version	O
90%	O
,	O
and	O
The	O
Sunday	O
Times	O
gave	O
it	O
the	O
award	O
of	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Week	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Those	O
who	O
are	O
patient	O
and	O
dedicated	O
will	O
probably	O
find	O
Alone	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
New	I-Application
Nightmare	I-Application
very	O
rewarding	O
,	O
while	O
everyone	O
else	O
might	O
consider	O
this	O
game	O
a	O
bit	O
too	O
difficult	O
and	O
trying.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
website	O
also	O
gave	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
three	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
This	O
game	O
should	O
have	O
been	O
in	O
development	O
longer	O
and	O
more	O
polished	O
(	O
there	O
are	O
numerous	O
graphical	O
glitches	O
and	O
clipping	O
that	O
occurs	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
X-Play	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
three	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
and	O
said	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
is	O
n't	O
really	O
bad	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jeff	O
Lundrigan	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
magazine	O
later	O
said	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
in	O
its	O
final	O
issue	O
,	O
"	O
If	O
you	O
have	O
n't	O
tried	O
any	O
other	O
version	O
,	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
is	O
definitely	O
the	O
way	O
to	O
go	O
with	O
this	O
one.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Games	O
Magazine	O
nominated	O
The	O
New	O
Nightmare	O
as	O
the	O
best	O
adventure	O
game	O
of	O
2001	O
,	O
but	O
ultimately	O
gave	O
the	O
award	O
to	O
Myst	B-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Exile	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2005	O
,	O
a	O
film	O
adaptation	O
was	O
released	O
called	O
Alone	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
loosely	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
fourth	O
installment	O
.	O
</s>
