![]() But the coolest thing we saw was what Rebellion dubs a “Trophy Kill.” After lifting a defenseless Space Marine off of the ground and staring at him for a moment, the Predator brutally tears off the head of his captured prey. Additionally, the sound and visuals for its human-detecting visor are nearly indistinguishable from the movie and highly amusing – as are the tri-laser aiming system and shoulder cannon used to blast former Governor Jesse Ventura’s chest inside out. The Predator navigates his surroundings with ease via a powerful jumping ability similar to Wolverine’s awesome leap attack in X-Men: Origins. ![]() Despite the lousy placeholder animations and stupid AI common in early builds, some clever game mechanics piqued our interest. The keyword there, however, is “potential.” We recently saw the Predator in action, and the game has a long way to go. With each of those species possessing wildly different weapon sets, special abilities, and play mechanics, the game is a potential treasure trove of gameplay. Predator offers three distinct yet interconnected campaigns in single-player mode, allowing gamers to experience the interspecies war from all sides. Like previous installments of the series, the new Aliens vs. ![]() Predator: Extinction), Rebellion jumped at the chance to trade in its recent string of mediocre PSP ports to return to the days of glory past. After watching other developers take the series to new highs (Aliens vs. The franchise is now poised to come full circle with Rebellion, the creators of the original Atari Jaguar version and the 1999 PC sequel, taking the helm of the latest installment. Predator brings to mind fond memories of entertaining hits dating all the way back to the Atari Jaguar. But for sci-fi video game fans, Alien vs. Predator is a series of uninspired and poorly executed flops, a mar on two great movie franchises.
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