Aliens Versus Predator

Aliens Versus Predator is a first person shooter from Rebellion and 20th Century Fox, set in the universe created by the four Alien movies, but featuring an original story with a special guest star appearance of Predator - the interstellar trophy hunter in search of the most dangerous game. Aside from that, this game has no relation to the AvP movies which actually came out a few years later than this game. There are three characters - alien, marine, and predator. Each has his own weapons, abilities, and characteristics, and there are three separate campaigns to play through, one for each character. AVP also features a multiplayer mode where you can join your favorite species and fight in a deadly contest of natural selection.

This information is based on Aliens Versus Predator Classic 2000, a re-release of AVP Gold available exclusively on Steam. This version is updated with proper widescreen support (the old retail version stretched), and uses Steamworks for multiplayer. Make sure you have the latest patch - if you use Steam online regularly, this should happen automatically.

Support summary

	Support	Method	HUD
Widescreen:	Hor+	Native	Proper
Ultra/Super-Wide:	Hor+
Multi-Monitor:	Hor+	Native	Hindrance
4k UltraHD:

Rendered Cut-Scene:	N/A
FMV Cut-Scene:	Windowboxed

Game information

Game status:

Released

Release Date:

Friday, 1 January, 1999

Tested Version:

Classic 2000

Play styles:

Single player, Competitive

Setting:

Sci-Fi

Genre:

FPS

Developer:

Rebellion, Fox Interactive

Links:

⋅ Wikipedia ⋅ PCGamingWiki

Store Links:

Steam,

GOG,

Comparison Screenshots

4:3 Screenshot
16:10 Screenshot
16:9 Screenshot
Super-Wide (32:9) Screenshot
Eyefinity / Surround Screenshot

Solutions & Issues

Baseline (Widescreen) Solution & Issues

Widescreen resolutions are supported natively. Just select your resolution from the video options screen.

The Predator's HUD has one flaw - the lock-on reticule is stretched, and becomes misaligned the farther it is from the screen's center. It doesn't really affect gameplay - your weapons will hit their mark anyway, but it is a blemish. The alien's HUD (basically a life bar), however, scales according to horizontal resolution and is anchored to the bottom. FMVs - they are forced 640x480, with hard letterboxing. This means windowboxing in widescreen.

Ultra/Super-Wide (21:9/32:9) Specific Solution & Issues

Eyefinity / Surround Specific Solution & Issues

Supported natively, hor +

4k UHD Specific Solution & Issues

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Gameplay Screenshots

4:3 Screenshot

16:10 Screenshot

16:9 Screenshot

32:9 Screenshot

Eyefinity / Surround Screenshot

In-Game (Rendered) Cut-Scenes

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FMV Cut-Scenes

4:3 cut-scene

Menu Screenshots

There are no images currently submitted.

4k UHD Screenshots

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Additional Screenshots

The predator's reticule is perfect in 4:3.

But it's a bit stretched and misaligned in widescreen.

And even more so at ultra-wide ARs. Fortunately, this does not affect gameplay.

The marine and predator HUDs move to the side in ultra-wide ARs.

But the alien's life bar scales to fit the screen's entire width.

Resolutions & Configurations

15:9 Resolutions

1280x768

16:10 Resolutions

1280x800

1440x900

1680x1050

1920x1200

16:9 Resolutions

1280x720

1920x1080

Ultra/Super-Wide (21:9/32:9) Resolutions

Eyefinity / Surround Resolutions

Tested Multi-mon Types

Tested Multi-mon Layouts

3x1-L

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Submitted by The_cranky_hermit on 9 March, 2010 - 02:48
Updated by Rose on 24 March, 2022 - 06:25

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