Predators - Their power is their strength, and their sight.However, their frailty at close range, and missions that leave them stranded, alone, surrounded by bloodthirsty extraterrestrials, make their experience closer to survival horror. The Marines are the most familiar species to play as, with the gameplay style of typical FPS hero. Marines have strong firepower that ranges from the self-tracking SmartGun, all the way to rocket launchers and devistating six-barrel miniguns (as seen in 'Predator'). Marines, as portrayed by Michael Biehn in the film 'Aliens'. Their strength lies in flexibility and speed, and an ability to cling to walls and run along any surface - allowing a skilled player to escape or ambush from literally any 3D direction. They can't be hurt through falls, and an alternate vision mode allows them to see clearly ahead through darkness. They are deadly at close range, and can heal by eating corpses or the heads of unsuspecting enemies. Aliens - Their only weapons are their own body parts: claws for close combat, their deadly tail, and their inner mouth that can crack through an enemy's skull (for an instant kill) if close enough.The game has three playable species, and each has its own single-player campaign with different missions and plotlines. Aliens Versus Predator is a sci-fi first-person shooter based on the associated two film franchises.
