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Atmosphere baby, it's all about the atmosphere

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: December 14, 1999
Author: Amazon User

There have been other games, especially Half Life, that lay claim to the title of "Most Advanced 3D Shooter", but none of them come close to the sheer terror of Aliens vs. Predator.

This game initially lacks an in-level save option (you have to download a patch for that) as well as any kind of a running narrative plot, or any between level cut-scenes for that matter. But what this game does, it does PERFECTLY. And that is to put you into the body of a Colonial Marine, a Predator, or one of the Aliens.

Either character allows you to literally step inside make believe and interact with locations that up until now you could only view in the movies. Locations like the LV-426 colony, or the inside of the derelict Alien spacecraft complete with the fossilized pilot.

The highlight of this game is the third level while playing as the Alien. It is basically a recreation of the first Alien movie, but from the Alien's point of view.

For fans of the Aliens or the Predator movies, this game is an absolute must.

A BOSS GAME

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: January 31, 2000
Author: Amazon User

THIS HAS GOT TO BE THE BEST ALIEN AND PREDATOR GAME ON THE MARKET. IT HAS EXCELLENT GRAPHICS. WHEN YOU SHOOT AN ALIEN YOU ACTUALLY BLOW OF LIMBS AS IT CHARGES AT YOU.PEOPLE SCREAM AS YOU TEAR THEM APART WITH YOUR CLAWS. PLUS WHEN YOUR STALKING YOUR PREY IN CLOAK MODE THEY REALLY LOOK SCARED AS THEY WALK RIGHT PAST YOU UNKNOWINGLY. AWESOME ,TOTALLY AWESOME.SOME PEOPLE MIGHT WHINE ABOUT NOT HAVING A SAVE GAME FEATURE BUT THINK OF STARTING OVER LIKE AVENGING THE DEATH OF YOUR BEST FRIEND OR HUNTING PARTNER OR SOMETHING. THIS IS A MUST HAVE FOR PEOPLE WHO LOVED THE ALIEN AND PREDATOR MOVIES.

Really good game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: March 12, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Anyone who likes video games and has seen the movies would really like this game, even if you haven't seen the movies, you'ed still like the fluid graphics and great detail. One of the best aspects of this game is the sound! Everything from the motion detecter to the alien's sounds to the predator's clicking type sound is EXACTLY like in the movies, I really appriciate this as it adds to the overall experience. The graphics are smooth and good looking. the Predators look a lot like in the movies and the Aliens are so well done I had to pause the game and marvel at the detail. When you first get this game do the marine mission if you are looking to be scared out of your wits. In the game you can play as all three different races(Predator,Alien,Colonel Marine)all with their own missions plus bonus missions. The Alien Ai(artifical intelegence) is really really good. You can be standing there minding your own business and then an alien will drop down from the ceiling when you didn't even know it was sneaking up on you. The only notable complaint is that the predators cloak only actually keeps you unseen for about 7 seconds(it doesn't go off or anything its just all of a sudden they can see you even if its up) Which of course lead my theory that you should kill them in 7 seconds or less(with your cloak up) if you wanna go undetected. Also staying true to the movies the Predator is extreamly hard to kill, whether you are playing as him or fighting him. And the aliens are brittle but really really really fast, and yes you can climb all over the walls at top speed when you play the alien:) The colonel marines are both brittle and slow, but they have BIG weaponry(chain gun with 800 rounds anyone? Also the chain gun's sound is really good and pumps the rounds out really fast. They also have a lot of other weaponry).All in all this is the best FPS(first person shooter) to date, especially if you are an Alien/Predator fan.

New

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 7
Date: August 23, 2000
Author: Amazon User

One of a finger-ful of first-person-shooters that actually tries something new, 'Aliens Vs Predator' is fantastic for as long as it lasts, which unfortunately isn't all that long. Splitting the game into Marine, Alien and Predator phases ensures great variety, but you feel that you're playing three short games instead of one long one. Still, it's worth the price for the Alien segments alone. Whilst the Marine stages are superior shoot-em-up action with an extremely scary atmosphere, and the Predator section seems oddly detatched (we never learn enough about the creature in the films to care much, although the execution of his multiple vision modes is superb), the Alien sections could be a game in themselves. Treating ceilings and walls as if they were floors, as the Alien you have to keep yourself hidden, and restrict your combat to quick darts from the shadows. The feeling of power, as you cling to a roof high above your blinded, blundering victim-to-be, is addictive, and soon you'll be disappointed that people don't scream in horror when you approach them in real life.

The graphics and sound are top-notch, both in their own right and as adaptations of existing material. The alien and human environments match those of the film, and the selection of weaponry intelligently expands on that presented in 'Aliens'. Best of all, there are lots of nice touches - the sound and music is sampled from the films, the Predator's vision modes switch with a familiar 'whack' noise, and you're encouraged to replay the game by an extensive series of bonus items, bestowed by achieving certain difficult goals. The short FMV sequences are top-notch, too.

A word of warning - it's extremely hard and very intense. The Marine spends most of his time running backwards from approaching aliens (and if you stand on a face-hugger, you will leap out of your skin), the Alien is vulnerable to bullets, and the Predator, whilst tough, is overcome by sheer weight of numbers. Unless you download a patch, you can't even save the game within a mission, something which is both admirably brave of the programmers and extremely intimidating.

All in all, it's two-thirds superior shoot-em-up and one-third genius, polished until it shines and pumped up with steroids.

Watch your back!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: November 12, 1999
Author: Amazon User

You are a clonial marine. Your squad has already been taken out by a group of vicious xenomorphs. You hold your pulse rifle close as you enter the alien hive. You can still hear the screams of your men in the distance. Soon they will be impregnated with an alien. Suddenly slime falls from the wall, you look up and the alien jumps down on you. These and more suprisies await you in this game. A must have for anyone

"I love it!"

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: July 23, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Aliens vs. Predator is the 2nd coolest game I have ever played! It's graphics are very good, it does not stall like some games, and the sounds are so realistic!

Alien (4/5 stars) As an alien, you have no weapons expcept your claws, tail, and headbiting jaw inside your mouth. The alien is extremely vulnerable, but is faster than the human or Predator. The alien is the second most fun character out of the three to portray.

Marine (2/5 stars) As a Marine/soldier, you are the most vulnerable of the species, and you get a Pulse Rifle but hardly any ammo. And when you use up your rifle you have a combat knife! How the hell is someone supposed to take out a bunch of swarming aliens with a tiny little survival knife?!

Predator (5/5 stars) The Predator is the coolest one to be! You get a lot of great weapons, such as the Plasma Caster, Wristblades, Speargun, etc. You can take trophies (like in the movie) and you get assorted vision modes, Thermal, Infra-Red, Neg. Art, and normal. The Predator is really cool and this is the one you should try first!

Multi-Player (5/5 stars) Though everybody is playing Multi-Player with AvP2 now, it is still really cool on AvP1, and it is the only time I really even think about chosing to be a Colonial Marine. I always choose the Mini-Gun if I am a Marine. CO-OP is really hard, you make one step and hords of aliens come swarming at you (Mini-Gun gets the job done, though).

Overall (5/5 stars) This is a great game and I recommend to any Alien and Predator fan. But, I would recommend AvP2 a bit more than I would this one.

I'm scared, I need to be held!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 29, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This game is excellent, no doubt about it! The only thing is, it actually frays my nerves to be so realistically hunted by Aliens. I had a great time playing the Alien role, there's no better feeling than being the hunter, but I'm still drinking my Gummi Berry juice to get by on the other roles. Give it a try!

A very good game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: August 31, 1999
Author: Amazon User

You are a Colonial Marine, your motion tracker is beeping, saying something is twenty metres ahead. You cautiously step forward, searching the ground infront of you, looking in the shadows for movement. You can see nothing. Whatever it is is ten metres ahead, five, four, three, two, one, nothing. According to your motion tracker you should be stepping on the thing. But nothing is there. You scan the ground ahead and see nothing. Then you realise something. In horror you look up at the roof. In horror you stare at the alien extending its secondary jaws. You scream until it rips your head clean off. Then you're body drops limply to the floor. This happens regurlary in Aliens versus Predator. What is great is you can be the alien, stalking the marine, scaring him sh**less. You can also be the Predator, lurking in the shadows, cloaked so no-one can see you. You can pin marines bodyparts to the walls with your speargun as the Predator, spray the aliens acid blood across the wall as a marine or maul a bewildered Predator as an alien. You can also fight PredAliens, Praetorians, Androids and Cybernetic Aliens with guns. The fun is never ending, as is the gore. As long as you are not squemish you'll love this gun. For the full effect play this at night in total darkness with the music CD playing.

The best 3D, first person shooter ever

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: January 15, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Combining atmosphere and a realistic feel with hard hitting action is exactly what the films (especially Aliens) associated with this game do so much to their credit. Aliens Vs. Predator is a game which perfectly reflects this. It is like playing a film, but being in it, experiencing it, living it. Nothing on the worldwide computer games market even comes close to challenging this game's atmosphere. The deathmatch play is also superb because each creature has different strengths and weaknesses and these make battles, especially with 3 or more players using the 8-player-capable system, intensely tactical, interesting, exciting and often frightening. Aliens Vs. Predator is a masterwork of computer gaming

Scariests PC Moments ever - First Person Shooter Classic

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: June 01, 2000
Author: Amazon User

This game is something to shout about! Let me rephrase that - These 3 games are something to shout about! Thats basically what you get. The different characters are varied enough to make this a highly original FPS which has features important enough to make it a landmark FPS. It may not be HalfLife or SS2 but its damnright up there with the best of them

This must be the best Movie spinoff of all time. The games mirror the movies so much. From the sounds the Aliens and Predators make to the way the Predator uses his medikit. Every aspect of the movie is there. The marine levels are the scariest I have ever seen. Aliens appear from nowhere and with surround sound I guarantee you will jump in fright in no time.

The cut scenes are gorgeous and once you complete a game there are bonus levels. You have to complete the game on the hardest level to get all of them.

This game also saw the first use of limited game saving per level. This is great as you cant save your game every 5 seconds. This has been seen in later games since. You WILL replay bits and it is tough but at least you have to use your brain and skill a bit more.

The marine levels were my favourite followed by the predator. Each character has different attack modes and ways of moving. For instance, the predator can survive high jumps while the alien is the quickest and hardest to hit but takes most damage. Learnin these skills is a key to sucess. There are also nice touches like the predator being able to pull the heads off marines and aliens blood spraying at you.

The predator has the different vision modes while the Alien has the fish vision mode. While a marine it sometimes felt like Half Life, but its the closest you'll get to being in the movie. The guns make the same noise, theres the constant beep of the detector which speeds up as an Alien gets closer. It cant be faulted for realism.

The multiplayer aspect is super also as you get to fight a mixture of baddies. Theres a big online contingent of players out there. Afrer Quake3, Unreal Tournement and Team Fortress this probably comes next in the hierarchy.

The only fault is that there could have been more levels and maybe the storyline could have been a bit better (being picky). Still, this does not detract from a PC classic with gripping atmosphere and moments that will give you nightmares!

It is a great FPS even without the Movie License which should appeal to fans of both the movie and gaming genre.

I cannot say enough good things about this game. Especially in a time when FPS are 10 a penny. This has new elements like the save options, 3 game modes and vision modes that makes this a cut above most other FPS out there. This game has added to the FPS genre for sure. You can almost hear the cries of "Game over man, game over!". Go get it now!

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