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Alan Wake's American Nightmare

February 22, 2012
Action Shooter Metacritic 73

About

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.

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Processor
Dual Core 2GHz Intel or 2
Graphics
DirectX 10 compatible with 512MB RAM DirectX®:10 Hard Drive:8 GB HD space Sound:DirectX 9
Memory
2 GB RAM
VRAM
8 GB
OS
Windows XP SP2 Processor:Dual Core 2GHz Intel or 2

Recommended requirements

Processor
Quad Core 2
Graphics
DirectX 10 compatible or later with 1GB RAM DirectX®:10 Hard Drive:8 GB HD space Sound:DirectX 9
Memory
4 GB RAM
VRAM
1 GB
OS
Windows 7 Processor:Quad Core 2

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