Alan Wake is a video game made by Remedy Entertainment, the Finnish studio behind the Max Payne series, and published by Microsoft exclusively for its Xbox 360 home console, released on May 14, 2010, in Europe, and May 18, in North America, as an all-new experience that combines classic survival horror mechanics and psychological thriller elements.
Alan Wake is shaped like a TV show, in which the main character, Alan Wake, a writer that arrives in a small American mountain town looking for inspiration, uncovers unusual paranormal activities that give birth to shadow monsters and other such creatures, which can be eliminated only by shining light into their bodies or by deploying fires and other light emanating sources.
ACHIEVEMENTS Complete the following achievements to unlock Xbox Live Gamerscore points.
- Follow the Light (10 points): Take a night course of light education.
- Nordic Walking (10 points): Take a walk through the logging area, meet one of the quirky locals.
- Bright Falls' Finest (20 points): Call for help.
- Boob Tube (5 points): See what's on TV.
- Under a Thin Layer of Skin (10 points): Defy the park ranger.
- Park Ranger (15 points): Enjoy the sounds and sights of Elderwood National Park.
- Heavy Metal (10 points): Survive the bulldozer attack.
- Iron Horse (10 points): Encounter a steam engine.
- Wheels Within Wheels (20 points): Meet the kidnapper.
- Medical Opinions (10 points): Listen to Hartman's recordings.
- Child of the Elder God (10 points): Have a rock'n'roll moment without dropping to a low health state.
- Perchance to Dream (20 points): Take a moment to reflect on past events.
- Drink 'Em Both Up (10 points): Put de lime in de coconut twice.
- Gatekeeper (10 points): Cut the power to the transformer yard.
- The Lady of the Light (20 points): Discover the secret she guards.