Solid 9.0

Only weaknesses 

- Repetious enemys and enviorment (especially in the wooded areas)

- Lack of weapons/ammo, could use my variety besides a flash light and a few guns

- Short, wish it was slightly longer

Remedy's third best work just behind Max Payne 1 (MP2 being my favorite, though it was extremely short).

9.5!!

Bad: Pretty short, and sucky face animations (not the worst I've seen though!)

6.7 

The good: Cool atmosphere, probably the first game to be based in Washington.

The bad: Boring combat, based in Washington, short, easy, the same enemies over and over, the driving segments x_x 

I'd give it a solid 9. In many areas the game is sublime, particularly the lighting and the atmospheric effects. Never before have these elements been realised so succesfully in a game. The gameplay itself isn't anything new or revolutionary, but it works and remains entertaining throughout the course of the game.

My major problem with it (surprisingly to some) is the storyline. I like that the story that the writers are trying to tell is ambitious and they should certainly be commended for that, but in the end the story is one big convoluted mess. At no point in the game do you have any idea what's going on, what's real, and what isn't. Usually I like high-concept plots, but they have to have some kind of resolution, and the writers didn't even attempt to provide that in Alan Wake.  It channels all of the worst parts of shows like LOST. 

Usually I can enjoy a game if the story is slightly disapointing, but seeing as the narrative was supposed to be the major draw of Alan Wake, I couldn't help but feel a little disappointed by it in the end. The universe is certainly interesting enough to merit a sequel though, so I'm sure these problems could be rectified if such a follow-up were to be made. 

One more thing. Because the atmosphere and lighting is so brilliantly executed, it was a bit disapointing that the only enemies we fought were humanoids, birds and inanimate objects. If a little more thought had been put into enemy design the game would have been truly petrifying. 

Pros.......... Story (full of suspense)

Gameplay for the most part is great (obviously theres superb use of the lighting effects here to help you combat the bad guys, enviroments can be manipulated to your advantage ect.)

Atmosphere is sublime, genuinely creepy stuff.

Cons....... Collectables (come on man, manuscripts, flasks, TV's, Radio's and other BS, im getting fed up of collectables in games to be honest and AW is one of the worst offenders)

Enemies..... Pretty much the same bunch of bums throughout the game, AW defo lacks in the enemy variety department.

Despite this i thoroughly enjoyed AW, and a sequel would be more than welcomed by me.

Score 9.0

Alan Wake -- I loved it.

It has been a while so I won't do a pro/con list.  I remember the atmosphere was fantastic and the story was a lot of fun.  The gameplay itself was pretty interesting and there were some *really* tense moments where I was low on ammo or completely out.

I know I did get annoyed sometimes when enemies would appear off screen and suddenly murder without warning, that kind of sucked.  Still though, great game.

8.5

9.2, http://gamrreview.vgchartz.com/review/13817/alan-wake/

^^So good you had to post it twice! :P

8.6

Pros : atmosphere, solid enough presentation and decent gameplay - plus great engine

Cons: too repetitive, too much combat and too litle exploitation of atmosphere, lip-sync in cut scenes was weak

I was just passing through on my way to look at porn.  I was kinda afraid of the scores Alan Wake would get but I must admit I'm surprised it's doing so well.  I won't post a score.  I'll just say that I really enjoyed the game but I can't see giving it a 9 or higher.  Carry on.