However, Alice cannot find refuge as Wonderland seems to be corrupted once more, by an unknown force.Īfter the episode at the doctor's, Alice meets her old nurse, the malevolent Nurse Pris Witless, who's been blackmailing her ever since Alice had an episode where she started shouting that she started the fire that killed her parents which Witless overheard. Bumby is convinced that traumatic memories are dangerous if not properly sorted out and he tries to make her forget the fire and find refuge in Wonderland. Angus Bumby who wants her to let go of her memories and forget about the fire. The game opens up with Alice seeing a psychiatrist, Dr. Madness Returns begins several years after she was released from Rutledge's mental asylum in London.
The story revisits Alice Liddell, who went insane after a fire claimed the lives of her parents and her older sister, Lizzie. Madness Returns was developed by China-based studio Spicy Horse, who were also the developers for American McGee's Grimm. Madness Returns was released for the PC, Xbox 360, and PS3 in the U.S. Alice: Madness Returns is the sequel to 2000's American McGee's Alice for the PC.