Although hearing some death metal while ripping out a skull as a Predator could have been an interesting touch. What does stand out though is the score, it’s creepy, dark, and fits the mood of the game perfectly, even I am not bitching about lack of custom soundtracks here. While the sound effects are taken directly from the movies the voice overs and chatter are drab and incoherent. The sound department can also leave you wanting more. The character animation is also quite nice which really adds to the battles but these small perks do not hide the fact that this game is not all that great to look at. On the plus side the frame rate is rock solid even with multiple enemies and troops onscreen and the menu interface is quite enjoyable, I always did have a thing for animated menus. The character models are decent enough but the problem lies in the fact that when using Aliens or Predators it becomes difficult to decipher each unit as they all tend to look alike. Poor textures and bland environments flood this game to the very end. On the visual side AvP Extinction could look a lot worse, bad thing is it could look a hell of a lot better as well. You would be best off reading the Bestiary for each race before tackling the game to learn how each unit functions, trust me it will save you countless play overs. What is here though is pretty good, each campaign takes you through several missions and slowly teaches you the controls. This game screams for multi-player or even a simple skirmish feature which would have greatly increased it’s longevity. There is only one mode of play to be found in the form of campaign which is more than disappointing. Whether it’s the slimy Aliens, primitive Predators, or even the heavily armed humans each species does have their own advantages. Developers would bode well to take a nod from the control scheme but of course this game isn’t without it’s faults and you can be sure I am about to divulge them right about……now!įrom the get go you have the option of choosing which species you shall command on your quest for glory. Having more than it’s fair share of comics and games this feud has been going on for what seems like forever but did anyone ever think to create an RTS built on that universe? Real time strategy games are highly uncommon on consoles and for good reason, a lack of mouse and keyboard for starters, but they also take advantage of the extra hundred or so keys on the keyboard as well but this hasn’t prevented Electronic Arts and Zono Interactive from creating a surprisingly good RTS on the Xbox and get this, it actually plays pretty good. Jason, and of course Spawn versus anyone that will fight him but probably the most famous of all is Aliens Vs.

There is nothing on this planet that gets every geek soaked in excitement like a good crossover.

Alien vs predator rts