IncGamers' Andy Alderson gets hands on with the three single player campaigns in AvP.
From the preview:
"And so the fear begins again as I'm told to negotiate my way (alone) through the human colony which, I'm helpfully informed, is teeming with Xenomorphs. Cracking. With sparse light on offer, the industrial corridors and rooms immediately capture the feel of the 1999 game perfectly as I sweep my flashlight nervously across the rooms searching for movement and desperately hoping I don't find any. Rebellion toys with the gamer in this early section, offering you a glimpse of the terror before throwing it right in your face. Before long, once you've traversed the colony to regroup with Vasquez -sorry- Tequilla, I'm handed a Pulse Rifle and my nerves ease a little. The rifle, like the motion sensor, feels instantly familiar thanks to the excellent sound design and packs a delightful punch, allowing you to take down the Xenomorphs in what feels like a sensible amount of rounds. Of course you'll need to hit them first which is easier said than done, thanks to their impressive speed."
In the first part of our series we took a look at the inception of horror games. Now we delve deeper and see how they evolved throughout the decades.
"Ever since Xbox One backward compatibility was announced, gamers have been asking for a few high-profile games. While the majority of requests revolve around the Call of Duty franchise, the Aliens and Sonic franchises have been other hot series. Today, Microsoft announced that Aliens vs. Predator, Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, and Sonic Unleashed are now backward compatible."
Kingdoms of Amalur was brilliant. Never did get a sequel because all the crap that happened after with the IP.
It looks as though the 2010 first person shooter, Aliens vs Predator might become a Xbox Backwards Compatible title soon based on its revamped Xbox Store product page.
Been playing the shit out of it on PS3. Hopefully this gives the game another lease of life. Such an underrated game imho.
This sounds like what I want: something closer to the first game than the second. No mention of Facehuggers, though; those little buggers were what really scared the hell out of me back then. Everything that could be construed as a scuttling noise set me completely on edge for weeks after.
I just about managed to complete the marine section on the original game without soiling myself. Think I'll give this one a miss, but the Predator missions will be fun :P
It's all about the Alien missions for me. So much violence.