but Alyssa turns into Bates and stabs her. Alyssa manages to throw the statue into a fireplace but loses consciousness. She wakes up in a zombie-infested hospital and meets a detective named Alex Corey, who saved Alyssa from the house. She is later overrun by zombies as she tries to escape and faints. When she awakens again, she finds that Alex took her to a pharmaceutical lab. She soon finds a man armed with a hatchet and wearing an oni mask named George Maxwell, who begins to stalk her. She also finds her adoptive father, Allen. He explains that Alyssa is not his daughter, but rather, the daughter of George. The Maxwell Curse states that every few generations, cursed children with a cruel alter-ego are born into the Maxwell line. To protect their family, they must be buried beneath the Maxwell tree as soon as they are born and left to die. Allen, jealous of George's wealth, dug up the child with Philip to spite him. George tries to attack Alyssa, but Allen shoots him. He then requests Alyssa to go, explaining that the building is about to explode. Alyssa escapes and watches the building burn from the hillside. Alyssa mourns her father's death, claiming that she should have died instead. Development and release Clock Tower II was the last Clock Tower game developed by Human Entertainment. It was also the first in the series not directed by series creator Hifumi Kono. Kono was asked by Human to make a sequel to the first two games, but he felt he was out of material and could not make it. Yutaka Hirata stepped in and offered to direct the game. It was not given a numbered title in Japan because it moves away from the story and setting in the two previous Clock Tower titles. The game supports enhanced rumble features in DualShock controllers. The game was released on March 12, 1998 in Japan, and in late October 1999 in North America. A drama CD based on the game was released in 1998. The game was re-released on the PlayStation Store in Japan on May 9, 2012. Reception According to review aggregator Metacritic, Clock Tower II was met with "generally unfavorable" reviews. The game is generally considered to be the worst in the entire Clock Tower series of games. The gameplay was found to be flawed due to the dual personality