Aliens Versus Predator

I personally do not like playing the Marine. He's boring to play in my opinion. The alien is pretty cool but I'm not an alien fan at all. I am HUGE Predator fan which is why I bought this game. I still love it. I just don't understand why they made this game so difficult in Directors Cut!

I'd recommend this game to all Predator and Alien fans. Just be warned when you play Directors Cut. I'd be surprised if you passed it. I haven't and probably won't.

Still I love it!!!!


I'm scared, I need to be held!   April 29, 2001
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!


New   August 23, 2000
 2 out of 7 found this review helpful

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.


I ain't got time to bleed!   August 1, 2000
Alien vs Predator is one of the scariest games I ever played. The game gots great graphics and and awsome sound effects. You can hear your Marines scream with fear when you play as the Predator and snipping with the Predator is fun. With the Alien you can cut Marines into up to 5parts and chop heads off. The Marine is awsome to! You can use Smartguns and Pulse Rifles. Overall the game is fun and scary. The downside is the game is way to short, but for $20 at Amazon what else more do you want. I really recommend this game to anyone who likes first person shotter.