Aliens vs. Predator

Aliens vs. Predator is a science fiction first-person shooter video game, developed Rebellion Developments, the team behind the 1999 original PC game, and published by Sega for Microsoft Windows, the PlayStation 3 and the Xbox 360.

The game is a first-person shooter based on a combination of the characters and creatures of the Alien franchise and the Predator franchise.

It was released February 16, 2010 in the US and is set to be released February 19 in Europe and February 18 in Australia.

Gameplay

There are three campaigns in the game, one for each race/faction (the Predators, the Aliens and the Colonial Marines), that, while separate in terms of individual plot and gameplay, form one overarching storyline.

Predators

As in the films, the Predator prefers to stalk its prey from the safety of treetops and the gameplay reflects this, the player leaping from branch to branch automatically with the help of a “focus jumping” game mechanic.

Aliens

The other two campaigns have had little shown of them. The Alien campaign will force players to get in close to their enemy as their only methods of attack are physical: the Aliens’ claws, tail and inner and outer jaws.

Colonial Marines

The Colonial Marine campaign is to be far closer to that of a standard first-person shooter. Confirmed weapons are the “iconic” M41AV2 Pulse Rifle, M56 Smart Gun, a three burst pistol, the M240 Flamethrower,shotgun and sniper rifle, along with an image intensifier to light up dark areas and the motion tracker made famous in Aliens.

Game Specs

Developer(s) Rebellion Developments

Publisher(s) Sega

Distributor(s) Sega (retail) / Steam (online)

Engine Asura

Platform(s) Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360

Release date(s) NA February 16, 2010 / EU February 19, 2010

Genre(s) First-person shooter, Survival horror, Action

Mode(s) Single-player, Multiplayer

Rating(s) BBFC: 18 / ESRB: M

Media Blu-ray Disc, DVD

System requirements Intel CPU- Core 2 Duo E6400 2.13GHz / AMD CPU- Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4800+ / Nvidia Graphics Card- Geforce 8800 GTS 512MB / ATI Graphics Card- Radeon HD 2900 XT 512MB / RAM Memory- 2 GB

Input methods Keyboard and mouse, gamepad

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