Alien vs Predator

by Sega Of America, Inc.

Product Features

• As the Marine, you'll experience a claustrophobic and terrifying experience where light is your friend, but there's never enough; however, the United States Marine Corps are humanity's last line of defense, and as such they are armed to the teeth with the very latest in high explosive and automatic weaponry
• As the Predator, you will stalk from the shadows and from above, passing athletically through the treetops to ambush your victims; although equipped with an array of powerful, exotic weapons and tracking equipment, honor ultimately dictates that you must get in close and take your trophies face to face
• As the most deadly species in the universe, the Alien offers you the chance to play as the very stuff of nightmares, the monster in the dark swarming forward with countless others, jaws like a steel trap and claws like blades
• Play all sides off against each other in a series of unique 3-way online modes and go tooth-to-claw-to-pulse rifle in the reinvention of one of multiplayer gaming's defining moments

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• ASIN: B001TOQ8MU
• Product Dimensions: 5.7 x 7.5 x 0.6 inches ; 1.6 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: February 16, 2010
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (76 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,507 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

Platform: Xbox 360 | Edition: Standard

Amazon.com Product Description

Aliens vs Predator is an entirely new title for PC and high-definition consoles from acclaimed British developer Rebellion, the team behind the 1999 original PC gaming classic. Bringing the legendary war between two of science-fiction’s most popular characters to FPS fans, AvP delivers three outstanding single player campaigns and provides untold hours of unique 3-way multiplayer gaming. Experience distinctly new and thrilling first person gameplay as you survive, hunt and prey in the deadly jungles and swamps surrounding the damned colony of Freya’s Prospect.

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Three Breeds of Warrior. Three Brutal Campaigns. One Relentless Battleground. In deep space, on the frontier of human colonization, an ancient pyramid is discovered. When archaeologists probe the pyramid’s secrets they unwittingly trigger an apocalyptic confrontation between vengeful Predators, menacing Aliens, and heavily-armed Colonial Marines. Welcome to Aliens versus Predator, a stunningly-detailed FPS that seamlessly blends the action and intensity of one of the most popular movie franchises of all time. Whether you stalk your prey as a Predator, evolve into the perfect killing machine as an Alien, or use superior firepower as a Colonial Marine, one thing is certain. This will be a battle for the ages. Features: Master the skills of three deadly species: As a Predator, use your cloaking abilities and multiple vision modes to stalk your enemies while remaining hidden. Then rip out their spines with your wrist blades, or snipe them from afar with your plasma caster. As an Alien, use your finely-honed killer instincts to become the most lethal creature in the galaxy. Traverse any surface at blinding speeds, emerging from the dark to tear off your victims’ heads or impale them with your dagger-sharp tail. As a Colonial Marine, use your diverse arsenal and overwhelming firepower to hold the line against seemingly impossible odds. Discover three unique single-player experiences: Each of the three species has its own unique storyline that intertwines with the others to create a compelling cinematic narrative, inspired by one of the most popular movie franchises of all time. Plunge yourself into intense online multiplayer combat: Take on hordes of online opponents in adrenaline-fueled multiplayer battles. Stalk your prey silently as a Predator, become a nightmarish killing machine as an Alien, or lay down a barrage of lethal fire as a battle-hardened Colonial Marine. Take advantage of each faction’s unique abilities to rise to the top of the leaderboards and become the most dominant species in the universe.

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25 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars It's mostly a good game. Mostly., March 5, 2010

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Turtle502 (Pitman, NJ USA) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Aliens vs Predator (Video Game)

It's probably more accurate to call this game Marines vs. Aliens vs. Predator. The single-player campaign is divided into three perspectives. You can play as a Marine, an Alien, or a Predator. Each species' campaign takes place in exactly the same locations, but since your abilities change from species to species, the game-play in each mission remains fresh. As a marine, you're limited to the ground. As a Predator, you gain vertical mobility, since you're capable of jumping short distances to higher locations, such as tree limbs or ledges. The Alien's perspective is truly unique, as you can climb along any surface and jump short distances. Seeing these environments from the ceiling, and thus upside-down, is quite interesting.

It's important to point out that both the Alien and the Predator incorporate a level of stealth. As the Predator, you have a cloak which renders you nearly invisible to most enemies. As the Alien, you can easily hide in dark corners or on ceilings, where most enemies can't find you. The marine, by contrast, seems mostly helpless, without any stealth and virtually no cover-system.

None of the campaigns are masterpieces at storytelling. The marine campaign starts off as most Alien-related stories do. And, as a matter of fact, ends mostly the way Aliens ends. There are two halves of the Marine campaign - it's almost as if there was a change in story or development. Your squad-mate "Tequila", ends up harvested and pretty much disappears from the game after you get 60% of the way through. It all makes sense in the end, but the transition seems unnecessary. By contrast, the Predator and Alien campaigns are fairly cohesive, with clear goals and objectives. However, each of them require taking your objectives from on-screen prompts, since technically neither the Predator or Alien speaks "English". As the Predator, I often found myself missing objectives because sometimes this information was communicated in the middle of action. It's really hard to read scrolling text and watch the action at the same time.

From a control perspective, the Marine is the easiest to handle. Movements are smooth. Targeting is spot-on, with excellent hit detection. Only the rifle allows you to closely target your enemies, but in this type of battle, you wouldn't expect to slowly take aim with an assault rifle and target aliens who are charging toward you. The aliens move fast, and you'll be spraying bullets. The Predator allows you to target a specific enemy or location to which you want to jump. It was really difficult, however, trying to find a branch or ledge to which to jump - it wasn't always clear. Like the Marine, the Predator is mostly FPS. The Predator also features a weak and strong attack - however, connecting with the strong attack is difficult. Overall, the game seems to suffer from a distance-perspective issue - it's not clear how close you need to be to an enemy to hit it. The best part of the Predator is the battle disc - a small glaive-like disc that you can hurl at enemies and have return to your hand, much like a boomerang. If you ever played Dark Sector, it's much like the glaive from that game.

The alien's controls? This definitely takes some practice. Transitioning from the floor to a wall requires you to press the right-trigger. Holding the right-trigger indefinitely actually just makes things easier, so it's hard to understand why Rebellion just didn't make surface transition automatic. Unlike the marine and Predator, the Alien has no weapons. You are limited to strong and weak attacks, and like the Predator, I found it extremely challenging to connect with strong attacks. Many times, I just lashed-out with a string of weak attacks. Fortunately, unlike the Marine and Predator, who both require "health packs" of sorts, the Alien regenerates health.

The game features some really challenging but not-impossible-to-beat bosses. You'll feel satisfied after these fights. From a replay perspective, there are some decent Xbox 360 achievements to pursue. Each species has its own collectible - the most interesting of which are audio diaries that you collect as a marine. These help to fill in the back-story. The collectibles for the Predator and Alien are uninspired, but finding them all is a must for completionists.

Technically, the game is superb. The audio is extremely well-engineered - it sounds exactly like an Alien-franchise movie. Graphically, it looks great on current-gen consoles. The aliens and Predators look and move great. Lighting is eerie and appropriate. After nearly two play-throughs of the marine campaign, I did not encounter a single graphical hiccup. It's a smooth game with lots of polish.

Is this a game you should play? Definitely. It may not be able to hold a candle to other FPS titles, but it's not really trying to be an FPS. What this game offers is fun - you'll be tense, sweating, and probably cursing at times. It offers just the right amount of frustration and challenge.

36 of 43 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars AVP, February 16, 2010

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Dave R. - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Aliens vs Predator (Video Game)

I've been playing this game since the demo and received the game today. I was pleasantly surprised on how they did things. It is easy to get the hand of things once you play it a while. The levels are kind of bland, but if you are like me and enjoy games offline and online then it's definitely worth it.

Pros-
-It's AVP! Its back!
-Fun system to choose whether or not you would like to be an alien, predator, or human.
-Unique idea for the most part
-Fun online multiplayer (this will keep you occupied and on edge the whole time)
-Easier learning gap then most FPS's.

Cons
-The graphics aren't as good as I was expecting, most FPS games have a bit better graphics but the graphics on this aren't bad don't get me wrong.
-The trophy kills are horrible in multiplayer, if you do one it's a big chance someone is right behind you to do one to you (similar to the chainsaw on gears of war)
-Some races need tweaked. (I felt that alien was the most powerful in all aspects of online play)
-There should be a better campaign, but I'm satisfied.

All in all it's a great game. I would definitely rent it to make sure you like it, or try the demo first. But if it's your thing hop in. Well worth the purchase for me.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Fun But Flawed Reboot of a Classic Gaming Franchise, October 25, 2010

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Michael Pappalardo (Ronkonkoma, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Aliens vs Predator (Video Game)

AvP was a smash hit comic book back in 1990, pitting the two most ruthless monsters in the universe against each other in a bloody battle to the death, with humans thrown in for good measure (and let's face it, a plot!). Inevitably, the idea was expanded to a toy line, then a video game franchise, then (shudder) a movie franchise. Frankly, of all the "Big 3" spin offs, the video game series proved to be the best. Starting ironically on the ill-fated Atari Jaguar, AvP was first created as a Doom-ish corridor shooter. It was much slower paced than Doom or other FPS games of the time, but it somehow successfully captured the feeling of playing as the Alien, the Predator and the Colonial Marines. Each species had its own unique play style, with arguably the Alien being the most unique of the three. It wasn't until 1999, some 5 years later, that the same team that developed the original (and probably only) Jaguar "killer app" would bring one of the most memorable and awesome FPS shooters since the genre was invented.

Fast forward 11 years, and you have 2010's Aliens vs. Predator for the PC, XBox 360 and PS3. So what's the verdict?

This review pertains solely to the 360 edition, as the PC edition has enough features to set it apart that it would warrant its own separate review. What it boils down to is a re-imagining of the franchise, bringing with it yet again more unique features and gameplay styles across the three separate playable species. Harkening back to its 1999 predecessor and drawing far less inspiration from the 2002 sequel, AvP is an ultra-violent and medium-paced FPS that combines corridor/wide area shooting battles, stealth and assassination techniques. Each species experiences the same story from their own perspective, with each campaign being continuous and not an "alternate outcome". Players piece together the story by playing through the 3 separate campaigns, particularly in the Marine campaign wherein the player learns the most about Weyland-Yutani director Karl Bishop Weyland's goal of unleashing the potential of an ancient Predator temple that was discovered buried deep within a Predator ancestral world, along with utilizing a new breed of controlled Alien.

Each scenario offers up a different play style that may not be accommodating to all players, as the three species are different enough that it requires some practice. Thankfully, each campaign begins with a tutorial mission (except the Marine mission, you simply learn as you go throughout the first mission). It is in the first two missions of the Alien and Predator campaigns that the player will learn the abilities of both species, as well as how to perform executions...ultra-gruesome instant-kill maneuvers that are vicious enough to possibly disturb some players. Once the tutorial ends, the player uses said abilities in a short stint of combat training as part of the plot, and then the actual campaign begins.

The Alien campaign is entirely stealth based...a true expert Alien player can get through most Alien missions without being detected, except for situations that call for direct combat. The stealth-based gameplay may seem slow-paced, as there is much navigational challenges, but the blinding speed of the alien and the sheer brutality of its instant kills make for an exciting experience.

The Predator campaign consists of stealth, maneuverability and occasionally situations with heavy fighting. Like the Alien, the Predator will rely heavily on stealth and ambush tactics (aided by his ability to Cloak and jump great distances), utilizing ghastly execution moves and sophisticated weaponry capable of widespread havoc with the occasional forced firefight.

The Marine campaign is your standard corridor/open area FPS with extra challenge thrown in...Aliens take a LOT of shots to bring down, and all it takes is one screw up to end your mission. It stands out as being the most frightening campaign, since you lack the superhuman abilities of your extraterrestrial enemies and spend a lot of time wandering dimly lit corridors with very little ammo...or none at all.

This game has seen its fair share of criticism, and I understand why. As a HUGE fan of the franchises (I shun the AvP movies however) it was an absolute thrill to play again as my favorite iconic movie monsters. The gameplay has evolved tremendously since the old 1999 predecessor and the game engine is smooth and sweet. However, many ugly problems rear their head early on in the game, but lets break it down:

The Good:
This game is as close to experiencing the species as you will get. Everything about the Predator and Alien is represented faithfully. There is a coherent story attached to the game that, once you play through all 3 campaigns, comes together rather nicely. The graphics are outstanding, and the level of detail is truly amazing. The grace of leaping through trees as the Predator and the primal feeling of stalking prey as the Alien are both rewarding gameplay experiences. The violence is unlike anything I have ever seen, and frankly the execution maneuvers are among the most gruesome video game deaths I have ever borne witness to. How this game got past certain censors is amazing. The marine experience is difficult but rewarding for the sheer terror it invokes. Overall, the single player campaign is a fun, if short, experience.

The Bad:
What you've heard about the control is true...it's pretty awful. While I didn't experience vertigo as many endlessly complained about, I found that the controls for the Alien's wall crawling abilities were terrible. The Alien would get stuck on objects, endless spinning in circles when all you want to do is dismount. Sometimes it would even mount a wall you don't want it to. Predator controls are sensible but confusing in a fast paced fight, and frankly the difficulty and species balance is way off. Marines have superior firepower but the cruddy targeting system (even on the smartgun) results in countless needless deaths, ESPECIALLY in multiplayer. And that's where the game gets...

The Ugly:
Multiplayer is a mess. On the 360, finding a game can take over ten minutes. There are no dedicated servers, and there is tremendous lag at times. What is worse, the game does not revert to a new host if the host player leaves...it simply ends the match. There goes your hard earned points and your progression towards new skins for your characters. It is plagued with untalented and cheap players who rely on Predator instant kill weapons such as the disc and shoulder cannon. These spammers make the game a chore to play, and it quickly loses its fun. From what I can gather there are only two multiplayer modes: Predator Instant Kill Avoidance or Marine vs. Alien. Apparently they have tried to patch this but these no-talent spammers always find an instant kill weapon to abuse. The executions are also extremely frustrating, taking you out of anything you are doing, even jumping in mid-air. They can sometimes become hysterical, as a chain of 5 or 6 players will all instant kill one another in sequence.

Furthermore, the lack of support this game has received is unbelievable. No Dedicated Servers or patch updates...multiplayer is a mess, and finding a match 8 months into this game's lifespan is now impossible as players have become frustrated with the flaws and moved on to other games. Let's not even get started on the atrocious DLC. $8 FOR TWO $*(#ING MAPS THAT NO ONE PLAYS?!

Also, the single player campaign draws influence from the AvP movies...I think I just threw up in my mouth.

Overall:
Great but short single player experience. Fun but seriously flawed multiplayer that gets old quick. Poor support. Overpriced and useless DLC.

Franchise fans: Definitely pick it up
Genre fans: Worth a rent
Casual gamers: Barely worth a rent
Hardcore gamers/FPS gurus: Completely Avoid

Graphics: 5/5
Control: 2.5/5
Fun Factor: 3/5
Multiplayer/Online: 1/5
DLC/Patch Support: ZERO

If you want a great AvP experience, go with the PC version. I regret taking the 360 over the PC version, which I did only because I had 8 friends who promised they'd play. They all got sick of it in less than a week. Sad but true.

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