| Alien vs Predator | |
|---|---|
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Alien_vs_Predator_(Jaguar_game).jpg) Cover art in all regions by Andrew H. Denton | |
| Developer(s) | Rebellion Developments |
| Publisher(s) | Atari Corporation |
| Producer(s) | James Hampton |
| Designer(s) | Dan McNamee Lance J. Lewis Sean Patten |
| Programmer(s) | Mike Beaton Andrew Whittaker |
| Artist(s) | Jeffrey Gatrall Stuart Wilson Toby Harrison-Banfield |
| Writer(s) | Chris Hudak Lance J. Lewis |
| Composer(s) | James Grunke Michael Stevens Nathan Brenholdt |
| Series | Alien vs. Predator |
| Platform(s) | Atari Jaguar |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | First-person shooter |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Alien vs Predator is a 1994 first-person shooter developed by Rebellion Developments and published by Atari Corporation for the Atari Jaguar. It was also distributed in Japan by Mumin Corporation, where it became a pack-in game for the console. It is the first entry in the Alien vs. Predator franchise developed by Rebellion. Taking place in a simulation depicting the fall of the Golgotha training base camp, the game offers three playable scenarios: Alien, Predator, or a human of the Colonial Marines. The player is presented with a series of interconnected sublevels and ships to progress through. Each character has different objectives, abilities, weapons, and disadvantages.
Alien vs Predator originally began as a corridor-based shooter for Atari Lynx that was under development by Images Software, featuring references to Dark Horse Comics' Aliens vs. Predator comic book series, but was cancelled as Atari focused its resources on the Jaguar. Production was later restarted, initially intended to be a port of the beat'em up game of the same name developed by Jorudan for SNES, but was retooled into a first-person shooter when Atari submitted the proposal to 20th Century Fox and Activision, commissioning Rebellion to work on the game. It was produced by James Hampton, being one of his first projects when starting work for Atari after departing Lucasfilm Games.
Alien vs Predator garnered generally favorable reception from critics, earned several awards from gaming publications and sold 52,223 copies by 1995, becoming the system's killer app. Atari had opened discussions with Beyond Games about their interest in developing a sequel for the Atari Jaguar CD, but dropped out of these negotiations shortly before the Jaguar was officially discontinued. A Jaguar CD conversion was also in the planning phase but never moved forward, though ideas provided by Atari to 20th Century Fox for this unreleased version were later used in Aliens Versus Predator (1999). Retrospective commentary has been equally favorable and it is cited as one of the best games for the platform.