Developer : Electronic Arts
Release date : August 8, 2003
Synopsis :
Aliens Versus Predator: Extinction is a 2003 military science fiction real-time strategy video game developed by Zono and published by Electronic Arts for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox. Based on the Alien vs. Predator franchise, the game offers three single player campaigns that cover Alien, Predator, and human storylines. Each storyline and species has unique characteristics and gameplay elements that are adapted from film and comic sources.
Unlike many real-time strategy games, there are no base-building mechanics and resource gathering is extremely limited. Instead, the focus is on unit management and combat.
The game is set on LV-742, a distant planet used by the Predators as a hunting ground for a local Alien hive. Human colonists discover the Alien hive and must deal with a growing war with the Predators.
Aliens Versus Predator: Extinction takes place in a crossover universe between the Alien franchise and the Predator franchise, both owned by 20th Century Fox. The games and comics from the crossover franchise are predominately set in the same era as the film Aliens and as such, the Colonial Marines and Aliens resemble that film’s setting and style the most. Humanity’s colonization efforts across the galaxy are identical to that of the Alien franchise, as is the involvement of Weyland-Yutani, a shadowy corporation, in the capture and experimentation of Alien and Predator individuals.
Sometime in the future, human colonists land on planet LV-742 and discover an Alien hive that was dormant on the planet. The hive wipes out the initial colony, but are nearly destroyed by Marines a few years later. As the war between the Marines and Aliens grows, a clan of Predators land on the planet to prove themselves to their leaders, the Ancients. They quickly come into conflict with both species as they are directed to take trophies from powerful warriors. The Aliens manage to get a queen on a dropship, which takes her to a Predator planet. The hive on LV-742 gains another queen and discover that the Weyland-Yutani Corporation has created a modified version of the Alien species called the K-Series.
Meanwhile, the Predators must compete with rival clans as they are tasked with more pressing hunts. While the Aliens contend with the K-Series, the Predators go head to head with the dangerous Predalien. While Weyland-Yutani attempts to capture Predators, they are unsuccessful after a violent rescue is completed. The Predators deal with the eventual creation of a Predalien queen, leading to the destruction of an entire hive, and the Aliens find themselves exterminating the K-Series Aliens and their creators.
Source : Wikipedia
