Aliens vs Predator game review

Aliens vs Predator (AVP)

Today’s review will be Aliens vs Predator, the two greatest characters collies again.

Aliens vs Predator (PC/PS3/Xbox360), created by Rebellion published by SEGA on February 12th 2010. It is a first person shouter game (but basically only the Marine and the Predator can shoot) in which player can choose among the three species-Aliens, Predator and Marine.



Player can do single player mission of each species or do multiplayer campaign on Steam.

The single player mission is basically boring and inflexible. The lengths of the three species campaign are so unbalance. The AI of the enemies is bad and that makes the bosses stupid. It is fun for the Predator and Aliens to sneak around and get all kinds of an animated finish kill (Stealth Health) at the first time, but it becomes boring and you just want to go through the single player mission fast. The collective items in the game for all species are really not necessary and it is boring to spend time to collect them.


A clean bloody stealth health

In the multiplayer campaign, people may think that the Predator is the most powerful specie and therefore whoever chooses it can win the game. However, they are wrong; this game requires good game play skills of the player in order to win the multiplayer campaign. The power of each species is balance and designed especially for each other.


Marine

The Marines are actually the prey. The flashlight that can barely see the enemies and Motion Tracker that will beep even the enemies are upstairs (like the one in the movie) to expose the enemy and eliminate them. The cry of the Aliens, the flashing sign of Predator, the beeping of the Tracker and the Aliens that occasionally shows up under the flashlight, it is both threaten and exciting to be a Marine.



By the way, the guns……kind of …..make me feel different than the guns in other games like Modern Warfare or Counter Strike. It just makes me feel weird using guns in AVP that I am not used to them. I can stand the shaking AK47 in Counter Strike, but not this freaking machine gun that makes me die so many times in multiplayer, even after hours of “practice”.


The deadly Aliens tail

Aliens (Xenomorphs)

Aliens are the master of dark and silent killers. Even when they are dead, the acid blood can still kill you. They can jeep very far and high, climb walls and walk on ceiling. They can get to basically everywhere to kill, but your brain and eyes have to be able to catch up with the Aliens motion. One time you are walking upside down, the next time you may be walking on the side wall or on ground. They have sense that player can see enemies (even invisible Predator) through walls in a middle range. Then they can sneak behind you and kill you with a Stealth Health that you can’t resist. They can sprint very fast to attack and nothing can catch them when they run away. They can destroy light and camp in dark where the flashlight can barely see them and the Motion Tracker doesn’t work when they don’t move.

Predator

The Predator can stay invisible using Cloaking devise until they attack. They have Thermal vision that can only highlight Marine and Predator, and Alien vision that can only highlight the Aliens. Health Shard is used to regain health. They can also sneak behind Marine or Aliens to get a clean stealth kill. The Predator has to gather weapons himself and in that case it makes them less powerful without their fancy weapons.


Combi Stick can kill enemy with one throw and can come back to the Predator automatically (that is fake). And it will be great if player can use it in melee combat.


Trophy kills under Alien vision

The highlight of the game is the fear you have when you play it especially when you aren’t in groups. No matter what species you are, the dark environment and excellent sound effect can always let you fear the sniper, the Aliens and Predator’s stealth kill, or the blast form the Predator.



After all, the single player mission is not very good, but the multiplayer mode is definitely worth playing. You will need a lot of practice and a high speed computer or game console to be a true hunter in the game. Spread the fear my friend.


Trailing

However, after hours of boring single player mission and a few hours of exciting multiplayer campaign, this game sucks! The stealth kill looks good but is almost always the same and took a lot of time when you just stand there and get kill from behind. Mines are placed by Predator and you just walk up and die. Aliens get kill because they lose direction when they fall from the ceiling to attack but get dizzying. The melee combats are just like boxing when everyone is watching and want to kill whoever wins the boxing. There is nothing impressive about this game. People may remember Halo for the next few decades like Mario but definitely not this one.