Alone in the Dark will launch on Wii

Alone in the Dark.

These words bring a smile to the face of any long standing gamer, and with good reason. A classic game franchise in the eyes of the industry, Alone in the Dark is very much the game that Hotel Dusk (DS) wanted to be - and so much more.

Atari have announced previously that a new AitD game was coming to Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. Little cause for Wii gamers to get excited, until Tuesday. Suddenly, the game is coming to the Wii and PS2 as well!

Perhaps they thought it wouldn't sell on a last generation machine such as the PS2, or the Wii which is still seem as a family machine, regardless of the fact that it is outselling everything in it's path. Silly analysts, I say. Still, a rather telling statement from Mathias Hautefort (Atari) reveals much.

"Realising the enormous ambition of Alone in the Dark is a huge technological challenge, which becomes even more demanding on Wii and PlayStation 2," said Mathias. "However, we're certain players will be impressed with what Hydravision have achieved on the two consoles, not least with the Wii game which is perfectly adapted to the gameplay thanks to the console's unique controllers."

Whatever anyone thinks, we're chuffed to hear that Alone in the Dark is heading for the Wii. In the past it has been a truely gripping game, and it promises to please again. Over the course of one apocalyptic night, hero Edward Carnby must uncover the earth-shattering secret hidden in New York's iconic Central Park. The control system is specially adapted to make full use of the Remote and Nunchuck to manipulate objects in real-time, a key gameplay feature of Alone in the Dark.

Scripted by New York Times best-selling writer Lorenzo Carcaterra, it looks to be a title that all gamers - including the mature - can enjoy on the Wii.