Aliens Versus Predator 2 Review

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(More customer reviews)This game is a vast improvement over the flawed original.For one, the graphics are much better, though not as good as some of the newer games out there.Still, they aren't bad and the atmosphere in the game is wonderful.Where the original felt more like a run-of-the mill shooter wherein the player mowed down hordes of Aliens (or humans, if you played as the Alien or Predator), this one still has you facing hordes of enemies but does a much better job of emulating the movies' creepy feel.As an example, the first level in the marine campaign has absolutely no enemies in it but it is, IMO, one of the best levels in the single player game.Though there are no foes, scripted events abound as you, cut off from your team, try to make your way back to them.As you go along you'll bump into a few survivors and, before you can do anything, see them slain by the Predator (with suitably tantalizing glimpses of the cloaked predator).You'll find evidence of the Aliens' and Predators' handiwork all around, 'something' will rattle through a duct nearby, things will break or otherwise go haywire in such a way as to make you jump.The atmosphere is pulled off quite well in the Predator and Alien campaigns as well, though they are not as creepy as the Marine campaign.
Beyond that, the encounters for each race seem fitting and all of the races are fairly well balanced.The Alien can't take a great deal of punishment but its fast and lethal if it gets in close quarters (and it can climb virtually any surface), the Marine isn't terribly durable either, but with his motion tracker and a devastating arsenal he can be a match for either of the other two races, the Predator is fairly tough and has some good weapons but not anything as purely destructive as some of the Marine weapons.The Alien campaign also has one particularly cool feature in that you start it as a facehugger, your goal then is to avoid the humans until you can find a suitably isolated host.Once thats done, you become the chestburster, the 'child' stage of the Alien, again you have to sneak around until you grow larger.Once that has happened you become a full grown Alien and the flesh-rending fun begins :-).
If I have any complaints its that the 'minimum requirements' for this game are a joke.As with most graphically intensive games, your RAM and the quality of your 3d card are more important.If you have a decent 3D card and 256 or more megs of RAM you should be okay, however, if you have only the 128 megs the box calls for, the game will stutter a lot even in the lower detail ranges. (...) That and you'll want to do a full install for maximum performance.The nearly one and a half gigs that the full install eats up can be painful if you have a small hard drive :-(.Though its a fun game at any detail level, being able to max the graphics out certainly helps :-).
To sum it up, this game is definitely worth the money and a good follow up to the original, though you'll want to have a fairly beefy computer to run it well.

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Product Description:
Go to the Planet LV1201, where three diverse and bloodthirsty species battle for survival. The action is heart-stopping. You can choose to play as Alien, Predator, or Marine as you use your physical prowess, killer instincts, or superior firepower to stay alive.

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