Not only is the game visually-stunning, it has spectacular and unique gameplay.  "Unique" doesn't even scrape the surface of the gameplay for Alice:Madness Returns. There are two storylines that occur in the game: there is Alice and the "real world" she lives in, the asylum, etc.  Then there is....Wonderland, or what's left of it.  The background of the Wonderland storyline is that there is an infernal train that chugs its way through Wonderland, destroying everything in its path.  You can immediately tell this isn't the Wonderland you're used to seeing.  There are no happy flowers and goofy people.  There are globs of goo and creepy dolls (read "freaky-ass BitchDolls," and yes, they're called "BitchDoll" in the game) that want nothing more to kill you.  Add the Executioner of the Queen, and you have a nightmarish world of death, darkness, and destruction. Yeah, it's pretty awesome.

From a completely nerdy standpoint, I enjoy the Carroll references to other works or side stories many people miss in any of the Alice works: the jabberwocky (or the vorpal blade) and the walrus and the carpenter's story (the carnage of oysters.)

There is downloadable content available for the game that includes an Alice wardrobe with various additional skills and strengths such as higher kill levels or hysteria all the time, etc.  I suggest you download these.  Not only do they help with the game, they are "fabulous."  I mean, now I know where GaGa got her "meat dress."

While you're going through Wonderland (and the real world) trying to figure things out, there are little sidequests (one is similar to pinball, another makes Alice a paper doll as you maneuver through caterpillar's landscape.)

The controls and weaponry are detailed and unique: the vorpal blade, the hobby horse, the pepper grinder, and the teapot cannon: all of which are upgradable to level IV and have their own strengths and weaknesses.  I appreciate the ability to look in any direction I want: moving my character's body, vision, and viewpoint as well.

If you're a little odd (like me!) and you enjoy games that are just as visually-appealing as they are playworthy, then I highly recommend Alice: Madness Returns. Alice: Madness Returns is available on almost any console or platform and was recently released on Steam.