Aliens vs. Predator 2 cover art

Aliens vs. Predator 2

An asymmetric FPS with three interlocking campaigns as marine, alien, and predator on the same colony.

Here's the argument for where this game sits - disagree freely.
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EXECUTION7 /10READS3 /10VARIANCE4 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10

the cheat-test profile

The four axes - the argument

Each axis is rated on its own - how far one cheat would trivialize the game here. They don't trade off; low on all four means the game is an experience, not a contest.

  1. Execution

    cheat: Aimbot - perfect inputs

    7/10

    Wall-crawling aliens and panicked marines test raw aim

  2. Reads

    cheat: Out-predict an adaptive opponent

    3/10

    Cross-species multiplayer rewards outguessing human opponents

  3. Variance

    cheat: See what's hidden / map the RNG

    4/10

    Motion tracker pings and dark corridors conceal threats

  4. Optimization

    cheat: A perfect solver / coach

    4/10

    Species matchup knowledge and map control are learnable

How to read this

Each axis is named by the cheat that would break the game along it. Execution is the hands. Reads is out-thinking an adaptive opponent. Variance is hidden information & RNG. Optimization is the solvable systems layer. A game's region is the top one or two axes.

These four aren't one rating split four ways - they're independent 0-10 questions. A 9 on one axis takes nothing from the others, and a game low on all four isn't missing data: it's telling you there's no skill here to cheat.

The basis is how the majority actually plays this game - not a niche mode or a personal run. For a game with very different modes (a story campaign versus ranked multiplayer), that's the version most people mean.

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Game details

Released
2001
Developer
Monolith Productions
Franchise
Alien
Platforms
PC, Mac
Modes
Single player, Multiplayer
IGDB users
81/100
ShooterActionScience fictionHorrorSurvivalStealth