How was your weekend gaming then? Mine was dominated by Alan Wake. The loooong awaited Xbox 360 adventure horror title arrived on Friday. I'm probably about a third of the way through and so far it's been an enjoyable ride. The environment - all misty forests and shadowy assailants - is wonderfully Twin Peaks and draws you in. The TV-style pacing - "previously on Alan Wake" - is effective too. Less impressive are the character models and lip sync issues in the cutscenes, both of which betray Alan Wake's lengthy development time. The atmosphere-sapping coffee flask collection element feels anachronistic too. Oh, and the simpering female lead who is terrified of the dark won't impress any watching/playing wives or girlfriends.

Despite this I've been enjoying Wake so far. The combat is effective - use light to weaken enemy before finishing off with gun - while the marvellous setting drives you onto the next heavily lit sanctuary. The Guardian review will be out any day now - I'm not writing it - but after what I've played so far Wake is recommended to anyone wanting a slower-paced survival-thriller kind of game. Was it worth the 5 year wait though? Let me finish the game and I'll get back to you on that.

Anyway, what about you? How was your weekend gaming?