While not as good as the original AVP 2, Primal Hunt is still a superb game, despite some really minor flaws.

User Rating: 9.5 | Aliens vs. Predator 2: Primal Hunt PC
I said this a hundred times before and I don't mind saying it again: Aliens vs Predator 2 is such a revolutionary game, which not only reinvented the gameplay, but provided a satisfaction and an experience that can't be equaled. It is just perfect!
When I finished it, I was really dying to play a sequel. The fun I had with AVP 2 was something I've never experienced so obviously, I wanted more. And then I was rewarded with Aliens vs Predator 2: Primal Hunt Expansion Pack. Although not as majestic as the original AVP 2, Primal Hunt is still an awesome game that is a must for everyone who is a fan of both Alien and Predator.

As you might have expected, the plot is once again a very important factor of the game. Just like in Aliens vs Predator 2, it is meticulously built, with tons of details, which all have an important role in creating the story. Of course, there are a few details that are left out, but that is done on purpose, leaving you to discover them. Like I said, if you are a real fan of this series, you'll love studying the story and putting all the pieces together.
The story is set before the events from Aliens vs Predator 2, some of the actions taking place about 500 years before AVP 2. That should explain the title somehow: Primal Hunt.
The whole plot is about an ancient Predator artifact, which has powerful effects on Aliens when it's activated.

The singleplayer, just like in Aliens vs Predator 2, offers three campaigns: Corporate, Predator and Predalien. Unlike AVP 2, each campaign has only three missions, but where it lacks in quantity, it seriously compensates in intensity. There are far more enemies to deal with and they attack in swarms. So it should be a bit more difficult, although nothing too serious on lower skill levels. The action takes place on LV-1201. Just like in AVP 2, the campaigns have their own different endings and take place simultaneously, which means many of your actions in one campaign can be seen in another. Also, all the campaigns are available from the start of the game and you can jump straightly to the Predalien one if you feel like you can't wait to see what it's like.

The Corporate campaign puts you in the shoes of Dunya, an exceptionally trained woman. You will recognize her as being the one who punched Frosty in the back of the head in AVP 2. She is not a marine and she only reports to General Rykov.
Like always, the human campaign is the most difficult. However, it will not be something you can't be able to handle. You will not get to fight an Alien Queen like in AVP 2 and you will not get to use a pilot exosuit. Instead, you'll fight legions of Aliens and you will get most of the weapons from the first level.
The Marine campaign from AVP 2 was quite scary until you got used to it. This is not the case in the Corporate campaign in AVP 2: PH. There are almost no dark areas and you'll get to meet the Aliens by fighting alongside with other Corporates in the first level. Also, the Aliens attack in big numbers from the beginning, so you'll get used to them instantly.
Your main objective is to retrieve the artifact and get it to Rykov.

In the second campaign you'll play as a Predator. Not a standard Predator, but an Ancient one. 500 years ago, you and other Ancient Predators landed on LV-1201 to hunt. As you collect trophies from the creatures inhabiting the planet, you come across an Alien hive. So you and your mates prepare to hunt the mighty Alien Queen. But the Alien numbers are so vast, that you are heavily outclassed. So the Predators activate a powerful artifact, which Aliens develop aversion to. For 500 years, there were no problems concerning the Aliens, but now a insolent human (Dunya) found the artifact and stole it. Your job is to get it back.
The end is tragic for the Predator however. While trying to get the artifact, he is facehugged. At the end of the campaign, the Predator uses a human computer to send a transmission to his mates. But he never gets to see them, for he is killed by the Chestburster inside him.
As a Predator you have the same abilities as in AVP 2 and they all have the same effects.

And once again, we get to the Alien campaign, which is without any doubt, the most intense and addicting as well. But you are no longer a Drone (standard Alien) like in AVP 2. You are now a more powerful Predalien. So if you wanted to know what's like to slay humans as a Predalien, now you will find your answers. Yes, it is magnificent.
You start your life as a Facehugger and you have to find a new host, a Predator this time. Like in AVP 2, there is only one correct host, so your job is to find him. The Predator you facehugg is the same Predator you play in the Predator campaign. That's why I said the Predator has a tragic end. When you've successfully facehugged the Predator, you'll continue your life as a Chestburster and you must quickly find something to eat. It is no longer an animal shelter, but a morgue. After these life stages, you will be a powerful Predalien. Although it has almost the same physical resemblance as the Alien Drone, the Predalien is bulkier and taller, has a Predator-like face with similar dreadlocks, with no tongue, but powerful mandibles.
The Predalien's abilities are the same as the Drone's: can head-bite by using its mandibles (although this was not available in AVP 2 multiplayer), can pounce on enemies, but with much more power and over longer distances, and has the same vision modes. Also, you must feed to regain health. This action is the same as in AVP 2.
As a Predalien, your main objective is to escape and return to your hive. The campaign shouldn't be a problem as a Predalien.

The weapons from the game are exactly the same as in AVP 2, except for the Predator's, who has now received a new gun, called energy flechette. It is some sort of pistol, incorporated in your right hand. It also drains energy.
The Corporate has now dual pistols.
The Predalien is a weapon on its own and has the same attack styles as the Drone: head-bite, claws, tail and a more powerful pounce.

The AI is virtually the same, but the game throws a lot more foes at you. That's perhaps a minor setback, because as a Corporate you are very vulnerable and medkits are now pretty scarce. On higher skill levels, it gets really tough. Another small flaw is some kind of worm that pops out of the ground. It can break out virtually everywhere, although 95 % of the times it pops out right beneath you. This is somehow annoying, but still not bad enough to spoil this great game.

The graphics are the same as in AVP 2, although more attention is given to small details. The sounds are also identical as in AVP 2.

As a conclusion, Aliens vs Predator 2: Primal Hunt is a superb game that expands the story and provides great satisfaction. It is something every AVP 2 fan should have.