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Busted controls, a broken stealth system done in by inconsistent AI that is either omnipresent and all knowing or stupid and brain dead, a short length, inconsistent difficulty, the list of problems with Predator Concrete Jungle is quite large.

And yet, for fans of the franchise I can't help but mildly recommend it. It truly does feel authentic to the Predator universe and makes you feel like one. Plus the batshit insane story by famed comic book writer Grant Morrison has to be seen to be believed: fans will get a kick out of it for its sheer goofiness and the fun it has with the mythology.

I originally played this game when it first came out, and my opinion now that I have seen hundreds more games come and go is quite different, though both opinions are positive. I recently had the urge to play this game and was able to find a PS2™ version, which I play on my Playstation 3™, at my local Gamestop™. Originally, I played through the Xbox™ version. All I can say is that this game is great! They make excellent use of the different Predator™ weapons and gadgets, and some of the levels require you to play with intelligence rather than just running around killing everything in sight. The controls take some getting used to, but after awhile they have a very natural feel to them and you really start to get the feeling that everybody in the city is a just a pawn for you. If you are going into this game with the perspective of comparing it to games on the Xbox 360™ or Playstation 3™, you will be sorely disappointed. The graphics were outstanding for their time and still hold up well. The animations are very smooth and the transitions are seamless. You can go from sniping with a spear gun to scanning enemy brains to pick out targets with minimal effort, something which comes in handy in later levels.

The story is interesting, maybe not the best thing going for the game, but it's unique enough to make you want to finish the game. So many games these days focus less on having a plot than providing button mashing opportunities for the 12 year-old crowd. The game has great replay value if only for trying to get all the secrets and unlockable weapons. This was made in the days before achievements, where we all played for the love of the game and it's a better game for it. One thing that I didn't realize I missed until playing this game is that it used to take a really long time to beat a game. Nowadays, I usually clear an Xbox 360™ or PS3™ game in a matter of hours. New games are designed to get you achievements/trophies for the sole purpose of bragging rights and as a result, you get much less of a game. The achievements are there to keep you interested just long enough to get them so the programmers no longer have to make games like this where they rely on the game play and story to keep the gamer into the game.

This game understandably gets mixed reviews. The controls could put some people off at first, as they take some getting used to, but simply doing the training levels will get you plenty of experience in working with the Predator™. By the end of the first level you will be jumping around the city like a psychotic, plasmacaster™ wielding monkey on steroids, just stalking your prey at will. And there is blood, lots and lots and lots of blood. There's an odd satisfaction in sneaking up behind a guard and ripping him in half while his buddies are unaware of your presence. They also did a good job of mixing up the variety of enemies. Simply put, your gadgets won't get you very far if you aren't playing smart. Some enemies are just brainless drones, par for the course, which you just slaughter mercilessly. Others, however, have the technology to see right through your cloaking and will actively hunt the hunter. Knowing the right tool for the current job is a big factor in this game. Unlike the movies, you don't just go around annihilating everything with the Plasmacaster™. You can, I suppose, but you will get far less game that way.

Overall, if you are looking for a solid Predator™ game to get you by until Alien vs. Predator™ launches in 2010, then this is definitely the game for you. It's not a game for kids by any means. I would classify it as one of those games you play in the dark to enhance the overall feel of being a super-hunter preying on a city gone bad. You should be able to pick it up relatively cheap used at pretty much any game store, as it was very popular when it launched.

In Summary: It's long, it's brutal, it's bloody, it's got an excellent portrayal of the Predator™ and all his gadgets, it's addictive and it's just a lot of fun. Enjoy the game!

I will not review graphics or sound since you can find more accurate opinions elsewhere. But lets go to the feeling:

1.Story is fine, very original and once you pass the game, you'll really like it.It is not common for AvP games to have such story - so much different from movies and all the franchise. This brings you somewhere else. 2.Predator character-is just great.Cosutmes are perfect and are partly taken from movies predator,AvP1,predator 2.It gives you great feeling and sometimes I just catch-ed myself observing predator's great look for 10 minutes standing unmasked behind unwarned prey and then performing execution. 3.Yes, executions-wonderful and one of the best thing in the game.Together with... 4.Weapons.Weapons from the game really enrich AVP world.E.g. maul is a thing for master predators and even I know there is acid from aliens killing you slowly when you switch from combistick to maul or glave, I prefer blade weapons, because that is the feeling of hunter.Not mentioning other great stuff. 5.Game is greatly re-playable-you can repeatedly try to hunt 200 aliens or humans in certain levels.Usually, there is no limit to number of enemies you have killed.There is you record of how many you have killed ad what way.It is great to see these statistics.

Overall very good game.Any predator fan will love it.Even we have new generation of games, I recommend to buy it anyhow. Even now. It is not relict. Since Rebellion's 1999 AvP game, there was not as good game catching atmosphere of being predator the way this one does.I even do play it again on xbox360 simply because this game is so enjoyable.And it takes really long long time to finish it. Which is a plus - in this case.