Talk:Aliens versus Predator (video game)

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1 Engine
2 Fair use rationale for Image:AvP A01 AYool.jpg
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9 Fair use rationale for Image:AvP P02 AYool.jpg
10 Fair use rationale for Image:AvP P03 AYool.jpg
11 Removed a peice of AVP gold section
12 Merger proposal

[edit] Engine

question: what game engine does this title run on?

answer: as far as I can remember, Rebellion had their own engine, written in-house The Real Walrus 23:24, 4 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:AvP A01 AYool.jpg

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BetacommandBot (talk) 04:09, 12 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:AvP A02 AYool.jpg

Image:AvP A02 AYool.jpg is being used on this article. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in this Wikipedia article constitutes fair use. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use.

BetacommandBot (talk) 04:10, 12 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:AvP A03 AYool.jpg

Image:AvP A03 AYool.jpg is being used on this article. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in this Wikipedia article constitutes fair use. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use.

BetacommandBot (talk) 04:11, 12 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:AvP M01 AYool.jpg

Image:AvP M01 AYool.jpg is being used on this article. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in this Wikipedia article constitutes fair use. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use.

BetacommandBot (talk) 04:12, 12 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:AvP M02 AYool.jpg

Image:AvP M02 AYool.jpg is being used on this article. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in this Wikipedia article constitutes fair use. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use.

BetacommandBot (talk) 04:13, 12 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:AvP M03 AYool.jpg

Image:AvP M03 AYool.jpg is being used on this article. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in this Wikipedia article constitutes fair use. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use.

BetacommandBot (talk) 04:14, 12 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:AvP P01 AYool.jpg

Image:AvP P01 AYool.jpg is being used on this article. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in this Wikipedia article constitutes fair use. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use.

BetacommandBot (talk) 04:15, 12 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:AvP P02 AYool.jpg

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BetacommandBot (talk) 04:16, 12 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:AvP P03 AYool.jpg

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BetacommandBot (talk) 04:17, 12 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Removed a peice of AVP gold section

There are no additional levels in AVP gold that weren't in the original version. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.117.156.235 (talk) 09:50, 21 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Merger proposal

I have noticed that the Merger proposal tag has been removed. While people may like the game, surely it does not justify having over 10 articles for the AvP series? This particular article has a Plot summary and nothing much else - taking a quick look at the other AvP game articles reveals the same. There are no references to back up any statements or notability. If it's to stand on its own it needs Development and Reception sections at the least, plus reliable sourced references. Nreive (talk) 13:15, 21 May 2008 (UTC)

I agree, which is why I placed the merger suggestion tag in the first place. The reason for the list article (which I haven't worked on much...I'm trying to come up with a better format as the current one is rather complicated to build in the editor) was because there are literally a couple dozen articles on Alien and Predator video games that consist of nothing but an infobox, plot summary, and galleries of non-free screenshots. Without any supporting references, particularly third-party ones, or any discussion of development or impact, these articles do not demonstrate the notability to stand alone. Therefore it is sensible to merge the useful information into a list article. Just because this article has more material in it doesn't make it able to stand alone; it lacks real-world context and 80% of its content amounts to an extremely detailed plot summary, a practice normally discouraged on Wikipedia. If someone can beef up this article with real-world info and third-party sources, by all means go ahead. I'm really the only one working on merging the video games into the list article, and believe me I'm in no hurry as it's a large task. So there's plenty of time to improve this article to the point where it might be able to stand alone. But if that can't be done, I'll probably eventually merge it. In any case the tags shouldn't be removed without some kind of discussion/consensus on the talk pages of the individual articles or at Talk:List of Alien and Predator games. --IllaZilla (talk) 19:14, 21 May 2008 (UTC)