AvP Campaign Hands-On at IGN

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IGN UK have up another hands-on preview of Aliens vs. Predator touching on all three species with some brief insight:

Tackling the opening moments with nothing more than a pistol and a handful of flares it's wonderfully suspenseful stuff, the tension escalated by the ever-insistent motion tracker while a deft use of shadow heightens the oppressive atmosphere.

An encounter on an open-air bridge with a horde of Aliens proves almost too much for the rookie's diminutive arsenal, though a shotgun comes to hand soon after. It's certainly useful towards the level's climax as we descend into the bowels of the refinery. The metal walls are gradually overcome with secreted Alien resin as we work our way to the lower levels, and it soon becomes apparent that we're making our way to the Alien's hive.

No opportunity to reference the films is missed.

Rebellion isn't one to miss up on a nod to the movies and there follows an awesome set-piece where the walls begin to crawl with legions of Aliens that quickly surround us. Beyond this encounter, the queen lies in waiting, though somewhat fortuitously she's made her nest above a furnace and between a pair of explosive fuel canisters – and after an extended firefight with attackers coming from all corners she's disposed of.

I think we're missing some key information as I'm not sure how the Marine could make it past a horde of Aliens on a bridge and kill the Queen with a pistol and shotgun... Otherwise it all sounds darn good!

For the full hands-on preview visit IGN UK.