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Alien vs Predator was a first-person shooter developed by Rebellion Software and published by Atari for the Atari Jaguar in 1994. Based on the Alien vs. Predator franchise, the game allowed the player to choose one of three characters: the Alien, the Predator, or Colonial Marine Pvt. Lance Lewis. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 416 × 599 pixel Image in higher resolution (492 × 708 pixel, file size: 193 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Cover of the video game Alien vs Predator (Jaguar game) Copyright: 1982 Atari and Rebellion Source: [1] This image is cover art for...
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The Atari Jaguar is a video game console that was released in November 1993 to rival the Mega Drive/Genesis and the Super Nintendo Entertainment System as a powerful next generation platform. ...
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Rebellion Developments is a British computer games company, based in Oxford, who are most famous for the first Aliens versus Predator game. ...
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The game's engine is much like Wolfenstein 3D: a flat plane, no stairs or open elevators, two-dimensional sprites, and all walls turn at 90 degrees (but sometimes with transparency). Each character was well balanced and provided a different gameplay style (the levels were the same, but the strategies different). Playing as the Marine, you had computer terminals to learn the ill fates of the other marines (similar to the PDAs in System Shock). Many fans consider this to be one of the best games for the Jaguar. Wolfenstein 3D (commonly abbreviated to Wolf 3D) is the computer game that started the first person shooter genre on the PC. It was created by id Software and published by Apogee Software on May 5, 1992. ...
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Alien vs Predator for the Jaguar console is a precursor to the popular PC game series released in 1999, which used 3D polygon graphics. Some still prefer the Jaguar version, as the sprites could more closely duplicate cinema quality than primitive 3D polygons. Aliens versus Predator is a science fiction first-person computer game developed by Rebellion and published by Sierra. ...
Objectives
There were three separate scenarios, one for each character.
Alien Scenario The Alien's objective was to rescue the Alien Queen, who was being held captive on the Predator's spaceship on Sublevel 1. The Alien always starts the game from Sublevel 5. Since the survival of the Alien hive was more important than an individual Alien and also because the Alien could not use medkits as the Predator and Space Marine could, it had to depend on cocooning Space Marines in order to extend the gameplay. You could have up to three cocoons. If an Alien died with surviving cocoons, the last cocooned Space Marine would turn into an Alien. If an Alien died with no cocoons in existence, the game ended. Since the Alien could not use the elevators, it had to use the airducts to advance from Sublevel to Sublevel. Once the Alien Queen is freed, the game ends. The Alien scenario is generally considered to be the most difficult of the scenarios. The Alien scenario is the only scenario which the player can have extra lives.
Predator Scenario The Predator's objective was to get to the Alien's ship and kill the Alien Queen in order to claim her skull. The Predator always started the game from Sublevel 1. The Predator could not use the airducts, instead using the elevators to advance from Sublevel to Sublevel. The Predator could also pick up medkits and keep them in reserve until needing to use them by pressing a special button. The Predator also operated under an 'honour system' whereby it lost points for killing an Alien or Space Marine whilst cloaked but gained points for uncloaked kills. The weapons available to the Predator were dictated in part by their honour points - as such too many dishonourable killings could result in losing or failing to acquire weapons.
Space Marine Scenario The Space Marine's scenario is to reach security level 10, activate the base's self-destruct, and find the escape pod to escape. According to the story, Pvt. Lance Lewis was sent to the brig to be cryogenically stored for "insubordination and striking a superior officer". During Pvt. Lewis' imprisonment, the base was invaded by Aliens and Predators. As Pvt. Lewis, you start the game with no weapons, no motion tracker, and no security clearance. The objective is to find security cards until you reach level 10. Then you must reach the Sublevel 2 and use the self-destruct computer to activate the base's self-destruct and then go to Sublevel 5 and use the escape pod before the self-destruct timer runs out. The Space Marine can use medkits, but unlike the Predator, they cannot be held in reserve and must be used immediately. The Space Marine had four weapons : the Shotgun, Pulse Rifle, Flame Thrower, and the Smartgun. The Space Marine is able to use the airducts and the elevators to advance from Sublevel to Sublevel. Jail, spelt gaol when referring to older Commonwealth English institutions, is a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government. ...
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Trivia The Space Marine, Pvt. Lance Lewis, was named after the game's level designer/game tester. Image File history File links Alien_vs_predator_jaguar_beta1. ...
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The Atari Jaguar is a video game console that was released in November 1993 to rival the Mega Drive/Genesis and the Super Nintendo Entertainment System as a powerful next generation platform. ...
There are a number of screenshots of the game on the web, taken from magazines, that are from a version of the game slightly different to the final release game. The most noticeable differences between these two versions are between the enemy sprites.
A version of Alien vs Predator with similar 3D gameplay was also planned for the Atari Lynx but it was cancelled when Atari dropped support of the Lynx. However, a beta version exists and a ROM image is available on the Internet containing two of the three characters (Marine and Predator) from the Jaguar title. A single, unique copy containing all three characters has been confirmed to exist, but was sold for $650.00 in 2006 and now lies in the hands of a private, and unnamed, collector. Screenshots of this single copy are known to exist on the Internet. Alien vs Predator is a first-person shooter video game that was to be released for the Atari Lynx around 1994, but was cancelled when Atari dropped support of the Lynx. ...
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Rebellion Software started work on another first-person dungeon-crawler called Legions of the Undead after finishing Alien vs Predator. Using an improved engine, this Hellraiser-like game never saw the light of day due to the commercial failure of the Jaguar. Hellraiser is a 1987 British horror film exploring the themes of sadomasochism, pain as a source of pleasure, and morality under duress and fear. ...
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