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Alan Wake (Xbox 360)

Alan Wake (Xbox 360)
alaScore 81

27 reviews

Jun, 2013

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 27 reviews from magazines and websites. People are impressed by the controls and value for money. The story and graphics also get good feedback, but views are divided on the gameplay.

action, graphics, story, value for money, controls

We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Xbox 360 Games the Alan Wake (Xbox 360) is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 81/100 = Very good quality.

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Alan Wake

 

There really haven't been any games that have tried something new recently due to a lot of refining and improving of the games and franchises we all already play and love. It's a world of sequels, and it's hard to get something completely different and...

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Alan Wake

 

That's what you get with Alan Wake, a wonderfully crafted, suspenseful tale that never really feels like you're reaching the rewarding conclusion. With just the right amount of creepy and a few novel tricks, Remedy's often delayed Alan Wake hits all of...

What I would love to see in the future, as far as cheats for Alan Wake would be an unlimited flashlight cheat, as well as one to make it more powerful. I also wouldn't mind a cheat for unlimited health but since it regenerates fast enough, it's not...

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Alan Wake

 

Let's get one thing straight right away: Alan Wake is an action game, a third person shooter even. The game follows a rather basic gameplay formula and, aside from a few key moments, it sticks to that formula. However, the formula works wonders, and...

Amazing atmosphere; solid writing and gripping story; excellent controls and truly compelling gameplay; fake TV and radio shows are entertaining; plenty of collectibles to find

Lack of enemy variety

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Review: Alan Wake (Microsoft Xbox 360)

 

Moving Alan and interacting with the environment is handled well enough, but the jumping areas fail. Hitting A will cause Alan to throw his hands up in the air and jump about a foot off the ground. It is a clumsy mechanic, and doesn't ever really mesh...

Alan Wake is an amazingly beautiful, haunting game. This is a great addition to the survival horror genre without giving way to the tactical zombie shooting trend that so many other horror games are following recently. The audio is nearly flawless, and...

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Alan Wake

 

Though it's supposed to be a super serious, survival-horror Uber Opus, Alan Wake is pretty hard to take seriously, much less super-seriously.

Alan Wake has been so long in development, so vigilantly hyped at carefully contrived intervals over the last five years that the Xbox 360 exclusive was practically assured to suffer the same ignoble fate of many such slow-burn releases. But for the...

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Alan Wake Review

 

Is Remedy's long-awaited thriller the best game Stephen King never wrote?

Creepily oppressive atmosphere that'll get under your skin; self-awareness brings some needed levity; TV-style presentation

Some long gameplay slogs throw off the otherwise tight pacing; stilted voice acting and character animations

In a remarkable display of self-control, I played Alan Wake as I like to assume the designers intended -- one "episode" at a time, for six evenings. This TV-style presentation (it even features a "Previously, on Alan Wake..." montage, a la Lost) breaks...

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Alan Wake Xbox 360 Review

 

Stephen King is one of the most imaginative and bestselling writers in the world. It's really quite surprising that more games haven't been inspired by his work, or that he hasn't been involved in any gaming stories himself, although surely he's been...

Five years is certainly a long time to wait to end up disappointed with a game upon its eventual arrival, but fortunately Alan Wake is far from a disappointment. The story is wonderfully intriguing and very well paced, the light versus darkness makes...

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Alan Wake

 

Alan Wake....Worth the Wait?

Terrible review. There's episodic DLC coming to tie up loose ends too.

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Alan Wake Review

 

A game that keeps you A.Wake at night.

Episodic story that keeps you hooked ; Moody and atmospheric ; Action that remains scary

Poor character models ; Distracting HUD ; Coffeeflasks

With so many games struggling to make action scary in games, "Alan Wake" is the most important horror game this generation for what it accomplishes. By crafting a persistent fear and tension from start to finish, while empowering the player it manages...

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"Excellent narrative, fluid gameplay and fright filled experience"

 

I first seen Alan Wake development videos in the lead up to the Xbox 360 launch at that time it fascinated me. The game appeared to be very technically impressive when compared to the generation of games at that time. When it was released last year, I...

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