Aliens Versus Predator: Prima's Official Strategy Guide [Paperback]

Joe Grant Bell (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 12, 1999 | Series: Prima's Official Strategy Guide

Complete walkthroughs for Alien, Predator, and Marine
Secret areas revealed
Details for all equipment
Strategies for making the most of your technological and biological weapons
Multiplayer tips to keep your species on top Full color vision insert

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Amazon.com Review

Don't be fooled by this book's slim appearance, it actually contains a wealth of information that should prove quite useful for anyone trying to work their way through Fox's extremely challenging Aliens vs. Predator action game. A first-person shooter in which you can play one of three very different species (human, Alien, or Predator), this game has a lot of depth and enough unique features to make even hardcore action gamers take notice. Thanks to the well-written strategy guide, you should have no trouble (or at least, a lot less trouble) mastering the art of war as fought by each of the three species. Make no mistake, you cannot play the game the same way for each species. The book points out each species' strengths and weaknesses and then tells you how to exploit them for each level in the game. The one area in which this book seems a bit weak is in multiplayer tips. All of the basics are covered, but only briefly and without much real insight (keep moving, learn the maps, and so forth). Still, if you've played any multiplayer shooters you probably already know the basics of multiplayer survival. If that's the case and you really just need help staying alive in this great (and frightening) single-player game, this book is for you. --Mike Ryan

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Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Prima Games (May 12, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0761515704
• ISBN-13: 978-0761515708
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.2 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,810,225 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Help, June 11, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Aliens Versus Predator: Prima's Official Strategy Guide (Paperback)

I have been playing the game since the first day it came out. And since that day, I have been completely frustrated with it too. This book has helped a lot. It give full maps of all the enviornments. Every air ducts, every sub-level, everything! I play this game 24/7, so you can tell I like it a lot. The most helpful thing are the maps. The alien levels are mind-bogglingly long. It took me a week to beet the first level on the alien. I got this book and beat it in 15 minutes. It tells every charecter's weaknesses and strong points. It even gives a blueprint of the weapons and people. It gives info about everybody. It is really great.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars this is the most helpfull book u could hope for, July 13, 1999

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This review is from: Aliens Versus Predator: Prima's Official Strategy Guide (Paperback)

wow it is great it helped me pass the gam

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, June 15, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Aliens Versus Predator: Prima's Official Strategy Guide (Paperback)

I liked this book. It was a real help