<s>
Alien	B-Application
vs	I-Application
Predator	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1994	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
developed	O
by	O
Rebellion	O
Developments	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Atari	O
Corporation	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alien	B-Application
vs	I-Application
Predator	I-Application
originally	O
began	O
as	O
a	O
corridor-based	O
shooter	O
for	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
Lynx	I-General_Concept
that	O
was	O
under	O
development	O
by	O
Images	O
Software	O
,	O
featuring	O
references	O
to	O
Dark	O
Horse	O
Comics	O
 '	O
Aliens	B-Device
vs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Predator	O
comic	O
book	O
series	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
cancelled	O
as	O
Atari	O
focused	O
its	O
resources	O
on	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Production	O
was	O
later	O
restarted	O
,	O
initially	O
intented	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
beat	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
game	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
same	I-Application
name	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Jorudan	O
for	O
SNES	B-Application
,	O
but	O
was	O
retooled	O
into	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
when	O
Atari	O
submitted	O
the	O
proposal	O
to	O
20th	O
Century	O
Fox	O
and	O
Activision	O
,	O
commissioning	O
Rebellion	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alien	B-Application
vs	I-Application
Predator	I-Application
garnered	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
earned	O
several	O
awards	O
from	O
gaming	O
publications	O
and	O
sold	O
52,223	O
copies	O
by	O
1995	O
,	O
becoming	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
killer	O
app	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atari	O
had	O
opened	O
discussions	O
with	O
Beyond	O
Games	O
about	O
their	O
interest	O
in	O
developing	O
a	O
sequel	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
CD	I-Device
,	O
but	O
dropped	O
out	O
of	O
these	O
negotiations	O
shortly	O
before	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
was	O
officially	O
discontinued	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Jaguar	B-Device
CD	I-Device
conversion	O
was	O
also	O
in	O
the	O
planning	O
phase	O
but	O
never	O
moved	O
forward	O
,	O
though	O
ideas	O
provided	O
by	O
Atari	O
to	O
20th	O
Century	O
Fox	O
for	O
this	O
unreleased	O
version	O
were	O
later	O
used	O
in	O
Aliens	B-Application
Versus	I-Application
Predator	I-Application
(	O
1999	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alien	B-Application
vs	I-Application
Predator	I-Application
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
game	O
similar	O
to	O
Wolfenstein	B-Application
3D	I-Application
(	O
1992	O
)	O
,	O
presented	O
with	O
digitized	O
graphics	O
on	O
a	O
rudimentary	O
3D	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
camp	O
is	O
quickly	O
overrun	O
by	O
Aliens	B-Device
as	O
soon	O
as	O
the	O
vessel	O
is	O
aboard	O
,	O
leading	O
to	O
the	O
evacuation	O
of	O
civilians	O
,	O
recruits	O
and	O
personnel	O
from	O
the	O
area	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
playing	O
as	O
private	O
Lance	O
J	O
.	O
Lewis	O
of	O
the	O
Colonial	O
Marines	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
main	O
objective	O
is	O
to	O
escape	O
from	O
Golgotha	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
been	O
invaded	O
by	O
Aliens	B-Device
and	O
Predators	O
,	O
activate	O
the	O
base	O
's	O
self-destruct	O
mechanism	O
and	O
exit	O
the	O
area	O
in	O
an	O
escape	O
pod	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
a	O
character	O
's	O
health	O
is	O
depleted	O
,	O
the	O
game	B-Application
is	I-Application
over	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Progress	O
is	O
manually	O
saved	O
into	O
one	O
of	O
three	O
save	O
slots	O
,	O
while	O
high	O
scores	O
and	O
other	O
settings	O
are	O
kept	O
via	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
internal	O
EEPROM	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alien	B-Application
vs	I-Application
Predator	I-Application
was	O
created	O
by	O
Rebellion	O
Developments	O
,	O
a	O
Oxford-based	O
game	O
developer	O
founded	O
by	O
brothers	O
Jason	O
and	O
Chris	O
Kingsley	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
foundation	O
was	O
laid	O
when	O
the	O
brothers	O
secured	O
a	O
deal	O
with	O
Atari	O
Corporation	O
;	O
Rebellion	O
presented	O
a	O
demo	O
for	O
Atari	B-Device
Falcon	I-Device
,	O
which	O
depicted	O
flying	O
dragons	O
against	O
longships	O
to	O
the	O
publisher	O
's	O
directors	O
,	O
whom	O
sought	O
games	O
for	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
were	O
commissioned	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
AVP	B-Application
and	O
Checkered	B-Application
Flag	I-Application
(	O
1994	O
)	O
after	O
being	O
impressed	O
with	O
their	O
previous	O
release	O
,	O
Eye	O
of	O
the	O
Storm	O
(	O
1993	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Hampton	O
,	O
the	O
project	O
originally	O
began	O
as	O
a	O
corridor-based	O
shooter	O
for	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
Lynx	I-General_Concept
that	O
was	O
under	O
development	O
by	O
British	O
studio	O
Images	O
Software	O
,	O
featuring	O
characters	O
and	O
locations	O
in	O
reference	O
to	O
Dark	O
Horse	O
Comics	O
 '	O
Aliens	B-Device
vs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Images	O
Software	O
created	O
a	O
demo	O
that	O
featured	O
the	O
Predator	O
and	O
a	O
human	O
of	O
the	O
Colonial	O
Marines	O
but	O
lacked	O
the	O
Alien	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
,	O
however	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
put	O
on	O
hold	O
and	O
later	O
cancelled	O
as	O
Atari	O
focused	O
its	O
resources	O
on	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Work	O
on	O
the	O
project	O
restarted	O
as	O
Atari	O
was	O
ramping	O
up	O
production	O
of	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
,	O
initially	O
intented	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
beat	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
game	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
same	I-Application
name	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Jorudan	O
for	O
SNES	B-Application
,	O
but	O
Hampton	O
and	O
Rebellion	O
both	O
felt	O
it	O
did	O
not	O
represent	O
the	O
franchise	O
's	O
universe	O
and	O
characters	O
properly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atari	O
also	O
shared	O
with	O
Rebellion	O
the	O
original	O
design	O
documents	O
from	O
the	O
Lynx	B-General_Concept
version	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
concepts	O
by	O
their	O
internal	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hampton	O
acknowledged	O
Wolfenstein	B-Application
3D	I-Application
and	O
Doom	B-Application
(	O
1993	O
)	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
influences	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
him	O
and	O
Atari	O
encouraging	O
the	O
staff	O
to	O
play	O
similar	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alien	B-Application
vs	I-Application
Predator	I-Application
was	O
initially	O
developed	O
in-house	O
by	O
Rebellion	O
,	O
whose	O
team	O
was	O
expanded	O
to	O
assist	O
with	O
other	O
projects	O
,	O
including	O
Whittaker	O
assisting	O
with	O
programming	O
its	O
gameplay	O
engine	O
with	O
Beaton	O
,	O
who	O
also	O
wrote	O
the	O
graphics	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lewis	O
claimed	O
its	O
gameplay	O
was	O
initially	O
similar	O
to	O
Doom	B-Application
but	O
Hampton	O
felt	O
each	O
playthrough	O
could	O
be	O
more	O
dynamic	O
,	O
handing	O
the	O
level	O
design	O
reins	O
to	O
him	O
and	O
designers	O
at	O
Atari	O
;	O
Andrew	O
Keim	O
,	O
Dan	O
McNamee	O
,	O
Hank	O
Cappa	O
,	O
Hans	O
Jacobsen	O
,	O
and	O
Sean	O
Patten	O
served	O
as	O
co-level	O
designers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Jaguar	B-Device
's	O
Blitter	O
and	O
GPU	O
processors	O
are	O
used	O
to	O
draw	O
surfaces	O
and	O
handle	O
calculations	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Alien	O
's	O
AI	B-Application
,	O
dubbed	O
"	O
Alien	O
Chess	O
"	O
,	O
was	O
written	O
by	O
Whittaker	O
and	O
its	O
function	O
is	O
to	O
activate	O
enemies	O
when	O
the	O
player	O
approached	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alien	B-Application
vs	I-Application
Predator	I-Application
initially	O
made	O
use	O
of	O
hand-drawn	O
graphics	O
but	O
were	O
deemed	O
not	O
realistic	O
enough	O
by	O
the	O
Kingsley	O
brothers	O
,	O
opting	O
instead	O
to	O
use	O
tile	O
panels	O
for	O
the	O
texture-mapped	O
graphics	O
and	O
model	O
figures	O
for	O
sprites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
the	O
cover	O
art	O
for	O
packaging	O
and	O
the	O
title	O
screen	O
were	O
rendered	O
in	O
LightWave	B-Device
3D	I-Device
by	O
freelance	O
artist	O
Andrew	O
H	O
.	O
Denton	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
of	O
the	O
sound	O
effects	O
and	O
voices	O
samples	O
in	O
Alien	B-Application
vs	I-Application
Predator	I-Application
were	O
provided	O
by	O
Atari	O
's	O
audio	O
department	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
films	O
from	O
the	O
Alien	O
and	O
Predator	O
franchises	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alien	B-Application
vs	I-Application
Predator	I-Application
was	O
first	O
showcased	O
to	O
the	O
public	O
during	O
a	O
1993	O
press	O
conference	O
hosted	O
by	O
Atari	O
Corporation	O
at	O
Sunnyvale	O
,	O
California	O
,	O
being	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
titles	O
officially	O
annouced	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alien	B-Application
vs	I-Application
Predator	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
21	O
,	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
distributed	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
December	O
8	O
by	O
Mumin	O
Corporation	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
became	O
a	O
pack-in	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Jaguar	B-Device
CD	I-Device
conversion	O
tentatively	O
titled	O
Alien	O
vs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
virtual	O
reality	O
version	O
that	O
supported	O
the	O
never-released	O
Jaguar	B-Device
VR	O
headset	O
was	O
also	O
under	O
development	O
but	O
it	O
went	O
unreleased	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alien	B-Application
vs	I-Application
Predator	I-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
high-profile	O
and	O
eagerly	O
awaited	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
titles	O
after	O
several	O
delays	O
,	O
garnering	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
and	O
being	O
regarded	O
as	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
killer	O
app	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Conversely	O
,	O
Edge	O
compared	O
it	O
unfavorably	O
with	O
Doom	B-Application
(	O
1993	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Games	O
Steven	O
L	O
.	O
Kent	O
also	O
noted	O
similarities	O
with	O
Doom	B-Application
and	O
Wolfenstein	B-Application
3D	I-Application
due	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kent	O
praised	O
its	O
gameplay	O
,	O
presentation	O
,	O
and	O
realistic	O
depiction	O
of	O
the	O
Aliens	B-Device
and	O
their	O
speed	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
low	O
resolution	O
of	O
characters	O
and	O
objects	O
when	O
approached	O
closely	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
control	O
layout	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthlys	O
four	O
reviewers	O
commended	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
play	O
with	O
three	O
characters	O
but	O
they	O
felt	O
the	O
game	O
did	O
not	O
captured	O
the	O
same	O
elements	O
that	O
made	O
Doom	B-Application
and	O
Wolfenstein	B-Application
3D	I-Application
popular	O
,	O
criticizing	O
its	O
controls	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
choppy	O
"	O
animations	O
and	O
frame	O
rate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
,	O
GameFans	O
Dave	O
Halverson	O
and	O
Frank	O
Martinez	O
Jr.	O
found	O
the	O
game	O
more	O
strategic	O
than	O
Doom	B-Application
,	O
praising	O
its	O
audiovisual	O
representation	O
of	O
the	O
movies	O
and	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	B-Device
Players	I-Device
regarded	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
Doom	B-Application
rip-off	O
,	O
noting	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
lack	O
of	O
originality	O
,	O
but	O
praise	O
was	O
given	O
for	O
being	O
faithful	O
to	O
the	O
AVP	B-Application
franchise	O
and	O
authentic	O
depiction	O
of	O
each	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nevertheless	O
,	O
Grimes	O
saw	O
the	O
harmful	O
acid	O
blood	O
pool	O
left	O
by	O
Aliens	B-Device
and	O
the	O
Predator	O
campaign	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
negative	O
points	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lucas	O
regarded	O
it	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
Jaguar	B-Device
games	O
alongside	O
Doom	B-Application
and	O
Tempest	B-Application
2000	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Predator	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
few	O
must-buy	O
titles	O
for	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
,	O
and	O
is	O
certainly	O
worth	O
checking	O
out	O
if	O
you	O
're	O
a	O
fan	O
of	O
first-person	O
shooters.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Atari	O
Gaming	O
Headquarters	O
Keita	O
Iida	O
concurred	O
with	O
Williamson	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
terrific	O
effort	O
that	O
displays	O
the	O
hardware	O
prowess	O
of	O
the	O
Jaguar.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Game	B-Device
Players	I-Device
named	O
Alien	B-Application
vs	I-Application
Predator	I-Application
as	O
"	O
Best	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
Game	I-Device
"	O
of	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameFan	O
named	O
it	O
"	O
Best	O
Action/Adventure	O
"	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
in	O
their	O
third	O
Megawards	O
edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
VideoGames	O
also	O
named	O
it	O
"	O
Best	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
Game	I-Device
"	O
of	O
1994	O
,	O
over	O
Doom	B-Application
and	O
Tempest	B-Application
2000	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retro	O
Gamer	O
and	O
HobbyConsolas	O
identified	O
Alien	B-Application
vs	I-Application
Predator	I-Application
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
twenty	O
best	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameTrailers	O
named	O
Alien	B-Application
vs	I-Application
Predator	I-Application
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Top	O
Ten	O
Scariest	O
Games	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
noted	O
that	O
while	O
creepy	O
on	O
its	O
own	O
,	O
the	O
early	O
hardware	O
of	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
did	O
not	O
allow	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
notice	O
an	O
enemy	O
sneaking	O
up	O
on	O
them	O
,	O
and	O
with	O
little	O
other	O
noise	O
to	O
warn	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retrospective	O
commentary	O
for	O
Alien	B-Application
vs	I-Application
Predator	I-Application
on	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
has	O
been	O
equally	O
favorable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1UP.coms	O
Jeremy	O
Parish	O
recommended	O
it	O
as	O
an	O
alternative	O
to	O
Aliens	B-Device
:	I-Device
Colonial	I-Device
Marines	I-Device
(	O
2013	O
)	O
,	O
though	O
he	O
expressed	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
not	O
aged	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Alien	B-Application
vs	I-Application
Predator	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
market	O
,	O
Atari	O
Corporation	O
had	O
opened	O
discussions	O
with	O
Beyond	O
Games	O
about	O
their	O
interest	O
in	O
developing	O
a	O
sequel	O
planned	O
for	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
CD	I-Device
titled	O
Alien	B-Application
vs	I-Application
Predator	I-Application
2	O
:	O
Annihilation	O
,	O
however	O
Atari	O
dropped	O
out	O
of	O
these	O
negotiations	O
shortly	O
before	O
they	O
officially	O
discontinued	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Predator	O
franchise	O
such	O
as	O
Aliens	B-Application
Versus	I-Application
Predator	I-Application
(	O
1999	O
)	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
X	I-Application
,	O
which	O
used	O
ideas	O
that	O
were	O
provided	O
by	O
Atari	O
to	O
20th	O
Century	O
Fox	O
for	O
the	O
unreleased	O
Alien	O
vs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Predator	O
:	O
The	O
CD	O
for	O
Jaguar	B-Device
CD	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2008	O
,	O
the	O
source	O
code	O
of	O
Alien	B-Application
vs	I-Application
Predator	I-Application
was	O
released	O
by	O
hobbyist	O
community	O
Jaguar	B-Device
Sector	O
II	O
under	O
a	O
CD	O
compilation	O
for	O
PC	B-Device
called	O
Jaguar	B-Device
Source	O
Code	O
Collection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2019	O
,	O
an	O
unofficial	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Engine	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
remake	O
by	O
developer	O
Shane	O
Ruetz	O
for	O
Windows	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
online	O
for	O
free	O
.	O
</s>
