Aliens vs Predator isn't anything revolutionary nor is it going turn any non fans into believers, but despite some derivative gameplay and some uninspired graphics I think it does a good enough job giving the die hard fans what they want. It represents both franchises admirably if not adding all that much new.
As far as the story goes, it actually kind of just rips off elements from the first AVP movie. But seeing as how it's a game I can forgive a story that's less than stellar. Gameplay wise we get three campaigns. A Marine, Alien, and Predator campaign. The Marine campaign was decent. It's fun getting to sleigh Aliens and the Predator boss fight was cool but having been spoiled with FPS perfection with Modern Warfare 2 this got stale after a while. Luckily what the Predator campaign lacks in technical prowess, it makes up for with some well implemented mechanics that truly make you feel like the beast who almost brought Arnold down. The Alien campaign was good as well, with some clever gameplay mechanics.
The Muliplayer again, although technically pretty far behind most of the bigger games on the system, it still to do a good job balancing the three species and making each fun to play as. Each species has different techniques and play styles to take down your opponents.
As far as the story goes, it actually kind of just rips off elements from the first AVP movie. But seeing as how it's a game I can forgive a story that's less than stellar. Gameplay wise we get three campaigns. A Marine, Alien, and Predator campaign. The Marine campaign was decent. It's fun getting to sleigh Aliens and the Predator boss fight was cool but having been spoiled with FPS perfection with Modern Warfare 2 this got stale after a while. Luckily what the Predator campaign lacks in technical prowess, it makes up for with some well implemented mechanics that truly make you feel like the beast who almost brought Arnold down. The Alien campaign was good as well, with some clever gameplay mechanics.
The Muliplayer again, although technically pretty far behind most of the bigger games on the system, it still to do a good job balancing the three species and making each fun to play as. Each species has different techniques and play styles to take down your opponents.
