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Close, but not quite there
posted by tjsmoke (NORTHAMPTON, PA) Feb 19, 2010
Member since Dec 2008
45 out of 46 gamers (98%) found this review helpful
"Aliens vs. Predator" should have been great. The films have become iconic to fans, though the two films which get these two together are less than stellar, while still being somewhat enjoyable. Which sums up this game: Less than perfect, but still some fun to be had. There's a fair amount of gameplay spread over the three campaigns (about 12-15 hours), and each has its moments as well as its problems. The overall story is fairly thin, all three do tie together in the end, but story isn't the driving force behind playing this game. It's blasting monsters, and playing as said critters is the game's main draw. It does succeed to a point on that level, but not without a few flaws which mar the experience. In the Marine campaign, you play a rookie trying to keep up with your fellow squadmates, but you're mostly on your own as you wander through darkened halls and thick jungles. It's those dark hallways where this game works best- you really get the feel of being alone in a hostile place where nasty things want you dead. You have access to a nice range of weaponry, but ammo can be scarce, and you will blow through ammo quickly. A lack of iron sights to aid in aiming makes it hard to hit your target. Other than that, the controls are pretty much standard FPS stuff. The sound is perfect, with the motion detectors sounding as they did in the films. As the Alien, you play a test subject branded 6. The Alien has only melee attacks, and speed is its best asset. That speed also can prove disorienting when you're running along walls and ceilings. Controls are a bit slippery here, as one wall will let you run up it while the one next will not. The Predator, oddly enough, comes off the weakest. While you have some neat gadets, the game forces you to rely more on melee attacks than your weapons. Stealth is your best option. Overall, graphics are decent, though there is some framerate slowdown. Sound is dead on, but controls can be iffy. Close, but I'd try before you'd buy.
Alien vs Predator
posted by Ekuriox (FORT WORTH, TX) Feb 18, 2010
Member since May 2003
30 out of 37 gamers (81%) found this review helpful
This game is a great first person shooter. If you liked the F.E.A.R. series, The Chronicles of Riddick:Assault on Dark Athena, or Half Life 2. You would really find this game awesome. The title has a lot of quick paced shooting and with close-corridors combat(melee) that is very fun.
The story doesn't have anything to do with the Movies, other then the Aliens, Predators, and Space Marines. The style of the story/character interaction is something you may have seen in few movie but you will never find the story routine in many First person games. You are given the opportunity to play as the Soldier, Alien, or Predator; each character has its own story but the story all intersects with the final outcome of the game.
Space Marine: You an your squad are to respond to a distress signal on an colonised planet that is used for mining.
Aliens: Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. However, the bullets from the breakfast can hurt.
Predator: You are at the age where it is time for you to set upon trial too learn the ways of the most fiercest hunter in all the universe. A fallen one has called for help and you are to find what has come of him.
There isn't anything different from the older computer versions of the title. SEGA did a fantastic job. The single player is very suspenseful and exciting. The only (multiplayer) aspect they left out was spawning out of an alien egg and infecting a unsuspecting soldier.
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Team-deathmatch: with all speicies.
Deathmatch: with all speicies.
Domination: a capture and hold positions with all species.
Hunt the predator: which is soldiers are too kill the predator and whom ever kills the predator, becomes the predator.
Infestation: A alien is selected from the gamers. As soldiers/everyone get killed by aliens; everyone will respawn as aliens.
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A well balanced game, with a great story, graphics, and sound that will make you jump at shadows.
Only thing I did not like was the short story(s).
The story doesn't have anything to do with the Movies, other then the Aliens, Predators, and Space Marines. The style of the story/character interaction is something you may have seen in few movie but you will never find the story routine in many First person games. You are given the opportunity to play as the Soldier, Alien, or Predator; each character has its own story but the story all intersects with the final outcome of the game.
Space Marine: You an your squad are to respond to a distress signal on an colonised planet that is used for mining.
Aliens: Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. However, the bullets from the breakfast can hurt.
Predator: You are at the age where it is time for you to set upon trial too learn the ways of the most fiercest hunter in all the universe. A fallen one has called for help and you are to find what has come of him.
There isn't anything different from the older computer versions of the title. SEGA did a fantastic job. The single player is very suspenseful and exciting. The only (multiplayer) aspect they left out was spawning out of an alien egg and infecting a unsuspecting soldier.
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Team-deathmatch: with all speicies.
Deathmatch: with all speicies.
Domination: a capture and hold positions with all species.
Hunt the predator: which is soldiers are too kill the predator and whom ever kills the predator, becomes the predator.
Infestation: A alien is selected from the gamers. As soldiers/everyone get killed by aliens; everyone will respawn as aliens.
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A well balanced game, with a great story, graphics, and sound that will make you jump at shadows.
Only thing I did not like was the short story(s).