Alan Wake's American Nightmare

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  • Summary: The main story mode in Alan Wake's American Nightmare is part of the 'Night Springs' TV show fiction and offers an exaggerated pulp action adventure where the horrors of reality have the all too easy habit of coming true. Alan Wake finds himself stuck in an altered reality filled withThe main story mode in Alan Wake's American Nightmare is part of the 'Night Springs' TV show fiction and offers an exaggerated pulp action adventure where the horrors of reality have the all too easy habit of coming true. Alan Wake finds himself stuck in an altered reality filled with dangerous shadows; he must leap into action and pursue his evil doppelganger, Mr. Scratch, across the Arizona mesa towards the town of Night Springs. Scratch, a supernatural serial killer, has his evil plans set on Wake's wife, Alice. Wake must learn to control reality itself and unravel the secret to Mr. Scratch's demise while using the power of light to put an end to the darkness.… Expand

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 15
  3. Negative: 0 out of 15
  1. PC Master (Greece)
    Aug 31, 2012
    86
    There's something vaguely heroic when you have set your desperate, one-in-a-million trap and you pull the lever, just when Kasabian's 'Club Foot' crashes in and you witness the satellite plummeting from the heavens, while oil-rigs explode all around you and the Taken scream for your blood. American Nightmare is a journey that you can't abandon, until you have reached its end. [August 2012]
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  2. GamingXP
    May 22, 2012
    86
    Don't await too much of a story but a good piece of action with this spin off from the mystery drama Alan Wake. A nice and new way to find new players for a franchise.
  3. Armchair Empire
    May 31, 2012
    85
    As a standalone "episode" of Alan Wake, American Nightmare is something PC gamers should be checking out, particularly if the craziness of it appeals to you. For $15 there's really no excuse; and if it ever goes on sale, the trigger on this purchase should be pulled without hesitation.
  4. IGN
    Jun 13, 2012
    75
    By rights, Alan Wake's American Nightmare should be utterly underwhelming. The core game is changed not at all from its parent's lukewarm style, the story is thin and hackneyed, hell it even has live-action cutscenes. But somehow, the gameplay is challenging enough to keep you clicking that left mouse button and listening to that weird, not quite Rod Serling voice telling you to survive until morning just one more time.
  5. Computer Games Online RO
    Jul 3, 2012
    74
    But just as its predecessor, it remains a game sentenced to struggle on the line between interaction and presentation, a space where compromises must be made by at least one of the sides, with the game proper still taking the larger hit. Because when it comes to its interaction degree, Alan Wake really doesn't have much more than a flashlight, a gun and, occasionally, a flashbang.
  6. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jul 29, 2012
    70
    We all had hopes American Nightmare would be more of a "full-featured" title. Though it's more like a stand-alone DLC. Nevertheless, fans of the original game should not avoid it. [July 2012]
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  7. Absolute Games
    Jul 28, 2012
    55
    If American Nightware were an episode of an actual television series, I would have switched the channel long before the end of the first act.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 26 out of 95
  2. Mixed: 49 out of 95
  3. Negative: 20 out of 95
  1. GPReS
    Jul 22, 2012
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. When I started to play AWAN I was ready to see the continuation of Alaln's journey not through real forests and real ppl, but through the place which won't let you go so easy, the place filled with darkness and evil, the place for which Alan's suffering as a loving husband who lost his wife, friend and normal life is the best food. I was ready to see his struggle, and I saw it. He's a writer, so his best weapon is his mind and typewriting machine.
    I think that the action that we've seen in AWAN is only his first attempt to run away from darkness, I'd even say - we've seen a draft of his new novel "Return".
    Advice - find all the pages to clearly understand all the things that happened in the story. AWAN is not a regular arcade game, it's the game which can easily distract from main things with all the shooting, but the seeking one will find all the answers and new food for thought here.
    So be patient, be attentive. Nothing happens out of blue in the game, and the game is simply splendid.    … Expand
  2. mahirhasan37
    Sep 19, 2016
    8
    This game did not live up to the potential of the original Alan wake. still it gets a good score because of the game play it has to offer.theThis game did not live up to the potential of the original Alan wake. still it gets a good score because of the game play it has to offer.the story is as exciting as the original and the repetitive levels with same environments adds much injury to the original.The only reason i played this game was for the ORIGINAL.… Expand
  4. Jay_Pickens
    Jul 24, 2018
    8
    American Nightmare is a tough nut to crack. On one hand we get amazing story, references to the original Alan Wake game and better gameplayAmerican Nightmare is a tough nut to crack. On one hand we get amazing story, references to the original Alan Wake game and better gameplay than in original Alan Wake. On the other hand we get a small map that we must explore three times and almost nothing changes, fights get repetitive after some time and the game is very short... this should be considered more as an expansion pack than a stand-alone game. Despite all of this, I had fun playing the game and it wasn't a literal nightmare. Pickens approves.… Expand
  5. gimus
    Dec 23, 2014
    6
    I was very disappointed. Continue of Alan Wake the game looked at first pretty good, but then, you had to visit the same three locations threeI was very disappointed. Continue of Alan Wake the game looked at first pretty good, but then, you had to visit the same three locations three times and it was really boring. Everything was saved by good story narration, but in the end, I an not rate the game more than 6/10. Maybe it could be 5/10, but it depends...… Expand
  6. TEG_17
    Jan 31, 2022
    6
    Продолжение(скорее длс) лучше грфика, драйвовей геймплей, но в остальном уступает.
  7. PanMrkvicka
    Feb 12, 2020
    5
    This is an insult to Alan Wake. But story is still pretty cool and the main villain is very well written character.
  8. TheKingJpiter
    Jun 13, 2014
    0
    This **** of **** is hard this is why this game it's so hard that i hate it i want a refund from steam because of this abomination of a gameThis **** of **** is hard this is why this game it's so hard that i hate it i want a refund from steam because of this abomination of a game ant its zombies are hard as ass in the beginning **** this game and you kids never play this game it's so hard in the beginning for noobs never play this game play Minecraft instead… Expand

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