Alan Wake 2010

Released: May 14, 2010
Genres: Shooter · Adventure
Platforms: PC · Xbox 360
Developer: Remedy Entertainment
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Remedy Entertainment's 2010 third person action adventure, in which the crime novelist Alan Wake, with writer's block, takes his wife Alice to the small town of Bright Falls, where she disappears. He then experiences events from his latest novel, which he cannot remember writing, coming to life. The enemies, called the Taken, are shadowy figures shielded by darkness, and firearms can only damage them after they are exposed to light. Your flashlight is central to combat: its beam is the aiming reticle, and it needs batteries or time to recharge. Streetlights are safe havens where health regenerates faster. When enemies are close you can perform a slow motion dodge. Because your flashlight is both your aim and your weapon, every dark stretch is a choice of where to point it, and the tension survives even now.