Alan Wake is a tale of macabre horror, subtle product placement and trees. It's a tale that fittingly starts with a Stephen King quote about how horror -- true horror -- is unexplainable before then pulling out King's favourite self-projected protagonist: the horror author being turned slowly mad...

If Borderlands was a breath of fresh air and its first piece of add-on action, The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned , was too much more of the same, then Mad Moxxi's Underdome Riot should be a hoot, right Due to it being quite different from the main game and all. No! A thousand times no, sir!

At least those of us who played the expansions didn't get a leg up on the disc-only folk. This appears to have been Remedy's goal, after all. From the outset, they've dulled the bold strokes of the Alan Wake concept in a desperation to ensure that everyone got the complete experience.

When Remedy released Max Payne back in 2001, it had been in the works since 1998, and not many critics, myself included, ever thought the game would ever come out. And even more so, we also believed the game wouldn't live up to all the hype that it generated.

How the hell do you score a game like Alan Wake? While there's no doubt the adventure should be applauded for its beautiful presentation and clever take on the survival horror genre – and for a second act that hurls players into genuinely terrifying battles that test your nerves, reflexes and...

really is a game of contrast, multiple aspects feel like they were either deemed acceptable flaws or were simply a product of missing all the...

Interesting; engrossing story; Excellent music and sound design; Twist on conventional combat; Episodic presentation

Constant HUD; Cut-scene animations

I like the innovation : apart from the Quantic Dream team, this is one of the first narrator story (max payne style) that takes place in an environment of horror/suspense. The story is solid. The end is horrifying

I'm usually all about action, but once you get into this my god, it's not only the right amount of scary, it's got the right amount of fun in it too. Seemed a little short, though any longer and it might have dragged. Thoroughly enjoyed it and sad it's over.

From the creators of the highly successful and critically acclaimed Max Payne series comes one of the most anticipated games of 2010 - Alan Wake. The development team at Remedy has been working for years on Alan Wake.

Mobility: 5 This game does not offer remappable controls, the given control schemes are similar. The game is fast pace and profides few options in customization.