Alan Wake's American Nightmare

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  1. Yakuzet
    Sep 7, 2023
    7
    It doesn't have the scary feel like the first one. It just turns into a fetch and step with uninteresting storyline. Not as immersing; but ok I guess.
  2. Umur
    Aug 23, 2023
    5
    Graphics - 5/ 10
    Story - 4 / 10
    Gameplay - 6/ 10
    Music / sound design - 4 / 10
    Map design - 5 / 10
    Conclusion: 5 / 10
  3. Serkan0
    Nov 20, 2022
    7
    Oyunun hikayesini sevdim fakat oyunda bir sıkıntı var . Görev yerlerine gittiğim halde senaryoya girmiyor. Belki benden kaynaklıdır diye ayarları düşürdüm ama sadece birkaç görev ileri taşıdı sonra yine aynı oldu . Silip tekrar yüklememe rağmen fayda etmedi.
  4. Edik191
    Oct 26, 2022
    5
    Скучнее чем оригинал.
    Но из-за рус. озвучки Game Voice, песен и раскрытия главного злодея пойдет.
  5. TEG_17
    Jan 31, 2022
    6
    Продолжение(скорее длс) лучше грфика, драйвовей геймплей, но в остальном уступает.
  6. petrkozak13
    Dec 13, 2021
    7
    Yes, in comparison to the original Alan Wake game, this one is pretty weak. But it's still fun and I enjoyed more time with the protagonist.
  7. Kelen
    Oct 9, 2021
    7
    7 / 10 - Good
    (after 11 hours of playing & completing the game)

    Short, addictive storyline.
    There is also an "arcade mode" - boredom.

    Technically everything slightly improved.
    More freedom, cutscenes with real actors, better graphics.

    A better, less coarse fight, although the basic assumptions remained unchanged.
    Opponents more diverse.
  8. gotterpotter56
    Aug 4, 2021
    7
    Проблему с оружием и с противниками, по сравнению с первой частью исправили, только вот сюжет и задания забыли сделать такими интересными как в первой . А про повторяющийся локации вообще не буду говорить. Было очень скучно и проходил дополнения только ради сюжета.Проблему с оружием и с противниками, по сравнению с первой частью исправили, только вот сюжет и задания забыли сделать такими интересными как в первой . А про повторяющийся локации вообще не буду говорить. Было очень скучно и проходил дополнения только ради сюжета.
  9. FRIST_008
    Jun 14, 2021
    6
    Плюс за экшен, но повторять одно и тоже больше 2 раз это занатто... и сюжет вообще не развивается, ну как так то? Зачем игра где сюжет стоит на месте?
  10. uselence
    Apr 5, 2021
    5
    a great failure. or just a cheap way to make some money on the loud name of Alan Wake. if the last game had repetitive gameplay, this one just makes a freaking clown of you by leading through the same locations 3 times in a row. also the ending.. i don't understand it. and it makes me mad. and i don't even know if developers understand it themselves..
  11. Bloodnes
    Feb 6, 2021
    6
    Пытался несколько раз пройти игру, но до конца оба раза не осилил, после оригинала данная поделка смотрится уныло, сюжет слабоват. 6/10
  12. SilverOrlov
    Jan 16, 2021
    6
    This DLC is good and interesting in high-quality graphics, compared to the original game, nice music and addictive texts from the found notes. This DLC is a normal in idea with time manipulations, and it is still the same story about the writer and his fight against darkness, as it is a continuation of this story (albeit with a little trick)... But this DLC is totally bad in all else: TheThis DLC is good and interesting in high-quality graphics, compared to the original game, nice music and addictive texts from the found notes. This DLC is a normal in idea with time manipulations, and it is still the same story about the writer and his fight against darkness, as it is a continuation of this story (albeit with a little trick)... But this DLC is totally bad in all else: The idea of time mentioned above is made in the most disgusting way, specifically with returning the player to the already passed zones. Three zones. Yes, only THREE... A thick atmospheric thriller turned into a banal action movie with a shooting range with waves of monsters... Excessively short duration, which is only exacerbated by the "three locations" mentioned above.
    And I think that the antagonist is made like an overly flared third-rate maniac from a banal third-rate American horror film about such maniacs. It was very repulsive and on several occasions I was almost ready to drop the game out of disgust for this character.    … Expand
  13. havrillal
    Aug 18, 2020
    5
    Nem tudom, hogy kinek készült ez a játék. Vagy azoknak, akik nem játszottak az első részével, vagy azoknak, akik egy teljesen lebutitott játékmenetre vágynak. Nem vészes, de szerintem ennél többet is kilehetett volna hozni belőle.
  14. kezzyhko
    Jul 26, 2020
    7
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  15. Garian
    Jun 26, 2020
    6
    It's not quite as deep as the main game, however the live-action scenes do give the game a little more depth. Overall it was a pretty mediocre addition to the series with one major flaw in that people do not like repetition, no matter what plot point it'll ultimately unravel.
  16. 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.
  17. Nameless2131
    Feb 6, 2020
    6
    7/10 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  18. Tomle1202
    Dec 30, 2019
    7
    Alan Wake's American Nightmare does not have enough material to justify its quality, but at least it is able to offers a couple hours of fun, albeit repetitive, action.
  19. showt
    Dec 9, 2019
    6
    Неплохое ответвление от оригинала, но если честно, не люлю я по нескоько раз бегаь по одним и тем же локациям. Саундтрек на нефтяной вышке прям вообще выше всяких похвал!
  20. PortalToH3LL
    Dec 16, 2018
    6
    Игра является интерквелом игры Alan Wake. Игра представляет собой день сурка и больше похоже на 4х часовое DLC чем на полноценную игру.
  21. aralath
    Aug 7, 2018
    7
    Average game compared to the original one. Still it is a playable game.....
  22. AbeMC
    Feb 21, 2018
    6
    Alan Wake returns, sort of. A short, 4-hour story accompanies a decent (but solo) arcade experience. But will players survive the re-used assets to complete the single-player campaign? That is the real question. Worth a purchase when discounted if you enjoyed the previous game, but there just isn’t a lot of content here.
    Total size on my hard-drive: 2.4 GB
    + Alan Wake is back. This    Alan Wake returns, sort of. A short, 4-hour story accompanies a decent (but solo) arcade experience. But will players survive the re-used assets to complete the single-player campaign? That is the real question. Worth a purchase when discounted if you enjoyed the previous game, but there just isn’t a lot of content here.
    Total size on my hard-drive: 2.4 GB

    + Alan Wake is back. This takes place after the second “Special” episode of the first game.
    + Excellent (if occasionally low-res) graphics. Well-optimized.
    + New weapons. An assault rifle, sub-machine gun, auto-shotgun, crossbow – in keeping with American Nightmare’s focus as an arcade game, there are a number of new weapons that all handle and feel different. A big improvement over the first Alan Wake game, which only had a small number of weapons to choose from.
    + New enemies. Again, a by-product of the arcade focus, but the new enemies look nasty and fit right in with the world Alan Wake. Some don’t respond to light in the way you’d expect, so be careful.
    + Great sound design. Sometimes the tap-tap of footsteps is all you hear before you are attacked.
    + Short but great soundtrack from Petri Alanko once again. More great songs from Poets of the Fall as well.
    + The story is more of a pulp-style adventure, with garish over-acting from the villain and a Twilight Zone-style voice-over. A departure from the Stephen King-inspired first game, but it works well enough – especially in conjunction with the collectible manuscript pages, which supply a large amount of backstory.

    +/- Collecting manuscript pages is required to unlock the more advanced weapons. Bad news for people who don’t want to be bothered with collectibles.
    +/- Arcade mode is simple: fight hordes of “taken” and survive until the sun rises. The new guns and weapons, plus some well-designed arenas make this decent (if solitary) fun. Only five maps, and unlocking advanced weapons depends on how many manuscript pages you collected in the single-player story.

    - The looping nature of the story results in reuse of the same three levels for the entire single-player campaign. Not only the levels, but Alan’s actions and most of the events are repeated as well. It’s a Groundhog Day / Source Code / Edge of Tomorrow style narrative gamble that might work on the first playthrough, but only hard-core fans will want to replay it.
    - Though set after the events of the first game, not a proper sequel. More of a glimpse of what is happening with no time to go into detail.

    I was (and am) happy to get more Alan Wake, but with a proper sequel being forever put off by Remedy, American Nightmare is a sad, short epilogue to what promised to be a unique suspense / horror franchise. Buy it (at a discount), enjoy it, and hope Alan Wake 2 will happen someday.    … Expand
  23. KittyWhisky
    Jul 16, 2017
    5
    No, it's not Alan Wake. This is a cheap copy. I can't believe this game was made by Remedy. The developers this time made Alan Wake is in the spirit of Tarantino. This game was easy. Alan Wake is Stephen king, not Tarantino! From the plot there are only scraps: it's been 2 years since the first game, Alan Wake has transferred itself to the TV and tries to kill his evil twin. This is theNo, it's not Alan Wake. This is a cheap copy. I can't believe this game was made by Remedy. The developers this time made Alan Wake is in the spirit of Tarantino. This game was easy. Alan Wake is Stephen king, not Tarantino! From the plot there are only scraps: it's been 2 years since the first game, Alan Wake has transferred itself to the TV and tries to kill his evil twin. This is the whole story! No surprises and plot twists. The game and looks very cheap. Staging is lame, the graphics are too bright for a "dark" game.

    The game has 3 locations. They are not interesting. On lacazia there is one female character. These female characters are boring and flat. The dialogue was dull verbiage. In the original game was an exciting plot, interesting dialogues and characters. In AMERICAN NIGHTMARE all gone! But the developers have much improved combat system. Gameplay is now more alert, and the opponents become more diverse. For example, we have razvivayuscikhsya enemies, enemies that turn into crows, and spiders. Gameplay became more cheerful, which is good, and shoot enemies is not boring. The whole game is shooting enemies.

    You can still collect the pages that are still fun to read. The radio is interesting to listen to, since there we learn the fate of our familiar characters. TVs remained the same, only this time we see our evil twin, who creates different mess. It's funny, but pointless.

    The whole game was amusing, but pointless. It's not Alan Wake! In Alan Wake the main story, not mindless shooting. The game is boring, except sterby there's nothing here.    … Expand
  24. SaintMSent
    May 22, 2017
    7
    Not bad game at all, but a little bit worse than original Alan Wake. Never played American Nightmare, but bought with 90% discount and wasn't upset. Play this if Alan Wake is what you liked in 2010.
  25. dandalis
    Oct 29, 2016
    7
    Its downloadable game and it feels every bit like it. Its main purpose is to expand upon original game's ending and it does it fairly decent. Alan having an evil doppelganger which he must face is cool idea. Too bad game itself is strongly repetative, whole storyline takes place over 1 chapter which you need to replay 2 more times where Alan carries what he learned forward to the next oneIts downloadable game and it feels every bit like it. Its main purpose is to expand upon original game's ending and it does it fairly decent. Alan having an evil doppelganger which he must face is cool idea. Too bad game itself is strongly repetative, whole storyline takes place over 1 chapter which you need to replay 2 more times where Alan carries what he learned forward to the next one to accomplish his goal. Thankfully you dont need to do everything 3 times, some of it is done for you while you go thru storyline to save you frustration. Horde mode is fun, but not for long. Graphicly its less impressive than original which makes it easier to run thankfully. Gameplay also feels bit improved over the original.

    Overall solid expansion, if you loved Alan Wake you should consider getting this.    … Expand
  26. jelikey
    Sep 10, 2015
    6
    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 aWhen 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".    … Expand
  27. Rem
    Jul 7, 2015
    6
    American Nightmare's biggest triumphs and sins lie solely on how it utilizes its gameplay to serve the story. On one hand, combat is vastly improved over the original game, opting for a more action oriented experience rather than a survival romp through the darkness. It becomes immensely fun wielding a flashlight on one hand and blasting away Taken with an assault rifle on the other. ThisAmerican Nightmare's biggest triumphs and sins lie solely on how it utilizes its gameplay to serve the story. On one hand, combat is vastly improved over the original game, opting for a more action oriented experience rather than a survival romp through the darkness. It becomes immensely fun wielding a flashlight on one hand and blasting away Taken with an assault rifle on the other. This in addition with a scored and ranked arcade mode encourages the already fun combat without the need to spill blood (or darkness in this case). But pertaining to this game's sins, the story continues the mysterious and quirky Twin Peaks vibe that the original nailed. However the differences are night and day, the antagonist this time around, your evil twin, fails to really spark an incentive to do much around the semi open world of Night Springs. Also what really checks off as a smack to the face is SPOILER ALERT: the use of time loops to repeat the same game THREE TIMES. I'm not even kidding. They had the opportunity to really utilize the already creative gameplay of American Nightmare by using its semi open world for extra doo dads, but instead opts to send you to do the same task three times, albeit with different enemies. The selling point of this game would be its fun factor and vibe, and even then the fun only got me three hours out of this downloadable content, and I had to repeat the game three times mind you.… Expand
  28. SilentHightimes
    Jun 21, 2015
    5
    Alan Wake's American Nightmare is simple arcade game, its a run and gun simple minded DLC. The DLC is simply terrible compared to the game but if you like the gun play mechanics of Alan Wake it can still be fun. All your going to do is run back and fourth threw a terrible story and kill **** I had fun for the 2 hours it took me to beat it at least it was DLC made after the game and notAlan Wake's American Nightmare is simple arcade game, its a run and gun simple minded DLC. The DLC is simply terrible compared to the game but if you like the gun play mechanics of Alan Wake it can still be fun. All your going to do is run back and fourth threw a terrible story and kill **** I had fun for the 2 hours it took me to beat it at least it was DLC made after the game and not before held to steal your money.

    Alan Wake's American Nightmare is **** compared to the Main story but still fun if you like to just shoot ****    … Expand
  29. Sandweech
    Jan 23, 2015
    7
    The first thing I will say about 'American Nightmare' is that this game is extremely short and can be beaten in a few hours. Which I imagine isn't what you were hoping to hear. However, if you're a huge fan of the 'Alan Wake' series, much like myself, then 'American Nightmare' is definitely worth picking up during it's next sale. Why wait until it's next sale you might ask? Well, becauseThe first thing I will say about 'American Nightmare' is that this game is extremely short and can be beaten in a few hours. Which I imagine isn't what you were hoping to hear. However, if you're a huge fan of the 'Alan Wake' series, much like myself, then 'American Nightmare' is definitely worth picking up during it's next sale. Why wait until it's next sale you might ask? Well, because this game really doesn't offer anything that the original didn't. The story-line is nothing special and the game is told through narrations that feel a little too close to old episodes of 'Twilight Zone' mixed in with what appear to be live action cut-scenes. Not that there's anything wrong with that.

    From what I could gather, you are fighting an evil version of yourself, or something. Like I said, the story isn't anything special. In fact, the best thing this game offers is one more chance to step into Alan Wake's world. Not that there's anything wrong with that. I mean, hey, if you like shining flashlights at spooky demons and then blasting them with shotguns and other weapons, then this game is without a doubt for you. And if you don't, then maybe you should go play something less frightening. And don't forget your flashlight.    … Expand
  30. Pampalini
    Dec 30, 2014
    6
    Basic principles are same as in original game. Which is good, and action scenes are fine.
    Story is not so strong but what is nice is that you meet some old friends through radio broadcastings.
    Main enemy is pretty sick.
    What is getting this game down is repetitve levels. You have to actually go through same locations three times and do almost same things. So there is not much new content. Pity
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 15 Critic Reviews

Critic 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]
  2. 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]
  3. 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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