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Alan Wake – A Psychological Action Thriller
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In Darkness -- Fight With Light.
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Story:
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In this story-driven and intense Psychological Action Thriller,
players assume the role of Alan Wake, a best-selling suspense
author suffering from writer's block, who escapes to a small town
only to experience the mysterious disappearance of his wife.
Set in the seemingly idyllic town of Bright Falls, Washington,
"Alan Wake" draws players into an intense, cinematic world that
enables players to explore the hyper-realistic and interactive
environments. "Alan Wake" is structured in an episodic format,
much like a thriller TV-series, with a deeply engaging and
suspenseful storyline unveiling plot twists and profound
character revelations in nearly every episode.
Players will unravel the riveting plot through multilayered
character interactions, unique problem-solving and intense combat
against the darkest of enemies. In this nightmarish world, where
the boundaries between reality and fiction become increasingly
blurred and ambiguous, Alan Wake must use a variety of weapons to
survive, including his most powerful ally against the darkness -
light itself.
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Features:
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Intense psychological thriller. “Alan Wake” delivers a deeply
psychological and finely crafted plot that raises the bar of
storytelling in video games. The riveting story of “Alan Wake” is
further intensified by a movie-like atmosphere, compelling
situations, memorable characters and real-time pacing. Remedy has
a record of creating and developing games with unique
cinematic presentation and exceptionally high production values.
The developer makes use of all gaming technology at hand to tell
a powerful story that immerses the gamer in the intense emotion
and suspense of Alan Wake’s thrilling adventure.
• Light as a combat element. As the story progresses, nights grow
longer and days grow shorter. This poses a severe problem for
Alan Wake since his enemies seemingly gain strength from the
shadows, and before long light itself becomes his greatest ally.
Players must skilfully combine their use of light with more
conventional weapons to stand a chance against these Taken.
• Realistic, interactive environment. Set in the town of Bright
Falls, the hyper detailed environments of the Pacific Northwest
play an important role; even the change in daylight and weather
will profoundly affect the characters and enemies. The game’s
advanced rendering engine provides amazingly realistic
environments that bring this world to detailed life — from the
lush forest of evergreen trees to the quaint small-town buildings
and streets. The world of “Alan Wake” is alive and real.
• Episodic narrative. The mission-based structure of “Alan Wake”
creates an episodic narrative similar to a deeply structured
dramatic television series. As the episodes progress, gameplay
will evolve to introduce new elements and characters, escalating
the level of threat and action in the game.
• Stereoscopic 3D support. Alan Wake for PC supports the 3D
NVision from NVidia. Although fairly performance-heavy (high end
GPU such as the GeForce 580GTX and moderate graphics settings are
recommended), this is a real eye-candy and further augments the
already vivid, detailed, and wonderful environment.
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The Key PC Version Enhancements
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· Experience Alan Wake’s Pacific Northwest in higher resolutions
and higher fidelity than ever before
· High-res textures
· Refined and High–res shadows
· Improved lighting further enhanced by additional god rays and
cleanly covered surroundings
· Extremely responsive and refined controls for the PC platform
(i.e. direct and precise response to keyboard and mouse input)
· No Auto-ing
· No squishy ing behavior
· Refined and fully configurable mouse and keyboard support
(Microsoft Xbox 360 controller is of course supported as well)
· A wide selection of customizable graphics settings and support
for 4:3, 16:9 and 16:10 aspect ratios
· Multithreaded engine that takes advantage of quad core CPUs
· Additional options our fans have sought after, such as field
of view adjustment as well as “hide HUD”.
· Works with AMD Eyefinity 3D 3-screen mode
· The a of 3D is adjustable
· Works with NVIDIA NVISION2 Stereoscopic 3D
· The a of 3D is adjustable
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Box Contents
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Special Edition
- Premium packaging
- Disc 1: Main game plus both DLCs „The Signal“ and „The Writer“
- Disc 2: OST of the game including 13 Tracks (Audio-CD)
- 6 Post cards with different pictures/scenes from the game
- Manual
- 1 (printed on both sides)
- 7 stickers with different pictures/scenes/characters from the
game
Reviews
A brilliantly told story, excellent voice acting, and an
atmosphere so unnerving you'll with the lights on for a
month The Escapist - (5/5)
Great entertainment ... a tough game to put down once you've
started IGN - (9/10)
"Unique and special “ Destructoid -( 9.0 -- Superb)
"Alan Wake is a fantastic game with very unusual, yet extremely
enjoyable, combat mechanics and a creepy storyline" Gamers
Revenge - (9/10)
"Alan Wake has an atmosphere that makes use of horror, suspense,
and humor to create something WhatIfGaming.com
"Alan Wake is one of the most engaging protagonists we've come
across in a video game in some time “ Telegraph.co.uk -( 9/10)
"Flawless pacing ensures a compulsive experience” The
Independent -( 5/5)
"Alan Wake is a story for any fan of supernatural horror, gamer
or not and I want more games like this." MSNBC -(9/10)
“Alan Wake is a y, bold, beautiful game” FileFront - (9/10)
"a stunning action game, a superbly scripted adventure and a
technical showcase" Videogamer.com - (9/10)
" Remedy has created a masterpiece." Gamingtrend - (95/100)
"Atmospheric, gripping, gorgeous, and clever” IncGamers - (9/10)
"Alan Wake is a brilliant piece of storytelling and one that is
going to stand out as an example of single-player gaming done
right." Worthplaying - (9/10)
"The graphics are beautiful and gorgeous. Character models are
great, clothing looks realistic, and the outdoor environments are
absolutely stunning." About.com - (4/5) Game of the year 2010,
TIME Magazine.
Box Contains
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* Special Edition
* Game Disc Including The Signal and The Writer "DLCs"
* OST
* Post cards
* Manual
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* Stickers
* Bonus Disc
* Alan Wake Files (Book)
- The Key PC Version Enhancements.
- Experience Alan Wake’s Pacific Northwest in higher resolutions and higher fidelity than ever before.
- High-res textures.
- Refined and High–res shadows.
- Improved lighting further enhanced by additional god rays and cleanly covered surroundings.
- Extremely responsive and refined controls for the PC platform.
- PC Controls (i.e. direct and precise response to keyboard and mouse input).
- No Auto-ing.
- No squishy ing behaviour.
- Refined and fully configurable mouse and keyboard support (Microsoft Xbox 360 controller issupported).
- A wide selection of customizable graphics support for 4:3, 16:9 and 16:10 aspect ratios.
- Multithreaded engine that takes advantage of quad core CPUs.
- Additional options our fans have sought after, such as field of view adjustment as well as “hide HUD”.
- Works with AMD Eyefinity 3D 3-screen mode.
- The a of 3D is adjustable.
- Works with NVIDIA NVISION2 Stereoscopic 3D.