The Alien Vs Predator Arcade Game
The famous arcade game Alien vs. Predator is a Beat'em up by Capcom on the CPS-2 for the arcade in 1994. The default cabinet for the game allowed for up to three players to play simultaneously, although some smaller cabinets only allowing two-player play were used.
The story
San Drad, California has been overrun by Xenomorphs. Two soldiers were caught in the town during the initial alien outbreak and were abandoned by the rest of their team as well as their superiors, and are cornered by a swarm of xenomorph drones. Before they can be killed, two Predators appear and destroy the xenomorphs, saving the soldiers (who are assumed to be humans but are later revealed to be cyborgs judging by their Character's Profile during the game's attract mode). Eventually, it is discovered that the Alien presence on Earth (and the subsequent swarm that overran San Drad) was the result of an experiment headed by an USCM colonel in conjunction with the Weyland-Yutani corporation. In the end, the Alien Hive on Earth is destroyed in a scene similar to that in the ending of the fourth Alien film, Alien: Resurrection - A military ship is set on a course that causes it to crash into San Drad, destroying the Alien threat along with a good portion of the western US, if the explosion in the ending credits is to scale.
Origin
The game was based on an early draft script for the movie adaptation of the series and was intended to have been a tie-in to the movie. Although the draft script was later rejected in favor of a different script (as well as production problems that delayed the filming of the movie until its completion in 2004), Capcom had already completed the game thinking that the film would be released around the time of the game's completion. The film never transpired and the game was later released as a stand-alone storyline to the series.
Gamge Roles
Predator Hunter
A young Predator hunter, who fights for the glory of the hunt. He fights with a Naginata. Compared to the Warrior, his attacks tend to have less priority and reach but have more damage and combo potential.
Predator Warrior
An older Predator warrior, seeking other hunters that have gone missing on Earth. He fights with a Combi-stick, which is an extendable and retractable spear. His attacks are more reliable and effective than the Predator Hunter's.
Lieutenant Linn Kurosawa
While her cybernetics may not be readily apparent, the fact the she can face Xenomorphs in hand-to-hand combat and win shows their presence. Fights with a large-caliber pistol and a katana, as well as several martial-arts moves. Linn is fast and agile, but low on stamina, and must stop moving to reload her gun. She also has the largest moveset in the game making her the most complex character to use effectively. Additionally, holding the attack button for 2-3 seconds and releasing allows her to perform a 'hadouken' like move.
Major Dutch Schaefer
Roughly based on Arnold Schwarzenegger's character in the original Predator. One arm has been replaced with a cybernetic arm mounting a smartgun. Powerful but slow, Schaefer dashes forward instead of jumping, and his jumping powerbomb is extremely powerful when he grabs an enemy and kills it or has massive damage after a devastating slam. He can make use of almost any weapon in the game.
