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2010's biggest disappointment - Aliens vs Predator

Aliens and the first Predator movie stand as two of my favourite movies of all time. As a B movie on an epic scale, the original Predator has few peers and Aliens, James Cameron’s sequel to the equally fantastic Alien might just be the perfect action movie - both films share unforgettable locations, a great cast of memorable characters and arguably the two most iconic movie monsters of the past 50 years.

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ger1014844d ago

I thought the game was pretty good. To each their own, I suppose.

Having said that though, the Marine campaign on Nightmare Mode is beyond ridiculous. So much so that, imo, it makes Uncharted's Crushing Mode seem easy.

darthv724844d ago

the jag had a nice AvP game. The graphics were nice but the pacing was slow. I wouldnt mind seeing that game remade as it did a good job of setting the tone years before the movies.

iamgoatman4844d ago

I liked it as well, it wasn't amazing, but I had a blast playing it. However I didn't touch the multiplayer, which is where most of the criticisms from fans of the old AVP games focused on.

I can't say I agree with some of the authors points, I think the lack of ironsights was a simple design choice, considering how fast the aliens move, taking time to aim using sights would been pointless. Plus if theres a few enemies on screen you don't want to be limiting yourself with a narrow field of vision. I agree on the no crouch point though, seemed a bit strange, but on the other hand it's not your typical whack-a-mole FPS like COD where cover is essentially, I think I found myself wanting to crouch maybe a couple of times during the campaign, but the levels didn't have much in the way of cover anyhow.

Also, the marine campaign was pretty linear, but no more than just about every other FPS released these days, bar a few. But the Alien and Predators campaigns weren't linear at all and allowed you to go about slaughtering people as you wish, which for me made the game as fun as it was to play as I love games like that.

As far as the controls are concerned, on PC atleast, although touchy at times they really weren't that difficult to get used to. The aliens can be disorientating, and require the use of a fast mouse speed for turning, but with the auto transition on it was easy. The Predators jump mechanic was a bit on the clunky side, but with the focus mapped to an additional mouse button, you could jump quickly from one place to another with ease.

And lastly, even though I've looked for trainers myself to increase the predators energy gage (none seem to work btw), it's not like they don't place charge points absolutely everywhere, it's just having to recharge that's a pain in the ass. As a whole the Predator only felt underpowered against the androids on the higher levels of difficulty, but stealth killing a group of humans without any of them noticing made up for it.

A couple of things I thought this article was missing was the melee combat, which felt detached and weak. If I punch/slash a guy as a huge alien hunter, I want them to do move than just squirm after 3 "hits" that look more like thrown punches in a crappy movie. That and the narrow FOV which can't be changed and lack of SDK. That is all.

/end long rant.

SpinalRemains1384844d ago

I did not like this game 1 bit. I love Predator too. Very much so in fact. I love the dichotomy of the character. Super intelligent space alien. You'd think they were benevolent, right? NOPE! They're barbaric murdering psycho bastards and they RRRRRRUUUULLLLEEEEEEE!

Sadly, this game does not.

Lord Gunchrote4844d ago

This game was okay. Got it for $15 bucks though, had I paid $60 for it, which wouldn't happen anyway, I'd be pretty upset.

MysticStrummer4844d ago

For me, the biggest disappointment of 2010 was Alpha Protocol. I had such high hopes. It never crossed my mind that Aliens vs Predator would be anything but average at best.

Belasco4844d ago

I am susceptable to frame rate sickness, the drops make me extremely sick and I could not finish it.

Belasco4844d ago

Wow, someone disagreed that I got ill while playing the game? Classic.

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We need an Aliens vs Predator 2 remake, and it's all about the facehuggers

Chris at GameSpew: Do we need an Aliens vs Predator 2 remake? Absolutely. But it's the facehuggers, not the fully-grown Xenomorphs we're most excited to play as.

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CrimsonWing6915d ago (Edited 15d ago )

Or Y’know, like a third entry… something new and improved upon from the predecessors instead of just playing the same old thing on every next-generation.

Jingsing15d ago

I think only Rebellion would make a new game and they have said they are done making games based on other peoples ip's

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Phobias and Video Games Part One: The Negatives

Phobias can be debilitating, and sufferers may seek to escape into video games. But what if those video games contain the very thing they are trying to escape?

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Where The Alien License Is Going Wrong In Games

Eskimo Press: The Alien universe enjoys a large and devoted fan base around the world. Of course there are a lot of gamers that are into Alien, and hopes are always high when a new Alien game is announced. Sadly, the past years have not been kind to those of us that look forward to new games based on our favorite extraterrestrial creature.

The latest Aliens vs Predator (2010) offered some fun, but suffered from several flaws that doomed it to fps mediocrity. I don’t even have to go into how disappointing the recent Aliens: Colonial Marines was. There have been some good games in the recent years, like the underrated Aliens: Infestation on the Nintendo DS, but the best “big” games were the Aliens vs Predator PC games from ’99 and ’01.

Many of us would love to see a new awesome game based on the franchise, and we want something fresh rather than the rehashed ideas that have defined Alien games of late.

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Tzuno4059d ago

Is going to wrong developers.

NYC_Gamer4059d ago

I believe Creative Assembly will do great with Aliens

Soldierone4059d ago

The only way it does well is if it goes to a developer that wants to make a really good "horror" game. Something like what Insomniac did with Resistance, but instead of creating a new IP they want to give it up to an already established base. So they can't create anything "new" in terms of alien creatures etc....

Until then it will more than likely be stuck in generic hell.

BlueTemplar4059d ago

I think the problem with making a game around the Alien films is trying to keep things varied when you've only got one (admittedly fantastic) enemy to battle throughout the entire game, with just a few variations.

I think thats probably why the best game so far imo, is Aliens v Predator 2 as that throws a different enemy into the mix and keeps the separate campaigns short and sweet.

aLucidMind4059d ago

I would love a first-person claustrophobic, survival-horror game. As much as A:CM sucked, anyone who played it has to admit that The Raven level where you have to run from the Xenomorphs was very well-done in atmosphere and everything (it was the only level that showed the true potential the game could have had).

e-p-ayeaH4059d ago

A sort of a point and click game mixed with FPS gameplay mechanics could do the trick.

puzzles and shooting but difficult ones.

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