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Alien vs. Predator

Alien vs. Predator is a 1994 beat 'em up video game developed and released by Capcom for the CPS-2 arcade game system. It is based on the science fiction franchise of the same name. Introducing an original…

20 May 1994

Alien vs. Predator is an arcade developed by Capcom, released 20 May 1994 on Arcade.

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What Alien vs. Predator is

Alien vs. Predator is an arcade game developed by Capcom and released in 1994. It is available on Arcade only. It runs on CP System II (CPS-2).

The premise, in the publisher's words

San Drad, California, has been overrun by the Aliens, and the cybernetically-enhanced Major Dutch Schaefer and Lieutenant Linn Kurosawa have been abandoned by their superiors and are cornered by a swarm of the Alien drones. Before they can be killed, a pair of the Predators appear and destroy the Aliens. The Predators offer an alliance with the two humans in order to stop the Alien infestation. The players take control of up to three of four characters: Dutch, Linn, a Predator hunter, and a Predator warrior, and battle the Aliens through several environments. In the process, the characters discover that the Alien presence on Earth is the result of an experiment headed by a renegade General…
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action, horror and science fiction. It supports multiplayer and includes co-op. Local play supports 1 players. Available modes: Co-operative and Single player.

Where it sits in the Alien series

Alien vs. Predator is the 15th of 76 entries we hold in the Alien series. The next entry was Alien vs Predator in 1994.

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What it launched against

Alien vs. Predator launched on 20 May 1994, within three weeks of Sensible World of Soccer and Magic Carpet.

Released around the same time: Sensible World of Soccer, Magic Carpet.

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Alien vs. Predator — frequently asked questions

When did Alien vs. Predator come out?
Alien vs. Predator was released on 20 May 1994 for Arcade.
Does Alien vs. Predator have multiplayer?
Yes. Alien vs. Predator supports multiplayer, including co-op.

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