Aliens vs. Predator - Gamespot Review (5.5)

[QUOTE="TreyoftheDead"]

Ha, I thought that was the case.

That being so, would you recommend a buy if you loved the demo? Personally, I'm buying the game off of Steam as soon as it is up no matter what, but I'm curious to know if you'd recommend picking the game up to someone who enjoyed the demo.

Kevin-V

Too bad Gamefly doesn't rent PC games out. :P

Thanks for answering those questions for me though, my mind has already been made up and I believe the game will be worth my 50 bucks, if at least for the multiplayer portion. To explain my reasoning behind asking you those questions, I was hoping you could clarify your experience with the demo and the full version and how much people who enjoyed the demo should use that as a means of deciding whether or not to cough up the dough for the game tomorrow.

[QUOTE="ithilgore2006"]

Most other sites are giving it 7 or 8 out of of ten. Is there something only Gamespot can see?

I'll see what they saw about the PC version.

Kevin-V

Much like the movie series.. The older games were amazing.. But new movies and games (Alien Ressurection, Aliens Vs Predator 1+2) for this amazing and classic series are garbage.. sSubZerOo

I would put alien ressurection above alien 3 personally.

[QUOTE="Kevin-V"][QUOTE="ithilgore2006"]

Most other sites are giving it 7 or 8 out of of ten. Is there something only Gamespot can see?

I'll see what they saw about the PC version.

Artosa

Yup from that I can see your either goign to love or hate the game.

[QUOTE="sSubZerOo"]Much like the movie series.. The older games were amazing.. But new movies and games (Alien Ressurection, Aliens Vs Predator 1+2) for this amazing and classic series are garbage.. topgunmv

I would put alien ressurection above alien 3 personally.

Alien what?

How can a movie that doesn't exist be above a movie that does? Sure, Alien 3 was a poor way to end the trilogy, but at least they didn't continue it in a fourth movie that doesn't really exist...

amirite?

;)

Whoop-de-doo, plenty of better games coming out in the next few months. Unfortunate that some great movies and decent games have to share a name with it, if anything.

meh, I love the demo and am perfectly capable of controlling the alien, so I'm still getting this. Just another review that i'll end up completely disagreeing with. pis3rch

[QUOTE="pis3rch"]meh, I love the demo and am perfectly capable of controlling the alien, so I'm still getting this. Just another review that i'll end up completely disagreeing with. sSubZerOo

The demo becomes way more fun if you can talk everyone into not attacking members of their same species, thus turning it into a TDM. :)

[QUOTE="topgunmv"]

[QUOTE="sSubZerOo"]Much like the movie series.. The older games were amazing.. But new movies and games (Alien Ressurection, Aliens Vs Predator 1+2) for this amazing and classic series are garbage.. TreyoftheDead

I would put alien ressurection above alien 3 personally.

Alien what?

How can a movie that doesn't exist be above a movie that does? Sure, Alien 3 was a poor way to end the trilogy, but at least they didn't continue it in a fourth movie that doesn't really exist...

amirite?

;)

Forum spelling is sirius bisnes.

[QUOTE="TreyoftheDead"]

Alien what?

How can a movie that doesn't exist be above a movie that does? Sure, Alien 3 was a poor way to end the trilogy, but at least they didn't continue it in a fourth movie that doesn't really exist...

amirite?

;)

topgunmv

Forum spelling is sirius bisnes.

You misunderstood me.

You see, I refuse to acknowledge that horrid fourth movie exists. Of course, I'm just being hypothetical, since a fourth movie doesn't exist. But if it did, it would be so horrible that one would simply have to wipe it from their memory and deny its existence.

Understand? ;)

the game to me deserves a 5.5 the demo was awful. I did not like the controls and gamepla. also the only fun character to be in my opinion was the predator.

A good idea gone wrong

[QUOTE="Hexagon_777"]If GameSpot gave it 55% then it cannot possibly get above 80% on Metacritic or GameRankings. I am taking this game off my watchlist on GamesTracker.com.finalfantasy94

My personal standards. :o

[QUOTE="topgunmv"]

Alien what?

How can a movie that doesn't exist be above a movie that does? Sure, Alien 3 was a poor way to end the trilogy, but at least they didn't continue it in a fourth movie that doesn't really exist...

amirite?

;)

TreyoftheDead

Forum spelling is sirius bisnes.

You misunderstood me.

You see, I refuse to acknowledge that horrid fourth movie exists. Of course, I'm just being hypothetical, since a fourth movie doesn't exist. But if it did, it would be so horrible that one would simply have to wipe it from their memory and deny its existence.

Understand? ;)

Oh, I thought you were pointing out that I spelled resurrection wrong.:P

I feel the exact opposite though. I hate alien3.

Oh, I thought you were pointing out that I spelled resurrection wrong.:P

I feel the exact opposite though. I hate alien3.

topgunmv

Haha, I dislike Alien 3 too, just not enough to deny that it exists.

Seriously though, neither Alien 3 or Alien Resurrection are worthy of being in the same franchise as Alien and Aliens.

[QUOTE="topgunmv"]

Oh, I thought you were pointing out that I spelled resurrection wrong.:P

I feel the exact opposite though. I hate alien3.

TreyoftheDead

Haha, I dislike Alien 3 too, just not enough to deny that it exists.

Seriously though, neither Alien 3 or Alien Resurrection are worth being in the same franchise as Alien and Aliens.

[QUOTE="topgunmv"]

Oh, I thought you were pointing out that I spelled resurrection wrong.:P

I feel the exact opposite though. I hate alien3.

TreyoftheDead

Haha, I dislike Alien 3 too, just not enough to deny that it exists.

Seriously though, neither Alien 3 or Alien Resurrection are worth being in the same franchise as Alien and Aliens.

Definitely not of the same caliber, but good enough movies in their own right, I've got the quadrilogy box set.

[QUOTE="finalfantasy94"][QUOTE="Hexagon_777"]If GameSpot gave it 55% then it cannot possibly get above 80% on Metacritic or GameRankings. I am taking this game off my watchlist on GamesTracker.com.Hexagon_777

My personal standards. :o

So you only play games that are 80 and above metacrtic or gamerankings? Guess watever floats your boat.

[QUOTE="Hexagon_777"][QUOTE="finalfantasy94"]Wats that have to do with anything?:?finalfantasy94

I don't have the time or financial willingness to go lower. :P

Ouch at the score but then again I'm not too surprised.

wow that will probably bum me out for the rest of the day.. )=

5.5, that's worse than IGN's, seriously something is wrong with reviewers this year, regarding the TC's comment about sticking with the old Alien games , i just want to say this was by the far the most promising andintresting alien title, so i guess we shall be very dissapointed here.

[QUOTE="Kevin-V"] AVP is a lot of things, but "polished" it is not--not by a long shot. What are Mass Effect 2's glaring technical issues in your eyes? I've played the game twice now, and while I have encountered a few bugs, I think most people would agree that it is a super-polished game. See my previous post about bugs and other oddities I encountered in AVP. It's easier to forgive a long, broad and complex game like ME2 for a few glitches; it's a bit harder to forgive a six-hour-long game like AVP. Vandalvideo

I can't speak for anyone else, but I haven't run into ANY game ending glitch in ME2. No freezes, no stuck characters, nothing like that or anything you described. It's 10 times more polished than the original.

I can't speak for anyone else, but I haven't run into ANY game ending glitch in ME2. No freezes, no stuck characters, nothing like that or anything you described. It's 10 times more polished than the original.

HoolaHoopMan

Though I haven't had any game ending glitches, I had one that almost made me have to exit out of the game.

On Jacob's side mission, there was a point in which Shepard and my party suddenly glitched up into the air, floating about five feet above it. I could move around a bit, I was even able to run out over a cliff and be floating above the sea below. I spent 10 minutes like this, trying to get my characters unstuck and I was almost ready to restart the game when they finally dropped back to the ground.

This was the only major glitch have encountered in the PC version of the game, so while it certainly wasn't as bad as vandal's experience, it leads me to believe that it is certainly possible that he experienced such bugs.

I'm not surprised...I was pretty disappointed by the demo.

AvP is what I would put alongside games like Sonic, Turok, and Tomb Raider that needs to stop trying to make a comeback.

Definitely not of the same caliber, but good enough movies in their own right, I've got the quadrilogy box set.topgunmv

Not surprised at all. Never cared about this game.

Been there and done that on PC.

AvP is what I would put alongside games like Sonic, Turok, and Tomb Raider that needs to stop trying to make a comeback.

Gxgear

AvP is what I would put alongside games like Sonic, Turok, and Tomb Raider that needs to stop trying to make a comeback.

Gxgear

Uh, considering the last two games were well received, I'm not really sure this is a come back.

[QUOTE="finalfantasy94"][QUOTE="Hexagon_777"]My personal standards. :oHexagon_777

I don't have the time or financial willingness to go lower. :P

You do read the reviews though right? You don't just stare at the score and use that as a deciding factor? Because that's not your "personal standards" at all.

In general I've found that games rated over 60 can be worth looking into if you appreciate the things the game does right. Maybe not at full price, but at some point. Granted 2010 is packed with high quality releases, so makes sense to prioritize. I'm skipping a bunch of games as well. Too many of them. Probably would have gotten Darksiders if things were quieter, but that's not happening.

[QUOTE="Gxgear"]

AvP is what I would put alongside games like Sonic, Turok, and Tomb Raider that needs to stop trying to make a comeback.

TreyoftheDead

Uh, considering the last two games were well received, I'm not really sure this is a come back.

If you're talking about AvP2, that was well over...9 years ago? Me referring to it as a comeback has more to do with how long it's been since the last.

A quick search suggests there were AvP titles in between.

[QUOTE="Gxgear"]

AvP is what I would put alongside games like Sonic, Turok, and Tomb Raider that needs to stop trying to make a comeback.

CannedWorms

They are making another Alien movie, but it's a remake of the first one, directed by the great Ridley Scott, the man that brought us the original, so I'm pumped for it. As for the "director's cut" of alien3, it's been a while since I've watched it, but from what I remember, no, the overall quality of the film is unchanged.

lol, this is awesome....gamespot members should really visit system wars a lot more often and defend their scores...it's funny to me

good score kevin-V

potential? the only AVP game that was decent was AVP and AVP 2 on PS1, the rest sucked, and i knew this would be no differentGTR2addict

[QUOTE="GTR2addict"]potential? the only AVP game that was decent was AVP and AVP 2 on PS1, the rest sucked, and i knew this would be no differentArach666

[QUOTE="CannedWorms"][QUOTE="Gxgear"]

AvP is what I would put alongside games like Sonic, Turok, and Tomb Raider that needs to stop trying to make a comeback.

topgunmv

They are making another Alien movie, but it's a remake of the first one, directed by the great Ridley Scott, the man that brought us the original, so I'm pumped for it. As for the "director's cut" of alien3, it's been a while since I've watched it, but from what I remember, no, the overall quality of the film is unchanged.

potential? the only AVP game that was decent was AVP and AVP 2 on PS1, the rest sucked, and i knew this would be no differentGTR2addict

AVP1 and 2 are much better on PC then ps1... even with PS1 being my fav console ever (with SNES).

This game would have been great had it not been for the Xbox and the PS3.

[QUOTE="johnnyblazed88"]

it deserves atleast a 7

Kevin-V

Agreed. Kevin gave the game a score, and I see no reason to disrespect his opinion as his review was well written and he brough up logical and good points to justify the score. I love how some people act like someone else giving this game a lower score than you would, would ruin your enjoyment of the game. :?

This game would have been great had it not been for the Xbox and the PS3.

AdamK47

[QUOTE="Kevin-V"][QUOTE="johnnyblazed88"]

it deserves atleast a 7

DarkGamer007

Agreed. Kevin gave the game a score, and I see no reason to disrespect his opinion as his review was well written and he brough up logical and good points to justify the score. I love how some people act like someone else giving this game a lower score than you would, would ruin your enjoyment of the game. :?

It wont ruin my personal experiance. Just bugs me when people clame it as fact other then what the score really is which is someones personal opinion.