Predator: Extinction would be steam rolling a huge freeway of hype behind it, yet this little RTS seems to have slipped under the radar for numerous reasons. With all of the fame and mindshare both properties have garnered over the years, one would think that Aliens Vs. Fox Interactive and Electronic Arts, along with developer Zono Inc., have teamed up to undertake this intriguing project, which is due for PlayStation 2 and Xbox in late July. While Aliens and Predators have appeared on PC screens numerous times before, they have never appeared on consoles as a realtime strategy game, until now. First appearing in the Arnold Schwarzenegger action film, Predator, this vicious, technologically advanced Xenomorph appeared on swelteringly hot days and killed humans for sport, using an array of weaponry, powerful athletic abilities, and a ferocious appetite for hunting, just for the glory of it. In the late 1980s, action and creature fans alike were treated to something entirely different, in the xenomorphic form of the Predator. After four movies, a line of action figures, hundreds of comic books, and various other media including the Alien video and PC games, the Alien intellectual property has without a doubt few rivals in its authenticity, scope and popularity. The second film (which appeared in 1986) grew and transformed the Alien concept into a furious, heart-pounding action movie and in the process Sigourney Weaver managed to become one of the greatest female action heroes of all time. An incredibly tense, frightening and surprising film, Ridley Scott's Alien weaved seamlessly between horror, sci-fi, adventure and mystery genres without a single face-hugger to block the view. In the fat bestiary of horrific monster, alien and sci-fi movies to grace the silver screen, few have managed to balance so many genres as well as the first Alien in 1979.
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