A new <i>Alien vs Predator</i> game is on the way, but unfortunately details are still very light at this point. Thankfully, the game is being developed by Rebellion Developments, who previously worked on some of the better games in the franchise.<BR><BR><a href='http://meincmagazine.com/gaming/news/2009/02/new-alien-vs-predator-game-coming-via-sega.ars'>Read the whole story</a>
New Alien vs Predator game coming via Rebellion
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<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">While it may not make the best fodder for film, the Alien vs Predator franchise has birthed a number of fun video games, mostly on the PC. </div></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>Wrong, it makes perfect fodder for a balls-to-the-wall action film. You just have to have all the proper ingredients including a decent script, proper casting, and a good director (look how well Alien and Aliens were as well as the fun factor of the original Predator). I'd love to see how Luc Besson would tackle an AvP film or maybe a veteran of the original series in James Cameron or Ridley Scott.<BR><BR>As for this. This is great news! I know I've been clamoring for a new AvP game for some time, and it's comforting to know that Rebellion is behind the development. I am really looking forward to this one.
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<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Thankfully, the game is being developed by Rebellion Developments, who previously worked on some of the better games in the franchise. </div></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>Would assert that Rebellion birthed the Alien Vs. Predator FPS franchise back in '94 on the Jaguar. A great game and am happy to see the studio still working on it 15 years later.
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<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">and the fantastic arcade game is head and shoulders above any other AvP game, PC or not. </div></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>??? It was nothing but another beat-'em-up. Fun, yes. Better than AvP on the PC, hell no. Name one moment where you actually jumped out of your skin like the multiple times most gamers did with the original PC title. The game was truly a great first person survival horror title. If Rebellion can just do half as much with better graphics, physics, and some unique gameplay modes I'll be happy.<BR><BR>AvP arcade - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8gz5oQzops<BR><BR>AvP PC (Alien) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayBugyNlB-8
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I was always sorta partial to Monolith's Aliens Vs. Predator 2 on Windows, but the Rebellion-developed games on Jaguar and Windows were pretty good too. Then again, Rebellion's Aliens Vs. Predator: Requiem on PSP wasn't exactly awesome...
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My cousin had a Jaguar (no, I don't know why), and I remember playing AvP for HOURS!<BR><BR>It was a seriously scary game in its time... really I'd say it was unparalleled simply because it's level of realism was above and beyond anything out then.<BR><BR>To see them making a new game gets me excited.
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Oh, Jag AvP... The wicked Predator visual filters, the unique playstyles per character (Alien, Predator, Marine).. Frankly, _Halo_ smacks a bit derivative of it (Flood = Aliens, Elites = Predators, Master Chief = Marine) but I'd still be interested in a 360 version that's up-to-date..
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<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by EtrnL_Frost:<BR>And none of y'all have yet mentioned multiplayer on the PC. Classic. </div></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>I had a friend who could literally beat 6 of us at once when he was an Alien and we were Marines.
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<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by minuS:<BR>I was always sorta partial to Monolith's Aliens Vs. Predator 2 on Windows, but the Rebellion-developed games on Jaguar and Windows were pretty good too. </div></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>I've played AvP Gold and AvP2 and there were things I liked and disliked about both of them, but I'd have to say that I liked the original AvP Gold the best. <BR><BR>AvP Gold: I liked the alien character models, the layout of most of the levels and the fact that the alien levels had lots of opportunities for climbing and dropping from the ceiling. I disliked that the levels were unconnected and that the game only had a limited save system. For that last part, I used a third-party program that you ran in the background and which allowed unlimited saving on all difficulty levels.<BR><BR>AvP2: I liked most of the levels, including the fact that there were several outdoor levels, that you got to fight alongside members of the same species and especially that the alien started as a face-hugger and had to find a host. I disliked how scripted the levels were and the over-use of cutscenes to move the story along. I also didn't care much for the alien character models. I thought the ones in the first game were truer to the original design of the alien.<BR><BR><BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Nagumo:<BR>It was nothing but another beat-'em-up. Fun, yes. Better than AvP on the PC, hell no. </div></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>emagius's use of the present tense;<BR><BR><BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">the fantastic arcade game <B>is</B> head and shoulders above any other AvP game, PC or not. </div></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>Makes me think he's referring to this game;<BR><BR>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPwbussjHcg<BR>http://globalvr.com/products_ae.html<BR><BR>Although it's actually just an Aliens game and not Aliens Vs. Predator.
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Which is why I ignored tense for the arcade game (the AvP reference). I guess it's up to him to clarify which arcade game he was speaking of. Me, I've never been a fan of light gun games as they are all pretty much the same. Whether it's Time Crisis, House of the Dead, or T2.
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<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Nagumo:<BR>Which is why I ignored tense for the arcade game (the AvP reference). I guess it's up to him to clarify which arcade game he was speaking of. Me, I've never been a fan of light gun games as they are all pretty much the same. Whether it's Time Crisis, House of the Dead, or T2. </div></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>Is Aliens: Extermination just a "rails shooter" like those games? I know that traditionally, arcade light-run games have all been rails shooters where the player has no control over their movement and simply shoots all the enemies on the screen, however there's no rule that says such games couldn't be full first person shooters. Managing the controls might be a challenge since the pulse rifle would take both hands, but I'm sure they could come up with something.
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The original AvP game for the PC was the best of the series, EVAR! I couldn't even finish the game as the marine....running around in near total darkness, with just my motion detector...seeing the blips approaching. Remember the original PC game had two disks too, that second disk was just music and for the marines made the game creepy as hell. I finished both Predator and Alien storylines, but could only get about half way through as the marine, my heart was going a mile a minute...and normally I don't get that tense during games.<BR><BR>I remember my buddy and I played the multiplayer quite a bit. In multiplayer I loved playing as a marine, it literally felt like it was right out of the Aliens movie. We were going down this stairwell and bam, aliens just started coming at us from upstairs and downstairs...we held our ground for a good 2 minutes before we finally succumbed to the alien horde.<BR><BR>Loved that game...I really hope this one can capture that magic.
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<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Nagumo:<BR><BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">and the fantastic arcade game is head and shoulders above any other AvP game, PC or not. </div></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>??? It was nothing but another beat-'em-up. </div></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>If CPS2 AvP was "nothing but another beat-'em-up", AvP for the PC was nothing but another FPS. CPS2 AvP remains the best beat 'em up (ever) and one of the best co-op games (ever). The game balance is fantastic, the mechanics and special moves are the ultimate evolution of years of Capcom's experience, and, most of all, the game's <B>fun</B>.
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<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by grapedog:<BR>The original AvP game for the PC was the best of the series, EVAR! I couldn't even finish the game as the marine....running around in near total darkness, with just my motion detector...seeing the blips approaching. Remember the original PC game had two disks too, that second disk was just music and for the marines made the game creepy as hell. I finished both Predator and Alien storylines, but could only get about half way through as the marine, my heart was going a mile a minute...and normally I don't get that tense during games. </div></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>Using the hack program to get unlimited saves, the only part I really had trouble with was one section in one level where you have to fight your way down a long corridor with the aliens continuously spawning and dropping from holes in the ceiling while the lights flicker on and off. They don't stop spawning until you reach the door at the other end.<BR><BR>I played all the levels on expert because I wanted to unlock the bonus levels. I used a ton of saves though.
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