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"Just rediscovered an old gem....."

Yep. About a year and a half ago, I got Aliens Vs Predator 2 off SR (thank'ee kindly) and then, after playing around with it for about 3 months, lent it to a friend.

Today, over a year later, I got it back. Less said about that the better. But anyway, I hurried home and popped the little discys in the drive ma bob. And then I was back. Oh yes.

This game in my opinion, crushes all FPS because of its atmosphere. I was playing with cordless headphones on, meaning the sound was being passed around me all over the place, from a humans dying shrieks echoing down a corridor, to pipes rattling above me. The little movements, shudders, rumbles that resonate through the sound and visuals constantly give you a fear that hunts you. For instance, the good old motion sensor, had a blob on it. I cautiously moved forwards, only to discover it was a crane swinign in the breeze, but the fear was there, intently controlling my actions.

Playing as a Marine gives you fear, a Predator it gives you a stealthy, hunting game, that is quite sadisticly fun. As an alien you get to be the fearsome one. The development idea from larvae to drone is fantastic, and its all great fun, leaping off roofs and chowing on marines heads. Rarg!

So, in rediscovering an old classic, and seeing it in the Sr mag as a free gift. Get it. The graphics may be on the edge of outdated, but you cannot afford to miss such a fantastic piece of terror on a Cd (or 2). Ever. Get it, play it, fear it, and enjoy it. Brilliant game.

Anyone seen the new Aliens Vs Preditor game on the consoles? it's an RTS and it looks crap. What a waste, they should have just stuck with the FPS formula.

The atmosphere as a marine is amazing.

Get it.

:)

yeah, I've got it, it is a very good game. the beach level just irritated me though. the best mission I think is the nerfel-whatever mission where you have to find the rocket launchers.

when you blow someone away with the sniper rifle it really reminds me of that bit on saving private ryan where the sniper is in the tower.

superb.

Sound is the key factor here, think about MOH. Although the beach level was the only outstanding part of the game, it still proved that FPS could still have an effect on the player's emotions.

of course, shooting someones head off in unreal tournament, with the sniper rifle, isn't without its charms

FPS's are becoming a bit of a bore really. the shock factor that you got from games like this, and my old favourite doom, just doesn't exist any more

I played the demo of this, i dont think my pants have ever felt so threatened.

Yeah, still testing my program for A Level Coursework. Only another 67 tests to go!

great to see some lunatics still up at this time.

avp2 is wicked, to be honest, it didn't have the same impact as the first one for me though. playing online was superb, especially playing as the predator and watching suckers run past without seeing you, before you unleash a flying disc.

brilliant

Ooh, another wireless appliance then. These radio waves cannot be good for us.