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CIS 587 – Game Evaluation Alien vs. Predator 2 Jonathan Stoffer CIS 587 Fall 2005

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CIS 587 – Game Evaluation Alien vs. Predator 2. Jonathan Stoffer CIS 587 Fall 2005. Game Choice. Alien vs. Predator 2 Written by Monolith Published by Sierra First Person Shooter $9.99. Hardware Requirements. My System. Game Summary. Overview - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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CIS 587 – Game EvaluationAlien vs. Predator 2

Jonathan StofferCIS 587

Fall 2005

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Game Choice Alien vs. Predator 2 Written by Monolith Published by Sierra First Person Shooter $9.99

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Hardware Requirements

System RequirementsProcessor Pentium 3 or Athlon 450 MHzRAM 128 MBHard Drive 750 MBOptical 4x CD ROM or greaterGraphics Card D3D compatible with 16 MBSound Card 16 bit Direct X 8 CompatibleMouse Window Compatible mouseOS Windows 95 or higher

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My System

My SystemProcessor Athlon XP 2000+RAM 768 MBHard Drive 240 GBOptical 16x DVD-RWGraphics Card Raedon with 32 MB of RAMSound Card Built in SoundMouse Optical Scroll MouseOS Windows XP

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Game Summary Overview

By a series of events, Humans, Predators, and Xenomorphs (aliens) have all ended up on the same planet (LV1201 according to the human name). As is the case in all movies these three species do not exactly get along peacefully

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Game Summary (cont.) With 3 different species there are 3

different story lines. As is the case with most first person shooters these story lines are not exactly deep. The Humans are there to check up on one of

their colonies. The Predators are there to hunt the

humans. The Xenomorphs are there to reproduce

using both of the other species as hosts.

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Game Summary (cont.) Installation

This is a relatively simple process, it involves putting a CD into the optical drive, and follow the setup instructions.

User Interface Any combination of a joystick, mouse,

and a keyboard can be used to interact with the game. These interactions are of course viewed using a monitor.

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Game Summary (cont.) Gameplay

The gameplay is similar to that of most PC first person shooters. The engine is utilized relatively well.

Scoring In the single player game there isn’t any real

scoring, you either win a mission or die (except you can collect human skulls as a predator).

The Multiplayer game does of course have a scoring system based on kills to determine who wins.

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Game Summary (cont.) Artwork

The artwork is well done in the game. The skins mapped onto the characters and environments are all well designed. The lighting and shadowing are superb.

Sound and Music The sounds used in this game are comprised

of human voices, aliens screeching, predators making predator sounds, and of course explosions and gunshots galore. There is music, but it’s pretty bland and generic.

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Game Summary (cont.) Special Features

None really Manual

No manual Bugs

There are a list of patches on the website but I did not notice any bugs while playing.

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Good things about the game The combat with all 3 races is fun. With

humans you have 9 different weapons that you can choose from. With predators there are 8 different weapons 4 different vision modes and the ability to zoom in to view distant targets up close. With the Xenomorphs you can bite, scratch, hit things with your tail, pounce on things, and see in the dark.

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Game pictures

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Game Pictures

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Game Pictures

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Things that were not so good As mentioned earlier, like most first person

shooters, the story lines in this game are all kind of lacking. In addition to this there a few other decencies in this game. A lot of times the authors of the game hid various important things making it so you need to run around excessively in order to get to the next level. In addition all 3 of the story lines in the game are pretty short (about 7 missions each). Finally, the sound used in the game was not bad, but was nothing really special.

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Comparisons to similar games According to CGW this game was

the best action game of the year and the best multiplayer game of the year in 2001. Based on this, the game stacks up relatively well against similar games in the made in the same time period.

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Further information on the game Age appropriateness

This game is rated M (17+) for violence, gore, and mild language

There are no design mistakes I could find in this game except for perhaps the ones mentioned earlier.

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Summary Strengths

Graphics Gameplay Action

Weaknesses “needle in haystack” parts of mission Short campaigns

The game is worth buying cause it only costs $10.