Alien vs. Predator

[RizZy]

I'm still gonna get it, I dl'ed the demo & so far havn't been bothered to try it out, so it's not really affected my decision either way.

[kregoron]

just tried it last night, and tbh i regret spending an hour of my precious life on that..
i has no life, nothing, it feels dead and cheap.. i only got around to try the marine campaign, and by what people say, that was the best campaign of the 3..

[smilodon]

AvP and AvP2 were for me stunning single player games. The early part of the marine section was truly one of the scariest gaming experiences I've ever had. In fact I remember a few friends couldn't even play through it they were so jumpy. It nailed the feel of the first and third films (the second was more a space war film than a horror). I was hoping this game would offer more of the excellent story telling and scary set pieces of the originals. Sadly it seems it's fallen well short of it's predecessors level. I'm actually inclined to fish out AvP2 and just play through that again.

[DarkAngel]

Managed to play the demo last week on my 360 and wasn't that impressed tbh. I did enjoy the sound on the game, may be worth Ã,£20 when the price comes down..... if someone buys it let us know how it plays.... ta

[spudgun55]

played it for a few hours last night and have mixed feelings tbh, could have been alot better or alot worse, it does has atmos thats for sure, graphics are pretty good and smooth only problem was that the game would pause for a second now and then which can be corrected by setting your sound card to 16bit audio cd or dvd,  played as the marine in campaign mode which was what i was expecting to be honest from sega (predictable and shallow):eyebrow:but not from rebellion ,atari jag version?:g:

will give the multiplayer a go tonight with some mates and will see what happens but for Ã,£17.99 from play i dont feel i have wasted my money with 3 types of campaigns and a multiplayer and also the prospect of mods.

[kregoron]

decided to give it another chance this morning, tried both the alien and pred campaign, the game still feels dead and boring... no atmosphere like in oldskewl AVP..
still find graphics to be mediocre at best..

[smilodon]

I'm feeling my resolve slipping. I know that game is getting less than glowing reviews but I'm such a huge fan of the earlier games...... I might have to splash some cash.

[T-Bag]

For Ã,£17 it's ok. I've not tried the online modes but single player is fine. Combat is a little consoley but still playable. I certainly don't regret buying it.

It's no AvP 1, but far nearer that level of genius than it is to AvP 2 which I found to be horrifically broken (in terms of the actual game, and in terms of straying from the fun of the original).

Overall I'd give it:
3.5/5

Pros:
Fun, graphically nice and definitely has flashes of the original in mind.

Cons:
Combat system suffers from being designed with consoles in mind, storyline isn't hugely compelling (though neither was AvP 1), doesn't jump off the page like some other single player FPSs.

[spudgun55]

i share your views on this game:thumb:

i played online death match with just 4 players and it was great fun, a bit laggy at times but sega have said a patch is on the way.

For Ã,£17 it's ok. I've not tried the online modes but single player is fine. Combat is a little consoley but still playable. I certainly don't regret buying it.

It's no AvP 1, but far nearer that level of genius than it is to AvP 2 which I found to be horrifically broken (in terms of the actual game, and in terms of straying from the fun of the original).

Overall I'd give it:
3.5/5

Pros:
Fun, graphically nice and definitely has flashes of the original in mind.

Cons:
Combat system suffers from being designed with consoles in mind, storyline isn't hugely compelling (though neither was AvP 1), doesn't jump off the page like some other single player FPSs.

[Carr0t]

I'm currently trying to work out what it's *doing* to my system. I know i'm not top of the line (Core 2 Quad 9550 - 3Ghz, ATI 4800) these days, but my system takes absolutely everything else thrown at it just fine at 1900x1200, even Crysis (not all settings on Ultra, natch).

I've had to switch to DX9 mode to get AvP to *play* (crashes to desktop on level load on DX10 unless I roll back to the 9.12 ATI drivers. Tried that, but it didn't look hugely different in DX10 and ran even worse, so I re-upgraded). I'm running at 1680x1050 with no AA or AF, shadows on low, to get a playable framerate (particularly in the nightclub section of the marine campaign).

I wouldn't mind having to turn everything down if there was an obvious reason for it, but even with everything turned up full, DX10 mode, and running at about 10FPS the visuals just don't look that impressive. Is it sloppy coding that's making it run so bad, or am I somehow blind to the fact that this is in some way an absolutely astounding looking game?

I was really looking forward to a few of the multiplayer modes, like survivor. Had a go with a mate last night. It was fun, but the level design was very uninspired and there are only 2 levels in that game mode. Having looked through the other modes there really don't appear to be many multiplayer maps, and the ones that are there are mostly recycled single player levels...

[Snokio]

Steam deal this weekend with 33% off (Ã,£16.74 from Ã,£24.99) not brought it myself though, maybe worth it for single player?

[smilodon]

Ã,£16 for the single player. Just about worth it IMHO... just.

[kregoron]

Ã,£16 for the single player. Just about worth it IMHO... just.

If you get 16Ã,£ for downloading their hugely dissapointing game, yeah then it actually be worth it, but paying for it.. not worth money tbh

[Bastet]

Tbh, i very much enjoyed the Marine bits, it captures the atmosphere quite nicely.
 
And unlike the first game the other two story lines are well playable and enjoyable to do.
 
Yes its not a stunning game, Yes its not the best one of the year, but enjoyed it a lot while it lasted