Midwestern Wal-mart competitor Meijer has broken the Alan Wake street date and started selling copies of the game early, according to reports from Xbox Live user Buzzsawgr81.

If you live in Kalamazoo, Michigan and can’t wait to start playing (there are still two more weeks until the official release date) now’s your chance. Hit up your local Meijer and have some fun.

In this dynamic new title, players assume the role of Alan Wake, a best-selling suspense author suffering from writer’s block, who escapes to a small town only to experience the mysterious disappearance of his wife.

Set in the deceptively idyllic town of Bright Falls, Wash., “Alan Wake” immerses players in an intense and expansive cinematic world that enables players to explore the hyper-realistic and interactive environments. “Alan Wake” is mission-based with a deeply engaging and suspenseful storyline unveiling new twists and profound character revelations at every turn.

Players will unravel the riveting plot through multilayered character interactions, unique problem-solving and intense combat against terrifying enemies. In this nightmarish world, where fantasy and reality collide, Alan Wake must use a variety of weapons to survive, including his most powerful ally against the darkness — light itself.

Achievements:

1. Follow the Light: You were enlighted by a dream (10G)
2. Let there be Light: You have restored power (10G)
3. Float like a Butterfly: You avoid getting hit with style (15G)
4. Nordic Walking: Unlike Stucky, you enjoy incontestable health benefits. Namely, you’re not dead (10G)
5. Bright Falls’ Finest : You’ll finally managed to make that phone call (20G)
6. Under a Thin Layer of Skin: You disobyed the Park Ranger’s instruction (10G)
7. Finder’s Keepers : You have discovered five of the hidden chest (20G)
8. Back! Back! I Say!: 10G: You bought yourself some breathing time with a flare (10G)
9. Missed by a Mile: 25G: You managed a slow-motion dodged 20 times (25G)
10. Paging Mr. Wake: You have discovered 25 manuscript pages (20G)
11. Right of Way: 10G: You have peeled 15 Taken off your bumpers (10G)
12. Park Ranger: 15G: You survived Elderwood National Park (30G):
13. Damn Good Cup of Coffee : You have found 25 Coffee Thermoses (20G)
14. They’re Heeere! : You have destroyed 20 poltergiest objects (20G)
15. Heavy Metal: 10G: You destroyed the bulldozer (10G)
16. The Six Gun Scribe : You capped 100 Taken with the Revolver (20G)
17. Iron Horse- 10G: You made the traine engine run out steam (10G)
18. Wheels Within Wheels : You found the kidnapper, but what he had to say wasn’t what you wanted to hear (20G)
19. Boob Tube: 5G: You checked out some important message (5G)
20. Energized! -10G: You changed batteries 100 times (10G)
21. Thunder and Lightning: 50 Taken have felt your fury. Also, your flashbangs (20G)
22. Collateral Carnage: Taken have been drowned, electrocuted, or dispatched by some other inderect means (20G)
23. Child of the Elder God: You shone a light upon this night of otherworldly fiends (10G)
24. Perchance to Dream : Oh, so THAT’S what happened (20G)
25. Medical Opinions - 10G: Listen to Hartman’s Recordings (10G)
26. Drink ‘Em Up: 10G: Put de lime the coconut twice (10G)
27. Gatekeeper: 10G: Cut the power to the transformer yard (10G)
28. The Lady of the Light : Discover the secret she guards (20G)
29. Tornado Wrangler : Defeat the tornado (10G):
30. Departure: Complete the game on Normal difficulty (40G)
31. Hardboiled Water: Complete the game on Hard difficulty (40G)
32. Alan, Wake Up : Compelte the game on Nightmare difficulty (50G):
33. If it Flies, It Burns : Burn 1,000 Birds (20G)
34. Taken Season : Defeat 50 Taken with the hunting rifle (20G)
35. It’s Not Just a Typewriter Brand : QWERTY? DVORAK? 50 Taken know it’s neither (20G)
36. What Light Through Yonder Window : Defeat 50 Taken with the flaregun, the way Shakespeare intended
37. Come On, Come All: 10G: Kill four Taken with a single shot from the flaregun (10G)
38. Sound and Fury: 10G: Kill four Taken with a single flashbang (10G)
39. Two for the Price of One - 10G: Kill two Taken with a single shotgun blast (10G)
40. Carny - 10G: Knock over five can pyramids (10G):
41. Meet the Deadline: 30G: In “Mirror’s Peak”, make it from the Coalm Mine Museum to Cauldron Lake in 40 minutes (30G)
42. An Idyllic Small Town: 30G: Make it through the “Night Life in Bright Falls” in one go without dying or restarting even once (30G)
43. Gunless Wonder: 30G: Make it to Cauldren Lake without firing a single shot in, “On the Road to Cauldron Lake” (30G)
44. Every Nook and Cranny: 30G: Discover all of the hidden chest (30G)
45. Picking Up After Yourself - 30G: Find all of the manuscript pages in Normal mode (30G)
46. Collector’s Edition: Find all the manuscript pages in the game, including the ones in Nightmare mode (50G)
47. Hypercaffeinated: 30G: Discover all coffee thermoses (30G)
48. KBF-FM - 30G: Listen to all of the radio shows (30G)
49. Couch Potato: 30G: Watch every single TV show (30G)
50. Bright Falls Aficionado: 30G: Absorb every bit of local history and culture (30G)

Features :

• Intense psychological thriller. “Alan Wake” delivers a deeply psychological and finely crafted plot that raises the bar for storytelling in video games. The riveting story of “Alan Wake” is propelled by a movie-like atmosphere, compelling situations, memorable characters and real-time pacing. Remedy has a record of creating and developing games with unique cinematic presentation and exceptionally high production values.
• Light as a combat element. As Wake journeys deeper into the mystery of Bright Falls, the shadows close in around him. When darkness descends, light becomes his only ally as he fights his way to daybreak. . This poses a severe problem for Alan Wake since his enemies seemingly gain strength from the shadows, and before long, light itself becomes his greatest ally. Players must skillfully combine their use of light with more conventional weapons to stand a chance.
• Realistic, interactive environment. Set in the town of Bright Falls, the hyper-detailed environments of the Pacific Northwest play an important role; even the change in daylight and weather will profoundly affect the characters and enemies in “Alan Wake.” The game’s advanced rendering engine provides amazingly realistic environments that bring this world to detailed life — from the lush forest of evergreen trees to the quaint small-town buildings and streets. The world of “Alan Wake” is alive and real.
• Episodic narrative. The mission-based structure of “Alan Wake” creates an episodic narrative similar to a deeply structured dramatic television series, such as Twin Peak and X-Files. As the episodes progress, gameplay will evolve to introduce new elements and characters, escalating the level of threat and action in the game.