<s>
Aliens	B-Device
vs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Predator	O
is	O
a	O
2010	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Rebellion	O
Developments	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
behind	O
the	O
1994	B-Application
Atari	I-Application
Jaguar	I-Application
game	I-Application
and	O
the	O
1999	B-Application
Microsoft	I-Application
Windows	I-Application
game	I-Application
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
not	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
Aliens	B-Application
versus	I-Application
Predator	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
but	O
a	O
reboot	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Alien	O
vs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
three	O
campaigns	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
one	O
for	O
each	O
race/faction	O
(	O
the	O
Colonial	O
Marines	O
,	O
the	O
Aliens	B-Device
,	O
and	O
the	O
Predators	O
)	O
,	O
that	O
,	O
while	O
separate	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
individual	O
plot	O
and	O
gameplay	O
,	O
form	O
one	O
overarching	O
storyline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aliens	B-Device
fight	O
in	O
close-quarters	O
combat	O
with	O
their	O
claws	O
and	O
tails	O
,	O
getting	O
as	O
close	O
as	O
possible	O
to	O
their	O
prey	O
as	O
quickly	O
as	O
possible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aliens	B-Device
have	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
climb	O
walls	O
and	O
jump	O
from	O
distances	O
without	O
much	O
effort	O
and	O
can	O
blend	O
in	O
with	O
shadows	O
,	O
using	O
darkness	O
to	O
their	O
advantage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Within	O
limited	O
ranges	O
,	O
aliens	B-Device
can	O
seek	O
out	O
prey	O
through	O
walls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
senses	O
also	O
allow	O
Aliens	B-Device
to	O
clearly	O
observe	O
cloaked	O
Predators	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Predator	O
has	O
different	O
vision	O
modes	O
,	O
the	O
most	O
recognizable	O
from	O
the	O
films	O
being	O
a	O
thermal	B-Algorithm
imaging	I-Algorithm
scanner	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
player	O
also	O
has	O
different	O
vision	O
modes	O
for	O
spotting	O
Aliens	B-Device
(	O
only	O
accessible	O
from	O
a	O
special	O
mask	O
the	O
player	O
picks	O
up	O
in-game	O
)	O
and	O
viewing	O
the	O
world	O
normally	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
the	O
Heat	O
Vision	O
mode	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
see	O
Marines	O
very	O
clearly	O
,	O
while	O
it	O
renders	O
Aliens	B-Device
nearly	O
invisible	O
;	O
the	O
Alien	O
vision	O
works	O
in	O
reverse	O
,	O
making	O
aliens	B-Device
appear	O
clearly	O
and	O
Marines	O
nearly	O
invisible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
has	O
to	O
be	O
aware	O
of	O
Aliens	B-Device
,	O
which	O
have	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
see	O
through	O
a	O
Predator	O
's	O
cloaking	O
device	O
,	O
that	O
may	O
climb	O
up	O
a	O
tree	O
and	O
attack	O
from	O
below	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
taking	O
care	O
not	O
to	O
reveal	O
themselves	O
to	O
marines	O
too	O
early	O
as	O
the	O
marines’	O
weaponry	O
and	O
numbers	O
are	O
more	O
than	O
a	O
match	O
for	O
the	O
Predator	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
free	O
,	O
the	O
Aliens	B-Device
retreat	O
to	O
the	O
nearby	O
refinery	O
,	O
where	O
they	O
establish	O
a	O
hive	O
and	O
go	O
dormant	O
until	O
the	O
Colonial	O
Marines	O
arrive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Replacing	O
his	O
own	O
with	O
this	O
mask	O
,	O
it	O
plays	O
back	O
holographic	O
images	O
of	O
the	O
Predators	O
 '	O
first	O
victory	O
over	O
the	O
Aliens	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
escaping	O
the	O
research	O
lab	O
,	O
Dark	O
returns	O
to	O
the	O
Predator	O
ship	O
and	O
his	O
ancient	O
mask	O
gives	O
him	O
data	O
revealing	O
the	O
Aliens	B-Device
 '	O
homeworld	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2008	O
,	O
a	O
Kotaku	O
article	O
stated	O
that	O
Sega	O
had	O
announced	O
that	O
an	O
Aliens	B-Device
vs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
meant	O
that	O
Sega	O
's	O
other	O
then-upcoming	O
game	O
,	O
Aliens	B-Device
:	I-Device
Colonial	I-Device
Marines	I-Device
,	O
would	O
be	O
pushed	O
back	O
so	O
Aliens	B-Device
vs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
violence	O
is	O
fantastical	O
in	O
nature	O
and	O
justified	O
by	O
the	O
context	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
futuristic	O
science-fiction	O
world	O
,	O
inhabited	O
by	O
aliens	B-Device
and	O
predators	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
additional	O
map	O
packs	O
have	O
been	O
released	O
for	O
purchase	O
via	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
and	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
Marketplace	O
entitled	O
Swarm	O
and	O
Bughunt	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aliens	B-Device
vs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Predator	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
"	O
on	O
all	O
platforms	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Official	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Magazine	O
UK	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
its	O
"	O
superb	O
atmosphere	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
unique	O
multiplayer	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
odd	O
melee	O
system	O
and	O
how	O
the	O
marines	O
could	O
knock	O
back	O
an	O
alien	O
,	O
relieving	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
atmosphere	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
most	O
scathing	O
review	O
came	O
from	O
1UP	O
,	O
who	O
found	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
hard	O
to	O
recommend	O
over	O
the	O
prior	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Aliens	B-Application
versus	I-Application
Predator	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
describing	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
ultimately	O
thin	O
and	O
awkward	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameZone	O
's	O
Dakota	O
Grabowski	O
said	O
:	O
"	O
If	O
the	O
recent	O
films	O
on	O
the	O
Aliens	B-Device
vs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Delivering	O
poor	O
results	O
and	O
half-baked	O
ideas	O
,	O
it	O
’s	O
my	O
regret	O
to	O
call	O
Aliens	B-Device
vs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
411Mania	O
gave	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
7.9	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
and	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
solid	O
game	O
with	O
its	O
fair	O
share	O
of	O
problems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
those	O
that	O
are	O
n’t	O
into	O
the	O
Aliens	B-Device
vs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
The	O
Daily	O
Telegraph	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
six	O
out	O
of	O
ten	O
and	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
lacks	O
the	O
action	O
set	O
pieces	O
that	O
helped	O
to	O
push	O
the	O
FPS	O
genre	O
to	O
where	O
it	O
is	O
today.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Club	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
a	O
C	O
and	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
always-terrific	O
Lance	O
Henriksen	O
is	O
on	O
hand	O
to	O
put	O
a	O
human	O
face	O
on	O
—	O
and	O
lend	O
some	O
soul	O
to	O
—	O
this	O
otherwise	O
soulless	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
its	O
mixed	O
critical	O
reception	O
,	O
Aliens	B-Device
vs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
fastest-selling	O
game	O
of	O
2010	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
,	O
breaking	O
the	O
record	O
previously	O
held	O
by	O
BioShock	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
the	O
best-selling	O
game	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
on	O
the	O
retail	O
PC	O
charts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
May	O
14	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
Aliens	B-Device
vs	O
.	O
</s>
