Aliens vs Predator 2

3D Game Comparison - Game vs. game. No hype; just facts.™

Engine

Atmospheric/environmental effects

• effect::sparks: hacking, flares, impacts (alien claws, knives)
• effect::steam: steam:=dead aliens, steam:=pipes

Weather

• weather:=clouds: clouds:=moving, clouds:=rotating
• weather:=wind: cable hooks, curtains/drapes, streamers, trees

Other

• effect::explosions, effect::fire, effect::shaking, effect::smoke (smoke:=fire)
• see particle effects

Lighting|

• lighting:=dynamic, lighting:=colored
• lighting:=coronas, lighting:=flickering
• lighting examples:=fire, lighting examples:=flares, lighting examples:=flashlights

Particle effects

• blood spray, debris, fire, gas, glass shards, smoke, sparks, steam

Physics

• gravity: player character, NPCs
• friction, inertia, momentum

Texture

• 16-/32-bit depth
• filtering: bi-/trilinear
• mapping: environmental (desks, glass, walls), mip
• decals: blood, bullet holes, guts

Other

• lens flare
• reflection: see environmental texture mapping
• shadows: vertical angle adjustment, ovalular masks; animals, anything pickupable
• skeletal animation
• transparency: clouds, fire, glass, light beams (laser, sun), pheremone auras, smoke, steam, water

Player character

• character: alien, human, or predator
• facial animation
• feet jump-land impact dust
• footsteps: dirt, water
• moves: pickup object, hit/kick, run, walk
• view: 1st-person (3rd-person with cheats)
  • pan: keyboard/mouse
• other: alien grows

Level/world design

• location: other planets
• cutscenes: yes
• level editor: level editor:=no
• traps/hazards: acid, electricity, fire, gas (plants), steam

NPCs

• NPC::aliens, NPC::humans, NPC::predators

Other

• inventory: weapons/ammo
• sound: stereo