My last update was regarding AvP and the clip actually contains more action than the game to be honest!
Let me break it down for you;
Aliens:
You're a bad-ass space mofo that has acid for blood, can see in the dark and isn't afraid to jump out screaming "SUPPRISE!" as you run past holding the limp body of a marine... well that's how it's supposed to be!
Considering the Alien (for my money) is the best character in the entire game, you're left wanting more after the story ends after 5 levels! To make things worse, your exoskeleton has suddenly been reduced to wet tissue and you realise this after your looking at the contents of your head on the wall.
However, to "even" things out, the marines will blindly walk into shadowed corners where a pile of their brethren lay slaughter just because you went "Hissss..." and don't bother even presenting a challenge as they stand there looking at a wall like the classroom dunce. Even the auto-turrets are smarter then the grunts!
Predator:
Not only are you now the hardest thing since giving birth to a 30 year old man wrapped in barbed wire, you can go invisible too! Probably the one thing they got right in this game... the Predator is an actual bad-ass.
It's all a bit challenging to begin with, you only have your heat mask which is useless against Aliens as they produce no heat. You've got minimal weaponry until much later in the game but, everything you do wield is super effective at eradicating all life in the universe!
On a negative, the marine A.I is still retarded as they'll investigate your mimicry based on where you AIM your voice even if it's right in front of them.
Therefore, they deserve this:
BAD. ASS.
But, the marine ship gets pwned by the predator's at the beginning :D
Marine:
The marine is at a complete disadvantage in this game. His weapons are shit against the aliens (strange how their exoskeletons can withstand a hail of rifle bullets now, bastards!) and equally as shit against the predator. Don't bother picking up the flame thrower, it kills NOTHING and the best gun ever (the "smart" gun) is encountered twice in the entire game.
Marines vs. Aliens/Predator: Considering both of their speed, razor sharp claws and general evilness/awesomeness... the aliens/predator should (and would) win outright in a one-on-one (unless it's against Ripley or Danny Glover of course). However, once you figure out that the ROOKIE marine is in fact Bruce Lee and can block a lightening quick attack, counter-attack and execute the biatch... what was once actually quite a scary game becomes a big "Imma keep mah pimp hand strong" joke.
On a plus though the marine has got one of the best levels (The Nightclub) and his mission collection is the same size as the pred's (8 levels)
Multiplayer:
Don't get me started on this... I would like to think that playing this on the PC is a much better experience as console play is hideous and victory is determined by the host connection only.
And there we have it... AvP was overly hyped and although it's enjoyable, it could have been so much more :(
