For our anniversary, my wife bought us the long-awaited Xbox 360 game, Alan Wake. It’s a great suspense game with a healthy dose of survival horror tossed into the mix. And so far, from what I’ve played of it, it’s the finest example of the genre since Silent Hill 2 on PlayStation 2. Yes, I like it that much! And what a great personalized gift for my wife to think of!

Alan Wake focuses on a writer of popular suspense novels who goes with his wife to Bright Falls, a town in the Pacific Northwest that looks just beautiful and gorgeous on the 360! Well, during the day it does. At night is a different story as the locals tend to go mad and try to kill you.

Instead of standard weaponry alone, your most important weapon in Alan Wake is one’s flashlight, since only light can drive the possessing spirits away long enough to make them vulnerable to physical attack.

It’s a chiller of a title, yet offers a great narrative over the course of the game. We waited until the game dropped in price, but Alan Wake was certainly worth the wait.