

It has its problems, mostly in AI, control and replayability, but, overall, it’s yet another strong entry in the AvP arena, the latest in a string of critical successes for the 20th Century Fox licenses.Įxtinction has a rough start. Of course, we humans always have to be there to participate in the carnage - so our marines tend to waddle in with their little pea shooters and bravado.ĪvP:E is a decent game and, in my experience, the best RTS you’ll find on the PS2. Predator 2 and, yours truly, AvP: Extinction) there’s just something about two badass alien races going mano a mano for title of baddest-ass. AvP:E catches just enough to warrant some praise.įrom the 1989 Dark Horse comic story that started the craze to the latest videogames (Aliens Vs. It’s always good to shoot high just to see if you can attain a nice chunk of your inspiration’s magic. Sound familiar? Kinda like Starcraft eh? Well SC was clearly an influence on the game (as SC’s design was influenced by the Aliens movies). Take three races, balance them, make them all cool and faithful to people’s expectations and throw them in an RTS arena to do battle. So maybe I shouldn’t have been surprised when I found that Extinction is an ambitious game.

Their Harry Potter games could have been digital dregs but they ended up being pretty fun. They have a keen eye for what’s cool and the muscle to be first in line. I really wish one would.Electronic Arts has been signing up a bunch of popular licenses for years. Personally I'm surprised no game studio has attempted to tackle such a project. The rest of the game's mechanics I would leave the same, just improved graphics and maybe some more unique and diverse dialogue between characters and animations. Mobile as well as PC / Console support, so you could play on the go or at home Online support, so you could join Hives, Clans or Battalions or battle against rivals to claim territory and grow your army Open Worlds (featuring different worlds like LV-426 and Jungle-like planets) Imagine if a sequel was ever conceived and included: Unlike the FPS AvP games which offeredore scares and a true feeling of what the films were about, AvP Extinction was a nice change of pace.

Predator Extinction was a game I spent many hours on, replaying over and over again. RPGs, RTS and other strategy games are extremely popular right now, especially with the massive growth of mobile gaming.
