<s>
Aliens	B-Application
Versus	I-Application
Predator	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
science	O
fiction	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Monolith	O
Productions	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sierra	O
On-Line	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
in	O
October	O
2001	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
X	I-Application
in	O
July	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Aliens	B-Application
Versus	I-Application
Predator	I-Application
(	O
1999	O
)	O
;	O
both	O
games	O
are	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
characters	O
of	O
the	O
Alien	O
and	O
Predator	O
media	O
franchises	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
Alien	O
vs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
set	O
on	O
the	O
fictional	O
planet	O
LV-1201	B-Application
,	O
which	O
houses	O
a	O
vast	O
series	O
of	O
ruins	O
infested	O
with	O
Aliens	O
that	O
is	O
routinely	O
visited	O
by	O
a	O
clan	O
of	O
Predators	O
who	O
hunt	O
the	O
creatures	O
for	O
sport	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
expansion	O
pack	O
titled	O
Aliens	B-Application
Versus	I-Application
Predator	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Primal	I-Application
Hunt	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Gold	O
Edition	O
of	O
Aliens	B-Application
Versus	I-Application
Predator	I-Application
2	I-Application
followed	O
,	O
combining	O
both	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
and	O
the	O
expansion	O
pack	O
into	O
a	O
single	O
package	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Aliens	B-Application
Versus	I-Application
Predator	I-Application
2	I-Application
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
choose	O
one	O
of	O
three	O
characters	O
:	O
an	O
Alien	O
,	O
Predator	O
,	O
or	O
human	O
Colonial	O
Marine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
in	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
Predator	O
in	O
Aliens	B-Application
Versus	I-Application
Predator	I-Application
2	I-Application
recharges	O
its	O
energy	O
supply	O
using	O
a	O
personal	O
item	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Marine	O
wears	O
armor	O
for	O
protection	O
,	O
and	O
uses	O
an	O
image	O
intensifier	O
,	O
flashlight	O
,	O
and	O
flares	B-Application
to	O
improve	O
visibility	O
in	O
dark	O
areas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aliens	B-Application
Versus	I-Application
Predator	I-Application
2	I-Application
has	O
several	O
multiplayer	O
modes	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
through	O
an	O
internet	O
or	O
local	B-General_Concept
area	I-General_Concept
network	I-General_Concept
connection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
of	O
Aliens	B-Application
Versus	I-Application
Predator	I-Application
2	I-Application
largely	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
2231	O
,	O
approximately	O
52	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
both	O
Aliens	O
and	O
Alien	B-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Humanity	O
has	O
established	O
an	O
outpost	O
on	O
the	O
planet	O
LV-1201	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
later	O
established	O
in	O
the	O
expansion	O
pack	O
Primal	O
Hunt	O
that	O
LV-1201	B-Application
was	O
also	O
once	O
the	O
location	O
of	O
a	O
Predator	O
hunting	O
ground	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
Predators	O
hunt	O
Xenomorphs	O
for	O
sport	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
three	O
story	O
lines	O
in	O
Aliens	B-Application
Versus	I-Application
Predator	I-Application
2	I-Application
intersect	O
and	O
impact	O
one	O
another	O
,	O
unlike	O
the	O
preceding	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
October	O
15	O
,	O
2221	O
to	O
some	O
time	O
in	O
early	O
2222	O
,	O
"	O
Expedition	O
One	O
"	O
was	O
tasked	O
with	O
studying	O
a	O
then-dormant	O
alien	O
hive	O
on	O
LV-1201	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2231	O
,	O
on	O
board	O
the	O
USS	O
Verloc	O
,	O
the	O
ship	O
is	O
carrying	O
a	O
small	O
contingent	O
of	O
the	O
U.S.C.M	O
(	O
United	O
States	O
Colonial	O
Marines	O
)	O
to	O
planet	O
LV-1201	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
drive	O
from	O
the	O
forward	O
pods	O
to	O
the	O
POC	O
,	O
the	O
voice	O
explains	O
that	O
her	O
name	O
is	O
Tomiko	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
retrieved	O
disc	O
contains	O
proof	O
that	O
her	O
brother	O
,	O
Kenji	O
,	O
was	O
murdered	O
while	O
working	O
on	O
LV-1201	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
marines	O
return	O
to	O
the	O
Verloc	O
,	O
Major	O
McCain	O
recommends	O
abandoning	O
any	O
further	O
rescue	O
or	O
salvage	O
attempts	O
on	O
LV-1201	B-Application
,	O
as	O
they	O
depart	O
back	O
to	O
Earth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
November	O
2230	O
,	O
several	O
predators	O
have	O
arrived	O
at	O
LV-1201	B-Application
;	O
their	O
arrival	O
is	O
brought	O
to	O
the	O
attention	O
of	O
Rykov	O
himself	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
now	O
providing	O
private	O
security	O
for	O
the	O
Weyland-Yutani	O
installation	O
there	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
it	O
lost	O
in	O
both	O
categories	O
to	O
Return	B-Application
to	I-Application
Castle	I-Application
Wolfenstein	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
,	O
the	O
editors	O
of	O
Computer	O
Games	O
Magazine	O
nominated	O
Aliens	B-Application
Versus	I-Application
Predator	I-Application
2	I-Application
as	O
the	O
best	O
action	O
game	O
of	O
2001	O
,	O
but	O
ultimately	O
gave	O
the	O
award	O
to	O
Operation	B-Application
Flashpoint	I-Application
:	I-Application
Cold	I-Application
War	I-Application
Crisis	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
expansion	O
pack	O
,	O
titled	O
Aliens	B-Application
Versus	I-Application
Predator	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Primal	I-Application
Hunt	I-Application
,	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Third	O
Law	O
Interactive	O
,	O
published	O
by	O
Sierra	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
distributed	O
by	O
Fox	O
Interactive	O
in	O
August	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
Gold	O
Edition	O
of	O
Aliens	B-Application
Versus	I-Application
Predator	I-Application
2	I-Application
released	O
in	O
May	O
2003	O
,	O
which	O
bundled	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
and	O
the	O
expansion	O
pack	O
into	O
a	O
single	O
package	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Primal	O
Hunt	O
adds	O
new	O
weapons	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
maps	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
single-player	O
campaign	O
set	O
during	O
the	O
storyline	O
of	O
Aliens	B-Application
Versus	I-Application
Predator	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
events	O
of	O
Primal	O
Hunt	O
are	O
set	O
on	O
LV-1201	B-Application
,	O
the	O
same	O
setting	O
as	O
the	O
main	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
take	O
place	O
in	O
different	O
time	O
periods	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
stories	O
of	O
the	O
Alien	O
and	O
Predator	O
characters	O
begin	O
five	O
hundred	O
years	O
before	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Aliens	B-Application
Versus	I-Application
Predator	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
continue	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
2230	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Major	O
Dunya	O
,	O
a	O
female	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
Weyland-Yutani	O
private	O
military	O
company	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Iron	O
Bears	O
"	O
,	O
is	O
stationed	O
on	O
LV-1201	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
early	O
18th	O
century	O
(	O
in	O
Earth	O
time	O
)	O
,	O
500	O
years	O
before	O
the	O
incident	O
,	O
a	O
Predator	O
spacecraft	O
encounters	O
the	O
planet	O
LV-1201	B-Application
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
and	O
the	O
player	O
Predator	O
is	O
sent	O
there	O
to	O
hunt	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Echoing	O
this	O
,	O
IGN	O
concluded	O
that	O
the	O
title	O
was	O
"[boring],	O
stale	O
,	O
frustrating	O
and	O
plain	O
,	O
Primal	O
Hunt	O
tarnishes	O
the	O
good	O
AvP''	O
name	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
