<s>
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
's	I-Application
American	I-Application
Nightmare	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Remedy	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
downloadable	O
follow-up	O
and	O
spin-off	O
to	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
title	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
22	O
February	O
2012	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
22	O
May	O
2012	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
29	O
June	O
2012	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
15	O
November	O
2012	O
in	O
Australia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
's	I-Application
American	I-Application
Nightmare	I-Application
makes	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
combat	O
mechanics	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
:	O
Alan	O
has	O
a	O
flashlight	O
,	O
which	O
must	O
be	O
focused	O
on	O
enemies	O
before	O
firing	O
weapons	O
at	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
American	O
Nightmare	O
is	O
more	O
battle-focused	O
,	O
containing	O
more	O
ammunition	O
and	O
a	O
wider	O
variety	O
of	O
weapons	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
machine	O
gun	O
,	O
a	O
nail	O
gun	O
,	O
a	O
crossbow	B-Application
,	O
and	O
combat	O
shotguns	O
,	O
among	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Collectible	O
pages	O
were	O
also	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
,	O
though	O
they	O
had	O
only	O
served	O
to	O
provide	O
an	O
additional	O
story	O
element	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
's	I-Application
American	I-Application
Nightmare	I-Application
revolves	O
around	O
the	O
titular	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
,	O
a	O
former	O
bestselling	O
author	O
of	O
crime	O
fiction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
a	O
vacation	O
to	O
the	O
small	O
town	O
of	O
Bright	B-Application
Falls	I-Application
,	O
Washington	O
,	O
Alan	O
encountered	O
a	O
supernatural	O
entity	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Dark	O
Presence	O
,	O
which	O
forced	O
him	O
to	O
write	O
the	O
manuscript	O
of	O
a	O
horror	O
novel	O
which	O
would	O
give	O
it	O
power	O
by	O
turning	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
story	O
into	O
reality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
occurred	O
through	O
the	O
power	O
of	O
the	O
Dark	O
Place	O
,	O
a	O
subjective	O
alternate	O
dimension	O
located	O
beneath	O
the	O
volcanic	O
Cauldron	O
Lake	O
near	O
Bright	B-Application
Falls	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alan	O
was	O
ultimately	O
able	O
to	O
defeat	O
the	O
Dark	O
Presence	O
by	O
altering	O
the	O
ending	O
of	O
the	O
manuscript	O
,	O
freeing	O
Bright	B-Application
Falls	I-Application
and	O
destroying	O
the	O
Dark	O
Presence	O
but	O
trapping	O
Alan	O
within	O
the	O
Dark	O
Place	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
's	I-Application
American	I-Application
Nightmare	I-Application
focuses	O
on	O
Mr.	O
Scratch	O
,	O
a	O
doppelgänger	O
of	O
Alan	O
created	O
by	O
the	O
power	O
of	O
Cauldron	O
Lake	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
characters	O
who	O
make	O
cameos	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
include	O
Alan	O
's	O
friend	O
and	O
agent	O
Barry	O
Wheeler	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Anderson	O
brothers	O
,	O
heavy	O
metal	O
musicians	O
from	O
Bright	B-Application
Falls	I-Application
who	O
aided	O
Alan	O
during	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
whom	O
Barry	O
now	O
manages	O
during	O
their	O
comeback	O
tour	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
plot	O
of	O
American	O
Nightmare	O
is	O
framed	O
by	O
the	O
narration	O
of	O
an	O
episode	O
of	O
the	O
fictional	O
TV	O
show	O
,	O
Night	O
Springs	O
,	O
which	O
follows	O
the	O
style	O
of	O
The	O
Twilight	O
Zone	O
and	O
appeared	O
on	O
television	O
screens	O
throughout	O
the	O
original	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alan	O
follows	O
its	O
instructions	O
and	O
alters	O
the	O
scene	O
by	O
the	O
oil	O
derrick	O
,	O
which	O
causes	O
a	O
meteor	B-Language
to	O
collide	O
with	O
an	O
artificial	O
satellite	B-Application
,	O
sending	O
it	O
hurtling	O
towards	O
the	O
Earth	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
then	O
collides	O
with	O
the	O
oil	O
derrick	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
,	O
Dr.	O
Rachel	O
Meadows	O
,	O
who	O
also	O
met	O
Mr.	O
Scratch	O
previously	O
,	O
is	O
tracking	O
a	O
mysterious	O
signal	O
sent	O
just	O
before	O
the	O
satellite	B-Application
was	O
knocked	O
out	O
of	O
orbit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Emma	O
and	O
Rachel	O
still	O
have	O
some	O
deja	B-Application
vu	I-Application
of	O
the	O
previous	O
loop	O
's	O
events	O
,	O
and	O
have	O
helped	O
perform	O
some	O
of	O
Alan	O
's	O
previous	O
tasks	O
for	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
9	O
May	O
2011	O
,	O
a	O
sequel	O
game	O
was	O
hinted	O
at	O
when	O
"	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
2	O
"	O
was	O
shown	O
on	O
Althea	O
Suarez	O
Gata	O
's	O
curriculum	O
vitae	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
stressed	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
not	O
be	O
considered	O
"	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
2	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
neither	O
would	O
it	O
be	O
mere	O
add-on	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
had	O
been	O
speculated	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
game	O
named	O
"	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
's	O
Night	O
Springs	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
rumors	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Remedy	O
announced	O
in	O
early	O
May	O
2012	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
platform	O
on	O
22	O
May	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
followed	O
Remedy	O
's	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
to	O
the	O
Windows	O
platform	O
a	O
few	O
months	O
earlier	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
the	O
top-selling	O
Arcade	O
game	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1Up.com	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
B	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
It	O
's	O
not	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
2	O
,	O
nor	O
is	O
it	O
a	O
proper	O
episode	O
;	O
it	O
's	O
just	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
's	O
solid	O
shooting	O
married	O
to	O
an	O
even-odder-than-usual	O
story.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Remedy	O
Entertainment	O
has	O
stated	O
that	O
this	O
is	O
not	O
the	O
last	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
game	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
a	O
sequel	O
is	O
in	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2013	O
,	O
Remedy	O
confirmed	O
they	O
were	O
not	O
currently	O
developing	O
a	O
new	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
,	O
instead	O
focusing	O
on	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
for	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
called	O
Quantum	B-Application
Break	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
II	O
was	O
announced	O
during	O
The	O
Game	O
Awards	O
2021	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
set	O
to	O
release	O
in	O
2023	O
,	O
which	O
expands	O
upon	O
the	O
Remedy	O
Connected	O
Universe	O
also	O
shared	O
with	O
Control	B-Application
in	O
the	O
same	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
