History VideoGame / AlienVsPredatorJaguar

* NintendoHard: Not too surprising since it comes from the ''era'' of Nintendo Hard. The maze-like grid-based levels have few landmarks and can be very hard to navigate unless you have a good memory or draw your own map on graph paper (thankfully nowadays you can look up a map online in a FAQ), ResourcesManagementGameplay is in full effect for the Marine and even somewhat for the Predator, and overall the odds are stacked pretty heavily against you.

* SurvivalHorror: The Marine campaign is much more of a Survival Horror game than a ''VideoGame/{{Doom}}'' style shoot-em-up power fantasy. Ammo and health are limited, and you need to navigate a maze-like non-linear environment and locate stockpiles of resources while dealing with overwhelming NintendoHard odds.

''Alien vs Predator'' is a 1994 FirstPersonShooter for the UsefulNotes/AtariJaguar, and one of the first games developed by Creator/{{Rebellion}} (who would later go on to develop the 1999 PC game ''VideoGame/AliensVersusPredator1999'' and the 2010 PC/console game ''VideoGame/AliensVsPredator2010''). The game features grid-based levels similar to ''VideoGame/Wolfenstein3D'', and 2D enemy and weapon sprites similar to ''VideoGame/{{Doom}}''. The game features digitized graphics, with texture-mapped levels and character sprites based on digital scans of real actors and sculpted monster models, similar to the early ''Franchise/MortalKombat'' games.

Players take the role of either a Marine attempting to escape the station, an Alien trying to free the Alien Queen from the Predator spaceship, or a Predator out to hunt the Alien Queen and take her skull for a trophy.

* AirVentPassageway: Both the Marine and Alien will have to navigate the web of air vents on each level of the station to get around locked doors or find key items.
* ApocalypticLog: While playing as the Marine, log entries on computer terminals found throughout the base gives notes on how the situation escalated to its current state, as well as hints on where to find key items.

* DownerEnding: While the Alien and Predator both get what they wanted with no strings attached (freeing or killing the Queen, respectively), the Marine manages to flee in an escape pod, but notices they have "[[FaceFullOfAlienWingWong stomach cramps]]".

** The Marine can acquire a motion tracker with a 15m radius, which is ''extremely'' helpful in telling you that enemies are around the corner, since Aliens are otherwise generally silent until they're actually slashing at you. It can be found fairly early on, located on Level 5 near the elevator you first spawn near on Level 3.

* InvisibilityWithDrawbacks: The Predator's cloak makes it so Marines can't see you until they're within a few meters of you, but killing anything while cloaked is considered dishonorable and will lower your score, which you need to level up to earn better weapons. You strategy is to use the cloak to get close, then decloak before attacking. The cloak also doesn't work on Aliens, who can see you regardlessly.

It's notable for its WideOpenSandbox level design, with the player having essentially the run of the entire ship from the start of the game, though limited by having to acquire better weapons before tackling tougher areas as the Marine or Predator, having to find keycards to access restricted areas as the Marine, and being unable to use elevators and thus having to navigate a semi-linear path from vent system to vent system as the Alien to get to their goal.

* DamageSpongeBoss: The Alien Queen has a huge health pool and requires your entire max ammo supply of Smartgun ammo (which kills even Predators with just a tap or two) to kill. Trying to kill her with anything less than the Smartgun or Plasmacaster is essentially pointless. She's also fought at the center of the Alien hive surrounded by a couple dozen facehugger eggs and several Alien attendants.

* ShotgunsAreJustBetter: Averted with the Marine's starting weapon, a SPAS-12 shotgun. The rate of fire isn't terrible, but it's quite slow compared to everything else and it takes 3 shots to kill an Alien with it. You also can't carry that much ammo for it. Not so bad against one or two Aliens, but against swarms of several at once (which can be quite common) you'll want at least a pulse rifle or something even heavier. It at least averts ShortRangeShotgun, due to firing a single projectile instead of a wide cone spread.

''Alien vs Predator'' is a 1994 FirstPersonShooter for the UsefulNotes/AtariJaguar, and one of the first games developed by Creator/{{Rebellion}} (who would later go on to develop the 1999 PC game ''VideoGame/AliensVersusPredator1999'' and the 2010 PC/console game ''VideoGame/AliensVsPredator2010''). The game features grid-based levels similar to ''VideoGame/Wolfenstein3D'', and 2D enemy and weapon sprites similar to ''VideoGame/{{Doom}}''. The game features digitized graphics, with texture-mapped levels and character sprites based on digital scans of real actors and sculpted monster models, similar to the early ''VideoGame/MortalKombat'' games.

''Alien vs Predator'' is a 1994 FirstPersonShooter for the UsefulNotes/AtariJaguar, and one of the first games developed by Creator/{{Rebellion}} (who would later go on to develop the 1999 PC game ''Aliens Versus Predator'' and the 2010 [[UsefulNotes/TheSeventhGenerationOfConsoleVideoGames 7th gen]] game ''Aliens Vs. Predator''). The game features grid-based levels similar to ''VideoGame/Wolfenstein3D'', and 2D enemy and weapon sprites similar to ''VideoGame/{{Doom}}''. The game features digitized graphics, with texture-mapped levels and character sprites based on digital scans of real actors and sculpted monster models, similar to the early ''VideoGame/MortalKombat'' games.

* EnemyDetectingRadar: The Marine can acquire a motion tracker with a 15m radius, which is ''extremely'' helpful in telling you that enemies are around the corner, since Aliens are otherwise generally silent until they're actually slashing at you. It can be found fairly early on, located on Level 5 near the elevator you first spawn near on Level 3.

* NotQuiteDead: If you kill the Alien Queen as the Marine, she'll just get back up again after you pick up the Level 10 security card she's guarding. At that point it's best to just run past her and escape, as you simply can't carry enough ammo to kill her ''twice''.

* AbsentAliens: Averted, unlike most other ''Aliens'' media. The med bay computer lists several other know intelligent or semi-intelligent alien species other than the Xenomorphs, including rock-men and tentacled blobs.

* FanRemake: In 2020, a man named Shane Ruetz made an attempt to port the game to Unreal Engine 4, as part of learning how to program. The result, available on Moddb.com, is unfinished (Predator enemies have not been implemented, you can only play as the Marine, and the game can't be completed), but does allow you to fully explore the space station, acquire all weapons, and fight aliens. The remake features the game's original graphics and sprites, but running in a true 3D environment with modern hardware acceleration and higher resolution graphics as a result. After a moderate hiatus, Shane seems to have resumed work on the project, with plans to implement a multiplayer mode.

* FanRemake: In 2020, a man named Shane Ruetz made an attempt to port the game to Unreal Engine 4, as part of learning how to program. The result, available on Moddb.com, is unfinished (Predator enemies have not been implemented, you can only play as the Marine, and the game can't be completed), but does allow you to fully explore the space station, acquire all weapons, and fight aliens. The remake features the game's original graphics and sprites, but running in a true 3D environment with modern hardware acceleration and higher resolution graphics as a result.

''Alien vs Predator'' is a 1994 FirstPersonShooter for the UsefulNotes/AtariJaguar, and one of the first games developed by Rebellion (who would later go on to develop the 1999 PC game ''Aliens Versus Predator'' and the 2010 [[UsefulNotes/TheSeventhGenerationOfConsoleVideoGames 7th gen]] game ''Aliens Vs. Predator''). The game features grid-based levels similar to ''VideoGame/Wolfenstein3D'', and 2D enemy and weapon sprites similar to ''VideoGame/{{Doom}}''. The game features digitized graphics, with texture-mapped levels and character sprites based on digital scans of real actors and sculpted monster models, similar to the early ''VideoGame/MortalKombat'' games.

''Alien vs Predator'' is a 1994 FirstPersonShooter for the UsefulNotes/AtariJaguar, and one of the first games developed by Rebellion (who would later go on to develop the 1999 PC game ''Aliens Versus Predator'' and the 2010 [[UsefulNotes/TheSeventhGenerationOfConsoleVideoGames 7th gen]] game ''Aliens Vs. Predator''). The game features grid-based levels similar to ''VideoGame/Wolfenstein3D'', and 2D enemy and weapon sprites similar to ''VideoGame/{{Doom}}''. The game features digitized graphics, with texture-mapped levels and character sprites based on digital scans of real actors and sculpted monster models, similar to the early ''VideoGame/MortalKombat'' games. It's notable for its WideOpenSandbox level design, with the player having essentially the run of the entire ship from the start of the game, though limited by having to acquire better weapons before tackling tougher areas as the Marine or Predator, having to find keycards to access restricted areas as the Marine, and being unable to use elevators and thus having to navigate a semi-linear path from vent system to vent system as the Alien to get to their goal.

''Alien vs Predator'' is a 1994 FirstPersonShooter for the UsefulNotes/AtariJaguar, and one of the first games developed by Rebellion (who would later go on to develop the 1999 PC game ''Aliens Versus Predator'' and the 2010 [[UsefulNotes/TheSeventhGenerationOfConsoleVideoGames 7th gen]] game ''Aliens Vs. Predator''). The game features grid-based levels similar to ''VideoGame/Wolfenstein3D'', and 2D enemy and weapon sprites similar to ''VideoGame/{{Doom}}''. The game features digitized graphics, with texture-mapped levels and character sprites based on digital scans of real actors and sculpted monster models, similar to the early ''VideoGame/MortalKombat'' games.