Aliens vs. Predator, developed by the UK studio that brought us the original AvP PC classic, was billed as the title that would reinvigorate the franchise. According to the compilation of critical reviews at Metacritic, it didn't. But based on sales figures in its home country, it did; in the UK Rebellion's Aliens vs. Predator topped BioShock 2 to become the fastest-selling game of 2010.

Rebellion's CEO Jason Kingsley says his studio is delighted by the results and is now in talks with Sega to make a sequel. In an interview with published today at Develop, Kingsley said, "We wanted Aliens vs. Predator to be a critical success as well as a commercial success, which we think we have achieved."


There's no arguing with AvP's commercial success in the UK, but the title did not crack the top five on any platform in North America. And according to Metacritic, AvP compiled an "average/mixed" score of 65. The interviewer at Develop evidently pointed this out. Kingsley replied:
"The reviews have been mostly good. We've had three totally shit reviews by some Americans, which is a bit odd. Some of them were inexcusably bad. If you discount those poor reviews AvP is averaging high for us."
We'll keep you posted on the future of the AvP franchise.


Sharkey says: I've yet to play the full game, so I can't comment on it personally. But it is interesting to see review scores on Metacritic range from a very strong 85 to a very weak 25. And comparing surging sales in the UK to slow sales in North America indicates a clear divide on AvP. What's your take? Should Sega give Rebellion another shot?