Alien VS Predator (1993) - SNES Manual
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Language: English
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SNSP-AP-AUS

INSTRUCTION BOOKLET

PAL VERSION

WARNING: PLEASE CAREFULLY READ THE CONSUMER INFORMATION AND
PRECAUTIONS BOOKLET INCLUDED WITH THIS PRODUCT BEFORE USING YOUR
NINTENDO® HARDWARE SYSTEM. GAME PAK OR ACCESSORY.

Thank you for purchasing Alien vs.Predator for your Super Nintendo
Entertainment System. For maximum enjoyment, please read this
instruction manual thoroughly before playing.

Please read this instruction booklet thoroughly to ensure proper handling
of your new game. Please save this booklet for future reference.

Programmed by Jordan Co., Ltd., courtesy of IGS

Produced by Tom Sloper

Testing by Chris Campbell

Test manager: Kelly Rogers

Player’s guide by Tom Sloper

Package by TDC Group

Coordinator of European versions: Nathalie Deschatres

Special thanks to Bill Swartz, Mika Kawamura, Mike Rivera, and Scott Marcus

Game © 1993 Activision

Code ©1993 IGS

Alien vs. Predator an6 the Aliens and Predator characters are trademarks and
© 1993 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. All rights reserved. Used by
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Table of Contents

The Alien vs. Predator story.2

Preparation.4

Your quest for honor (object of the game).6

On-screen status information.7

Predator weapons and techniques.9

Weapons.9

Fighting manoeuvres..•.11

Special items.13

The prey (about the Aliens).14

In the end.16

Words of wisdom (strategy hints).17

Warranty

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The Alien vs. Predator story

It is 2493. The human colonists of New Shanghai, on the 4th
planet orbiting the star Vega, in the constellation Cygnus, had
absolutely no
knowledge of the
Aliens when they
found an underground
cavern. In the cavern
was the ancient ruin of
a crashed spaceship
buried in an ancient
Vegaquake, and in the
spaceship, some
unusual eggs. The
colonists thought it the
most important and exciting scientific discovery of mankind’s
history. But then the eggs hatched.

These Aliens propagate by planting their seeds in the bodies of
living and unwilling spacefaring hosts. In this way the Aliens
infest pianets far away from their own. They have no scientific
or technological ability. Their society is that of a hive — their
sole purpose in iife is to live and multiply at the expense of
other creatures.

After the unearthing of the eggs, the Aliens quickly infested the
city of New Shanghai — and the Alien plague began to spread
to other areas of Vega 4. The once-prosperous colony world
seemed doomed. The governing authorities sent an
emergency distress call to Earth. As fate would have it, the

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message was received and
understood by a nearby
spacecraft — a spacecraft
bearing, by chance, real hope for
Vega 4’s salvation. Salvation,
however, was the farthest thing
from the minds of the
spacecraft’s passengers.

Mankind was about to meet yet another alien race. This new
race possessed intelligence and an advanced technology. This
new race had a complex society — one
based on Honor, Glory, War, and the
Hunt. Man was about to meet
Predator. The Predators, however,
were far more interested in hunting the
Aliens. At long last they had finally
found a creature which would provide
truly challenging sport. Mankind would
benefit from the fateful meeting of these
awesome creatures.

You are a Predator, one among many.
You must prove yourself worthy. If you
are vanquished in battle, another shall
replace you. Prepare yourself, for the
mother of all hunts Is about to begin.

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Preparation

Insert the Game Pak and then turn on your system. You’ll see
the introductory sequence, followed by the title screen. You can
interrupt the introductory sequence at any time by pressing
START on your Nintendo Controller. This will bring up the title
screen, where you can select your game options.

You can then begin to play by pressing the START button when
the words START GAME
are displayed. If you want to
change the game’s settings
before playing, press the 1 =

Control Pad UP or DOWN or
the SELECT button to
display the words CONFIG
MODE; then press the
START button. The
OPTION MENU screen will
then come up. The
description of these options are on the next page.

GAME LEVEL - Set the game to either Standard, Novice,
Advanced, or Expert, depending on how much of a challenge
you want. Changing the game level affects the Alien speed and
Predator power.

LIVES - Normally you get 3 lives; if you want more chances to
play, you can set it to a maximum of 6 lives per game.

CONTINUES - Normally the game allows you a maximum of 3
continues after losing all your lives (you will start again at the
beginning of the highest attained area). But if you want more of
a challenge, you can take this down to 2,1, or even zero.

SPECIAL BUTTON - Used for picking up items and using special
weapons (see “Predator Weapons and Techniques,” elsewhere
in this player’s guide). Normally the special button is the Y
button; you can set it to be a different button as you please, by
pressing the Hl= Control Pad LEFT or RIGHT or by pressing
whatever button you desire it to be. All references to the buttons
in this player’s guide refer to the normal button settings.

JUMP BUTTON - Normally the jump button is the B button.

You can change it the same way you can change the special
button, above.

LASER BUTTON - Normally the laser button is the X button.
You can change it the same way you can change the special
button, above.

MUSIC - lets you listen to all the different tunes in the game.

SFX - lets you hear all of the game’s sound effects.

SOUND MODE - Normal is STEREO; you can change to MONO.

When you have finished choosing your options, press the
START button to exit CONFIG MODE. You will go back to the
title screen, and START GAME will be displayed; press the
START button to begin playing.

Note that if you change any of these settings and want to go
back to the original settings, you can do so by turning off your
Super Nintendo Entertainment System and turning it on again.
Pressing RESET restarts the game without destroying your
settings.

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Your quest for honor
(object of the game)

You are a Predator warrior. Valor in battle gives you honor in
the eyes of the Predators in your clan. Dropped into the streets
of New Shanghai, on the human colony world Vega 4, your task
is to hunt all Aliens in the area, gaining honor points as you go.
As you clear an area, you can move on to the next area.

There are ten areas in the game; five on the human colony
world Vega 4, three in outer space, and two on the Aliens’ home
planet. Some of the areas can only be completed after you
defeat the Alien guarding that area. Guardian Aliens are harder
to beat than regular Aliens, either because they’re bigger and
stronger, or because there are many of them.

The chart on the next page gives details about the areas, and
shows which areas have Guardian Aliens (the ones marked
with a “V”).

AREA

SCENE

GUARDIAN

1-1

City; surface

1-2

City; underground tunnel

V

2-1

Countryside; waterfall

V

3-1

Countryside; underground cave

V

4-1

Spaceport

V

5-1

Space transport interior 1

5-2

Space transport interior 2

5-3

Space transport interior 3

V

6-1

Alien world; surface

6-2

Alien world; underground cave

V

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On-screen status information

Lives

Score

High Score

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Predator Power Alien Power

Laser Power

(SCORE): Your score since beginning this game.

(HI SCORE): Your high score since turning on or resetting your
Super Nintendo Entertainment System.

(LIVES): You have three lives, after which the game is over.
When LIVES = 1 and your power gauge drains to the bottom,
the game ends. You will normally be given two additional
chances to CONTINUE playing if you so desire.

(LASER PWR): The laser gauge will appear the first time you
use your laser. As you hold down the X button, the gauge will
show the charge building up. The gauge will empty when you
let up on the button or fire the laser, or when an Alien touches
you.

(P PWR): Keep an eye on your power gauge — when it’s
empty, you lose a life.

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(A PWR): When you come into close contact with an Alien,
watch the power gauges. When the Alien’s power gauge is
empty, you’ve won, and can go looking for more prey.

If there are more than one Alien on screen, it shows the
power level of the Alien whom you have most recently hit.

When you meet a powerful Alien Warrior in the upper
levels of the game, you will observe that the Alien’s power
gauge changes color. Ordinarily an Alien’s power gauge is
blue. Yellow indicates a power gauge that is more than full —
so it may take a number of hits on the Alien before the gauge
changes color. As you score hits on the Alien, the gauge will
eventually change to white, then to blue — and then you’ll be
able to see the effects of your actions on the Alien’s power
gauge as you normally do.

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Predator weapons
and techniques

Weapons

Your primary weapon is the laser. Pressing the X button fires
one of three lasers, depending on how long the button is held
down. You can watch the laser power gauge that appears at
the upper right corner of the display to determine which laser
will fire. Note that you must not touch any Aliens while the
charge is building up, or the weapon will discharge harmlessly.

Light laser — If the X button is pressed
for a short time — the gauge must be 1/3
full (the power buildup must be within the
^ central yellow part of the laser gauge) —

» your shoulder-mounted laser cannon will fire
f a small laser blast when you release the X
button.

Medium laser — If the X button is pressed for a longer time —
the laser gauge must be 2/3 full (the power buildup must be
within the blue part of the laser gauge) — your shoulder-
mounted laser cannon will fire a larger laser blast when you
release the X button.

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Heavy laser — If you
hold down the X button
even longer — until the
energy gauge is
compietely fuil and turns
white — the most
powerfui laser weapon is
activated when you
release the X button. The
heavy laser is fired from
the orbiting mother ship. It affects all Aliens on the screen.

This weapon should be used sparingly, though, because it aiso
hurts you.

There are other weapons available, too — special weapons will
be found as you play. Stand directly over the weapon and
press the Special (Y) button to pick it up. You’d better hurry,
because they’re only available to be picked up for a few
seconds! You’ll be.able to use the special weapon six times by
pressing the Special (Y) button. But if you are in close
proximity to an Alien the (Y) button will cause you to jab as
described in the next section. You can’t pick up any other
special items until the one you picked up has been used six
times. Check what is in your hands to see what weapon is
currently in use.

Spear — A very powerful weapon — if you see one, take it! As
in the Predator movies, this weapon
collapses to a shorter length for carrying.

Disc — While not quite as powerful a weapon as the spear, the
disc is still a very useful piece of equipment.

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Not used

Slide-kick left

Use to move
the Predator

Pause

Button

Fighting manoeuvres

When an Alien gets in close, sometimes it’s necessary to forget
about weapons and use claw-to-claw combat techniques.

Wristblades - The wristblades are used in
combination with a series of jabs, accomplished
by pressing the Special (Y) button.

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Grapple - this happens automatically when
you come into close contact with an Alien —
for a short time, the Alien won’t be able to
hurt you.

Elbow punch - while grappling with an
Alien, press the Y button. You may not
have your hands free, but at least you can
still get in some licks.

Throw - while grappling with an Alien, press the -iH Control Pad
towards the desired direction (left, right, up or down) and press
the Y button.

Kick - press the B button to jump, and while in
midair press the Y button to kick.

Flying kick - from a run, press B to jump,
then press Y — you’ll leap and kick out.

Spinning kick - press the B button and the Y button
simultaneously. Useful for those tight situations when
Aliens are pressing in from both sides.

Bounceback - a tricky manoeuvre useful for maintaining
distance from the Aliens after a flying kick. While in the air
before contacting the prey, continue to hold the B button and
press the Control Pad in the opposite direction. If
successfully performed, this manoeuvre will land you some
distance back from the Alien after kicking the Alien.

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Slide-kick - press the L or R
maneuver doesn’t remove much
Alien’s power, but at least it’ll k
down so you can take a breath
second.

Special items

In addition to special weapons, there are other special items
which can be found at key points in the game and when you
defeat an Alien. Stand on the item and press the Y button to
pick it up. The item will be used immediately when you
take it.

Invisibility — When you pick up the flashing blue shield, you
become invisible for about 15 seconds. The Aliens
can’t see you, so it’s easier for you to fight them.

Rhynth

meat — Predators eat meat, of course, and picking up
meat restores your power. There are two types of
meat in the game. The meat of the rhynth only gives
you a small amount of power, but it extends your
power gauge.

Ptera meat — When you pick up the ptera meat, your power
gauge is completely replenished.

Blue bottle — The blue bottle contains special Predator
^ nutrients and, when taken, causes your power to be
IM increased a moderate amount.

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Allen skull — A vanquished Alien sometimes leaves its skull
^ for you to take. Stand over the skull and press the Y
V* button to take it. Picking up the skull causes the score
' to increase by 500 points. Predators measure their
honor by the points earned in hunts such as this one.

The prey (about the Aliens)

Alien Drones — you’ll encounter a lot
of these vicious creatures. There are
three types of drones, distinguishable by
their method of attack.

And some Alien
drones
spit corrosive

But most Alien drones bite with their double
laws.

^Aiien Warriors — larger and tougher than
jthe drones, they fight harder, charge
•faster, and are harder to defeat.

Alien Eggs — this is where facehuggers
come from.

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Facehuggers — these annoying creatures are
surprisingly agile! Use the slide-kick
manoeuvre on them while they’re in the egg,
or while they’re on the ground.

Chestbursters — the weakest of all Aliens,
they can be defeated most easily with the
slide-kick manoeuvre.

Guardian Aliens — who knows what kind of
Alien you’ll find? Look for clues as you fight
through an area.

Alien Queen — you’ll have to use
all your Predator fighting skills to
beat this tough lady. You’re on
own!

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In the end

If you are successful, you will clear both planets of all Alien
creatures, including the queen herself. If you picked up many
skulls, you will have amassed honor for yourself in the eyes of
your Predator clan.

But don’t mourn for the Aliens — with their vile method of
keeping their species alive, there may yet be more of them
somewhere in the Galaxy. When they are found, there will be
more opportunities to hunt this lethal creature.

No matter how much the humans of Vega 4 may owe the
Predators for showing up at this crucial moment, the two races
will never be friends. It’s just not in the Predators’ nature.

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Words of wisdom
(strategy hints)

• Keep your distance from the Aliens whenever possible —
when they get in close, they swipe at you with their claws
and tails, and try to bite with their quick inner jaws.
Whenever they get close, jump away. Master the tricky
bounceback maneuver, if you can, to keep your distance
from the Aliens.

• When multiple Aliens attack at one time, try to get them all
on one side of you by using the throw maneuver; then you
can use your laser on all of them at the same time.

• Try to pick up rhynth meat whenever possible. Rhynth
meat extends your power gauge — then when you pick up
other power-restoring items you can build real staying
power for fighting.

• Some players may prefer to re-arrange the buttons on the
controller; go to CONFIG MODE and set it up the way that
works best for you.

• When you fire your shoulder laser, make sure you’re lined
up on an Alien before releasing the X button — you might
miss the Alien entirely.

• Sometimes it’s advantageous to throw away a partially-
used special weapon (spear or disc) to pick up a new,
“fully loaded” weapon.

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The slide-kick manoeuvre is useful against not only the
facehuggers and chestbursters, but also against Guardian
Aliens and the Queen herself. It may not cause much
damage to the more powerful Aliens, but it knocks them
down, giving you a momentary advantage.

Kick Alien eggs as soon as you see them, to keep the
facehuggers from emerging and attacking you.

In the caverns, watch out for the chestbursters; they pop
out when you least expect it.

When you score a hit on the Queen, she’ll go flying.
Usually it takes her a second or so to recover, giving you a
chance to take a shot at her. But sometimes she recovers
quicker (she doesn’t bounce) and charges at you and
nothing you do will stop her.

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