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I can field that by FABIO 04/15/2003, 3:43pm PDT
junior allen wrote:



How about Aliens vs Predators 2? Tell if it sucks before I get too far into it.

junior allen


The game as a whole is a more solid single-player experience than AvP1, but doesn't quite capture the exact feel of the movies that the original did. The predator cloak merely has him fade to a semi-transparant state, no blue electricty dancing around, no "heatwave" affect. Plus the plasmacaster is way fucking overpowered (even more so considering you get nearly unlimited energy). I never bothered with any other weapon.

I assume you're just asking about the single player campaigns.

They're a lot like AvP1's in therms of quality. The marine's are by far the best (dips a little when you fight nothing but hostile humans for like an hour, I had nasty Red Faction flashbacks at that part). The predator is fun until you start fighting aliens (set vision to EM mode, equip plasmacaster, mash button), I'd stop playing it once you run into them. The Alien's are kind of fun at first where you pop out to kill clueless people, but like the original quickly degenerates into trying to spot the next airvent you have to crawl through so you can get behind the sentry guns, too much maze crap.

All 3 campaigns suffer from being gay and boring at the start. About 15-20 minutes go by on the marine campaign before you even encounter any enemies, the opening predator mission is a gay maze with plenty of jumping puzzles (WAY too many fucking jumping puzzles throughout the entire predator campaign), and you play the first 2 alien missions as a defenseless face hugger/chest burster; while amusing for a bit, by the halfhour mark it just gets tedious.

Summation:

-Stick with all campaigns past the initial boring as hell opening

-The marine campaign rules

-The predator campaign rules up until you encounter xenomorphs, at which point it sucks and never recovers.

-Play the alien campaign if you really enjoy playing "hunt the airvent" and playing some bizzare anti-gravity version of Thief (wall climbing). Don't bother if youo're just out for shooting thrills.
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                        errr....book 'em NT by FABIO 04/15/2003, 12:47pm PDT NEW
                            i like BOOM... EM better NT by FOF 04/15/2003, 12:48pm PDT NEW
                        These identity guessing games are just embarrassing NT by Niccolo Machiavelli 04/15/2003, 12:53pm PDT NEW
                            CHAPTER XXV ON THE MERITS OF WHAT IS ON THE OTHER HAND by Ray, of Light 04/15/2003, 2:14pm PDT NEW
                        Okay, you got me. I'm INC NT by Mischeif Maker 04/15/2003, 5:42pm PDT NEW
                            Okay by I need clarification 04/15/2003, 5:59pm PDT NEW
                                INC sko forum police? NT by foogla 04/15/2003, 6:05pm PDT NEW
                                No, I am. NT by Mischief Maker 04/15/2003, 11:32pm PDT NEW
                                    NO I 4M!!!! NT by m15c33ph M@Xx0r 04/16/2003, 10:44am PDT NEW
                INC is actually Barbie... when he's OFF HIS MEDS!!! by Fullofkittens 04/15/2003, 12:54pm PDT NEW
                    *shrugs* by Senor Barborito 04/15/2003, 1:28pm PDT NEW
                        You're a fucking idiot by Zionist Neocon Oil Mafia 04/15/2003, 1:56pm PDT NEW
                            Retards. NT by No Pocky For Titties 04/15/2003, 2:00pm PDT NEW
                            Re: You're a fucking idiot by foogla 04/15/2003, 2:04pm PDT NEW
                                Dig a few weeks back? by FoK 04/15/2003, 2:07pm PDT NEW
                        Re: *shrugs* by Jhoh Creexul 04/17/2003, 3:25pm PDT NEW
                            Oh no question there - Sherlock I am not by Senor Barborito 04/17/2003, 3:30pm PDT NEW
    Re: Pathetic by Ray, of Light 04/15/2003, 7:21am PDT NEW
        My perfectly timed return. by Fussbett 04/15/2003, 10:56am PDT NEW
        What the hell does that mean? by I need clarification 04/15/2003, 4:14pm PDT NEW
            I can understand your confusion by Ray, of Light 04/15/2003, 4:17pm PDT NEW
    Re: Pathetic by junior allen 04/15/2003, 2:00pm PDT NEW
        I can field that by FABIO 04/15/2003, 3:43pm PDT NEW
            Re: I can field that by m15c33ph M@Xx0r 04/16/2003, 10:54am PDT NEW
                Re: I can field that by FABIO 04/16/2003, 12:10pm PDT NEW
    What you're missing is the montage. by conflictNo 04/15/2003, 6:13pm PDT NEW
        Have you been drinking? NT by mrs. johnson 04/15/2003, 8:01pm PDT NEW
            I'm just happy to be here. by conflictNo 04/16/2003, 12:25am PDT NEW
            Where is MR. Johnson??! NT by The Maltese Falcon 04/17/2003, 10:21pm PDT NEW
    Entirely unfunny answer for no one who cares by Bill Dungsroman 04/16/2003, 6:32pm PDT NEW
    #! by Entropy Stew 04/22/2003, 4:46pm PDT NEW
        Re: #! by I need clarification 04/24/2003, 4:08pm PDT NEW
            Is this another NT post deliberately made non-NT? Bravo. by laudablepuss 04/24/2003, 7:53pm PDT NEW
                Re: Is this another NT post deliberately made non-NT? Bravo. by ydrt 04/25/2003, 1:11am PDT NEW
                    Welcome back, idiot! by I need clarification 04/25/2003, 2:23am PDT NEW
                        Ha ha hahahaha ha by ydrt 04/25/2003, 2:37am PDT NEW
                            I've = I NT by ydrt 04/25/2003, 2:44am PDT NEW
                            Re: Ha ha hahahaha ha by I need clarification 04/25/2003, 2:01pm PDT NEW
                                Re: Ha ha hahahaha ha by laudablepuss 04/25/2003, 3:08pm PDT NEW
                            Looks like someone needs a little ... QUALITY ASSURANCE! Ha ha hahahaha ha! NT by Sniper's Diaper 04/25/2003, 2:07pm PDT NEW
                It's TEEMING, moron. NT by I need clarification 04/25/2003, 2:23am PDT NEW
            No, just recycling old material. Also, you're a fag -nt- by Entropy Stew 04/25/2003, 5:34am PDT NEW
 
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