The Predator's goal in the game is to collect skulls, which is at least a decent challenge, as the Aliens are fast-moving quarry and it's much harder to land a decent hit with the Predator claw. The Alien is fast and free, and it's fun to get the drop on silly humans. When you play as an Alien and Predator, things get a little better. Okay, I'd be willing to fault humans for running around like blathering idiots, but I suspect (from watching the movies) that if a human sound and started shooting a pistol at an Alien, it would do more than run toward the gunfire. Why? Because the AI-controlled enemies are tragically stupid. Even your basic pistol can easily wipe out an Alien if you jam on the action button repeatedly. Sure, you have some decent boom-boom, such as a rocket launcher, but it's just not much fun to use it as it makes the game too easy.
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As soon as you collect all of your allies, it's off to the next level. Walk up to their bodies to somehow free them. For five levels you must walk around a very plain-looking pyramid, jumping from ledge to ledge, in search of your fallen friends. So, in 3DWG's infinite wisdom, you are forced to first play five levels as a human, And it gets boring. Needless to say, it's kinda cool to play as a Predator or an Alien. Aliens' are able to walk walls, fall without receiving damage, and grow with each completed level. Predators are massive, lumbering brutes with wicked strength, but they are strictly limited to weaker weapons. Humans, who must roam the pyramid in search of their captured comrades are slow and take great damage - but at least they can use guns.
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Each race has its own movement and attack dynamics. Predator is 3DWG's decision to let you play as all three races seen in the movie: human, Alien, and Predator. Sure, cold space is silent, but not an ancient pyramid frozen beneath the ice. And this is the kind of game that needs some sort of boom to get the job done. However, the game's pacing is off, the visuals are somewhat dull, and there is absolutely no soundtrack. This trifecta would be more than satisfactory if the game play was solid and compelling. There is so little thinking involved in this would-be fast paced thriller - just a lot of running, shooting, and jumping.