Before It Was A Predator Movie, Prey Was A Game With The Same Plot

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Prey is the latest film in the Predator series, and it might just be as good as the original. No, seriously. The franchise has been notoriously hit and miss since the 1978 sci-fi action film hit the big screen, with no lead living up to the enormous, muscular boots that Arnie left behind. Prey changes that.

Instead of following a group of grizzed US Army veterans with their flamethrowers, machine guns, and the might of all their military technology, Prey is set in the early 18th century, and the Predator’s opponents are Native American hunters. They have much more primitive weapons – bows and arrows and throwing axes – than Arnie & co., but just as much skill and ingenuity. There are great performances all around, but the simple premise of putting a Predator in a different time period is incredibly effective in revitalising a tired series. However, it’s been done before, and by a video game with the exact same name.

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“You’re wrong!” I hear you shout. “You’re wrong, Ben Sledge, features editor at The Gamer [sic] and I’ll tell you just how wrong you are in the most abusive manner I possibly can!” There’s a fervent glee in dishing out abuse on the internet, but stand down, dear reader, for I am actually right.

You see, I’m not talking about cult hit Prey (2017) developed by Arkane Austin and published by Bethesda Softworks. No, I’m talking about Prey (2006), developed by Human Head Studios, which Bethesda bought the rights to and Arkane turned into a different beast in all but name. For ease of comprehension, going forward I’m going to refer to the games as Prey and Prey (Arkane). I guess I’ll refer to the film as Prey The Movie or something. Not confusing at all. We really