74
The Signal doesn't change the gameplay nature of Alan Wake, but it delivers a shake of innovation into its formula.
60
So I'd rather play an erratic instalment of Alan Wake than a highly polished cover-shooter clone, because even when it fails, the former gives me something to think about in the ensuing days. Put another way, The Signal gets better the more I don't play it.
70
Continues the narrative and challenges the player the way it should in the atmosphere and the environment. It is a good first sample of the depth of the story created and leaves us eager for the next episode.
8
if you enjoyed playing though the main game, then The Signal is going to be a welcome expansion to the adventure.
7
It was amazing. I loved it. It adds to the story, makes the lore bigger. One of the best game series.
6
A very okay-ish dlc. I still loved it. It was okay for a one time playing. Had fun.
Alan Wake: The Signal
Released On:
Jul 27, 2010
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Generally Favorable
75
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6.9
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90
The Signal is everything Alan Wake should have been. In about 2 hours of gameplay, the developers created a great atmosphere, a fantastic gameplay and the right amount of variety. The lack of different kind of situations was the main issue with the original game. The "floating words" idea is fantastic, and brings an awesome and original feature inside a previously boring gameplay.
85
You might get the impression that Remedy is stringing you along what feels like a never-ending nightmare, but in this case, it's a trip worth taking.
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Dec 21, 2011
9
Great DLC, it's intense and challenging and it gets you to understand what happened after the incomplete ending, it's just a great addition that keeps scaring. Sure, we have already done most of the things in the main game but this DLC brings new stuff that you haven't seen. You should really get this DLC if you loved Alan Wake just like me.
Aug 29, 2010
9
The first dowloadable Alan Wake DLC, which comes free with new copies of the game, is an intense and satisfying DLC. You continue where the game left of. You will se new strange places and meet new enemies. The DLC is not exactly long, its between 55 minutes to 1h and 10 minutes. But its just perfect. You will find out more about the darkness in this DLC to the game that in my opinion shoud be GOTY 2010. A 9/10
80
The fact that it's free (supposing you bought the original game new) makes it well worth a play, just don't go expecting any plot revelations or answers to the game's more fundamental questions.
78
Overall, The Signal is a good continuation of the story of Alan Wake; it just doesn't introduce anything new into the mix.
72
The Signal is a great addition to the Alan Wake story but there is not enough here to really understand the reasoning behind it.
70
Continues the narrative and challenges the player the way it should in the atmosphere and the environment. It is a good first sample of the depth of the story created and leaves us eager for the next episode.
50
This doesn't solve any of the original's problems with storytelling and variety, it just makes them worse.
Feb 12, 2024
8
if you enjoyed playing though the main game, then The Signal is going to be a welcome expansion to the adventure.
Feb 12, 2024
7
It was amazing. I loved it. It adds to the story, makes the lore bigger. One of the best game series.
Jan 24, 2024
6
A very okay-ish dlc. I still loved it. It was okay for a one time playing. Had fun.
Sep 7, 2023
4
Completely useless DLC that ads nothing to the story and it also has the hardest encounters with enemies which quite frankly annoyed me.
Jan 10, 2024
3
Horrible DLC. I very much liked the base game Alan Wake and wanted to play the two DLCs, but you can definitely skip the signal. Added nothing really to the story, just walking through old levels while Alan is going mad in the dark place. Really bad dlc. The second one though, the writer is much better and i would highly recommend it!
SummaryIn this first downloadable content pack we find Wake facing a threat unlike anything he's ever encountered before -- and yet one he's intimately familiar with. In order to make sense of it all, he must follow the Signal.
Rated Tfor Teen
Platforms:
- Xbox 360
Initial Release Date:Jul 27, 2010
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