YMMV / Aliens vs. Predators: Ultimate Prey

• Adaptation Displacement: The anthology suffers from this, as many writers seem to be primarily familiar with the AVP franchise through the films, which had their issues. Most notably, several of the stories are set on Earth, either in the modern day or the past, something both AVP films were heavily criticized for (after all, the entire point of the four core Alien films was keeping the Alien off Earth, to the point where Ripley gave her life in Alien³ to stop the Company from taking back her queenburster). Older fans of the comics and video games that started the franchise may be put off by this. It's also a minor plot point in one story that the Predators apparently haven't invented any acid-resistant materials, since we saw Alien blood dissolve Predator weapons and armor in Alien vs. Predator. But the original comic established the Predators had such materials, even full armor made from Xenomorph exoskeletons to protect themselves. And frankly, having the Predators hunting Aliens, who are invisible in their natural IR vision but can "see" through their cloaking devices, having them favor melee combat, and then stating they have nothing capable of resisting acid blood splash moves the Predators from "challenging themselves against the deadliest prey" into "absolute fucking morons."
• Anvilicious:
  • Isla Matanzas is not subtle about vilifying colonialism and slavery. Jorge comes off at least a little self-righteous in condemning slavers, especially talking about the Africans he knew back home, escaped slaves who fought valiantly to defend his home. His admissions that he's no saint and has his own guilts seems more like false humility.
  • Similarly, Night Doctors is equally blunt about the exploitation of African-Americans, especially in unethical and non-consensual medical research, with numerous real-life incidents noted. The doctor in charge and her android assistant are both blonde-haired and blue-eyed, in case it wasn't blatant enough.
• Heartwarming Moments: In The Hotel Mariposa, Hin'tui bonding with Carol. Both had mothers who left, and Hin'tui understands this after hearing Carol talk to her friends about it. After Hin'tui has subdued the Xenomorph, he gives the killing blow to Carol — he hunts to redeem the shame of his mother, and wants to extend a bit of the same redemption to Carol and her mother. Finally, they join hands, and the reality-warping drive of the alien ship under the hotel gives them a vision of their mothers, and some closure. Carol ends the story with new confidence and the determination to "be a kick-ass mom. The kind who kills monsters."

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