<s>
Alone	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
the	O
1993	O
survival	O
horror	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Infogrames	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Alone	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
PC-98	B-Operating_System
and	O
FM	B-Device
Towns	I-Device
in	O
1994	O
and	O
to	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
Interactive	I-Device
Multiplayer	I-Device
in	O
1995	O
under	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
1996	O
as	O
Alone	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
:	I-Application
Jack	I-Application
is	I-Application
Back	I-Application
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
and	O
renamed	O
as	O
Alone	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
:	I-Application
One-Eyed	I-Application
Jack	I-Application
's	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
there	O
are	O
some	O
supernatural	O
goings-on	O
(	O
Voodoo	O
black	B-Application
magic	I-Application
)	O
,	O
the	O
main	O
villains	O
are	O
gangsters	O
and	O
pirates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
Christmas	O
of	O
1924	O
,	O
three	O
months	O
after	O
Alone	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jack	O
in	O
the	O
Dark	O
is	O
a	O
small	O
game	O
made	O
during	O
production	O
of	O
Alone	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
promotional	O
game	O
distributed	O
during	O
Christmas	O
in	O
1993	O
(	O
just	O
before	O
Alone	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
released	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
on	O
a	O
single	O
floppy	B-Device
disk	I-Device
in	O
a	O
golden	O
wrapping	O
featuring	O
a	O
Jack-in-the-box	O
illustration	O
on	O
the	O
top	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
Halloween	B-Application
,	O
she	O
enters	O
a	O
small	O
toy	O
store	O
after	O
dark	O
and	O
gets	O
locked	O
in	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
CD	O
versions	O
of	O
both	O
Alone	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
and	O
Alone	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
2	I-Application
came	O
packaged	O
with	O
Jack	O
in	O
the	O
Dark	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
were	O
two	O
DOS	B-Device
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
floppy	B-Device
disk	I-Device
version	O
and	O
the	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
floppy	B-Device
version	O
was	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
the	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
release	O
added	O
a	O
full	O
Red	O
Book	O
audio	O
reworked	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
dialogue	O
speech	O
(	O
in	O
English	O
,	O
French	O
,	O
German	O
,	O
Italian	O
,	O
Spanish	O
and	O
Japanese	O
,	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
country	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
)	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
playable	O
section	O
of	O
Grace	O
Saunders	O
not	O
present	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
version	O
,	O
which	O
connected	O
the	O
mansion	O
and	O
the	O
ship	O
areas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
also	O
removed	O
the	O
copy	B-Application
protection	I-Application
from	O
the	O
floppy	B-Device
disk	I-Device
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
the	O
first	O
instalment	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
outside	O
of	O
Europe	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
distributed	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
by	O
Interplay	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Arrow	O
Micro-Techs	O
Corp	O
,	O
which	O
once	O
again	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
Japanese-exclusive	O
versions	O
for	O
the	O
PC-98	B-Operating_System
and	O
FM	B-Device
Towns	I-Device
computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
console	O
releases	O
of	O
Alone	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
2	I-Application
included	O
a	O
port	O
for	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
Interactive	I-Device
Multiplayer	I-Device
released	O
in	O
1995	O
which	O
is	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
DOS	B-Device
CD-ROM	B-Device
version	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
versions	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
1996	O
which	O
featured	O
reworked	O
and	O
fully	O
textured	O
polygonal	O
models	O
,	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
flat	O
shaded	O
ones	O
from	O
the	O
DOS	B-Device
versions	O
and	O
3DO	B-Device
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
FMV	B-Application
cutscenes	O
were	O
also	O
added	O
to	O
these	O
ports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
console	O
releases	O
were	O
also	O
published	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Electronic	B-Application
Arts	I-Application
Victor	I-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
versions	O
being	O
released	O
as	O
Alone	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	O
Jack	O
is	O
Back	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
in	O
April	O
1994	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
computer	O
version	O
of	O
Alone	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
2	I-Application
"	O
looks	O
rich	O
enough	O
to	O
meet	O
gamers	O
 '	O
expectations	O
for	O
a	O
solid	O
sequel	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
,	O
Maximum	O
called	O
the	O
PC	O
original	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
ground-breaking	O
arcade/adventures	O
to	O
date	O
"	O
and	O
hailed	O
its	O
appearance	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
as	O
"	O
the	O
first	O
true	O
arcade/adventure	O
for	O
the	O
system.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
they	O
remarked	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
outdated	O
and	O
outclassed	O
by	O
the	O
upcoming	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
emphasized	O
the	O
last	O
point	O
:	O
"	O
frankly	O
it	O
's	O
yesterday	O
's	O
news	O
,	O
and	O
releasing	O
it	O
to	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
the	O
wake	O
of	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
just	O
makes	O
it	O
redundant.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Steve	O
Bradley	O
reviewed	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Alone	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	O
Jack	O
is	O
Back	O
for	O
Arcane	O
magazine	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
an	O
8	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
overall	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sure	O
,	O
the	O
control	O
can	O
be	O
a	O
bit	O
iffy	O
(	O
a	O
general	O
rule	O
of	O
thumb	O
in	O
such	O
fare	O
as	O
this	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
graphics	O
are	O
a	O
mite	O
patchy	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
's	O
by	O
far	O
the	O
best	O
roleplaying	O
adventure	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Maximum	O
was	O
more	O
harsh	O
with	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
version	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
far	O
too	O
old	O
to	O
be	O
worth	O
converting	O
to	O
home	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
said	O
it	O
looks	O
especially	O
poor	O
due	O
to	O
being	O
(	O
by	O
pure	O
coincidence	O
)	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
as	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
:	O
"	O
The	O
Sony	O
conversion	O
boasts	O
texture-mapped	O
characters	O
moving	O
at	O
higher	O
speeds	O
and	O
with	O
less	O
loading	O
time	O
,	O
whilst	O
the	O
poor	O
old	O
3DO	B-Device
struggles	O
with	O
flat	O
shaded	O
polygons	O
,	O
a	O
smaller	O
screen	O
size	O
and	O
a	O
chugging	O
frame	O
rate.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
received	O
generally	O
negative	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rob	O
Bright	O
of	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
Magazine	O
commented	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
"	O
a	O
well	O
worked	O
plot	O
mixing	O
the	O
fantasy	O
and	O
myth	O
of	O
pirates	O
with	O
a	O
bootlegging	O
1920s	O
America	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
sort	O
of	O
Gothic	O
noir	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
echoed	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
's	O
criticisms	O
with	O
the	O
aiming	O
,	O
graphics	O
,	O
and	O
camera	O
angles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
's	O
Scary	O
Larry	O
remarked	O
that	O
even	O
though	O
the	O
original	O
Alone	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
was	O
the	O
probable	O
inspiration	O
for	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
,	O
the	O
sequel	O
dramatically	O
fails	O
to	O
measure	O
up	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
particularly	O
commented	O
that	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
audio	O
lack	O
the	O
realism	O
and	O
life	O
that	O
made	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
so	O
scary	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
"	O
The	O
quirky	O
controls	O
do	O
n't	O
help	O
the	O
less-than-appealing	O
gameplay	O
or	O
the	O
boring	O
story	O
line.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Yasuhiro	O
Hunter	O
of	O
Maximum	O
similarly	O
commented	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
feeble	O
attempt	O
at	O
giving	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
an	O
equivalent	O
to	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
,	O
with	O
a	O
poor	O
CG	O
intro	O
,	O
frustrating	O
controls	O
,	O
and	O
animations	O
which	O
fail	O
to	O
induce	O
Resident	O
Evil'''s	O
sense	O
of	O
fear	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
said	O
that	O
Alone	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
2	I-Application
did	O
have	O
a	O
deep	O
plot	O
and	O
was	O
very	O
good	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
its	O
original	O
release	O
on	O
PC	O
,	O
but	O
had	O
become	O
very	O
outdated	O
in	O
the	O
two	O
years	O
since	O
.	O
</s>
