Short but keeps you sucked into playing it.

User Rating: 8 | Alan Wake X360
A short game but highly effective and an enjoyable gaming experience with a slight scare factor to it.

The storyline is very well thought out and can sometimes be confusing at times however it keeps you addicted to the game and wanting to find out what happens next. The idea to portray the game as if it was like a TV show is a probable hit and miss with some people, the fact you loose your weapons every time a new 'episode' begins can get annoying however is keeping the game realistic with the jumping back and forth between daylight and then night-time as well.

The visual effects of the game are impressive and does add to the gaming experience and puts the gamer at the edge of their seat with the constant 'What was that over there moving and is it something worth looking into'. The game play I thought was very simple and sometimes 'held your hand' at points such as for finding of keys or any other objects that you need to continue your quest.

Playing on Normal, it was relatively easy for a first play through with no major' Omg I'm stuck again' moments and can be cleared easily under the 10 hour mark while racking up almost half of the achievements if not more.

I would suggest playing it at least once as it's an underestimated game. A good thriller game which will keep your hooked in until the final scene.