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Testseek.com have collected 85 expert reviews of the Alan Wake and the average rating is 81%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Alan Wake.
Award: Good Buy May 2010
May 2010
 
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The editors liked

  • Outstanding Story
  • TV style presentation
  • And heart attack inducing moments
  • Strong story
  • Good voice acting
  • The characters and settings feel real and fleshed-out
  • Genuine scares and surprises
  • Reading the manuscript to get new insights into the game world and the people in it is a neat way to deliver exposition
  • The ending is on
  • Strong story and haunting conclusion
  • Great voiceacting
  • Gorgeous environments
  • Superb soundtrack and nods to popculture fixtures.
  • Creepily oppressive atmosphere that'll get under your skin
  • Self-awareness brings some needed levity
  • TV-style presentation.
  • Fresh storytelling fleshes out the supernatural events in interesting ways
  • Satisfying combat mechanic makes disposing of evil creatures a blast
  • Subtle lighting effects and a moody soundtrack create a disturbing atmosphere
  • Optional collectibles are well worth risking your life to grab.
  • Features a fantastic narrative that is genuinely creepy.
  • Compelling story
  • Intense gameplay
  • Gorgeous graphics
  • Interesting characters

The editors didn't like

  • Character control can fight against you. Some graphical issues.
  • The game is rather short—expect around eight hours to beat it
  • Some of the sections where you're simply walking or driving from one place to the next are tiresome and drag on way too long
  • The product placement is seriously distracting and out of place
  • Character models look dated
  • Game resets player progression at nearly every turn
  • Leans heavily on combat
  • Characters take on typical 'horror movie character' qualities.
  • Some long gameplay slogs throw off the otherwise tight pacing
  • Stilted voice acting and character animations.
  • Lacks surprising
  • Memorable gameplay moments.
  • The game can pull you out of the experience by sometimes feeling a bit too gamey and with its overuse of ingame advertising.
  • Too linear
  • Wanting to rush through for story
  • Not enough breaking up of the gameplay

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  Published: 2010-05-11, review by: yetanotherreviewsite.co.uk

  • Fantastic atmosphere and engaging storyline, Frantic combat that never tires, Beautiful graphics with unrivaled lighting effects
  • Can edge frightening close to cliché at times, A lack of landmark moments make it more memorable in narative rather than gameplay

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  Published: 2010-05-05, review by: nowgamer.com

  • It’s not breaking the new ground some of us had hoped for, but Alan Wake is an enjoyable, technically impressive slice of psychological horror for your 360. While it sometimes veers more towards Garth Marenghi than Stephen King, the bits it gets right ...

 
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  Published: 2010-05-05, review by: gamesradar.com

  • Deep mystery story with multiple layers and meanings, A memorable and lovable cast of characters, Flashlight beams have never looked so good
  • Enemies and environments too repetitive to be scary, Obvious, obtrusive product placement, The confusing lack of closure

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  Published: 2012-02-27, Author: Tauriq , review by: criticalhit.net

  • Abstract:  ALAN WAKE's arrived on PC finally, amidst howls of outrage and fist-shaking at both Remedy and Microsoft. Originally a broken promise, since the game was meant to be on both Xbox 360 and PC, Remedy has made amends by sprinkling petals of beauty to their o...

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  Published: 2010-05-31, review by: techsmart.co.za

  • Abstract:  Alan Wake has been one of the most an cipated Xbox 360 titles since it was first announced at E3 way back in 2005. It’s now here, delivering an intriguing plot, drama c visuals and an immersive atmosphere, yielding more to the cerebral than skiet, skop...

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  Published: 2010-06-03, review by: firstpost.com

  • Abstract:  Raise your hand if you’ve heard this one before. A writer suffering from writer’s block heads over to idyllic yet creepy town with beautiful wife to refill his creative juices. His wife suddenly disappears while his writings come to life. Writer scratc...

 
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  Published: 2010-05-27, review by: techtree.com

  • Intriguing storyline keeps you glued right till the end, unique style of combat, excellent audio-visual presentation
  • Feels a bit too easy, combat feels repetitive after a while

 
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  Published: 2010-06-23, Author: TeamVR , review by: vr-zone.com

  • The Limited Edition of the Alan Wake Xbox 360 game Alan Wake is the horror action-game that wants to be a big-time television series. In fact, it’s even structured in terms of episodes instead of the customary gaming protocol, stages. That’s right, yo...

 
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  Published: 2010-08-05, review by: zeden.net

  • Après un développement chaotique, Alan Wake est enfin là ! Le titre de Remedy tient en partie ses promesses puisqu'il propose un scénario et une atmosphère d'un niveau exceptionnel. Ces derniers sont renforcés par des graphisme de qualité et des artist...

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  Published: 2010-10-13, review by: iamgamer.de

  • schaurigverrückte Atmosphäre, abgefahrene Levelarchitektur …, tolle Synchronsprecher, gelungener Soundtrack, brillant inszenierter Endkampf, stimmiges Ende bereitet den zweiten Teil vor
  • immer noch sehr kampflastig, … die an einigen Stellen verwirrt, teilweise etwas schwer, kein runder Abschluss der Geschichte, zu wenig Interaktion mit anderen Charakteren

 
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