Aliens Versus Predator 2: Primal Hunt Expansion Pack

 PC
Metascore
55

Mixed or average reviews - based on 16 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 16
  3. Negative: 5 out of 16
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  1. Armchair Empire
    60
    A serviceable expansion pack but casual fans need not apply as it can in no way be considered essential to the original.
  2. GameZone
    73
    This title doesn’t advance the series; it’s really more like a watered-down version of AVP2.
  3. Gamers' Temple
    64
    If you found the first game to be very challenging, this expansion has the potential to frustrate you to no end. It also lacks the elements that made the first game suspenseful and packed with atmosphere.
  5. GameSpy
    58
    This expansion seems to ignore most of what was good in the original and instead concentrate on fast-paced, frustrating, and nearly mindless action.
  6. Game Informer
    80
    This iteration is good enough to make Matt holler with delight, but the action seems to have been turned up to a frantic pace. [Oct 2002, p.93]
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  7. GamePen
    40
    This is one of the poorest expansion packs for any game in recent memory. It’s so bad, in fact, that I want my money back.
  8. Game Over Online
    60
    With aliens preying upon predators, it becomes brute force upon brute force, making it less about finesse and more about action. That in itself does away with the horror and terror that the franchise, both film and game, is known for.
  9. CPUGamer
    20
    First off the Solo Missions, suck. There is no suspense like in the first, and just jumps into BORING action.
  10. GameSpot
    55
    The single-player campaign is frustrating and boring in equal measures, and nothing really noteworthy has been added to the multiplayer game.
  11. Gamer's Pulse
    32
    Offering no new gameplay styles, limited map enhancements, and unorthodox NPC AI, Aliens vs Predator 2: Primal Hunt seems to be just that, a primal update to an excellent storyline driven series.
  12. ActionTrip
    65
    I imagined many cool innovations in terms of gameplay - and let me tell you, I found only a few. But then, sometimes I have a vivid imagination and it's a shame that this expansion pack cannot fulfill even the slightest portion of it.
  13. G4 TV
    40
    Middling level design along with an over-reliance on mobbing the player with nearly impossible situations make Hunt a disappointing release.
  14. PC Gamer
    68
    The story's perplexing, the AI is unimaginative, and the Predator and Predalien missions just aren't that interesting. [Nov 2002, p.146]
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  15. Computer Games Magazine
    30
    Primal Hunt is a collection of annoying "Quickload" moments resulting in a thoroughly annoying game. [Nov 2002, p.84]
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  16. Computer Gaming World
    50
    Primal Hunt is going to take the Best Blueballs award for not delivering on what could have been a great expansion. [Nov 2002, p.118]
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  17. IGN
    60
    Boring, stale, frustrating, and plain, Primal Hunt tarnishes the good AvP name and pulls us further out into a cartoonish and overtly straightforward sea.

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#47 Most Discussed PC Game of 2002
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#51 Most Shared PC Game of 2002

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User Score
7.4

Mixed or average reviews- based on 33 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 33
  2. Mixed: 16 out of 33
  3. Negative: 2 out of 33
  1. bronn_43
    Apr 14, 2023
    9
    may be losings a bit to the original AvP2 main game, still carried on well enough with three interlocked story-lines (considering AvP2 IS amay be losings a bit to the original AvP2 main game, still carried on well enough with three interlocked story-lines (considering AvP2 IS a masterpiece, still is, even in 202x) and gave many more hours of fun in about 2003-5 to me… Full Review »
  2. Nekrips
    Jul 31, 2022
    7
    An expansion pack, that deserves attention for those who enjoyed the Aliens vs. Predator 2 game. The storyline reveals even more of an alreadyAn expansion pack, that deserves attention for those who enjoyed the Aliens vs. Predator 2 game. The storyline reveals even more of an already interesting and fascinating story of the game. Only this time, we'll find out what happened long before the events in the main game.
    This time we have three new characters. Ancient Predator has even more new weapons, but they are mostly useless. Dunya is a member of a group of mercenaries called the Iron Bears, who are the bad guys in the main game's story. She also has new weapons available in addition to what was in the main game. The game also provides a unique opportunity to take on the role of Predalien - a monstrous hybrid of an Alien and a Predator with its own advantages and disadvantages.
    New game locations are now available for us to explore. The gameplay is sometimes too long and consists of confronting huge waves of Aliens. It's often a good idea to just ignore the enemies and run headlong from point A to point B. But overall, the expansion turned out to be good and quite interesting.    … Full Review »
  3. Punisher1978
    Mar 23, 2015
    3
    I am playing through this at the moment, and the Official reviews (GameSpy, PC Gamer) got it bang on. Lacks all the atmosphere from AvP2. II am playing through this at the moment, and the Official reviews (GameSpy, PC Gamer) got it bang on. Lacks all the atmosphere from AvP2. I am interested in the back story, but I don't think I'll follow this through.… Full Review »
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