Alan Wake's American Nightmare

Game

Alan Wake's American Nightmare

Metacritic73
User3.4/5· 830
2012
~3h avg playtime
ActionShooter

Platforms: Xbox 360, PC, Xbox One

Developer: Remedy Entertainment · Publisher: Microsoft Studios, THQ Nordic, Remedy Entertainment

Alan Wake's American Nightmare is a third-person shooter game, a follow-up to 2010 Remedy Entertainment title Alan Wake. However, it is not a full-fledged sequel to the game but rather a spin-off. The game’s tone and style are much more light-hearted and comedic than in the original, and the color palette is significantly brighter. The game’s story takes place two years after the original game in a fictional town Night Springs, Arizona. The series protagonist, Alan Wake, must defeat his dark doppelganger, Mr. Scratch to escape the Dark Place. American Nightmare’s gameplay is very similar to that of the original game; however, this time it is much more action-oriented, rather than story-driven. Its combat is centered around the same chief combat mechanic – focusing the flashlight on enemies on making them vulnerable to weapon.

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Game Info

Main Story

~3h

Completionist

~5h

Players

Single Player

Online

Crossplay

Controller

Full support

Age Rating

Release

2012-02-22

Achievements

12 total
Defeat 2,000 Taken. achievement icon

Defeat 2,000 Taken.

You have defeated 2,000 Taken.

Rare · 11.53% of players

Unlock all of the Nightmare Arcade Mode levels. achievement icon

Unlock all of the Nightmare Arcade Mode levels.

You have unlocked all of the Nightmare Arcade Mode levels.

Rare · 11.53% of players

Get 70,000 points in any Nightmare Arcade level. achievement icon

Get 70,000 points in any Nightmare Arcade level.

You got 70,000 points in a Nightmare Arcade level.

Rare · 11.61% of players

Get a six-minute survivor streak and over 100,000 points in an Arcade level. achievement icon

Get a six-minute survivor streak and over 100,000 points in an Arcade level.

You got a six-minute survivor streak and over 100,000 points in an Arcade level.

Rare · 11.93% of players

Survive an Arcade level using nothing but the flashlight and handheld flares. achievement icon

Survive an Arcade level using nothing but the flashlight and handheld flares.

You survived an Arcade level using nothing but the flashlight and handheld flares.

Rare · 16.97% of players

Find all of the manuscript pages. achievement icon

Find all of the manuscript pages.

You got every manuscript page in the game.

Uncommon · 23.78% of players

Survive until dawn in any Arcade Mode level. achievement icon

Survive until dawn in any Arcade Mode level.

You made it through the night and enjoyed a nice sunrise in one of the Arcade levels.

Uncommon · 35.07% of players

Take out two Splitter spawns with a single shot. achievement icon

Take out two Splitter spawns with a single shot.

You took out two Splitter spawns with a single shot.

Uncommon · 43.63% of players

Rewrite reality for the last time. achievement icon

Rewrite reality for the last time.

You used Mr. Scratch’s own trap to destroy him.

Common · 62.29% of players

Make sure Dr. Meadows can take another look at the skies. achievement icon

Make sure Dr. Meadows can take another look at the skies.

You secured the coolant tanks at the observatory.

Common · 64.77% of players

Rewrite reality for the first time. achievement icon

Rewrite reality for the first time.

You rewrote reality and brought down the satellite.

Common · 89.59% of players

Escape the Taken to the motel. achievement icon

Escape the Taken to the motel.

You reached the relative safety of the motel.

Common · 99.44% of players

Screenshots

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