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Aliens: Colonial Marines (PC), Review | Den of Geek US

We’ve all been looking forward to Aliens: Colonial Marines. After all, it’s based on one of the best sci-fi series of all time, Ridley Scott’s Alien. But, does Sega make a game that lives up to high expectations, or should Aliens: Colonial Marines be lost in space?

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MysticStrummer4088d ago

It'll be interesting to see what kind of score Game Informer gives this game, since they gave Dead Space 3 a near perfect score.

Abash4088d ago

I never buy games that score a 2 or under, but this baby got a 2.1 so I can get a copy now. Phew!

MysticStrummer4088d ago

lol Close one. What I don't understand are the multiple previews in the last few months that made the game look like a 7 at the very worst. Hell the two hour IGN live stream from a week ago had me pretty excited. Online and off it looked like, if not a masterpiece of innovative gaming, at least a solid Aliens game. Just another instance where gaming journalism let us down, because I'm sure people pre-ordered based on those positive previews.

Bonerboy4088d ago

Im not surprised at all. Gearbox is constantly overrated.

Kalowest4088d ago

Nope they are not overrated,

MysticStrummer4088d ago

Constantly? No, but they have put their name on some less than stellar titles whether they actually made the games or not.

Upstate89874088d ago

game informer gave it a 4.0 :-/

Yes, folks, it really is that bad.

DivineAssault 4088d ago

wow, so many mixed reviews on this game.. Gearbox is great when it comes to borderlands so how can this game suck so bad??? The highest review ive seen from EGMNOW gave it a 9/10 so they mustve got paid off cuz i dont see any other reviews even close to that

UnHoly_One4088d ago (Edited 4088d ago )

Probably because Gearbox makes Borderlands themselves but they outsourced this game to somebody else.

ThanatosDMC4088d ago

They must have been really blind at how horrible the graphics were. Sometimes they dont even load properly. Not to mention teleporting marines, aliens clipping through walls, walking through walls, random crashes, doors not opening until you reload the game, etc.

antz11044087d ago

I didnt think the graphics were any worse than AC3 or Dishonored....the character models in those games are horrendous.

ThanatosDMC4087d ago

That's the problem. I played it on the PC. Max settings.

0pie4088d ago

2.1 ? why they decided to give 2.1 and not 2 ... Oh review scores...

Upstate89874088d ago

its an average of the criteria for reviewing.
Story: 2/10

Gameplay: 2/10

Graphics: 4/10

Music: 5/10

Replayability: 0/10

Multiplayer: 2/10

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Roundtable: Games That Should Have Received a Sequel

Too many games aren't given a second shot. We at VGU choose which games we would love to see receive a sequel.

JonTheGod961d ago (Edited 961d ago )

The Saboteur - criminally underrated and a fantastic mechanic of bringing colour back to Nazi-occupied Paris.

The article lists Bulletstorm, Sleeping Dogs, and Aliens: Colonial Marines.

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Lazy Writing – Five Diabolical Duds from the Last Decade

Player 2 takes some quiet time to look back at some of the most hyped failures of the past 10 years.

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SpamnJam1539d ago

Can't argue with any of those really, but I would add Resident Evil Operation Racoon City and Metal Gear Survive to that list. Both terrible games from good franchises.

AK911539d ago

Bulletstorm, I actually liked the gameplay but the atrocious writing and characters made me despise the game by the end of it.

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Aliens: Colonial Marines Offers Stellar Multiplayer (If You Use Mods)

Thanks to a bustling mod community on Steam, Gearbox's Aliens: Colonial Marines actually has a stellar multiplayer experience to offer these days.

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FTLmaster1608d ago

I still play AvP on PS3 to this day. That game had fun multiplayer too.