But unless it's the single correct target at the end of the level, you'll simply die, even though, by all appearances, you've successfully face-hugged a victim. In Primal Hunt, it's entirely possible for a solitary predator to get separated from its pack, at which point you can pounce on it and attach yourself to its head. The humans in the original were all either unreachable or in tight groups, making them clearly unsuitable targets for face-hugging. The level consists of avoiding the apparently arbitrary movements of these predators while searching for the often disguised cracks and vents that will lead you to the next section of the ship. In Primal Hunt, you're avoiding predators, who communicate using uninteresting and indecipherably monotonous shrieks. In the original, you had to avoid humans, whose overheard conversations not only added some color to the mission but also gave you an indication of what they were likely to do, so you could plan when to move and when to stay hidden.
Primal Hunt, on the other hand, attempts to turn it into more of an action sequence with dismal results. The original made this into a sort of interactive cutscene with a clear but cleverly camouflaged path through it. On top of that, while the new developers at Third Law have copied Monolith's design, they haven't done it closely enough, and they generally screw up the parts that worked in the original.įor example: In both Aliens Versus Predator 2 and Primal Hunt, the first alien mission involves scurrying through the level as a face hugger attempting to find a suitable host. Primal Hunt feels like a retread of segments from Aliens Versus Predator 2, but without that game's novelty, great pacing, or skillfully executed action sequences.
Primal Hunt looks a lot like the original game.Īs in the original, the expansion features separate human, alien, and predator campaigns (three levels for each) that all intersect at certain points. The single-player campaign is frustrating and boring in equal measures, and nothing really noteworthy has been added to the multiplayer game, so you can feel free to hold all that against it. However, the expansion doesn't manage to squeeze any memorable settings, set pieces, story elements, or surprises of any kind into those six hours. For better or worse, 20 bucks for every six hours of gameplay is about average for a modern shooter. But it's hard to fault Primal Hunt for its length. Primal Hunt, the first expansion pack for last year's excellent Aliens Versus Predator 2, will take you around six hours to finish.
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