"Aliens Colonial Marines released recently and if you haven’t gotten a chance to check out the title yet, my only question to you is, Why are you so lucky? I kept up with the title throughout the years and I have to say, what I saw originally from Aliens was very pleasing to me. Aliens Colonial Marines was being developed by Gearbox Software." Gregory Laporte
Too many games aren't given a second shot. We at VGU choose which games we would love to see receive a sequel.
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.
Player 2 takes some quiet time to look back at some of the most hyped failures of the past 10 years.
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.
Bulletstorm, I actually liked the gameplay but the atrocious writing and characters made me despise the game by the end of it.
Thanks to a bustling mod community on Steam, Gearbox's Aliens: Colonial Marines actually has a stellar multiplayer experience to offer these days.
F Gearbox will never buy any of their products again
They sorta gave Aliens Colonial Marines a higher standard, which in the end disappointed many who where expecting much more. Me included gave in and thought different about ACM and gave it a try, in the end I wasted $60 bucks. But Borderlands 2 was totally worth my money. Gearbox just gotta shrug this one off and hopefully invest better in the future if they want to stay on top.