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Aliens vs. Predator (2010)
In no way the worse Aliens game but not the best
To start things off, the story of this game is extremely weak and nothing extremely gripping but it's passable, you can complete the story in 3 segments (Alien, Predator, Marines) and you can choose which order to go in and they all have a tie in together but nothing huge. The Aliens campaign is very mediocre but if there is one thing this game gets right, it's making you feel like you're an alien because the controls and gameplay are very entertaining, climbing up surfaces and jumping around, sneaking behind enemies and taking them down with the little mouth, although the sneak executions are limited and repeat and the climbing on surfaces can get very disorienting when in small vents or a cliff with too many turns. You follow one certain alien who starts out trapped and being examined and then you escape...it's very short and lasts about 3 hours, if that. Then the Marine Campaign, I thought this was going to be the most dull but there were moments where I actually felt dread and paranoid...but it fell flat on it's face with the stupid constant beeping warning you there is something near by and ruins any kind of surprise. It's a pretty standard FPS as far as gameplay and aiming feels really stiff. It has a pretty outstanding last boss fight though and it's the longest campaign of the 3, lasting about 6-7 hours and most of that is spent just trying to figure out where to go because the waypoint is horrible at times. The story, again, is nothing special, you're a speechless Marine who is left alone when Aliens and predators attack, you follow another Marine whose name I can't remember but I can tell they wanted you to get attached to her but...no. You have a range of weapons from a pistol to the smart gun! Next you have the predator campaign, predator is easily my favorite because I absolutely love stealth and loved the way Predator is like a warrior and not afraid of anything. This campaign is absolutely amazing in the way of gameplay, the story lacks something but it's not noticeable because you're busy stabbing people with spears and throwing disks. AGAIN, it's faulty in the way of the waypoints and the campaign lasting only 3 hours max. Short but sweet I suppose. On to the multiplayer! You can of course play online with friends on either versus or Survival, survival is..fun with friends but lack any innovation, you survive for as long as you can on not a a whole lot of choices of levels. 4 i believe, fun but can be repetitive. Then you have versus where it's for the most part 6v6 or teams of 3 (Marines, Aliens, predator) and wow did they actually get this pretty good. Everything is pretty well balanced for the most part but if you're a marine it's way harder to win anything and predator is the cheapest and most fun in my opinion. Nobody plays it now a days but when you get into a match it's extremely fun, better with friends. Thanks for reading! (my first review)