The original Alan Wake was a very slick game, but flawed in many ways. In hindsight those flaws were more glaring due to the games prolonged development. As Alan Wake's American Nightmare didn't have the same expectations, it's initially more enjoyable, but the flaws still emerge.
So the first thing: there's probably never been a XBLA title with cutscenes of this calibre- very few games period actually. Second, when you start, the game feels really open- there's real opportunity to explore, which is great for a horror game. You feel you can get genuinely lost; it's really nail biting to have fought your way to a dead end & worrying you'll have the ammo to get back.
There are three levels, which you end up playing three times & this is probably the main criticism- it can feel a bit of a slog by the end. But on the whole, AW:AN succeeds in making the franchise feel vital and leaves you eager to see where it'll go next.
It's not a complete success but its a better building block for the future than the original title.
7.0/10
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