In Aliens: Colonial Marines, players are part of a United States Colonial Marine squad and must prepare to face an Aliens assault more intense and horrific than ever before. Players must destroy the enemy with classic Aliens weaponry ranging from pulse rifles to flamethrowers as well as brand-new equipment.
Aliens: Colonial Marines features a story driven single-player mode and a four player co-op mode allowing players to share the chilling experience with three friends. In co-op mode, each player assumes the persona of a United States Colonial Marine and have a distinct role to play in the completion of every mission.
According to 20th Century Fox and Gearbox, Aliens: Colonial Marines is part of the official Alien series canon. That means the disastrously bad shooter, which takes place shortly after the end of 1986's Aliens, has ramifications on 1992's Alien 3 and 1997's Alien Resurrection (which didn't do the lore any favors either). Major ones. Aliens: Colonial Marines' storyline features some lore-breaking elements that directly contradict major events from the films and makes me wonder if Fox and Gearbox (or TimeGate, or whoever actually developed the campaign) even understand what "canon" means. Here are my three biggest problems with this incredibly damaging new version of the Alien lore. Note: We're about to delve into MAJOR SPOILER territory. Read More »
Sega first announced Aliens: Colonial Marines way back in 2006, impregnating gamers with the promise of a modern squad-based alien kill-fest in one of science fiction and horror's most loved (and feared) universes. Unfortunately, what has finally emerged from Gearbox in 2013 is a shooter plays very much like a seven-year-old first-person game. Scratch that: it plays like an unpolished seven-year-old movie tie-in that acts like some of the major events from the films it's based on never actually happened. Read More »
The Alien film franchise is visually stunning, making Aliens: Colonial Marines an opportunity for an equally gorgeous PC game. After the stellar job Gearbox did on the PC version of Borderlands 2, we were hoping to see the same kind of sweet sweet lovin' in these settings menus. Sadly, it was not to be. This is a mediocre port at best, and while the PC version might be better off than the technical boondoggle that is the Xbox version, that's about the best we can say for it. Read More »
Aliens: Colonial Marines is set to send Xeno hunters back to LV-426 on Tuesday, but it appears that will just be the start of this new Aliens adventure. Sega confirmed today what the rumor mill has been reporting: a season's worth of downloadable content, including campaign and multiplayer packs, will begin shipping in March. Read More »
Next week, Gearbox's long-awaited Aliens: Colonial Marines arrives at last, and it's a challenge to not get swept up in the excitement around a game based in the legendary Aliens universe by a developer that's still hot off the release of a great game. That's why, in our Questions & Concerns feature, we're taking a deliberately skeptical look at what we know about Aliens: Colonial Marines -- and what we don't -- to make sure you can see past the hype. We hope none of this stuff ends up being a problem, and it's still way too early to declare it a good game or a bad game, but you'll definitely want to read this before you preorder! Read More »
Release Region: United States
Release Date: February 12, 2013
Publisher: SEGA
Release Region: United Kingdom
Release Date: February 12, 2013
Publisher: SEGA
Release Region: Australia
Release Date: February 12, 2013
Publisher: SEGA
Also available on: Wii U, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3
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