10 Video Game Bosses That Learned From Their Mistakes
6. Xenomorph - Alien: Isolation
The Xenomorph in Alien: Isolation is the pinnacle of smart enemies in video games. Its AI utilizes a neat little trick to allow it to learn on the job and become more efficient at tracking you and avoiding your traps.
The secret behind its intelligence lies in the fact that the AI is actually split into two sub-AIs that specialize in different things. One of them is omniscient and knows everything about what is going on in the game. The other knows absolutely nothing but is put in charge of operating the Xenomorph. The first AI feeds the second AI pieces of information in the form of hints, which it then follows to navigate the alien towards your location. The more you play, the more clues the second AI accumulates.
What this means for the player is that every time they manage to outsmart the Xenomorph, the next time around, the Xenomorph might end up outsmarting them. Each defeat gives the operating AI more hints to work with, so unless you learn to improvise and use new strategies, eventually you'll end up as an incubator for an adorable little Facehugger.