Aliens vs Predator

75

Decent game actually.

Decent game, fun to play with all 3 races both online and offline. Some challenge to it also. If you like the series as much as I do this is a definitive must have. Playing as the Predator is f**king awesome. :)

75

Adjust you're expectations and all is good...

So once upon a time there was a game called Aliens Vs Predator. And despite being blocky with low resolution textures, and character models that seemed like poor papercraft, it was good. Not only was it good, it was awesome. So awesome, it had the ability to scare the bejesus out of you and make you poop your pants. This sequel of the same name, does not hold a candle to the original. But for myself, I found enjoying the game was all about expectations. Once I let go of my fond memories of the original, and thought of this as a dumb shooter I started to enjoy myself. Because really, there just haven't been enough Aliens games made for my liking, so any chance to stick a boomstuck in a xenomorphs face, or to impale a colonial marines face with an extendable mouth is something to celebrate and enjoy. Relax, kick back, and just enjoy this game for what it is.

60

Oh how far the mighy have fallen

AVP, the reboot of the excellent game series that was based off a comic series that also spawned a movie series. Take the most badass hunters in the galaxy, mix that with the most badass monsters in the galaxy, mix in some scared little humans as fodder and how can you go wrong? Anyone that watched the movies could tell you exactly how, as can anyone that played the game.

By far the most compelling aspect of the game is playing as the marines, the predators are just icing on the cake, but really it's just about a bunch of silly humans getting in way over their heads and runny scared from monsters in the dark with only a machine that goes bleep, bleep, bleep to tell them that they are about to die. They did an alright job of capturing this feeling during the human campaign in this game, but it was far too short and the other two campaigns failed to live up to their potential. Playing as a xenomorph was fun, if a little hard to master due to the ability to crawl on pretty much every surface including the roof, but it failed to give you that feeling of power that accompanies hunting down pitiful little fleshy pink things. You never quite attain the feeling you are a natural killing machine hunting down prey like you should. The predator campaign had a similar problem, you are supposed to be hunting down one of the most feared creatures in the galaxy, but then it trows tonnes of them at you and you feel way too powerful. Killing one of those things is supposed to be an achievement, I didn't bother counting how many you killed as a predator.

The multiplayer holds more promise, with gameplay being pretty much the same as previous entries in the series but with much improved graphics. The lighting in particular should make hiding in shadows as an alien MUCH more effective. From what I understand however, MP is pretty much dead, so good luck finding a game.

The game is some dumb fun and not awful, but it certainly missused the potential of the IP seriously and was vastly inferior to what it should have been.

86

a great game with 3 unique play styles

A great game, despite the hate you might have seen around. Everything in it feels really authentic and if you are a fan of AvP fiction, you really should check it out. Campaign is interesting enough to keep you going, more like giving you reasons to step into the legs of your favourite species. You can play the same storyline from three different views, while experiencing the parts that are important for the specific species you've chosen. To get the best out of it, first play the Marine campaign, it's the one revealing the whole story as it should. Regarding the multiplayer, i found it quite an amazing experience. At least when you find a balanced game and no cheaters around. All the basic mp modes are there (deathmatch, team deathmatch, species tdm, domination type), a couple more specific to the game (infestation, predator hunt), plus a survival mode (Marines versus Alien waves of increasing difficulty).There are also some unlockable skins to earn while raising your rank in mp. So, everything is there to guarantee you a good time. Do yourself a favor and give it a try.

65

Barely scraping by this time

As an old player of AVP 2, I was excited for this reboot, but after getting my hands on the games, those expectations quickly fell through the floor. On top of iffy story, the controls for all the races just don't feel smooth or polished. The marine story just feel weak in general and all i remember is running in circles, trying not to get killed. The Aliens were a bit more interesting but the single playable race for the alien when there were so many more in an older game just disapoints. Finally the predator, who is the best of all, still has a clear balance problem in multiplayer games. All in all, a barely passing grade for a possibly great game.

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