Aliens Versus Predator Gold

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This game is AWESOME! [Posted on 2003-12-25]
This game is awesome (as my title said). A lot of people have been saying its to hard when really its not that hard especially when you get used to it like me. If you are really having a tough time then you should get the strategy guide for this game, it really helps. If you like first person shooters then you should get this game, and if you like this game you might want to try Aliens vs. Predator 2.
People have also been saying that it doesn't run that well on new computers with windows XP and thats partly true. I've been playing on a brand new Dell with XP and I got it to work. All you got to do is not watch all the videos and credits by hitting spacebar. But you got to do it at a time when there's no sound or almost no sound like at the beginning of the game right after it says rebellion and then goes quiet. Also do this when they show the videos at the beginning of each species, but remember only hit the spacebar when there is no sound or almost no sound. I was able to play all species this way.
Overall this is a great game and i recomend it to anyone. I hope you found this review useful.

Terror Game: Looking Through Both Sides [Posted on 2004-01-23]
Aliens vs. Predator, a game based from two different Sci-Fi movies, is a great strategical/first-person shooter game that combines a great mixture of action, terror, suspense, and gore. The game isn't simply between aliens and predators, but also with the added human character to add a different side to the story and adding, hopefully, more depths and variety to the game. Designed for intermediate to professional pc gamers, the game isn't for those who are slow and clumsy, bad of memory or heart, or those not into games like these.

However, looking over the other side, the game A.I. needs much improvements, human counterpart should be even out slightly more, and more levels should be added. However, for the cost and the date it was made, its better than many games made to this present day.

Just think about fighting an alien that, instead of running straight at you, will instead, hit and run and use cover of the darkness and walls more. Aliens in the movie, tend to use team work as well. Thats some improvements, but I might be being a bit too picky.

Several years on and still good fun [Posted on 2004-02-02]
I first started playing the original AVP when it was first released around about the same time as half life.
At the time it was bloody hard but fun and its a shame there are not more games released these days that offer the same kind of challange. one of the best parts of game design unlike in mololith's AVP 2 is that the aliens do not appear at the same place each time you play that level, instead they are continuously respawining from random points on the map which gives the whole "they're comming outta the goddam walls" feeling, especially when playing as marine.
although it was difficult opening the bonus levels just took time and skill.

I bought AVP Gold after loosing my original AVP Discs. there are not many major changes except the usual stuff you expect to find in an expansion (maps, weapons etc...) but the most significant is the added feature of being able to same the game mid point which, while i think this just allows people to use the quicksave button as a substitues for skill, the community as a whole applauded the feature.
The new weapons are fun my fave being the twin pistols which are supprisingly powerful.
One major gripe for my over the original AVP is that the staff at rebellion decided to replace the voices of the officers on the TV screens with themselves. unfortunatly they just sound stupid and break the atmosphere that the game gave.
Better to pick up the original if you can find it but if not AVP gold is a good second best

Note: there are issues running this on windows XP but the problem links back to an old .dll file in the game folder. this can be solved by downloading an updated .dll from one of the many fan sites out there

AVP: Aliens Versus Predator Tips And Comments... [Posted on 2004-08-06]
In Aliens Versus Predator, to acheive success, you must think like the character, use the movies as an example, juring certain levels, predators will try to stalk you untill your weak enough for them to take a shot at the kill...
But anyway the game was very well done, the effects for the alien movement were state-of-the-art but I Find Them To Hard To Control, my suggestion is to play Multi player rounds as alien first, but start the game alone... The Predators Were ...So-So... But Could Have Been Bettre, and there should have been more of them, but i don't really mind, I hate Preds anyway (Preds short for Predators) And I Think The Weapons Were Well Done But UnRealistic... But For The Year it was made it had very good graphics and controls... Good Luck

....TIPS....
1) As Aliens Use Air Ducks And Dark Rooms To Stalk Prey...
2) As Predator Don't Depend To Deeply On Your Energy-Based Weapons, they run out quick
3) As Predator Always Look Out For Aliens, One Good Bite To The Head And Your Out
4) As Aliens Try To Stay Out Of Visual And Motion Tracker Range
5) As Marine Turn Your Night Vision Off Every now And Then To Scan The Area With Your Motion Tracker And Flares...

Good Luck, For More Tips From An Expert Email Me At:
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Not Worth The Headaches [Posted on 2005-09-07]
I just bought this game and regret every penney.

1. The game is so hard that you'll have a ton of hassles just getting through a couple missions on anything but the easy difficulty. Then the other people come around bragging about how they thought hard difficulty was too easy.

2. The game doesn't have any trainers for the patched version to make the game's difficulty reasonable.

3. And now for the biggest reason this game is a waste of time, money and blood pressure is that this game is hopelessly laggy. What I mean is this game (and series even) has a very strong reputation of being very slow and jerky on not only multiplayer but on single player mode as well. The lag makes the game virtually unplayable. As of this point, there is no known cure for the lag.

Conclusion: The difficulty is something a person can work with but terrible and uncurable lag isn't. How are you supposed to walk when you twitch from one side of the hallway to the other? How are you supposed to shoot when your target warps from one side of the room to the other? I think you get the picture.

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