It's a short section, but since the game hadn't advertised their appearance, it was a nice surprise to see them show up. Late in the game, Scarface is lured into a Xenomorph nest and he has to fight his way through the hordes. The most direct link between Predator: Concrete Jungle and Alien is the surprise appearance of the Xenomorphs themselves. The computer running the city is called MOTHER, a clear reference to the Nostromo's central computer in Alien, and the ending features a Weyland descendant discussing the recent merger between Weyland - Yutani. The game namedrops Charles Weyland (Lance Henriksen) from 2004's Alien Vs Predator, who was killed by a Predator during an expedition. While the game isn't technically a crossover, the Alien franchise looms large in the background. While the gameplay of Predator: Concrete Jungle is somewhat clunky, it features a surprisingly involving story, with the title hunter Scarface making for a cool protagonist. The game also features a number of direct links to the Alien franchise. Predator: Concrete Jungle later became the title of a video game for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox, which found a disgraced Predator looking to reclaim his honor by undertaking a dangerous hunt in a futuristic city. This 1989 comic would prove to be an inspiration on Predator 2, which borrowed a number of ideas and setpieces like the subway attack. Predator: Concrete Jungle was the title of the first Predator comic series, which found Dutch's brother Detective Schaefer facing off with a new hunter in New York. Related: We've Read The Predator Script: Here's Everything That Was Cut & Changed The two species have duked it out in video games and comics too, and an alternate ending to Shane Black's The Predator would have introduced Ellen Ripley to the franchise. This teased an impending movie crossover between the two franchises that took a full 14 years to come to fruition with 2004's Alien Vs Predator.

Predator 2 famously featured an easter egg nod to the Alien series, with the skull of a Xenomorph seen struck on the trophy wall. The success of the original movie soon found Predator becoming a full-on franchise, spawning sequels, comic books, and video games.

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