Aliens vs Predator Demo Hits

Around 12 hours ago the anticipated demo hit the Xbox Live Marketplace, and hundreds of people rushed to download. I was right on top of it and waited all night for that demo to hit, what a shame right? Well it's not and I'm glad I did because it's so thrilling. The demo has it's ups and downs but demos aren't meant to be perfect nor do they reflect what the final game will be, it's just there for people to play and wanting to buy it more.

When I downloaded the demo I was all psyched out and thinking what will it be all about and 10 minutes later the demo finished and I got lucky and played as the Predator in my first match. It's lucky because every game you get a random species but have the option to change it. The problem is that there can only be 4 Aliens and 2 Predators at a time so that's why it's lucky to become a Predator, because everyone wants to be it.

The Predator is awesome but somewhat hard to get the hang of because he has so many abilities and 3 different vision modes. The vision modes are what helps you see the certain species better. The red is for the predators, the green is for the aliens, and the blue goes to the marines. The problem I say that it's hard to get used to is that you have to constantly keep switching between these, unless you have good eye sight. Just imagine how too powerful the predator would be if he had all 3 into 1. The weapons are sweet and fun to use as the predator. Who doesn't want to throw a combi stick through an alien? You get to choose from the Combi Stick, Smart Disc, Proximity Mine, and the Plasma Catter which all have to be found on the map besides your Wristblades. 1 other thing is that your cloak never goes away but if you sprint it fades in and out and also when you attack it goes away till you reactivate it.

The Marines are just your basic humans, which in the demo it's not good to play as since it's all FFA and Humans must stay together to survive I think. The Marines start off with a Pulse Rifle and a Pistol while the Shotgun, Smartgun, Flamethrower, and Scoped Rifle have to be found on the map. You really never have to use your pistol because the Pulse Rifle has 99 bullets in it's clip so it's really useless. You also get a Motion Tracker so you can see who's coming next to you. There's really nothing else about a Marine besides that they will be awesome to play as in a Team game, but as FFA you are better off with the Alien or Predator.

Last but not least is the infamous Aliens that love to slice you open with there tail. The Aliens are swift but have the lowest amount of health, probably because they are meant to be the Assassins. Aliens are a deadly species if you know how to use them correctly, and can be unstoppable to others. A few things to know about the Aliens is that they have no weapons but who needs weapons when you execute? They can see any species that are close enough even through walls, they climb on all surfaces, and there Heavy Attacks are unstoppable. If I can not be a Predator then I turn to the Aliens because I love to just hang out and then attack like an assassin in the dark.

Now the Demo only has 1 Map which is dark and lays it's advantages towards the aliens, 1 Game mode that is just a Free For All Deathmatch, and 1 Skin for each species. The way the demo looks is that you earn XP to unlock extra skins for the Species, which is awesome because I'd hate it to play out like Gears of War 2 did and earn you nothing besides just a rank. If you have something to look forward to then it's so much better. Below you will find a few screenshots of the Species and a video. Have fun.




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