Alright so recently i went to Gamestop for my birthday to get Dragon Age 2, but i wanted to get something else as well, I thought about Call Of Duty: World at War for a moment But then decide That "Hey i could get this any day and i wouldn't be getting any thing new to the table" so instead i went with Alan Wake and i got to say i am loving it.

Concept

Mix a video game with a book and parts of a movie...

Story

  Alan Wake(If you Haven't Guessed by now That's You), a writer with a sever case of writer's block, decides to Vacation with his wife at a little old town called bright Falls, however, It is not so "Bright" in Bright Falls(Note to self never go to a town with the Word "Falls" at the end of it).

Gameplay

  Here's where it gets tipsy you see the gun play, While still fun, Gets kinda annoying by the fact that you have to Flash them with light to break down there armor. The Reason this gets annoying is that when you got a few enemies coming at you from a few sides you can only focus at one at a time because you have to aim to over charge(You know i never new flash lights had that option) your light and so your focus remains on that enemy so you can't see another one coming behind you. You can use things like Flares, flare guns and Flash bangs to fend off multiple enemies but normally i try to save those for when the enemies really starts to crowed me.

Driving

  It appears that people in Bright Falls leave there keys in there cars allot because in the areas in which i get to drive in, the vehicles always seam to have the keys in them. speaking of driving one of the worse things about it is the camera, even the slightest movement of the right analog stick sends it backwards.

Music

  Alan Wake is a Music lovers Dream Come True(Outside of Rock Band I guess i mean...I don't know i don't play it), because, they seem to have spent a large portion of money on songs. Seriously They had songs ranging from Coconut, to Space Oddity in Edition to two awesome songs they had a band make. It also has a play back songs in the main menu where you can listen to the songs you have found in the game.

Slow-mo

  When your about to dodge an Taken's swing or just shot a flare gun or threw flash bang into a large number of taken you are rewarded with an slow motion shot and unlike Fable 3, Alan Wake Keeps a balance of not to little of it, but also not to much of it.

Final Thoughts

 Combat and Driving can Get annoyingsometimes. It's not actually a "horror" game it's more along the line of suspense then horror, however, i highly recomend this game. Alan wake is a game that will keep you glued to your T.V. With it's atmosphere, characters and intriguing Plot line.