Chapter
1 - Alien Strategies
Special Abilities
Unlike the other species,
especially the Marine, the Alien must rely on special tactics in order
to survive in the single-player campaign or rack up kills in multiplayer
arenas. While the Marine has a flame thrower or minigun to fall back
on and the Predator can utilize his cloak or powerful sniping tools,
the Alien must use all elements of the environment, from ceilings and
walls to dark shadows in the corner, to survive.
Wall Climb and Pounce
The most unique characteristic of the Alien creature, especially in
multiplayer games, is the ability to walk on walls and even the ceiling.
Practice this technique during the single-player game, where you'll
be using it quite often, before attempting it against human players
in a multiplayer area. Use your crouch button to start climbing the
wall and kept it held to stay latched onto the wall or ceiling. This
ability is especially useful in getting behind enemy turrets, locating
ceiling passages and pouncing on Marines.
Acid Blood
As you might have seen in any one of the Alien movies, the creature's
blood is acid. If any splatter of blood reaches the human player's skin,
it's going to be quite painful. If you're fighting against an Alien
as a human, be careful to stay away from the blood pools or the splatters
of acidic juice when pumping it full of pulse rifle rounds. As an Alien,
there's not much you can do to utilize the acid blood to your advantage.
If you're starting to spout blood, you're in too much trouble to make
bleeding a tactic.
Extinguishing Fire
Marines carrying flame throwers can be an annoying problem - fire hurts.
But, thankfully the Alien can extinguish the fire, usually just in time
to survive the burn and continue on. If you happen to get on fire (look
for flames that cover your screen), run around at top speed and don't
stop. The faster you get moving, the sooner the fire will go out. While
you should attempt to never attack a flame-thrower Marine from the front,
if you do get on fire, don't stand still and put it out as soon as possible.
