Predators had different armor, aliens were also various (even facehugger made everyone scared), marines could select spawn weapon set to make hell around. Different types could be selected for each species. Although some levels were not well balanced and playing as a marine was a nightmare it was difficult not to enjoy the game. Multiplayer's gameplay required to team up with your species to provide successful game. But given it a try, it kept both me and my friends playing for hours. Multiplayer is not a part of game that a gamer like me usually appreciates. It seemes that singleplayer accomplishes to give opportunity to be in any situation possible that was shown in the movies or that you could imagine. Even now I have a sense of guilt because there was a woman character left behind at the end of the game. Story was easy to get in and difficult to forget. Final mission allows you to pick up weaponry in any amount and lets you to stand against a horde of enemies, the scene that stuck in my mind as one of the most challenging. Later on the game marine is put in a prison cell and having only a knife in the world of powerful beasts will make everyone scared to death. But until you know it, you will be scared of every sound (you do remember the pipe's steam, don't you?). Playing as marine you start alone on a level that has no enemies.

The arsenal was significantly expanded and it gave original well balanced guns that allowed you to enjoy the game even more. Marine missions were more dramatic that in an original game. It was difficult not to feel naked without regular staff. Somehow the most memorable moment was the one where predator was captured and everything was taken from it. Predator had more gadgets and weapons that allowed to have more various gameplay. Some levels for alien storyline were just huge and it was easy to forget that you were not in an openworld game. Basically a gamer had opportunity to play in all forms of alien creatures. First level ended by finding a sleeping human who's face you are willing to jump on, second started with breaking human's chest and finding more 'food' to get strength. Alien could be played starting with a facehugger. Playing as Alien you could climb the walls, practise jumps, feel yourself as a beast after all. Developers allowed players to save at any moment, so a gamer could explore each level without fear of being suddenly killed.

Different approach of gameplay, different stages, different thinking made me enjoy every minute of the game. And believe me, each line could be a standalone game for number of reasons.

Being disappointed with the first game but having hoped that sequel would be better I started playing I don't remember as who The storyline was again divided into 3 lines for different creatures. It's been really a while, but it seems as if just yesterday I put AVP 2 in my CD-ROM. It's been more than ten years since the game's release. This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.

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