While the other game in the series is grabbing quite some success upon its PC release, its successor, Alan Wake’s American Nightmare has been announced to have entered the Xbox Live Arcade. This digital download has been launched as part of Microsoft’s annual Xbox Live Arcade House Party program and comprises a pulp action adventure story mode as well as a new ‘Fight till Dawn’ arcade mode.
American Nightmare, as described by its maker, transpires in a setting where the horrors of reality often seem to come true. This time around, the title character finds himself in the alternate shadowed world of Night Springs, where he must track down his mysterious evil doppelganger named Mr. Scratch to get answers from him. Being a supernatural serial killer, Scratch is obsessed with Wake’s wife, Alice and even more terribly, Alan’s demise.
“With Alan Wake’s American Nightmare, we wanted to challenge the conventions of what makes an Xbox Live Arcade title,” revealed Matias Myllyrinne, CEO of Remedy. “The game is a combination of pick-up-and-play arcade action that players expect out of an Xbox Live Arcade title, as well as a substantial pulp inspired single-player campaign that Remedy is known for.”
In the fresh ‘Fight till Dawn’ arcade mode, gamers will be required to survive a full night of attacks, while also piling up score points. A number of new enemies as well fatal weapons like a flare gun, nail gun and Uzi would be at his disposal.
Alan Wake’s American Nightmare now sells through Xbox Live Arcade at 1200 Microsoft Points.