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Alien vs Predator - The Hunt Begins Ed2 board game
Alien vs Predator - The Hunt Begins Ed2 board game from Prodos Games - Board game review by Ottó
Game: Alien vs Predator - The Hunt Begins Ed2 board game (Prodos Games company)
The Alien vs Predator - The Hunt Begins Ed2 board game from Prodos Games was reviewed by Gregor Ottó.
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Alien vs Predator - The Hunt Begins Ed2 board game
Alien vs Predator - The Hunt Begins Ed2 board game
"The emergency wake-up from the hibernation capsule would be as if you were cut down on your stomach in the worst hangover to get up. My head is terribly hurt and the nausea is getting in. The backup circuit goes on. only the emergency lights give some light. The computer briefing speaks of a serious infection on the ship. Our bioscope is completely crazy and shows signs of life at several points on the ship, even though we are all in the hibernation chamber. If the machine awakens us, then it is a serious problem. Quarter of an hour does not pass, and the team will start to search for the ship in full armor. Nothing moves on the motion detector."
Alien and Predator movie / book / video / comic / etc. Stories are probably familiar to everyone. Our favorite aliens are also found in the world of board games. Not long ago, a large box game was released, AvP: The Hunt Begins. Based on field-based strategy games (wargames), you arrive at us, disguised as a board game, with an unparalleled atmosphere, tactical gameplay and a lot of dice!
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Alien vs Predator - The Hunt Begins Ed2 board game
In the game, we take control of one of the three well-known factions. Each one is very different from each other. Various units of players are equipped with other special abilities and weapons, which gives an interesting asymmetry to the game. Of course, we have to play the game of throwing the players at a high level, but we will be able to help with tactical cards, which we can carve with luck and cause unpleasant surprises to our opponents!
The Xenomorphs, the perfect killers of the Alien race, who, although they fall easily on the battlefield, are still killing their attackers even when they die, in the form of acid blood. Their strength is undoubtedly in their endless number of armies. In the basic game, while 2 of the Predators, 5 of the Marines are on the field, the Alien player has 13-14 small killing machines. In addition, exploiting an infected terrain that makes them homeless, strangers can melt into their surroundings, causing little headache to their opponents. Whether in the movie, they are always "out of the walls" and the ventilation system is usually full of them!
Predators, all of our favorite hunters, prefer quality instead of quantity. Although there are few in number, each predator is a hugely effective hunter. With a single attack, masses become trophies on their walls. Their powerful weaponry rarely misses the target, and they do endure a lot of damage before their glorious souls leave their dust sleeves. In addition, their camouflage equipment is able to lure their opponents where it is best for them to rush against them. Perhaps the Predator player is the most specific game style. Oh, and don't leave a man alive or xeno!
The trained Marines are also represented in the game. Our widest and most equipped human race will be a little challenge for aliens! Destructive firearms, flamethrowers, explosives, atomic rockets, bumps, full arsenals are in the pockets of squirrels. They also help them attack and defend, depending on the situation. Perhaps the human race offers its player the most flexible gameplay, and with our terribly entertaining little squad, we shrugging each other against the hostile alien hordes.
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Alien vs Predator - The Hunt Begins Ed2 board game
After everyone has found their favorite race, the game offers several ways to make it fun. What I particularly liked is the fact that there is also the freedom of cross-country play. You can play pre-generated missions, even in a campaign-like way. We can build our own track from the first crossing to the last room. This is especially appealing because players try to adjust their share of the track to their own tactics. We can play the recently popular "horde" mode, where we are fighting an endless amount of Alien xenomorph for survival. There is character development in the game, our units can gain experience to be more effective in battle.
Army building also plays a major role in the fieldwork strategy. We can color different species with complementary packages. Each unit has a given score and can be used to compile armies with nearly the same score, which we build on our own taste. For example, Alien can bring their queen, the Marines can jump into their robotic armor, and the predators can send their females to hunt, which is, perhaps, far more dangerous than males! There is also a character-building mechanics in the game. If you had all the desire to build your own predator or Marine commander to experience the horrors seen in the movies, then the opportunity is now. You can give him a rank, a skill, a weapon, after which he will be counted as a point-worth character you can bounce into the army.
In the game, the AvP mood is definitely present. The lovers of the genre will soon feel at home and come from well-known hostels. The gameplay for cassette explorers is a well-crafted cube-based, corridor-to-corridor fun, so let's learn to throw it first, but the cards take some fresh color to the whole thing. When you fly a devastating grenade, or the sneaker of a sneaker traps someone, perhaps a strange horde appears through the ventilator, it's all an unexpected surprise. Skills are interesting and absolute to the world. The predators may disguise themselves, the Aliens leave behind acidic blood, and people die in comradeship for each other. Up to the movies!
And which side will you be? Will you be the hunter? Or the prey? Or death in the walls?
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Author: Gregor Ottó
Edited by: Kadmon
Translation based on: Alien vs Predator - The Hunt Begins 2. kiadás társasjáték (Prodos Games) - Társasjáték ismertető Ottótól (2019.07.14)
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