AxP Interview with Tim Jones of Rebellion

[BlackWatch]

Our main man in California, Jay West, had the opportunity recently to meet up with Rebellion project lead of the newly released Aliens vs. Predator game for a lengthy and up close interview about the game at his Downtown Los Angeles loft. Jay and Tim talk about the game, the films, and about being Alien and Predator fans. Here's a sample:

AxP: It sounds like you have an effective synergy of the first 'Alien' and 'Aliens' movies -- blending aspects of terror and tension together from them, all the while escalating the levels of action such as in 'Aliens'.
 
Tim: It certainly ramps up to higher levels of high-octane action, but I think the tension levels are always there because it isn't like a standard, covered-base shooter where it's you ducking under cover and shooting against other guys with guns who are ducking in their cover -- which is fun and awesome if done right, and plenty of games have really proven that, but this is a different kind of beast, and you never know where those Aliens are coming from.  Even if you know where it is, it might dart off into a vent or up onto the ceiling, around you.  It's hard to track with your gun.  You've really got to keep your wits about you if you're gonna take him down -- it gives a really, a refreshing, new kind of challenge, which I hope first-person-shooter fans as well as sci-fi game fans in general will get a real kick out of.

The article gives an in depth look at the game from the developer's perspective so make sure to read the full article in our Features section.

Many thanks to Tim for generously making himself available for this interview.