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The new AVP videogame is out after multiple poor attempts at Alien, Predator and AVP games, begging the question have developers Rebellion finally produced a game to satisfy the hardcore AVP followers?

The verdict in brief is yes. Released for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC the fresh AVP videogame contains three campaigns, allowing the gamer to play as the hunter, survivor or prey. Starting on the Colonial Marines missions, you begin as the rookie of the workforce on a small spacecraft that witnesses a huge Predator ship demolish your mothership. Of course the one choice available is for your craft to dock on an unchartered planet.
The Diverse Playthroughs And Aliens Offered Within The Latest AVP Videogame.

The following scene shows your character waking up after blacking out from the drop, and being informed by Tequila (closely resembling Vasquez from Aliens) that this mission will turn into a “bug hunt”. The following few phases are only for the gamer to become familiar with the controls, which shall be easy to most FPS users. Users will be fending off hordes of xenomorphs while waiting for an elevator to carry you to safe ground.

It is throughout this gameplay users will discover how impressive the lighting of the new AVP videogame is; was that a vent falling off? or was it an alien on the wall? The answer is that you will not know until it could be too late! Lighting has been employed to genius effect in creating tense and uncertain gameplay. The weapons look and sound genuine to the Alien franchise.

While the Marines mission is the closest to an FPS as attainable in this AVP videogame, then the Aliens mission is the furthest away from that. The story begins with a xenomorph breeding laboratory with test specimens being harvested in aid of bioweapons research. However your Alien is different, as you resolve to make your escape through your surrogate parent’s throat, this indicates you are a more intelligent species of Alien. An energy failure offers you the perfect chance to make your escape. Mission targets are supplied to you telepathically from the Alien Queen, and your character itself is a living weapon, fitted with razor tipped tail. Alien gameplay favours stealth and surprise attacks from the shadows, and it’s the most versatile of the characters.

The Predator mission is a mixture of the Marine and Alien campaigns. Being a Predator you rely closely on your superior weaponry and use of stealth to best your prey. The predator mission in this AVP videogame is to find and retrieve the bodies of multiple “youngbloods”; Predators which have gone missing. The Predator will be the most popular of the three campaigns in this AVP videogame, because of all its weaponry and totally gruesome steath takedowns.

In all, the new AVP videogame will satisfy the hardcore followers as it is still faithful to both the Alien and Predator franchises. The visuals could have been augmented a little yet the lighting and sound work far make up for any visual complaints. Combining these elements with a brilliant multiplayer mode has created one of the best AVP videogame ever produced.